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| Beto O'Rourke opens door for 2020 presidential run – live | |
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| Democrat Ben McAdams has declared victory in Utah’s 4th Congressional District, one of four remaining races in the country that have yet to be called. | |
| McAdams currently has a 724 vote lead over incumbent Republican Mia Love in the suburban Salt Lake City district. | |
| Marcia Fudge, who has been mooted as a possible Pelosi replacement by her opponents in the Democratic caucus, has her own skeletons in the closet. | |
| CBS affiliate in Cleveland tracks down a letter @RepMarciaFudge, mulling a challenge to @NancyPelosi, once wrote on behalf a friend who's now suspected of murdering his wife. https://t.co/w0KWmCLIxw | |
| Walmart has asked Cindy Hyde-Smith to refund a donation it made to her campaign after pressure from actress Debra Messing. | Walmart has asked Cindy Hyde-Smith to refund a donation it made to her campaign after pressure from actress Debra Messing. |
| The company specifically pointed to comments that Hyde-Smith made about attending a hanging. | The company specifically pointed to comments that Hyde-Smith made about attending a hanging. |
| It looks like congressional Democrats will be investigating Ivanka Trump’s use of a personal email to conduct government business next year. | It looks like congressional Democrats will be investigating Ivanka Trump’s use of a personal email to conduct government business next year. |
| House Dems not going to give Ivanka a pass. House Oversight had already been looking into use of private email in the WH and will continue the investigation in the new Congress, aide told me. The goal: To determine whether Ivanka and others complied with the law | House Dems not going to give Ivanka a pass. House Oversight had already been looking into use of private email in the WH and will continue the investigation in the new Congress, aide told me. The goal: To determine whether Ivanka and others complied with the law |
| The Florida recounts are all officially over as the elections in the Sunshine State have now been officially certified. | The Florida recounts are all officially over as the elections in the Sunshine State have now been officially certified. |
| Manual recounts were required to confirm that Republican governor Rick Scott had beat incumbent Democratic senator Bill Nelson and that Democrat Nikki Fried had bested Republican Matt Caldwell to become state agriculture commissioner. | Manual recounts were required to confirm that Republican governor Rick Scott had beat incumbent Democratic senator Bill Nelson and that Democrat Nikki Fried had bested Republican Matt Caldwell to become state agriculture commissioner. |
| Beto O’Rourke is playing coy on a 2020 presidential bid. He had said during his Senate campaign though that he wouldn’t run for the Oval Office. | Beto O’Rourke is playing coy on a 2020 presidential bid. He had said during his Senate campaign though that he wouldn’t run for the Oval Office. |
| "I haven't made any decisions about anything" - Cong Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) to TMZ on him making a 2020 presidential run | "I haven't made any decisions about anything" - Cong Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) to TMZ on him making a 2020 presidential run |
| The Senate runoff in Mississippi is tightening after appointed Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith has made a series of gaffes. | The Senate runoff in Mississippi is tightening after appointed Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith has made a series of gaffes. |
| However, Democrat Mike Espy still faces an uphill battle in a state where Democrats have been unable to get 45% of the vote, let alone a majority, in recent years. | However, Democrat Mike Espy still faces an uphill battle in a state where Democrats have been unable to get 45% of the vote, let alone a majority, in recent years. |
| The two will hold the only debate of the runoff tonight. | The two will hold the only debate of the runoff tonight. |
| Billionaire Tom Steyer is taking further steps towards a presidential bid and preparing to host a series of town halls across the country. | Billionaire Tom Steyer is taking further steps towards a presidential bid and preparing to host a series of town halls across the country. |
| He ran a full page ad as well in USA Today this morning. | He ran a full page ad as well in USA Today this morning. |
| The ad that @TomSteyer ran in USA Today this morning that is about what he thinks Democrats should be talking about in 2020, as he nears a decision on whether he’ll be talking about 2020 himself pic.twitter.com/NVEkAFtlvL | The ad that @TomSteyer ran in USA Today this morning that is about what he thinks Democrats should be talking about in 2020, as he nears a decision on whether he’ll be talking about 2020 himself pic.twitter.com/NVEkAFtlvL |
| Seth Moulton, one of the most vocal opponents of Nancy Pelosi returning as Speaker, is facing a backlash from constituents. | Seth Moulton, one of the most vocal opponents of Nancy Pelosi returning as Speaker, is facing a backlash from constituents. |
| At a town hall that Moulton held in his Massachusetts district yesterday, he faced loud criticism about his opposition to Pelosi. | At a town hall that Moulton held in his Massachusetts district yesterday, he faced loud criticism about his opposition to Pelosi. |
| There is a limited field of talented Democratic operatives in Iowa and already potential presidential candidates are courting them. | There is a limited field of talented Democratic operatives in Iowa and already potential presidential candidates are courting them. |
| One name mentioned is Andrew Turner, the 23-year-old who led the campaign of the first Democrat to be elected state auditor in decades. | One name mentioned is Andrew Turner, the 23-year-old who led the campaign of the first Democrat to be elected state auditor in decades. |
| A CBS poll of Democrats finds that 49% want Nancy Pelosi to become Speaker and 40% would prefer someone else. | A CBS poll of Democrats finds that 49% want Nancy Pelosi to become Speaker and 40% would prefer someone else. |
| CBS News poll: 49% of Democrats want @NancyPelosi to be the next Speaker of the House.40% prefer another Democrat.10% don’t know.https://t.co/S6RIOET5bk pic.twitter.com/Whs29PVUkB | CBS News poll: 49% of Democrats want @NancyPelosi to be the next Speaker of the House.40% prefer another Democrat.10% don’t know.https://t.co/S6RIOET5bk pic.twitter.com/Whs29PVUkB |
| The last debate of 2018 will be held tonight in Mississippi and the president will pardon a turkey and fly to Palm Beach. | The last debate of 2018 will be held tonight in Mississippi and the president will pardon a turkey and fly to Palm Beach. |
| It’s Tuesday in American politics. | It’s Tuesday in American politics. |