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| Warren warns Americans: Trump 'will crush you into the dirt' – campaign live | Warren warns Americans: Trump 'will crush you into the dirt' – campaign live |
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| This is confusing. Trump spokesperson Katrina Pierson defends her boss’s handling of the Brexit vote by alluding to criticism of Clinton’s handling of the Benghazi incident: | |
| Trump spox @KatrinaPierson: "Perhaps Mr. Trump could have blamed Brexit on a video that never existed" pic.twitter.com/QDjPoUPTz2 | |
| B R E X I TENGH A I LAZ O DI https://t.co/k7rHHjLiRg | |
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| Trump will travel to Ohio after all. | |
| After coming in for criticism for making no visits to the Buckeye State since March, Trump will participate in an upcoming rally in St Clairsville, a 95% white blue-collar town with more in common with West Virginia across the river than the Ohio metropolises to the west. | |
| Trump will be up against the spectacle this morning in Cincinnati of Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren onstage together. | |
| Trump announces his first trip to Ohio since the March primary pic.twitter.com/WrbTOgVUJf | |
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| The Supreme Court has vacated a conviction on corruption charges of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, who was originally found guilty of taking $175,000 in cash and gifts – a Ferrarri loaner, for example, and payment towards a daughter’s wedding – from a businessmen, in return, a jury decided, for McDonnell’s arranging access to officials. The businessman was hocking a dietary supplement. | |
| McDonnell’s lawyers argued there was no quid-pro-quo and that the governor’s actions did not violate federal bribery statutes. The court found that the conviction hinged on instructions to a jury that were too broad. | |
| The case raises questions about what kinds of gifts, exactly, a politician may accept, and what constitutes a favor in return. It appears more politicians may be about to get Ferrari rides: | |
| In today's McDonnell ruling, a donor can legally give unlimited $$ to a candidate as a personal gift if no "official act" involved | |
| Good news for Hillary! https://t.co/F2rEBxpOgK | |
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| Dole joins Twitter | |
| The 1996 Republican nominee is up and tweeting: | |
| I'm proof that it's never too late to join Twitter. #myfirstTweet | |
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| Democrats accuse Benghazi committee Republicans of 'grave abuses' | |
| The House select committee on Benghazi, led by dogged truth seeker Trey Gowdy, a Republican from South Carolina, earlier this month had to postpone the release of a summary report on its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s role in the disaster and the contents of her email. | |
| The Democrats on the committee are out with their side today. They accuse the Republicans on the committee of “grave abuses” including concealing exculpatory evidence: | |
| Republicans excluded Democrats from interviews, concealed exculpatory evidence, withheld interview transcripts, leaked inaccurate information, issued unilateral subpoenas, sent armed Marshals to the home of a cooperative witness, and even conducted political fundraising by exploiting the deaths of four Americans. In one of the most serious abuses, Chairman Gowdy personally and publicly accused Secretary Clinton of compromising a highly classified intelligence source. Although the Intelligence Community quickly debunked his claim, Chairman Gowdy has yet to apologize to Secretary Clinton for his slanderous accusation. | |
| Read further: | |
| Latest abuse of authority by House Republicans is ridiculous & a desperate distraction from a failed investigation https://t.co/8j4yZ0zifp | |
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| Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, used the Survivor song Eye of the Tiger without permission at a rally he held for Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex couples marriage licenses. | Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, used the Survivor song Eye of the Tiger without permission at a rally he held for Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex couples marriage licenses. |
| Huckabee got sued and had to pay out $25,000 in a settlement, CNN reports. | Huckabee got sued and had to pay out $25,000 in a settlement, CNN reports. |
| (h/t @bencjacobs) | (h/t @bencjacobs) |
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| Clinton: abortion ruling 'is a reminder of how much is at stake' | Clinton: abortion ruling 'is a reminder of how much is at stake' |
| In a 5-3 ruling, the Supreme Court has prevented Texas from enforcing a restrictive anti-abortion law that would have closed all but nine abortion clinics in the state. | In a 5-3 ruling, the Supreme Court has prevented Texas from enforcing a restrictive anti-abortion law that would have closed all but nine abortion clinics in the state. |
| “The Supreme Court’s decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt is a victory for women across America,” Clinton said in a statement: | “The Supreme Court’s decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt is a victory for women across America,” Clinton said in a statement: |
| By striking down politically motivated restrictions that made it nearly impossible for Texans to exercise their full reproductive rights, the Court upheld every woman’s right to safe, legal abortion, no matter where she lives. | By striking down politically motivated restrictions that made it nearly impossible for Texans to exercise their full reproductive rights, the Court upheld every woman’s right to safe, legal abortion, no matter where she lives. |
| The statement drew a contrast with Trump: | The statement drew a contrast with Trump: |
| Donald Trump has said women should be punished for having abortions. He also pledged to defund Planned Parenthood and appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade. | Donald Trump has said women should be punished for having abortions. He also pledged to defund Planned Parenthood and appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade. |
| Today’s decision is a reminder of how much is at stake in this election. | Today’s decision is a reminder of how much is at stake in this election. |
| The Trump campaign has yet to issue a statement on the ruling. | The Trump campaign has yet to issue a statement on the ruling. |
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| A high concentration of political gravity in one hug: | A high concentration of political gravity in one hug: |
| Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren, working their first joint rope line, share a quick hug before Warren heads out pic.twitter.com/YxmSL8kahf | Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren, working their first joint rope line, share a quick hug before Warren heads out pic.twitter.com/YxmSL8kahf |
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| Brown to make rebuttal to Clinton-Warren | Brown to make rebuttal to Clinton-Warren |
| You’ve heard Clinton and Warren make their argument. Now listen to the other side, from the mouth of... brief US senator Scott Brown. | You’ve heard Clinton and Warren make their argument. Now listen to the other side, from the mouth of... brief US senator Scott Brown. |
| The Republican national committee has scheduled a conference call with media this afternoon with Brown, who won a special election to the senate in 2010 before losing to Warren for senate in Massachusetts (2012) and then losing to Jeanne Shaheen for senate in New Hampshire (2014). | The Republican national committee has scheduled a conference call with media this afternoon with Brown, who won a special election to the senate in 2010 before losing to Warren for senate in Massachusetts (2012) and then losing to Jeanne Shaheen for senate in New Hampshire (2014). |
| We’ll listen to Brown and let you know what he says. | We’ll listen to Brown and let you know what he says. |
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| Clinton says Trump tried to turn Brexit into 'an infomercial' | Clinton says Trump tried to turn Brexit into 'an infomercial' |
| Clinton delivers a sustained criticism of Trump as conclusion to her speech: | Clinton delivers a sustained criticism of Trump as conclusion to her speech: |
| “I have this old fashioned idea. If you’re running for president, you should say what you want to do and how you will get it done,” she says. | “I have this old fashioned idea. If you’re running for president, you should say what you want to do and how you will get it done,” she says. |
| Ask yourself what are Donald Trump’s plans? Well, best I can tell, he has no credible strategy for creating jobs... he says he’s for our workers. But Trump’s own products are made in countries that are not called America.” | Ask yourself what are Donald Trump’s plans? Well, best I can tell, he has no credible strategy for creating jobs... he says he’s for our workers. But Trump’s own products are made in countries that are not called America.” |
| This time she names Trump suits, furniture and barware, all manufactured overseas. That’s not “America First”, she says. | This time she names Trump suits, furniture and barware, all manufactured overseas. That’s not “America First”, she says. |
| Then Clinton runs down a list of ways she says Trump is wrong, from “playing coy” with white supremacists to mocking people with disabilities, favoring banning Muslims, abolishing gun-free zones at schools, defaulting on the national debt, rolling back marriage equality... | Then Clinton runs down a list of ways she says Trump is wrong, from “playing coy” with white supremacists to mocking people with disabilities, favoring banning Muslims, abolishing gun-free zones at schools, defaulting on the national debt, rolling back marriage equality... |
| I could go on and on.. Whose reaction to the horrific mass shoting in Orlando was to publicly congratulate himself... and on Friday [after Brexit announcement], he crowed from his golf course about how the disruption could end up creating higher profits for that golf course, even though within 24 hours Americans lost [tens of billions] from their 401Ks. | I could go on and on.. Whose reaction to the horrific mass shoting in Orlando was to publicly congratulate himself... and on Friday [after Brexit announcement], he crowed from his golf course about how the disruption could end up creating higher profits for that golf course, even though within 24 hours Americans lost [tens of billions] from their 401Ks. |
| “He tried to turn a glogal economic challenge into an infomercial,” Clinton says. “Imagine him being in charge.. imagine him trying to figure out what to do in case of an emergency”. | “He tried to turn a glogal economic challenge into an infomercial,” Clinton says. “Imagine him being in charge.. imagine him trying to figure out what to do in case of an emergency”. |
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| Clinton is describing the America of tomorrow that she envisions, under her presidency. It will have the most competitive auto-parts industry in the world, every home will have high-speed broadband Internet and the USA will be the clean-energy superpower of the 21st century. | Clinton is describing the America of tomorrow that she envisions, under her presidency. It will have the most competitive auto-parts industry in the world, every home will have high-speed broadband Internet and the USA will be the clean-energy superpower of the 21st century. |
| She’s coughing a bit. She continues: | She’s coughing a bit. She continues: |
| “Cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100% on clean energy. Congratulations!... I hope you don’t mind if I go around across the country and say if you can do it in Cincinnati you can do it anywhere!” | “Cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100% on clean energy. Congratulations!... I hope you don’t mind if I go around across the country and say if you can do it in Cincinnati you can do it anywhere!” |
| Clinton deploys the “Woman card” line: | Clinton deploys the “Woman card” line: |
| If fighting for families is playing the woman card, deal me in”. | If fighting for families is playing the woman card, deal me in”. |
| People chant along and there’s lots of clapping and a “Hillary! Hillary!” chant breaks out. | People chant along and there’s lots of clapping and a “Hillary! Hillary!” chant breaks out. |
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| Clinton promise: 'not raise' taxes on middle class; 'raise taxes' on wealthy | Clinton promise: 'not raise' taxes on middle class; 'raise taxes' on wealthy |
| Clinton: “I got into this race because I wanted to even the odds for people who have the odds stacked against them...” | Clinton: “I got into this race because I wanted to even the odds for people who have the odds stacked against them...” |
| We’ve got to go big and we’ve got to go bold. We need to take the frustration, the fear, the anxiety and yes the anger... we’ve got to work together. | We’ve got to go big and we’ve got to go bold. We need to take the frustration, the fear, the anxiety and yes the anger... we’ve got to work together. |
| Let’s set five ambition goals for the economy, Clinton says, lapsing into the economic policy program she’s laid out elsewhere: 1/ jobs and infrastructure spending; 2/ debt-free college & college debt relief 3/ profit-sharing & less outsourcing 4/ tax Wall Street & Buffett rule 5/ family leave & health care | Let’s set five ambition goals for the economy, Clinton says, lapsing into the economic policy program she’s laid out elsewhere: 1/ jobs and infrastructure spending; 2/ debt-free college & college debt relief 3/ profit-sharing & less outsourcing 4/ tax Wall Street & Buffett rule 5/ family leave & health care |
| Then Clinton makes a classic campaign-trail tax pledge, notable for the political comfort she feels at drawing such a line. She promises to tax the rich and not to tax the middle class: | Then Clinton makes a classic campaign-trail tax pledge, notable for the political comfort she feels at drawing such a line. She promises to tax the rich and not to tax the middle class: |
| I’ve made a pledge: I will not raise taxes on the middle class, but we are going to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy.” | I’ve made a pledge: I will not raise taxes on the middle class, but we are going to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy.” |
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| Clinton: Warren speaks for 'every American who is frustrated' | Clinton: Warren speaks for 'every American who is frustrated' |
| Clinton, perhaps targeting the kind of frustrated blue collar voter whose support for Trump has been apparent, calls Warren a premier defender of the disenfranchised: | Clinton, perhaps targeting the kind of frustrated blue collar voter whose support for Trump has been apparent, calls Warren a premier defender of the disenfranchised: |
| Some of the best TV since Elizabeth came to the senate is actually on CSPAN.... She is speaking for every American who is frustrated and fed up. She is speaking for all of us. And we thank her for that. | Some of the best TV since Elizabeth came to the senate is actually on CSPAN.... She is speaking for every American who is frustrated and fed up. She is speaking for all of us. And we thank her for that. |
| Clinton also expressed admiration for Warren’s ability to attack Trump: | Clinton also expressed admiration for Warren’s ability to attack Trump: |
| And I must say. I do just love to see how she gets under Donald Trump’s thin skin. As Elizabeth made clear, Donald Trump proves every day, he’s not in it for the American people, he’s only in it for himself. And Elizabeth reminds us of that.. because... she exposes him for what he is. Temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified to be president of the United States. | And I must say. I do just love to see how she gets under Donald Trump’s thin skin. As Elizabeth made clear, Donald Trump proves every day, he’s not in it for the American people, he’s only in it for himself. And Elizabeth reminds us of that.. because... she exposes him for what he is. Temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified to be president of the United States. |