Politics

Democrats Diverge on Economy and Immigration in First Debate

MIAMI — Democratic presidential candidates leveled a stark critique of President Trump’s immigration policies and the condition of the American working class in the first primary debate on Wednesday, but split in unmistakable terms over just how aggressively the next president should seek to transform the country along more liberal lines. The strength of the […]

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In New Turf War, Treasury Dept. Seeks Control of Secret Service

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is seeking to wrest control of the Secret Service from the Department of Homeland Security and has been lobbying President Trump to back such a move, according to administration officials. The discussions between the Treasury Department, the White House and high-ranking Secret Service officials have taken place over the

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The First Democratic Debate: The Scene in Miami, and More

The candidates on stage tonight: Bill de Blasio, Tim Ryan, Julián Castro, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke, Amy Klobuchar, Tulsi Gabbard, Jay Inslee and John Delaney. What’s happening on the ground in Miami? How many candidates are here in Florida for the first Democratic debates? So many that one, former Gov. John Hickenlooper of

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Why the Democratic Takeover in New Jersey Is More Civil War Than Progressive Revolution

[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] On paper, Democrats in New Jersey have rarely commanded so much power: They control the governor’s office and both chambers of the Legislature, and a liberal surge last November nearly wiped congressional Republicans off the map. Just one G.O.P.

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Steve Bullock, Locked Out of the Debate, Sees a Path Forward in the 2020 Race

NASHUA, N.H. — Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana spent last weekend apart from the rest of the Democratic presidential field, which gathered in South Carolina. While the top 20 candidates are in Miami for the first primary debates this week, he isn’t there, either. Mr. Bullock is aiming to make the best of a debate

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Senate Approves $4.6 Billion for Border With Few Restrictions

“While I pray that the funding Congress has approved makes it to its intended purpose, the best predictor of the future is the past,” Representative Ayanna Pressley, Democrat of Massachusetts and one of four Democrats to vote against the House measure, wrote in a Medium post explaining her vote. The administration’s immigration enforcement agencies, she

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