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Illinois GOP group shares, then deletes meme labeling minority congresswomen 'Jihad Squad'

OWEN DAUGHERTY

The Illinois Republican County Chairman's Association shared and later apparently deleted a movie poster-style meme labeling four Democratic minority congresswomen the "Jihad Squad." The post was shared...

The Trailer: The question of what happens to private insurers divides the candidates into three groups

DAVID WEIGEL

In this edition: The Medicare-for-all debate in Iowa, the DNC's Friday fundraising news drop, and the Gravel teens go out swinging.

Puerto Rico governor won't seek reelection

REBECCA KLAR

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Sunday he plans to stay in office for the rest of his term but will not seek reelection.The decision follows calls for Rosselló to resign amid a corrup...

Nashville radio host blocked by employer from airing his interview with Buttigieg

OWEN DAUGHERTY

Popular Nashville radio host Blair Garner said his employer, Cumulus Media, blocked him and other country music stations from airing Garner's recent interview with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Bu...

During America’s ‘most segregated hour,’ preachers grapple with Trump’s politics

GREG JAFFE

In Greenville, N.C., where Trump supporters chanted “Send her back,” leaders of three congregations handled the moment differently in the pulpit.

Biden campaign taps foreign policy vet Nicholas Burns as adviser: report

REBECCA KLAR

Nicholas Burns, a former diplomat who served under both Republican and Democratic administrations, will be joining former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 campaign as a formal adviser, ...

Oregon students able to take 'mental health day' under new bill

OWEN DAUGHERTY

A new bill in Oregon will give students the ability to take a "mental health day" and it will count as an excused absence.The law will allow for excused school absences due to mental or behavi...

Sanders and Warren have a similar message, but they’re battling different weaknesses

ANNIE LINSKEY

In Iowa, Sanders made inroads with seniors, while Warren showed she has appeal beyond the coasts.

Reporter's Notebook: With Mueller hearings ahead, the 'book' may be better than the 'movie'

CHAD PERGRAM

As the Mueller report goes on TV, there’s something worth remembering: the book is often better than the movie.

Nadler has privately voiced support for impeachment inquiry against Trump: report

REBECCA KLAR

Aides to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) say the congressman has privately voiced support for impeachment proceedings, ...

Trump says he will meet with Schumer 'ASAP' after border visit

REBECCA KLAR

President Trump on Sunday tweeted he will set up a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) "ASAP" after the senator visited the U.S.-Mexico border."Senator Chuck Schumer has finally gone to the...

Geraldo Rivera on Trump after tweets: His 'critics were much more right than I'

OWEN DAUGHERTY

Fox News' Geraldo Rivera said that President Trump's recent comments telling four minority congresswomen to "go back" to the countries they came from have shown him that critics of Trump "were much more right t...

Ex-Obama attorney apologizes, deletes tweet that Fox not covering Mueller hearing

REBECCA KLAR

Former U.S Attorney Joyce Vance apologized after deleting a tweet falsely claiming that Fox News would not air former special counsel Robert Mueller's upcoming House hearing.Vance, who served under former President...

Puerto Rico governor announces he will not seek re-election but refuses to resign

TALIA KAPLAN

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello announced Sunday he will not seek re-election but refused to resign, as corruption allegations have sparked widespread protests in San Juan.

Trump says he wants to meet with Schumer on border issue

EDMUND DEMARCHE

President Trump late Sunday said in a Twitter post that he intends to set up a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after the New York Democrat recently toured a detention center and called the conditions there "inhumane."