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Rick Neal for Congress Event
Opportunity to meet Rick Neal. Please see event details for RSVP Information.
Event Details  ·  Sep 27, 2018

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News Articles

Kavanaugh told Fox News he wants a 'fair process'—but refused to call for an FBI investigation
During his Fox News interview, Brett Kavanaugh said repeatedly that he wants a “fair process.” That phrase shows up 23 times in the transcript of the interview, in fact. Usually “I just want a fair process where I can be heard” or “I want a fair process where I can defend my...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Sep 25, 2018  

Morning Digest: Daily Kos Elections upgrades Texas Senate race from Likely to Lean Republican
The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Leading Off ● TX-Sen: Texas hasn't elected a...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Sep 25, 2018  

Aziz Ansari’s Comeback Gigs Split Opinion
FREDERIC J. BROWNThe paths of rehabilitation for comedians accused of sexual misconduct as part of the #MeToo movement are winding. But one thing is clear: They all appear to include a stop at the Comedy Cellar in New York’s Greenwich Village.After Louis C.K., the latest performer to make an...
News Item  ·  Daily Beast  ·  Sep 25, 2018  

Why Is Samantha Markle Coming to London and What Does She Want?
Jeff J MitchellEvery great love story needs a villain. And in the ongoing romantic drama of Harry and Meghan, the role is being filled (in true fairy-tale style) by Meghan’s wicked half-sister, Samantha Markle, whose latest ruse is to threaten to come to London this week, on the pretext of...
News Item  ·  Daily Beast  ·  Sep 25, 2018  

Roger Stone Offered to Assist His Alleged WikiLeaks Source With Legal Expenses
Last year, as investigators examined claims by longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone that he was in contact during the 2016 election with WikiLeaks, Stone asserted that he had only learned about the group’s plans through an intermediary: Randy Credico, a comedian and political activist....
News Item  ·  Mother Jones Politics  ·  Sep 25, 2018  

North Carolina’s New Election Law Is Going to Make It Harder for Rural Constituents to Vote
This story was originally published by ProPublica. In June, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation mandating that all early voting sites in the state remain open for uniform hours on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., a move supporters argued would reduce confusion and...
News Item  ·  Mother Jones Politics  ·  Sep 25, 2018  

Along with DeVos, School Choice Zealots Are Out In Full Force
The failure of Betsy DeVos to effectively advance her privatization of public education agenda at the federal level is no reason for public education advocates to diminish their efforts. The September 4 Washington Post article “The education of Betsy DeVos: why her school choice agenda has...
News Item  ·  Plunderbund  ·  Sep 21, 2018  

All Women Are Spies
For the past 50 years, all spy novels have been written under the shadow cast by John le Carré. By zeroing in on the inherent duplicity of the trade and the murky politics of the Cold War, he kicked the form into a higher gear than anything offered by the camp wish fulfillment of Ian...
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Sep 25, 2018  

Where Are the Data Brokers?
In the spring, a small company no one has ever heard of lost the information of millions of Americans. Exactis leaked people’s contact information—along with whether they believe you are a smoker or drinker, and even the interests and habits of children—onto the public internet. This...
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Sep 25, 2018  

Brett Kavanaugh’s Fox News Interview Was a Disaster—For Him
Joan Walsh He was stiff and unconvincing—and he put claims on the record that could easily be disproved.  The post Brett Kavanaugh’s Fox News Interview Was a Disaster—For Him appeared first on The Nation.
News Item  ·  The Nation  ·  Sep 25, 2018  

Trump’s Africa
Roz Chast Chronicles of Nambia. The post Trump’s Africa appeared first on The Nation.
News Item  ·  The Nation  ·  Sep 25, 2018  

White House 'open' to testimony from second Kavanaugh accuser
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday said that the White House is "open" to testimony from second woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct.Sanders added the...
News Item  ·  The Hill  ·  Sep 25, 2018  

Poll: Dem leads Arizona race for Flake’s Senate seat by 3 points
Arizona's closely-watched Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Jeff Flake (R) is neck and neck between Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D) and Rep. Martha McSally (R) according to a new ...
News Item  ·  The Hill  ·  Sep 25, 2018