Phoenix Arizona Republic: Politics
Thu, 08/10/2017 - 5:59pm
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“Vice President Kamala Harris raised $27 million at a packed New York City fundraiser on Sunday, her largest fundraising haul since she took over at the top of the ticket from President Joe Biden,” the AP reports. Harris said she would deliver a speech Wednesday outlining her economic vision, saying there is “more we can do to invest in the aspirations and ambitions of the American people while addressing the challenges they face.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareFormer President Donald Trump suggested he could efficiently conduct mass deportations if reelected because immigrants have "serial numbers." In a Sunday interview on Full Measure, host Sharyl Attkisson challenged Trump on his promise of mass deportations. "Don't you think the first time there is an image on television of a family tearfully being told to board a bus that that whole program would end?" Attkisson asked. "That's right," Trump said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareFormer President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he doesn’t “think” he’d run again for president in 2028 if he falls short in his bid to return to the White House in 2024. “No, I don’t. I think that will be, that will be it,” Trump said when journalist Sharyl Attkisson asked him if he’d run again. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The comment was notable both because Trump seemed to rule out a fourth bid for the White House and because he rarely admits the possibility he could legitimately lose an election.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareA couple from Surprise, Arizona got a surprise when they were arrested and charged in relation to the January 6th insurrection: A couple from Surprise has been charged in connection to the Jan, 6, 2021, riot at the U. S. Capitol. Kiera and David Pracht were arrested in August and charged with entering or remaining in a restricted building without lawful activity, intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of government business, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building and demonstrating in a Capitol building. The charges allege the Prachts were among hundreds of people who amassed at the U.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareBy KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election. Temporary spending bills generally fund agencies at current levels, but an additional $231 million was included to bolster the Secret Service after the two assassination attempts against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and additional money was added to aid with the presidential transition, among other things. Lawmakers have struggled to get to this point as the current budget year winds to a close at month’s end.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareFormer President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he doesn’t “think” he’d run again for president in 2028 if he falls short in his bid to return to the White House in 2024. “No, I don’t. I think that will be, that will be it,” Trump said when journalist Sharyl Attkisson asked him if he’d run again. The comment was notable both because Trump seemed to rule out a fourth bid for the White House and because he rarely admits the possibility he could legitimately lose an election.
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