Politics
Cory Booker Texted Us From The New Jersey Turnpike
In The Stakes 2020, BuzzFeed News' newsletter about the 2020 campaign, Sen. Cory Booker talks about building consensus and why he's #TeamChrissy.
Ben Smith
Three Senators Are Demanding Answers From Amazon About Its "Unfair And Dangerous" Delivery System
Following a BuzzFeed News investigation into Amazon's delivery network, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Elizabeth Warren, and Sherrod Brown wrote to Jeff Bezos, accusing the tech giant of disregarding public safety and workers’ rights and demanding information about the companies that deliver its packages.
Ken Bensinger
Tonight’s Democratic Primary Debate Actually Matters
Thursday’s Democratic primary debate will make it really clear who the top presidential candidates are.
Matt Berman
A New Bill Would Stop The US From Exporting Tear Gas To Hong Kong
The bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday comes on the heels of a BuzzFeed News investigation into a US company supplying crowd-control equipment to Hong Kong.
Rosalind Adams
A Top House Democrat Said The House Isn’t In An Impeachment Investigation, Even As The Investigation’s Head Says It Is
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer later cleared up his remarks, but the confusion highlights Democrats’ mixed messaging on impeachment.
Kadia Goba
House Democrats Push Major Gun Control Bills Forward Following The Mass Shootings In El Paso And Dayton
The House Judiciary Committee passed bills Tuesday night to expand background checks for gun sales and prevent those who are a danger to themselves and others from buying guns.
Kadia Goba
Donald Trump Loves Looking Strong. John Bolton Actually Wanted Him To Act On It.
John Bolton’s tough talk on TV won over a president looking for a change. But once in the White House, he learned how hard it is to keep Trump marching on beat.
Hayes Brown
Michael Flynn Is Looking For A Way Out Of His Guilty Plea
Flynn’s lawyer told a judge Tuesday that they believed there was evidence the case should be dismissed because of “egregious” misconduct by the government.
Zoe Tillman
A Major Progressive Group That Backed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Endorsing Another Young Woman Trying To Take Down A Top Democrat
Brand New Congress is endorsing Mckayla Wilkes, the 29-year-old progressive challenging House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer in 2020.
Addy Baird
Kamala Harris’s New Plan To End Mass Incarceration Leans On Her Past As A Prosecutor
Kamala Harris’s new criminal justice plan hits progressive goals, while not exactly shying away from her past.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Joe Biden Said He Advised Hillary Clinton’s Team Not To Debate With Donald Trump Over The "Access Hollywood" Tape
"Is he suggesting Hillary's reaction to the Access Hollywood tape should have been, ‘Oh, nevermind?’ That is a pretty Mad Men-era mentality," a former Clinton aide said.
Henry J. Gomez
The Trump Administration Isn’t Enforcing A New Policy To Speed Up Deportations And Couldn’t Tell A Judge When It Would
The administration had said it would start enforcing the new policy Sept. 1. On Friday, a DOJ lawyer told a judge nothing had happened yet and didn’t have any details about when it would.
Zoe Tillman
Beto O’Rourke’s Campaign Keeps D---Ing Out The Letters When He Curses
Just write the word!
Katherine Miller
Why Is Michael Bennet Still Running For President? A Mentor Helps Explain.
Michael Bennet got started in politics in Ohio 30 years ago. How he misses those simpler, pre-Twitter times.
Henry J. Gomez
“The Most Immoral, Unethical Thing I’ve Ever Seen In My 15 Years Of Politics” — Inside A Small City Mayor’s Campaign For President
Wayne Messam’s unlikely 2020 campaign has been chaotic from the start. “It’s like we were in some D-list version of The Sopranos.”
Ryan C. Brooks
A Massive Lobbying War Could Kill A Bipartisan Effort To End The Surprise Medical Billing Crisis
“I’m very worried. There are members of Congress who are skittish,” said one patient advocate.
Paul McLeod
The Knights Of Columbus Are Massively Inflating Their Membership In Alleged Insurance Scheme, New Documents Suggest
New documents allege that Knights of Columbus is inflating its membership numbers by 28% to bolster its multibillion-dollar life insurance company.
Ema O'Connor
Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Embracing Bigger Ideas To Tackle The Climate Crisis Than Ever Before
Vowing to keep the US in the Paris agreement is “the cost of entry” into the Democratic presidential race.
Zahra Hirji
Why Isn't Cory Booker's Campaign Taking Off?
Booker is waging the civil rights movement's last battle — to unite a racially divided country on the verge of disaster — against Donald Trump. Will enough people listen to make him the nominee?
Darren Sands
Think Trump Can’t Win In 2020? These Bikers Want To Change That.
In the chaos of the 2016 election, Chris Cox forged a political machine out of an unlikely demographic — one that helped Trump reach the White House and is determined to keep him there.
James Pogue
DMs With Andrew Yang: Plans, Memes, And Doomers
In The Stakes 2020, BuzzFeed News' newsletter about the 2020 campaign, Democratic candidate Andrew Yang talks about memes and what he thinks of being called a "doomer."
Ben Smith
CNN Is Not Renewing A Political Reporter’s TV Deal After She Got A New Job Running A Conservative News Site
Eliana Johnson’s CNN contract will not be renewed, as she leaves Politico to lead the Free Beacon.
Matt Berman
A Top White House Reporter Is Taking Over The Washington Free Beacon
Eliana Johnson, of Politico now and formerly National Review, will lead the neoconservative outlet.
Ben Smith
This Is What You Should Watch For In The First-Ever Climate Crisis Presidential Town Hall
Each of the top 10 candidates will have 40 minutes to talk exclusively about the climate crisis.
Zahra Hirji
Pete Buttigieg Wants To Make Solving The Climate Crisis “A National Project”
“I’ve seen what happens if we don’t act, and I’m determined to make sure Americans understand this isn’t just a coastal issue, and it’s not a distant issue only — this is a nationwide issue,” Buttigieg said.
Zahra Hirji
Beto O’Rourke’s Presidential Campaign Suddenly Has A Purpose
Beto O'Rourke has broken through the Democratic primary’s noise with expressions of raw anger and a divisive new stance on gun control.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Victims Of The Charleston Church Mass Shooting Can Sue Over Background Check Failures That Let The Shooter Buy A Gun, A Court Ruled
The federal government is not immune from claims over what the FBI admitted were lapses with the national background check system, a federal appeals court ruled.
Zoe Tillman
Pete Buttigieg Has Cooled Off But His Campaign Says It’s Time For “Phase Three”
“You have to keep that fire lit, and that’s really hard to do.”
Henry J. Gomez
James Comey Won't Face Charges For Sharing Memos About His Interactions With Trump
"Comey set a dangerous example for the over 35,000 current FBI employees — and the many thousands more former FBI employees — who similarly have access to or knowledge of non-public information," the DOJ inspector general's office wrote.
Zoe Tillman
This Major Immigrant Youth Advocacy Group Is Endorsing "The Squad" And Other Progressives For 2020
“This is the election of our lives.”
Nidhi Prakash
