Breaking News From CNN

Ken AshfordBreaking NewsLeave a Comment

On the eve of the Democratic convention, Joe Biden's lead over President Trump has significantly narrowed since June, a new CNN poll showshttps://t.co/qpjZH5LIJI — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 17, 2020

Breaking News From CNN

Ken AshfordBreaking NewsLeave a Comment

National security adviser Robert O'Brien says President Trump will not have an in-person summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the November presidential election https://t.co/e2PQyodvvk — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 16, 2020

Weekly List 196

Ken AshfordWeekly ListLeave a Comment

This week, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden chose his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, the first Black and Asian American vice presidential candidate. An oddly unprepared Trump campaign and Republican Party reacted with a deluge of sexist and racist attacks, including shameful accusations of “birtherism.” Trump also threw his support behind a House candidate who espouses the QAnon conspiracy theory … Read More

Breaking News From CNN

Ken AshfordBreaking NewsLeave a Comment

“Mr. President, Jill and I are sad to learn of your younger brother Robert's passing,” Biden said this morning https://t.co/pogRx6AN2h — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 16, 2020

Breaking News From CNN

Ken AshfordBreaking NewsLeave a Comment

The Trump administration will withdraw the nomination of William Perry Pendley, who has repeatedly denied the existence of climate change, to serve as director of the Bureau of Land Management, an official sayshttps://t.co/qhypnoPKTP — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 15, 2020

Breaking News From CNN

Ken AshfordBreaking NewsLeave a Comment

Two senior Trump political appointees, Kyle McGowan and Amanda Campbell, have departed the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a senior official at the agency confirms https://t.co/qj4lhj5DFk — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 15, 2020

Breaking News From CNN

Ken AshfordBreaking NewsLeave a Comment

The Manhattan district attorney's office asks a federal judge to dismiss President Trump's challenges to a grand jury subpoena for his financial records https://t.co/XVAxf33TXx — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 14, 2020

Breaking News From CNN

Ken AshfordBreaking NewsLeave a Comment

President Donald Trump will visit his younger brother Robert Trump, who is hospitalized in New York, a source tells CNN https://t.co/1cRHjiPsp3 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 14, 2020

Breaking News From CNN

Ken AshfordBreaking NewsLeave a Comment

Colorado's top elections official accuses Trump of lying about vote by mail, as the President keeps baselessly asserting mail-in voting is wrought with fraud and abuse https://t.co/Huhk4l9dPl — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 14, 2020

Breaking News From CNN

Ken AshfordBreaking NewsLeave a Comment

A federal judge in Pennsylvania told the Trump campaign and the Republican Party that they must produce evidence they have of vote-by-mail fraud in the state by Friday https://t.co/RlyeKDcBQN — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 13, 2020

Trump Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud

Ken AshfordElection 2020, Trump & AdministrationLeave a Comment

The push to destroy the US Post Office is real and it’s dangerous. And Trump isn’t even trying to hide his reasons: Back in March, President Trump seemed to blurt out the real reason he opposes expanded voting by mail in the 2020 election. Referring to provisions in the Democrats’ coronavirus stimulus bill to vastly increase funding for voting by mail, he said … Read More

Breaking News From CNN

Ken AshfordBreaking NewsLeave a Comment

Trump announces that Israel will “suspend” its West Bank annexation plans as part of a peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates https://t.co/yqUTNDuAA0 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 13, 2020

Trump Campaign Flummoxed By Kamala Harris Already

Ken AshfordElection 2020Leave a Comment

There are two lenses by which to look at presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s choice of California Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential running mate, and both are winners heading into the stretch run of the 2020 presidential campaign.  1)  A vice presidential candidate’s only job is to help the ticket win. So, does Harris fit the bill? Absolutely.  We … Read More

It’s Kamala!

Ken AshfordElection 2020Leave a Comment

My preferred choice for the 2020 Democratic nominee is Joe Biden’s VP pick. And I couldn’t be happier. Back when Kamala was Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau. I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people, and protected women and kids from abuse. I was proud then, and I’m proud now to have her … Read More

Breaking News From CNN

Ken AshfordBreaking NewsLeave a Comment

President Trump was briefly evacuated from the White House briefing room. He returned and said there had been a shooting outside the White House.https://t.co/Hmq52IRkTh — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 10, 2020