Politics

Three weeks after Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on child sex trafficking charges, Democratic fundraising groups have remained silent on whether they will donate or give back contributions from the wealthy financier. Epstein started giving to these organizations just over two decades ago. He was first accused of sex crimes in …

It’s the summertime and that means President Donald Trump, along with Democrats running to take him on in 2020, are preparing to travel to the wealthy New York region of the Hamptons where they will be hosted by a slew of influential donors. The move by Trump and Democrats to …

The Trump campaign is selling plastic Trump straws for $15 a pack. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI | AFP | Getty Images There was the Jeb Bush guacamole bowl. Then, the “Grillary Clinton ” kitchen apron. Now, there’s Trump Straws. President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is selling 10-packs of branded plastic straws for $15. …

Andres Orellana cooks vegetables at Illegal Pete’s on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder last December. Illegal Pete’s has announced that they will raise minimum wage to $15 per hour nationally. Jeremy Papasso | Digital First Media | Boulder Daily Camera | Getty Images The House of Representative’s decision to …

Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds up seven-year-old Kassidy Durham of Durham, North Carolina, during a news conference prior to a vote on the Raise the Wage Act July 18, 2019 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images The House passed a …

Democratic presidential hopefuls Mayor of South Bend, Indiana Pete Buttigieg (L) and Former US Vice President Joseph R. Biden (R) exchange words during a break in the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts …

Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot holds up a copy of the famous Chicago Daily Tribune front page declaring Thomas Dewey the winner over Harry Truman in the 1948 presidential election 01 November 1992 during a rally in California. Mike Nelson | AFP | Getty Images Ross Perot influenced American presidential …

Sen. Kamala Harris (R) (D-CA) and former Vice President Joe Biden (L) speak as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) looks on during the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate on June 27, 2019 in Miami, Florida. Drew Angerer | Getty Images The first Democratic presidential debate appears to have …

Democratic presidential hopefuls US Vice President Joseph R. Biden (L), US Senator for Vermont Bernie Sanders and US Senator for California Kamala Harris (R) participate in the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts …

A handful of races will decide whether Mitch McConnell and the GOP can keep their grip on the Senate next year – including in Alabama, where Roy Moore, accused of sexual misconduct with teen girls decades ago, is again running for the Republican nomination. President Donald Trump faces a grind …