Dec 18, 2019 - Politics & Policy

Warren endorsed by hundreds of former Obama staffers

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

More than 200 former staffers that worked in former President Barack Obama's campaigns and administration signed a letter endorsing Elizabeth Warren's 2020 presidential run, CNN reports.

Why it matters: Several other top-tier Democratic presidential candidates — especially Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg — are also doing their best to win over Obama's political coalition. It's worth noting that Warren's list of endorsement does not include any former Cabinet-level officials from the Obama administration, while Biden has secured a number of such endorsements.

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Trump's Tucker mind-meld

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If you want to understand the rhetorical roots of Trump's Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore, go back and watch Tucker Carlson's monologues for the past six weeks.

Between the lines: Trump — or rather his speechwriter Stephen Miller — framed the president's opposition to the Black Lives Matter protest movement using the same imagery Carlson has been laying out night after night on Fox.

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Coronavirus dashboard

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

Global: Total confirmed cases as of 6 p.m. ET: 11,366,145 — Total deaths: 532,644 — Total recoveries — 6,154,138 — Map.
U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 6 p.m. ET: 2,874,396 — Total deaths: 129,870 — Total recoveries: 906,763 — Total tested: 35,512,916 — Map.
States: Photos of America's pandemic July 4 — ICU beds in Arizona hot spot near capacity — Houston mayor warns about hospitals
Public health: U.S. coronavirus infections hit record highs for 3 straight days.
Politics: Former Trump official Tom Bossert says face masks “are not enough”
World: Mexican leaders call for tighter border control as infections rise in U.S.
Sports: Sports return stalked by coronavirus
1 📽 thing: Drive-in movie theaters are making a comeback.

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Bolton's hidden aftershocks

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The news media has largely moved on, but foreign government officials remain fixated on John Bolton's memoir, "The Room Where It Happened."

Why it matters: Bolton's detailed inside-the-Oval revelations have raised the blood pressure of allies who were already stressed about President Trump's unreliability.