The Defense Department says the Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump won’t happen in 2018. Col. Rob Manning, a Pentagon spokesman, said Thursday that the military and the White House “have now agreed to explore opportunities in 2019.” Manning says the Pentagon had “originally targeted November 10, 2018,” for the Washington […]
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Jury in Paul Manafort’s Case Asks Judge to Redefine ‘Reasonable Doubt’
A Virginia jury deliberating the fraud charges against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort sent a note with four questions to the judge in the case. Near the end of the first day of deliberations on Thursday, the jury asked whether a report of foreign bank and financial accounts, known as an FBAR, […]
Never Mind Congress. These Democrats Want to Win State Legislatures
One day in March, a few months after she announced her bid for the Texas state legislature, Ana Maria Ramos was sitting in her ripped black leather chair in her living-room-slash-campaign-headquarters when she got a call from her friend Michelle Beckley. Beckley was also running for state representative in a neighboring Texas district: they had […]
Zephyr Teachout Wants To Be New York’s Top Lawyer. She’s Also Pregnant. But Don’t Let That Overshadow Her Campaign
Zephyr Teachout never planned to run for Attorney General of New York while pregnant. The 46-year-old activist and professor isn’t new to politics — she mounted a remarkably effective, although ultimately unsuccessful, challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2014 — but she expected to remain in her teaching position at Fordham University School of Law […]
President Trump’s Military Parade Would Cost About $92 Million, Official Says
(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. official says the Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump would cost about $92 million — more than three times the maximum initial estimate. The official — who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss plans that haven’t been released yet — says about $50 million would cover […]