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"They didn’t care about [Hillary Clinton’s] emails…because if they did, they’d be up in arms right now as the Chinese are listening to the president’s iPhone that he leaves in his golf cart," Barack Obama said at a campaign event, slamming GOP politicians and conservative media
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During the 2008 campaign, a woman said she couldn't trust Obama because “he’s an Arab.” John McCain shook his head. “No ma’am. He’s a decent family man and citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that’s what this campaign’s about.”
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Every state has now been called. Joe Biden officially won Georgia, while Trump took North Carolina.
The final electoral vote count: Biden 306, Trump 232. politico.com/presidency
Spotted: Robert Mueller and Donald Trump Jr. both waiting for their flights this morning at the 35X gate at DCA. And yes, there is a photo. politi.co/2AhoBfd
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“Yesterday dozens of senators and congressmen walked down our lines taking photos, shaking our hands and thanking us for our service. Within 24 hours, they had no further use for us and banished us to the corner of a parking garage ...” one Guardsman said politi.co/3sJETEF
All 50 states and D.C. have been called. The final electoral count for the 2020 election: Biden 306, Trump 232. politico.com/presidency
Trump rejected a suggestion that sexism grounded Elizabeth Warren's campaign: "I think lack of talent was her problem. She had a tremendous lack of talent... she is a very mean person and people don't like her... they like a person like me that's not mean" politi.co/2PUCGED
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Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has won New York's 14th Congressional district.
At age 29, she's now the the youngest woman to be elected to Congress.
No woman has ever been elected to Congress in her 20s. Live results: politico.com/election-resul
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“I believe that Florida and its rich diversity are going to be looking for a governor who’s going to bring us together. Not divide us. Not misogynists. Not racists,” Andrew Gillum said after Ron DeSantis warned Floridians not to “monkey this up” by voting for his black opponent.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said health care is now guaranteed to every New York City resident—regardless of their ability to pay or immigration status.
The program—NYC Care—includes primary and specialty care, as well as maternity and pediatric care and mental health services
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When John McCain conceded in 2008, he congratulated Barack Obama – and asked his supporters to stop booing. “In a contest as long as difficult as this campaign has been, his success alone commands my respect for his ability and perseverance," McCain said.
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Joe Biden just took Michigan – bumping him up to 264 electoral votes. One more state wins him the presidency.
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Breaking: Sen. Ed Markey has defeated Rep. Joe Kennedy in the Democratic Senate primary in Massachusetts, notching a big win for progressives who made Markey's campaign a national cause this summer politi.co/3bqaUtm
Singer and songwriter John Legend visited his home state of Ohio this weekend to play a few songs for Dayton residents still recovering from the mass shooting.
He slammed the NRA in a press conference as Mayor Nan Whaley called on President Trump to act on gun reform
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This was the moment Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman corrected Nunes after improperly addressing the military officer:
Nunes: “Mr. Vindman, you testified in your deposition that you did not know the whistleblower.”
Vindman: “It's Lt. Col Vindman, please" politi.co/343XzCn
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Spotted at #SOTU: Jerry Nadler and his pocket constitution. (📷: Pool via AP)
Follow the address live: politi.co/3b9QPqx
The House Ethics Committee's investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz revealed that the Panhandle Republican went to Fox News star Sean Hannity for advice. The House report includes this text exchange between Gaetz and Hannity that happened in February 2019 politi.co/3gmKnh9
In Lansing, you cannot find anyone, Republican or Democrat, on the record or off, who does not admire the skills of the state’s 49th governor. Moreover, just about everyone likes her. She is genuine, secure, quick to give a hug or share a dirty joke. politi.co/2JV2xZN
Trump’s shoutout to the white supremacist group Proud Boys is energizing black voters to turn out against him in the must-win state of Florida
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The House passed the #EqualityAct today, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment, credit, and federally funded programs, among other areas politi.co/2EgXnET
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A town hall crowd gave Rep. Justin Amash a standing ovation for standing up to Trump
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is floating an income tax rate as high as 60 to 70 percent on the highest-earning Americans to combat carbon emissions politi.co/2F9SWNm
Former President Jimmy Carter questioned the legitimacy of Trump's presidency on Thursday, saying he would likely not be in the White House if the Russians did not interfere in the 2016 presidential elections politi.co/2IWJsXr
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The 57-43 vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to secure a conviction and marks the second time in 13 months that Trump has been acquitted by the Senate on impeachment charges brought by the House. politi.co/3rR5cYg
Elijah Cummings will become the first African American lawmaker to lie in state in the Capitol, an honor bestowed to only a few dozen statesmen, presidents and military leaders throughout U.S. history bit.ly/2oXKCed
Former first lady Michelle Obama made her “closing argument” today on behalf of Joe Biden, imploring Americans to vote while condemning President Trump’s management of the coronavirus pandemic and his stoking of cultural divisions politi.co/2I3FgHp
The FEC chair clobbered Trump for claiming Dems cheated the 2016 election:
"Academics have studied this.
Lawyers have studied this.
The government has studied this.
Democrats have studied this.
Republicans have studied this.
No one can find any evidence of rampant voter fraud"
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"Speaking only for myself, I can tell you that if me being gay was a choice, it was a choice that was made far, far above my pay grade. And that's the thing I wish the Mike Pences of the world would understand," Pete Buttigieg told LGBTQ political action committee Victory Fund
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Kerry Donovan, the top Democrat lining up against Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), raised more than $614,000 in just 55 days for her 2022 campaign. That’s a massive haul for a challenger in the first quarter of the off-year. politi.co/3sHhWkZ
In his closing statement, Andrew Yang called the debate a reality TV show, something says his fans are going to love politi.co/2OwHC4q
Sen. Chris Murphy slammed Congress in an impassioned speech after the Texas elementary school shooting that left at least 14 children and one adult are dead.
”What are we doing? ... This isn’t inevitable. These kids weren’t unlucky. This only happens in this country," he said.
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Andrew Yang on why you need both male and female leaders in government.
Follow tonight's #DemDebate live: politico.com/2020debates
Joe Biden has won the White House, toppling Donald Trump after four years of upheaval and making him the first one-term president in more than 25 years politi.co/2Iet8U8
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In Jan. 2009, President George W. Bush, acting on a suggestion from President-elect Barack Obama, invited George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter for lunch. It was the first time since 1981 that all living presidents were together at the White House.
"I made trouble for him with Central Park. I made trouble with him for birtherism. I'm going to keep making trouble for bigots." Sharpton said of Trump's attacks on him.
"If he really thought I was a 'con man' he'd be nominating me for his cabinet politi.co/2LNBdiW
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair calls Laura Ingraham "a white supremacist" on Twitter politi.co/2NwfPka