MANCHESTER, N.H. — Virtually every poll since 2016 has shown Bernie Sanders would beat Donald Trump. But Sanders’ aides know that some Democrats don’t buy it: Doubters just can’t picture the people of, say, rural Pennsylvania putting a 78-year-old democratic socialist in the White House. It strains their very idea of America itself. “We still […]
A group of anti-abortion rights protesters hold signs during a rally outside a Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Center in St Louis, Mo., in June. Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri announced a new 18,000 square foot clinic will open in Fairview Heights, Ill. The facility will be located about 15 miles […]
President Trump greets Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on the South Portico of the White House on Wednesday. They are holding a joint press conference amid a building impeachment inquiry into Trump. Updated at 4:35 p.m. ET President Trump held a press conference Wednesday with visiting Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, as the impeachment probe into Trump’s […]
Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer announced he will mount a bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president on Tuesday, an about-face after saying earlier this year he would not run. “If you think that there’s something absolutely critical, try as hard as you can and let the chips fall where they may and that’s […]
Police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters at Sha Tin, Hong Kong, on Tuesday. Updated at 9 a.m. ET A pro-democracy protester in Hong Kong was shot by police Tuesday — a sign of an escalating official response to months of mass demonstrations. The shooting took place as Beijing marks the 70th anniversary of modern […]
Kamala Harris is planning to ramp up her presidential campaign travel schedule and public appearances next month, starting with a five-day bus tour through Iowa. The shift to a more intense retail operation follows Harris’ rise in public opinion polls in the Democratic primary. She is attempting to capitalize on momentum following a breakout debate […]
A minke whale breaks the surface near Boothbay Harbor in the Gulf of Maine on Aug. 10, 2018. Researchers say warming in the gulf is driving whales into waters farther north where fewer environmental protections exist. Each summer for the last two decades, Jim Parker has readied his small whale watch boat, and made a […]
The NRA says San Francisco lawmakers went too far in declaring it a terrorist organization. Here, members of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America take part in a rally against gun violence held at San Francisco City Hall in August. Updated at 1:25 p.m. ET The National Rifle Association is suing the city […]
Click:platform satellite stompers Sen. Cory Booker took the case for impeaching President Donald Trump to Fox News Wednesday morning, laying out the case on the president’s favorite morning show for the Congressional inquiry announced one day earlier. The New Jersey senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate’s Fox News appearance came on "Fox & Friends," the […]
When we ask newlyweds to think back on what they wanted most for their big day — and we’ve interviewed hundreds of them over the years — the most common response is “For it not to feel like a wedding!” But in a monsoon of flower crowns and macaron towers, how do you see beyond […]