Tag Archives: Elizabeth Warren

The Washington Post reports: One hundred years after U.S. soldiers killed and maimed hundreds of Sioux men, women and children at the Wounded Knee massacre, Congress formally apologized in 1990 by expressing its “deep regret on behalf of the United States.” On Sunday night, President Trump used that same massacre as a punch line in his latest broadside against Sen. …

The Independent reports: President Donald Trump is wasting little time mocking the White House bid of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). “She did very badly in proving that she was of Indian heritage,” Trump told Fox News host Pete Hegseth. “That didn’t work out too well. I think you have more than she does and maybe I do, too. And I …

Reuters reports: The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Monday quickly criticized Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) as a “far-left obstructionist” in the wake of her announcement that she intends to explore a presidential bid in 2020. RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel called Warren “out of touch” and seized on Warren’s claim to Native American ancestry, deeming it a “phony claim to minority …

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Elizabeth Warren jumped into the 2020 presidential campaign Monday, offering a message of economic populism as she became the best-known Democratic candidate yet to enter what is expected to be a crowded race. Warren’s announcement that she was establishing an exploratory committee — the legal precursor to a run — came as other candidates, including …

The Hill reports: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) dropped the prefix for the state she represents in the handle for her official Twitter account over the weekend, fueling speculation that she may announce a run for president in 2020. Warren changed her official campaign account name from “@elizabethforma” to “@ewarren.” The name change was initially recorded by Changes of Congress, a …

The New York Times reports: Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders met Wednesday night at her condominium in Washington to discuss their political intentions but did not reach any accord about coordinating their dueling presidential ambitions, according to two Democrats briefed on their discussion. Only the two senators were present and they stated what has become abundantly clear: that …

Politico reports: Sen. Elizabeth Warren has the core of her 2020 team in place if she runs for president. She has the seed money — there’s $12.5 million ready to go, left from her recent Senate run — and a massive email list she’s amassed over years, boosted by a $3.3 million investment in digital infrastructure and advertising in the …

The Washington Examiner reports: Former Republican lawmaker Jason Chaffetz mocked Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday by posing with a wooden statue of a Native American, joking that it was the Massachusetts Democrat. Warren has been criticized and made fun of for releasing DNA test results earlier this week in an effort to prove her ancestry claims. The results showed Warren …

The Hill reports: President Trump on Tuesday slammed Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) claims of Native American heritage as a “scam and a lie” one day after the senator revealed she had a distant Native American ancestor. The tweets came after Trump initially brushed off Warren’s DNA test, telling reporters “who cares” and denying that he offered the senator $1 million …

The Washington Post reports: At a July 5 rally in Montana, President Trump went on a lengthy rant about one of his favorite targets: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and her claim to Native American ancestry. “I’m going to get one of those little [DNA testing] kits and in the middle of the debate, when she proclaims she’s of Indian heritage…,” …

CNN reports: Sen. Elizabeth Warren has released the results of a DNA analysis showing she has distant Native American ancestry, which could preempt further questions and attacks should she run for president in 2020.  President Donald Trump has revived and amplified the controversy as he eyes Warren as a possible rival, frequently mocking her with the nickname “Pocahontas.” But Warren …

The Boston Globe reports: US Senator Elizabeth Warren made her most definitive indication to date that she is mulling a run for the White House in 2020, telling a town hall crowd Saturday that she would “take a hard look” at a presidential run after the midterm elections. “After November 6 I will take a hard look at running for …

CNN reports: “If senior administration officials think the President of the United States is not able to do his job, then they should invoke the 25th Amendment,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren today told CNN. “The Constitution provides for a procedure whenever the Vice President and senior officials think the President can’t do his job. It does not provide that senior officials …

New York Magazine reports: In a move that was, like so much of his rhetoric, both disturbing and completely unsurprising, on Thursday night President Trump mocked the #MeToo movement, revived his “Pocahontas” insult against Senator Elizabeth Warren, and imagined throwing a DNA test at her and challenging her to prove she’s Native American. It was quite the mix of racism …

Well, this is fascinating: Barack Obama has in recent months met with at least nine prospective 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden and Deval Patrick, pulling them in for one-on-one sessions at his Washington office. All the meetings were arranged quietly, without even some close advisers to the people involved being told of the conversations, …

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: Milwaukee lawyer Michael Brennan was confirmed for a key federal judgeship Thursday, filling the oldest appellate vacancy in the country but deepening a partisan schism in the U.S. Senate over judges. Brennan will take a seat on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago that has stood open since 2010 amid a bitter political …

In his latest attack on Elizabeth Warren, Sean Hannity decided to let the listeners of his SiriusXM radio show know that he is 100% British. Nope, there’s not a lick of dirty non-white blood in the Hannity clan. “Why wouldn’t Elizabeth Warren get one of those Ancestry tests? Ancestry was an advertiser on this program for a period of time. …

Politico reports: Sen. Elizabeth Warren insisted Saturday night that she was not running for the White House in 2020, but the Massachusetts Democrat repeatedly dodged on whether she would serve her full six-year term if she wins re-election to the Senate this November. “I am in this fight to retain my Senate seat in 2018. That’s where I’m focused,” Warren …

The Washington Examiner reports: Sen. Cory Booker announced late Tuesday that he will no longer accept campaign contributions from political action committees of for-profit companies, following the example of some of his fellow Democrats. Booker accepted $1.8 million from business PACs from 2013-2018, according to Open Secrets, which tracks campaign contributions. Booker became the fifth U.S. senator to reject corporate …

Politico reports: The leader of the Navajo Nation said Tuesday that President Donald Trump used an ethnic slur when he called Sen. Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas” during a White House event honoring Native American veterans. Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye told CNN that the president’s injection of a political attack during a ceremony honoring Navajo code talkers was “uncalled for.” “This …