Tag: Presidential Election of 2016

Jared Kushner Dismisses Russian Election Interference as ‘Couple of Facebook Ads’

His comments seem to contradict Facebook’s own estimates that Russian ads and social-media posts reached 126 million Americans during the election. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/us/politics/jared-kushner-facebook-ads.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

Right, Left and Center React to the Mueller Report

Writers across the political spectrum responded to the public release of the Mueller report and the news conference by Attorney General William P. Barr. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/us/right-left-mueller-report.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

‘Stop Sanders’ Democrats Are Agonizing Over His Momentum

Members of the party establishment who oppose Bernie Sanders have had discussions about how to handle his candidacy, while others warn of a schism within the party. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/us/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-party.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Founder, Is Arrested in London

Mr. Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in 2012. He faces a British charge of skipping bail and is wanted in the United States on charges of releasing secret documents.

How Radical Is Too Radical for 2020 Democrats?

Or is that question beside the point in the Trump era? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/opinion/democratic-candidates-primaries.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Congress Waits as Barr Blacks Out Parts of Mueller Report

Parsing the categories of information the attorney general says Congress cannot see — even as lawmakers continue to demand the whole document. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/us/politics/barr-redactions-mueller-report.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Michael Cohen’s Lawyers Say He Could Aid Trump Inquiries, if Only He Had More Time Out of Prison

The president’s former fixer has millions of documents and recordings that he thinks would interest Congress. But he is due to report to prison on May 6. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/us/politics/michael-cohen.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Real Joe Biden Decision

It’s not whether to run, but whether to run against the emerging consensus of his party. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/opinion/joe-biden-2020-presidential-campaign.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Mick Mulvaney Presidency

How an imaginary version of the Trump administration might make the real one lose in 2020. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/trump-obamacare-mulvaney.html?partner=rss&emc=rss