First lady Melania Trump received a Palm Beach society award on Wednesday at a luncheon held at The Breakers, a local luxury resort. For the past 28 years, the Woman of Distinction Award from Palm Beach Atlantic University, a small Christian college in West Palm Beach, Florida, has been bestowed on two women with ties…… MORE
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday thanked President Donald Trump for commuting his sentence, saying he is “tough and outspoken but also has a kind heart.” “We want to express our most profound and everlasting gratitude to President Trump. How do you properly a thank someone who has given you back the freedom that…… MORE
When you think of Oregon’s politics, you tend to consider it a liberal enclave, right? And you should! Its governor, both US senators and four of its five House members are Democrats. The Democratic presidential nominee has won the state eight straight times and, as the Almanac of American Politics notes, the state has voted…… MORE
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will make his debut on the 2020 debate stage on Wednesday night after hitting the party’s qualification threshold with his standing in a poll released on Tuesday. Since it’ll be the first time Bloomberg has debated his fellow Democratic candidates, the former New York City mayor is likely to be…… MORE
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a fervent opponent of super PACs, is now receiving super PAC support in Nevada. A group of progressive women has formed Persist PAC, a spokesman tells CNN, and the group is currently spending over $1 million to air a biography-focused television ad that links Warren to former President Barack Obama and claims…… MORE
Michael Bloomberg last year referred to transgender people as “he, she, or it” and “some guy wearing a dress” while arguing that presidential campaigns centered on social issues aren’t relevant to most voters. Bloomberg’s comments — which were first reported by BuzzFeed News on Tuesday — drew condemnation from the nation’s most prominent LGBTQ rights…… MORE
Fourteen federal judges will convene an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss concerns about President Donald Trump and the Justice Department’s intervention in politically charged cases. The judges, a mix of Republican and Democratic appointees, who sit mostly on district courts across the country, will meet via conference call in their capacity as members of a…… MORE
When Michael Bloomberg takes the 2020 debate stage for the first time Wednesday night, allegations of sexist and misogynistic behavior will loom over the former New York City Mayor. They include claims from the 1990s that prior to a male colleague’s wedding, Bloomberg told a group of female employees to “line up to give him…… MORE
Sen. Bernie Sanders‘ national press secretary on Wednesday distorted Michael Bloomberg‘s past heart issues and called questions about the Vermont senator’s health and requests for additional records a “smear” campaign. Sanders spokeswoman Briahna Joy Gray later said she misspoke when she said Bloomberg had experienced heart attacks in the past. Sanders’ health has been an…… MORE
Sen. Bernie Sanders is a 78-year-old man who suffered a heart attack while campaigning for president last fall. Which is why his insistence to CNN’s Anderson Cooper at a town hall Tuesday night that he will not release any more detailed health records is very concerning. Here’s Sanders’ answer: “We have released — I think,…… MORE
