Tarini Parti
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Billionaire David Koch, Who Shaped Modern Conservative Politics, Has Died
The Koch brothers have together given hundreds of millions to political candidates and policy-focused groups to advance their libertarian strain of conservatism.
Trump’s Top Intelligence Official Is Leaving His Administration
President Trump announced in a tweet Sunday that Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats would be stepping down Aug. 15.
Democrats’ Top Super PAC Has Pledged Not To Use Hacked Materials In The 2020 Campaign
The move comes after the DNC took a similar pledge. Republican groups so far have not taken that step.
Donald Trump’s Allies Don’t Expect Him To Go Off On Aides Who Gave Mueller Damaging Information — At Least For Now
The special counsel’s report includes accounts from close current and former aides that are unflattering for the president.
Democrats Who Really Like More Than One Presidential Candidate Have Found A Temporary Solution: Give Them All Money
A BuzzFeed News analysis shows that donors are willing to give to multiple Democratic presidential candidates, suggesting that voters aren’t worried about a drawn-out primary.
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Has Resigned
Nielsen became the face of the administration’s policy of separating families trying to cross the southern border. The head of Customs and Border Protection will become acting secretary.
Donald Trump Faced Many Misconduct Allegations. His Backers Are Now Branding Joe Biden As “Creepy.”
Trump’s supporters on cable, Twitter, and a new digital ad are branding Biden as “creepy” to neutralize the Democrat they think could hurt his reelection chances.
Donald Trump Is Resetting His 2020 Message To Keep The Rust Belt
“The planets have to align just so, like they did for the president in 2016 when he won [Michigan] by 10,000 votes.”
Donald Trump’s Newest Way To Divide Democrats: Israel
The president, who has taken to calling the Democratic Party “anti-Jewish,” used a meeting with Israel’s prime minister as an opportunity to tie himself even tighter to the country.
Donald Trump Is Keeping The Focus On Collusion
“‘We can’t vote for this guy because of an open court case in New York’ doesn’t have the same ring to it as ‘He’s in the pocket of Putin’ does,” said one former White House official.
Trump’s 2020 Team Is Already Doing Something His White House Has Struggled With For Years: Hiring
"The talent pool is a lot higher than the people willing to go to the White House."
Republicans Have Pissed Off Donald Trump By Turning Down His Wall Plan. Now They’re Just Hoping He Doesn’t Take It Too Personally.
“Hopefully, he’ll give some of us a pass on this,” one Republican who voted against the president’s wishes said.
The Spa Founder Who Allegedly Sold Chinese Officials Access To Trump Is Looking To Roger Stone's Defenders For Help
Li "Cindy" Yang is expected to meet with a South Florida husband-wife duo to serve as her lawyer and spokesperson.
Divided Government Is Already Thrashing Donald Trump
Investigations are piling up and Trump may soon have to issue his first veto, all as he prepares for a grueling reelection campaign.
Trump Loyalists' Plan To Discredit Michael Cohen: Insist He’s Lying About Not Having Begged For A White House Job
Sources close to Trump say they heard directly from Cohen about how badly he wanted a job in the White House, and federal prosecutors said he had told people he expected to get one.
Donald Trump’s Biggest Fans Are Obsessed With Socialism
The president’s die-hard fans, led at Mar-a-Lago this weekend by the Trumpettes, are taking up Trump’s 2020 rallying cry against “radical socialists’ plot to remake America.”
2020 Campaigns Are Prioritizing Sexual Harassment Policies In Response To #MeToo
From "exhaustive" legal reviews and custom trainings to ensuring more ways to report allegations, sexual harassment and misconduct policies are no longer an afterthought for high-profile campaigns.
Trump’s "Low-Profile" "Ultimate Loyalist" Now Has More Power Ahead Of 2020
Tommy Hicks Jr., a longtime friend of the Trump family, was recently named cochair of the Republican National Committee.
Donald Trump’s State Of The Union Bipartisan Dreams Were Divorced From His Own Reality
“Victory is not winning for our party,” Trump said, in a window between the end of one government shutdown and the potential start of another. “Victory is winning for our country.”
Republican Officials Will Give Trump “Undivided Support,” Despite A Historic Shutdown And The Russia Investigation
“Together we will reelect Donald J. Trump in 2020,” the RNC chair said hours after an associate of the president’s was charged in the special counsel’s investigation.