Sen. Elizabeth Warren rejected Michael Bloomberg‘s announcement Friday that he’ll allow three female employees who complained about him to speak up, blasting the billionaire for a lack of transparency and suggested hundreds of more women could be “muzzled.” “That’s just not good enough,” Warren told reporters Friday after Bloomberg said he’d release three women from their nondisclosure […]
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Twitter suspends 70 Bloomberg-boosting accounts posting identical messages of support
Twitter is reportedly suspending 70 accounts, some of which are backed by Michael Bloomberg’s campaign, that have posted identical messages in support of the Democrat’s presidential bid, calling the content “platform manipulation.” The Los Angeles Times examined the accounts and alerted Twitter, who on Friday determined the posts violated company policy and said they would begin suspending […]
Roger Stone’s legal team files request for Judge Jackson’s removal from case
The legal team of Roger Stone – the former adviser to President Trump who received a 40-month prison sentence this week – filed court documents Friday to have the judge removed from his case. Stone’s defense team argues that Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s claim during his Thursday sentencing that the jury in the case had […]
Sanders aims for Nevada caucus win to keep momentum going — but other Dems not giving up
LAS VEGAS – The White House race has moved west to Nevada, where the electorate is much more diverse, but Sen. Bernie Sanders is aiming for the same result — a repeat performance of his victory in last week’s New Hampshire primary. Looking out at a crowd of more than 2,000 supporters at a caucus eve rally Friday […]
California man tied to ex-Rep. Katie Hill’s campaign accused of hacking primary rival’s website
The FBI has arrested a California man linked to the 2018 campaign of former Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., and accused him of carrying out cyberattacks on the website of one of her Democratic primary rivals. In a criminal complaint filed Wednesday, FBI Special Agent Elliot Weideman accused Arthur Jan Dam of “intentionally damaging and attempting to damage a protected computer.” He also […]
Bernie Sanders disavows reported Russian efforts to help his campaign
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., disavowed alleged Russian efforts to help his campaign Friday after The Washington Post reported that U.S. officials have determined Moscow is attempting to interfere in the Democratic primary race on his behalf. “I don’t care, frankly, who [Russian President Vladimir] Putin wants to be president,” Sanders said in a statement. “My message to […]
Trump rips Democrats’ ‘reality show’, says Bloomberg spent $500M to ‘get embarrassed by Pocahontas’
President Trump riffed on several of the Democratic presidential primary contenders before a fired-up crowd in Las Vegas Friday, one day before Nevada Democrats caucus to determine their choice to be the party’s standard-bearer. In his remarks, Trump focused former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, whose performance in Wednesday’s debate has been widely criticized. “I […]
Nevada Dems will abandon Google form, rely on phone for caucus results amid tech fears
Past Nevada caucus winners Nevada’s presidential caucuses date back nearly four decades. But their stature as an early-voting state for presidential nominations race is much more recent. Here is what you need to know about the past Nevada Caucus winners. Nevada Democrats will now abandon plans to use a Google application to report the results […]
Nevada Dems will abandon Google form, rely on phone for caucus results amid tech fears
LAS VEGAS – On the eve of the Nevada presidential caucuses, the state Democratic Party abandoned plans to use a Google application to report the results of its caucuses Saturday. Instead the state party on Friday said it will rely on traditional reporting by phone amid fears of tech problems that led to a reporting […]
Bloomberg admits company signed NDAs with 3 women who complained about him
Democratic presidential contender Mike Bloomberg announced Friday that he will allow three female former employees of his media company to be released their non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that were signed “to address complaints about comments they said I had made.” In a statement released Friday, the former New York City mayor said the agreements had been signed “over […]
