Assange tried to call White House, Hillary Clinton over data dump, his lawyer says
Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House when he realized that unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables given to WikiLeaks were about to be dumped on the internet, his lawyer told his London extradition hearing on Tuesday.
Trump says liberal Supreme Court Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor should recuse
President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned his ire on liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor, making a highly unusual call for them to recuse themselves from any cases involving him or his administration.
Sanders to be in focus at South Carolina debate as rivals aim to slow his surge
Surging front-runner Bernie Sanders will be in the hot seat at the Democratic debate in South Carolina on Tuesday, when his six presidential rivals try to derail his growing momentum before the next big round of nominating contests.
Massive changes to California voting spark fears of Iowa-style primary chaos
As he looks ahead to California’s March 3 Democratic primary, Neal Kelley is having sleepless nights.
Trump says stock markets will crash if he loses election
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. stock market will crash if he loses the election this year.
U.S. Democrats want Russia sanctions over 2020 election interference
Senior U.S. Democrats said on Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration should immediately impose sanctions on Russia after U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress that Russia appeared to be trying to influence this year’s U.S. e…
On the trail: Buttigieg heckled, Bloomberg and Sanders tussle on vandalism, guns
Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Monday clashed with front-runner Bernie Sanders over vandalism at Bloomberg’s Chicago office and their gun control stances, while centrist rival Pete Buttigieg was heckled at a labor march.
On the trail: Buttigieg heckled, Bloomberg office tagged with ‘oligarch’ graffiti
Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg on Monday called on front-runner Bernie Sanders to denounce vandals who scrawled the word “oligarch” on Bloomberg’s Chicago office, and moderate rival Pete Buttigieg was heckled at a march with labor activ…
Turnout for 2020 Nevada Democratic caucuses at 105,195: state party
Turnout for the Nevada Democratic caucuses was 105,195, the Nevada State Democratic Party said on Monday, surpassing the 84,000 voters who participated in the 2016 Nevada caucuses.
Republicans raise U.S. drug supply concerns after coronavirus outbreak
Republicans raised concerns this week about the security of the U.S. drug supply chain in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China, where a significant portion of the ingredients used to make prescription drugs is manufactured.