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2020 campaign staffers being trained to handle cyber threats
Whether presidential campaigns have learned from the cyberattacks is a critical question ahead as the 2020 election approaches. Preventing the attacks won't be easy or cheap.
7 years ago
Inslee’s climate change proposal: 100% clean energy by 2030
Democratic presidential hopeful Jay Inslee is calling for the nation's entire electrical grid and all new vehicles and buildings to be carbon pollution free by 2030.
7 years ago
Klobuchar releases $100B substance abuse, mental health plan
Klobuchar says that as president she would prioritize mental health and substance abuse treatment over incarceration for nonviolent offenders.
7 years ago
Pharmaceutical exec guilty of bribing doctors to push opioid
John Kapoor, the 76-year-old former chairman of Insys Therapeutics, was found guilty of racketeering conspiracy after 15 days of jury deliberations.
7 years ago
Pelosi says Barr lied to Congress: ‘That’s a crime’
The Justice Department responded with a statement that said "Speaker Pelosi's baseless attack on the attorney general is reckless, irresponsible, and false."
7 years ago
More seniors are working — some by choice, others by necessity
More and more Americans are working well past retirement age. For some, it’s a matter of necessity. For others, it’s a matter of choice. And the distinction is class-based.
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Barr, after acrimonious day in Congress, says he’ll skip another one on Thursday
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Barr was risking contempt of Congress citation and that he would go ahead with his planned hearing.
7 years ago
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams won’t run for Senate in 2020
Abrams said she will work to build Democrats' field operation for whoever challenges Perdue, but said she doesn't plan to make any primary endorsement.
7 years ago
Rod Rosenstein submits letter of resignation to Trump
Rosenstein's departure had been expected since the confirmation of William Barr as attorney general. The White House nominated his replacement two weeks ago.
7 years ago
Barr’s testimony to House on Mueller in doubt amid dispute
The department has balked at the panel's plans to allow the committee's counsels from both sides to question Barr
7 years ago
Trump rallies supporters as White House correspondents’ gala celebrates a free press
Separate events held Saturday evening in the nation's capital and a Wisconsin arena painted two divergent pictures of the press.
7 years ago
2020 Democrats talk faith; conservative Christian leaders respond
Bob Vander Plaats, president of The Family Leader, said he's sending invitations Friday to the top seven Democratic primary candidates in current polls.
7 years ago
Democrat-controlled statehouses endorsing clean energy
State legislatures have introduced at least 329 climate change bills this year that address greenhouse gas emissions.
7 years ago
Synagogue shooting kills 1, wounds 3 during Jewish holiday
There was no known threat after a man was detained in the shooting at the Chabad of Poway, but authorities boosted patrols at places of worship as a precaution.
7 years ago
Oliver North says he will not seek 2nd term as NRA president
National Rifle Association leader Oliver North announced on Saturday that he will not seek a second term as president of the gun rights group, as is typically customary.
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