Feb 14 Facebook to allow paid political messages that it says aren't ads By Barbara Ortutay, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Its policy change comes days after presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg exploited a loophole to run such humorous messages promoting his campaign on the accounts of popular Instagram personalities followed by millions of younger people. Continue reading
Feb 14 House Democrats sharpen focus on Barr post-impeachment By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats have demanded more information about Barr's intervention in the case of Roger Stone, a longtime Trump confidant who was convicted in November of lying to Congress and other charges. Continue reading
Feb 14 2020 Democrats step up attacks to blunt Bloomberg's rise By Will Weissert, Alan Fram, Associated Press White House hopefuls are trying to blunt Bloomberg, who gained attention by flooding the national airwaves with hundreds of millions of dollars in advertisements and is on the verge of being admitted into next week's presidential debate. Continue reading
Feb 13 Trump says he might keep others from listening in on calls By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Trump's comment comes after his impeachment was triggered by his July phone call with the president of Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 6:22 News Wrap: Barr decries public criticism of Roger Stone case In our news wrap Thursday, Attorney General William Barr criticized public discussion of the Roger Stone case. Barr said in an interview that statements and tweets about Justice Department business “make it impossible” for him to do his job. Also,… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 1:59 How 2020 Democrats are positioning themselves after New Hampshire By Yamiche Alcindor With the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary over, 2020 Democrats are looking ahead to states including Nevada and North Carolina. The three senators still in the race, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, were back at work… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 10:38 Sanders disavows attacks on culinary union, saying internet is a 'strange world' By Judy Woodruff, Courtney Vinopal Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is currently one of the leading candidates in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. Fresh off his New Hampshire victory Tuesday, Sanders sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss why he thinks his campaign has a good… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 7:42 'A Very Stable Genius' illuminates administration officials' worries about Trump The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig published a book about the Trump presidency earlier this year. “A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump’s Testing of America” goes beyond the headlines to expose President Trump’s chaotic first years in… Continue watching
Feb 13 New Mexico bid for recreational pot falls short By Morgan Lee, Associated Press The vote illustrates the difficulties of using the legislative process and not a ballot initiative to fully legalizing marijuana. Continue reading
Feb 13 Buttigieg's rocky record on race gets a closer look By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press Buttigieg, who spent eight years as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has tripped up in recent days as he was grilled about his record. Continue reading