October 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday called President Trump’s claims about potential negative impacts of the widespread adoption of wind energy "moronic," labeling the president a "narrow-minded thinker." "When Donald Trump said we’re not going to have toasters and TVs if we have wind power, that’s just simply moronic, is the best way I can […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
The anti-Elizabeth Warren narrative was written before the Massachusetts senator even announced she was exploring a presidential run. She’s too divisive and too liberal, Washington Democrats have complained privately. Her DNA rollout was a disaster — and quite possibly a White House deal-breaker. She’s already falling in the polls, and — perhaps most stinging — […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday the Democratic National Committee informed him it will not dedicate one of its presidential primary debates to the issue of climate change. The decision comes despite a furious push from progressive and environmental advocates for a climate change debate, as well as strong support across the Democratic ideological spectrum. […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Terry McAuliffe toyed with a presidential bid for months only to bow out. But back in his adopted state of Virginia, it’s assumed he’s going to run for a second term as governor. McAuliffe hasn’t decided, though he doesn’t exactly discourage the speculation, either. But a half-dozen people close to him told POLITICO he’s seriously […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Kamala Harris’ expanded her unilateral crackdown on guns. At a presidential campaign event Wednesday in New Hampshire, Harris pledged to take executive action banning the importation of AR-15-style assault weapons — a move that came just three weeks after the California Democrat rolled out her sweeping gun-control proposal. "When we look at the issue of […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Former congressman and 2020 presidential hopeful John Delaney on Tuesday slammed the progressive proposals of his left-leaning fellow candidates, blasting policies such as the "Green New Deal" and "Medicare for All" as “fundamentally flawed.” Asked how he planned to stand apart from those on the Democratic field’s left flank on a debate stage, the relatively […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
A majority of parents rarely, if ever, discuss race/ethnicity, gender, class or other categories of social identity with their kids, according to a new, nationally representative survey of more than 6,000 parents conducted by Sesame Workshop and NORC at the University of Chicago. The researchers behind Sesame Street say the fact that so many families […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
The 2020 Democratic presidential field swarmed Iowa to help a Cedar Falls school board member win a state Senate special election last week. But the state Senate special election in South Carolina on Tuesday? Not so much. A few candidates have offered support to Democrat Tina Belge, but there’s been nothing like the outpouring of […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Seeing dogs all day has its perks, veterinary neurologist Carrie Jurney says. But it also has downsides, including stress, debt, long hours and facing online harassment. Dr. Carrie Jurney is on the board of an online organization that works to prevent suicides. It’s called Not One More Vet. This isn’t a mental health support group […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Joe Biden apologized Saturday for his remarks about working with segregationists during his time in the Senate but again stopped short of saying that it was wrong to work with them amid a defense of his broader civil rights record. "Now was I wrong a few weeks ago, to somehow give the impression to people […]
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