Capitol Alert Capitol Alert Economic worries real in California + Steyer 2020? + Election results By Bryan Anderson ORDER REPRINT → December 13, 2018 05:45 AM Tom Steyer: Congress refusing to take stand on impeaching Trump Tom Steyer, founder of Need to Impeach, says Congress isn't doing its job in overseeing President Donald Trump. He is calling for impeachment, which is creating a rift within the Democratic Party. By Up Next × SHARE Tom Steyer, founder of Need to Impeach, says Congress isn't doing its job in overseeing President Donald Trump. He is calling for impeachment, which is creating a rift within the Democratic Party. By It’s been quite a busy year at the Capitol, and we’re taking a breather from the newsletter to gear up for 2019. We wish you all the happiness over the holidays and look forward to seeing you in the new year. For the final time in 2018, … [Read more...] about Economic worries real in California + Steyer 2020? + Election results
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How the 2020 election impacts US withdrawal from the Paris climate deal
Chris Mooney, The Washington Post Published 6:13 am PST, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 WASHINGTON - For those who remember President Donald Trump's announcement of America's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement last summer, it may be surprising that the country right now is participating in U.N. climate talks in Katowice, Poland. There, the United States has gained notoriety not only for sponsoring a fossil-fuel focused event but also for allying with Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing nations to weaken a reference to a key report detailing the swift pace of climate change and just how close we are to key warming thresholds. The lack of U.S. leadership is putting the success of the talks at risk. But aren't we supposed to be out of this process, you might wonder - rather than trying to scale back its ambitions? Well, no. The Trump administration could have pursued a more radical means of withdrawal from the Paris agreement, but it is still going by the book - … [Read more...] about How the 2020 election impacts US withdrawal from the Paris climate deal
As Kelly’s exit nears, West Wing reshuffle could signal refocus toward 2020 election
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Saturday that chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job by year's end amid an expected West Wing reshuffling reflecting a focus on the 2020 re-election campaign and the challenge of governing with Democrats reclaiming control of the House.Nick Ayers, Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, is Trump's top choice to replace Kelly, and the two have held discussions for months about the job, a White House official said. An announcement was expected in the coming days, the president told reporters as he left the White House for the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia. Kelly had been credited with imposing order on a chaotic West Wing after his arrival in June 2017 from his post as homeland security secretary. But his iron fist also alienated some longtime Trump allies, and he grew increasingly isolated, with an increasingly diminished role.Known through the West Wing as "the chief" or "the general," the retired Marine Corps four-star … [Read more...] about As Kelly’s exit nears, West Wing reshuffle could signal refocus toward 2020 election
Democrats Hope To Train An Army Of Operatives For 2020 Election
POLITICS 11/28/2018 04:07 pm ET The party has a history of “brain drain” after every campaign, but they promise that will change this year. By Molly Redden When the 2018 midterm elections drew the most crowded field of Democratic candidates in a generation, it had a hidden ripple effect: There weren’t enough experienced campaign workers to go around. As a result, the tidal wave of first-time candidates wound up recruiting hundreds of first-time campaign managers, finance directors and field organizers. Now, established Democratic operatives are nervously assessing their ability to keep those new political workers involved. “The struggle now that the campaign is over is: What do they do?” said Kelly Dietrich, who founded the National Democratic Training Committee to tackle this kind of problem two years earlier. “The Democrats do not have a good structural answer for how to retain all of these talented new people. It’s a gap in … [Read more...] about Democrats Hope To Train An Army Of Operatives For 2020 Election
Michigan’s secretary of state-elect urges discussions on reforms ahead of 2020 election
Sarah Rahal The Detroit News Published 9:00 PM EST Nov 13, 2018 Ann Arbor — Michigan's Secretary of State-elect Jocelyn Benson is calling on residents to debate on the way America selects presidents. Benson, who will oversee the next presidential election for the state as the newly elected Michigan secretary of state, said as the 2020 election approaches, conversations on election reforms should increase, as will questions surrounding whether the Electoral College remains effective. "It’s an important national discussion we need to have, and now is the time," Benson said Tuesday, a week after winning her race against Mary Treder Lang, at a symposium by the National Popular Vote campaign at the University of Michigan. "In Michigan, we have a real opportunity to build a robust and comprehensive democracy reform agenda, bolstered by the two proposals that just passed, which are making us more transparent." Proposals 2 and 3, ballot issues … [Read more...] about Michigan’s secretary of state-elect urges discussions on reforms ahead of 2020 election