Josh Kraushaar
Politics Editor at National Journal. Political reporting & analysis, without fear or favor. Part political tip sheet, part BS detector. RTs aren't endorsements.
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51 Children Hurt in Chemical Attack at Chinese Elementary School
Three teachers were also injured in the attack, in which a man entered a kindergarten in Yunnan Province and sprayed a caustic chemical, the official state news agency said.
L.A. Times photo editor Alan Hagman dies at 55; 'always the nicest person in the room'
As a photographer he shot defining images of Southern California; as an editor he looked for images that told stories about the world.
‘We Might As Well Go Down Fighting’
As Hong Kong descends into chaos, its protesters keep sounding a familiar theme.
Rep. Connolly says Democrats already have 'smoking gun' to impeach Trump
A Democratic lawmaker who attended most of the closed-door depositions over the past month said that while public hearings will be instructive for Americans, President Trump has already given Congress all the evidence it needs to impeach him.
The Case for the Impeachment Defense
My client’s call with the Ukrainian president was innocent, and the House inquiry is a travesty.
Emma Barnett Gets Answers - Hugging Meghan with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton - BBC Sounds
The former US presidential candidate talks Meghan, Russia and staying with Bill.
Northwestern University newspaper apologizes for 'retraumatizing' student activists
The Daily Northwestern ran a nine-paragraph apology for the way the paper covered a speech by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions; Doug McKelway reports.
Disney Plus suffers some technical difficulties at launch
Problems started a little before 7 a.m.
Report: Nationals among teams interested in Josh Donaldson
Why the World Series champion Nationals may view Josh Donaldson as a legitimate backup plan to Anthony Rendon.
Joe Biden Can’t Get Any Respect
It’s Elizabeth Warren, not Biden, that’s been slipping in the polls lately. You wouldn’t know it from campaign coverage.
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NEW Against the Grain: “Joe Biden Can’t Get Any Respect”
“It’s Elizabeth Warren, not Biden, who has been slipping in the polls lately. You wouldn’t know it from campaign coverage.”
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“A funny thing happened amid all the establishment angst. The latest round of early-state polls show Biden ahead in three of the four states: New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina.”
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It's high time for Trump to dump Stephen Miller
Less than a year into Donald Trump's presidency, Republicans came within inches of achieving their immigration dreams with a deal that would build a border wall and more detention facilities while curbing legal immigration and enacting E-Verify.
The Democratic coalition is too big
Can this fractious, wildly diverse, and quite possibly incoherent party hold together in 2020?
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Good @DamonLinker read: "The distance separating Bernie Sanders from Michael Bloomberg is impossibly vast. Yet those are the ideological boundaries of the Democratic Party in 2019."
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Trump to face limits of his power in impeachment hearings
NEW YORK (AP) — For three years, Donald Trump has unapologetically defied the conventions of the American presidency. On Wednesday, he comes face to face with the limits of his power, confronting...
Statement from Dean Charles Whitaker on The Daily Northwestern's coverage of campus events - Medill - Northwestern University
Medill Dean Charles Whitaker's statement on The Daily Northwestern's coverage of campus events
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Very strong statement from Medill Dean Whitaker. Good to know there are still adults in the room.
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“I might offer, however, that their well-intentioned gesture sends a chilling message about journalism. It suggests we are not independent authors of the community narrative, but are prone to bowing to the loudest and most influential voices in our orbit”
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How Donald Trump Jr. Landed Smack in the Middle of a Right-Wing Civil War
Trump Jr. is the latest conservative celeb to be besieged by racist “groypers,” who style themselves after an obese cartoon frog.
Senior Trump official embellished resume, had face on fake TIME cover
State Dept. official Mina Chang claimed to be a Harvard Business School "alumna" who ran a nonprofit that worked in 40 countries.
In private speech, Bolton suggested some of Trump's policy decisions are guided by personal interest
The former national security director was especially critical of the president's handling of Turkey, according to multiple sources present for his remarks.
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Bolton said “he believes there is a personal or business relationship dictating Trump’s position on Turkey because none of his advisers are aligned with him on the issue”
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Democratic Ad Campaign Spotlights Trump Voters With Regrets
“I’m kind of embarrassed to admit that I voted for Donald Trump at this point,” a voter said in one of the ads, which will air in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, three key swing states.
Bernie Sanders Is Blind To The Anti-Semitism On His Own Side
To really fight anti-Semitism, Bernie Sanders must stop turning a blind eye to anti-Jewish prejudice on the left.