Author: Emily Aubert

  • House delivers articles of impeachment to Senate

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    January 16, 2020: The U.S. House delivered two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. The Iowa Democratic Party will release three sets of election results following the Feb. 3 caucuses.         Notable Quote of the Day “To better understand which candidates did well or poorly Tuesday night, we plotted…

  • NYT endorses Klobuchar and Warren

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    January 21, 2020: The New York Times issued a dual endorsement of Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren. The Democratic National Committee announced a new delegate threshold for the Feb. 7 debate.         Notable Quote of the Day “On average in markets around the country, prices for political TV ads have risen by 20 percent since Bloomberg…

  • Bennet, Klobuchar, Sanders, Warren in D.C. for impeachment trial

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    January 22, 2020: Michael Bennet, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren are in Washington, D.C., for the impeachment trial. Four more members of the Congressional Black Caucus endorsed Joe Biden.        Notable Quote of the Day “The four senators running for the Democratic presidential nomination are leaning heavily on surrogates while they are stuck…

  • House delivers articles of impeachment to Senate

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    January 16, 2020: The U.S. House delivered two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. The Iowa Democratic Party will release three sets of election results following the Feb. 3 caucuses.         Notable Quote of the Day “To better understand which candidates did well or poorly Tuesday night, we plotted…

  • Ballotpedia’s Weekly Presidential News Briefing: January 11-17, 2020

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    Every weekday, Ballotpedia tracks the events that matter in the 2020 presidential election. Now, we’re bringing you the highlights from our daily briefings in a weekly format so you can stay up-to-date on the 2020 election with one weekly email.         Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. State Spotlight Notable Quotes of the…

  • Bloomberg meets lawmakers on Capitol Hill, nets two more congressional endorsements

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    January 17, 2020: Michael Bloomberg met with members of several congressional caucuses on Thursday. Michael Bennet, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren were sworn in as jurors in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump.              Each Friday, we highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Analilia Mejia is a government and political affairs strategist…

  • Chief Justice John Roberts, U.S. senators sworn in for impeachment trial of President Donald Trump

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    The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump (R) began on Thursday when seven House impeachment managers, led by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), presented to the U.S. Senate two articles of impeachment against Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was sworn in as the presiding officer of…

  • Dems debate healthcare, electability in Iowa

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    January 15, 2020: Six Democratic presidential candidates debated Tuesday night in Iowa. Rep. Max Rose endorsed Michael Bloomberg.         Notable Quotes of the Day “ To me — and definitely according to the FiveThirtyEight primary forecast and recent Iowa polls — Iowa is very much up for grabs, and I don’t think that tonight was…

  • Booker ends presidential campaign

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    January 14, 2020: Cory Booker ended his presidential campaign on Monday. Six Democrats are participating in the seventh presidential primary debate. Donald Trump rallies in Milwaukee. Notable Quotes of the Day “The honest truth is, I think the candidates have been pretty gentle with each other.” – Howard Dean, former Democratic National Committee chairman “We’re in…

  • Six Democratic presidential candidates to debate in Iowa

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    Six Democratic candidates will participate in the seventh presidential primary debate on Tuesday: former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Bernie Sanders, businessman Tom Steyer, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Each candidate had to receive 5% support or more in at least four national or early state polls…