The Democratic Party's presidential candidates are in Miami for their first debate, which is expected to touch on everything from economics to immigration. Dan and Axios' Alexi McCammond break it down.
Go deeper: 2020 Dems' debate survival guide
The Democratic Party's presidential candidates are in Miami for their first debate, which is expected to touch on everything from economics to immigration. Dan and Axios' Alexi McCammond break it down.
Go deeper: 2020 Dems' debate survival guide
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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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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.