Running for President
Tom Steyer announces 2020 bid, reversing course
Fox News reports that billionaire Tom Steyer has changed his mind and is now running for the Democratic presidential nomination. He “reportedly will invest $100 milion of his own money into his presidential campaign.”
Read MoreWarren rakes in $19 million despite no fundraisers
POLITICO reports that “Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign announced Monday she raised $19.1 million in the second quarter of the year, more than tripling her first-quarter total despite holding no fundraisers” surpassing “both Bernie Sanders ($18 million) and Kamala Harris ($12 million)” and coming “close to Joe Biden ($21.5 milllion).”
Read MoreSwalwell to hold news conference amid speculation he could exit presidential race
The Hill reports that “Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) will hold a press conference Monday afternoon amid speculation that he may be dropping out of the Democratic primary contest.”
Read MoreJoe Biden raised $21.5 million in second quarter, campaign announces
CNN reports that Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign raised $21.5 million in the second quarter, which “puts Biden behind South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg, who raised $24.8 million in the second quarter, but ahead of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who announced an $18 million haul on Tuesday.”
Read MorePete Buttigieg’s campaign raised $24.8 million in the second quarter
POLITICO reports that “Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s campaign raised over $24.8 million in the second quarter of 2019.”
Read MoreKamala Harris raises $2 million in 24 hours after debate
POLITICO reports that Senator Kamala Harris “raised $2 million in 24 hours after her first presidential debate, her biggest fundraising day of the campaign[.]”
Read MoreFacing negative polls and internal tensions, Trump plans to launch reelection bid with Orlando rally
The Washington Post reports that President Trump will “formally launch his reelection bid Tuesday” June 18, while “his allies are trying to tamp down headlines that depict his campaign as trailing top Democrats, beset by withering leaks and unable to keep internal tensions from spilling into public view.”
Read MoreDNC names 20 candidates who will appear on stage for first Democratic debate
NBC reports that the “Democratic National Committee on Thursday named the 20 presidential candidates who qualified to appear on stage later this month in the first primary debate of the 2020 campaign.”
Read MoreTrump says he’d consider accepting information from foreign governments on his opponents
Washington Post reports that President Trump “said he would consider accepting information on his political opponents from a foreign government, despite the concerns raised by the intelligence community and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III over Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election” and that “he wouldn’t necessarily alert the FBI if a foreign country approached his…
Read MoreMayor Bill de Blasio Enters 2020 Race for President
The New York Times reports that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is running for president.
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