Clinton accepts Dem nomination

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Clinton accepts historic nomination: "When there are no ceilings, the sky's the limit" https://t.co/WANtjJnipa pic.twitter.com/6CqrTyN0kW

— The Hill (@thehill) July 29, 2016

WATCH: Hillary Clinton's full speech at the #DemConvention https://t.co/mFfiogp7S9 pic.twitter.com/tMDMiUOvl5

— The Hill (@thehill) July 29, 2016

We've lived the Clinton soap opera for 26 years. In Philadelphia Hillary asked America to order a new season https://t.co/ZIDendgmLt

— The Independent (@Independent) July 29, 2016

Clinton: "A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons." https://t.co/CW73Qazvaz https://t.co/ghVl06uqAG

— ABC News (@ABC) July 29, 2016

Trump unloads on Clinton moments after her historic speech https://t.co/hDzTePxNZr pic.twitter.com/7H92s863ge

— The Hill (@thehill) July 29, 2016

Exclusive @FiveThirtyEight projection on what the Electoral College would look like if women refuse to vote Trump. pic.twitter.com/kmjxmjnY1l

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) March 24, 2016

‘Don’t boo, vote’ – Obama rips Trump, passes the baton to Clinton

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Obama: Never been a man or a woman more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president https://t.co/VXkmkVXcNF pic.twitter.com/epFQSFlopd

— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) July 28, 2016

Barack Obama stole the show at the Democratic national convention #DemsInPhilly https://t.co/sZHJawdsIG

— The Guardian (@guardian) July 28, 2016

In his soaring address, @POTUS framed America as a shining city on a hill—under constant construction. https://t.co/P4LKiPoghg

— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) July 28, 2016

Obama’s powerful message at #DemsInPhilly: Donald Trump is un-American. https://t.co/MY3xVAgFdl pic.twitter.com/iZDPtBuv0x

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) July 28, 2016

Coincidence? Obama spoke for 44 minutes, Clinton for 42 https://t.co/KbMMBAyFlN #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/ojasu0amOm

— The Hill (@thehill) July 28, 2016

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WORLD

Russia says starts humanitarian operation in Aleppo, offers civilians to leave https://t.co/mzFGDztXdE pic.twitter.com/YXYU2EAhSj

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 28, 2016

Dems make history as Clinton is nominated

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be nominated as a Presidential candidate by a major party at the Democratic convention on Tuesday night. After her defeated primary opponent Sen Bernie Sanders sealed the nomination, former President Bill Clinton – in his tenth speech to a convention – was among the night’s speakers making the case for his wife’s election.

Hillary Clinton 'breaks through glass ceiling' on stage at DNC – video https://t.co/PLKpdLlkv5

— The Guardian (@guardian) July 27, 2016

How she got here: @HillaryClinton's long road to the nomination https://t.co/cLE3KZM5Nh | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/R9orqwla6E

— POLITICO (@politico) July 27, 2016

Bill Clinton closes out Tuesday night at DNC by telling the story of the "real" Hillary https://t.co/k43lT5sELH pic.twitter.com/172wC5N3sD

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) July 27, 2016

The historic moment when Hillary Clinton became the Democratic nominee https://t.co/YiUVw6TV5a

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 27, 2016

There was genuine emotion when Bernie Sanders’ brother, speaking as part of the Democrats Abroad delegation, praised their parents..

Watch the emotional moment when Larry Sanders casts his vote for his brother Bernie Sanders at the #DNCinPHL https://t.co/SquWNe5YIo

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton's challenge now is to harness the passions that Bernie Sanders unleashed https://t.co/GNL16GaiD7 pic.twitter.com/ySCWAEdpnK

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 27, 2016

One of the most moving moments of the week so far came when the Mothers of the Movement appeared on-stage.

Watch: 'Mothers of the Movement' highlight Black Lives Matter https://t.co/zQkZcORCCP pic.twitter.com/pnJXZai0tW

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 27, 2016

Meanwhile…

JUST IN: US has "high confidence" Russia behind DNC hack: report https://t.co/bPMnXNCpfq pic.twitter.com/yGuCsfRfdI

— The Hill (@thehill) July 27, 2016

Albright suggests Russia engineered DNC email hack to help Trump https://t.co/B8j3eExdGt | Getty pic.twitter.com/evxPhF4nn5

— POLITICO (@politico) July 27, 2016

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WORLD

France is again reeling after an act of religious-inspired violence, this time the murder of a priest in Rouen. The Vatican called the attack “barbaric”.

UPDATE: Church attacker was under electronic tag surveillance, tried to reach Syria in 2015 – French prosecutor. https://t.co/CtTqoa8VRe

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 26, 2016

France is worried about a religious war https://t.co/KCQRrr4EGm pic.twitter.com/84wq8QmJoh

— The Independent (@Independent) July 27, 2016

Sanders, FLOTUS help Dems move closer together

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Steve McGookin

On a day that began in chaos and protest, and ended with tears on the convention floor as Bernie Sanders pledged to work to elect Hillary Clinton in November, a frequently raucous and bad-tempered mood was turned brilliantly by First Lady Michelle Obama.

.@FLOTUS speech gets the @NYDailyNews to change their front page. Will it change the narrative of this day, too? pic.twitter.com/qda0PEBb0p

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) July 26, 2016

Bernie Sanders just did everything he could to convince his supporters to vote for Hillary Clinton. https://t.co/nS5NfoRLd3

— New Republic (@NewRepublic) July 26, 2016

After turmoil, Sanders, Mrs Obama, Warren thrill convention (from @AP) https://t.co/nwOJz7mzKq

— Channel 3 News (@wcax) July 26, 2016

Sen. Cory Booker: "America, we will rise" https://t.co/TAG0SqRvbP #DemsInPhilly https://t.co/a5VAyBDsMF

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 26, 2016

“Just because #Sanders endorsed her doesn’t mean that we have,” she added…. https://t.co/jq7B7Jvzfr

— whynotnews (@WHYnotnews) July 26, 2016

Jane Sanders: We never had control over our supporters, nor have we ever tried https://t.co/oQknNiqlXA pic.twitter.com/dRiU0gM7Wn

— The Hill (@thehill) July 26, 2016

It took a celebrity, a comedian, to do what Sanders should have done several weeks ago https://t.co/bMHMXbqVLA pic.twitter.com/ufIUbeiXIE

— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) July 26, 2016

Bernie Sanders totally sold out to Crooked Hillary Clinton. All of that work, energy and money, and nothing to show for it! Waste of time.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2016

Dems in disarray as convention opens

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Steve McGookin

After the Republican convention in Cleveland, you could be forgiven for thinking that all the Democrats have to do this week in Philadelphia is demonstrate a basic level of competence. That’s going well, then…

Wikileaks saga claims scalp of DNC's Wasserman Schultz, to step down this week https://t.co/WjSJjxBr6M

— CNBC (@CNBC) July 25, 2016

Ed Rendell, former DNC chairman, says Wasserman Schultz should not have role at convention https://t.co/P68Ro9XDo7

— Post Politics (@postpolitics) July 25, 2016

.@HillaryClinton hires resigning DNC chair @DWStweets, sticks finger in eye of @BernieSanders supporters. #DNCLeaks https://t.co/APO4owZUjr

— David Shuster (@DavidShuster) July 25, 2016

Putin's revenge: @HillaryClinton campaign — and some cyber experts — say #Russia is behind DNC email release https://t.co/MrtgPg7zhF

— Fernando Espuelas (@EspuelasVox) July 25, 2016

DNC explicitly said its strategy would be to highlight Russia claim so as to obfuscate content of revelations https://t.co/IAcg5Ahj2k

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 25, 2016

NEW CNN/ORC post-GOP convention poll, 4 way race has Trump getting. 7 point bump: pic.twitter.com/gkxHOYMOLn

— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) July 25, 2016

Motive unclear in Munich shooting

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Steve McGookin

An as-yet unidentified gunman killed nine people and injured several others in a shooting attack in downtown Munich. The situation was initially confused and chaotic, with the area remaining on lockdown for several hours.

#UPDATE: 'Lone' Munich shooter kills nine, commits suicide https://t.co/0W8fIkXmhr

— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 23, 2016

Reports of a second shooting at Marienplatz station #Munich https://t.co/uMwFbEuveB

— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 22, 2016

A lone gunman killed 9 people before killing himself in an attack in Munich. What we know now: https://t.co/VXCwrcqkNL

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 23, 2016

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WORLD

Hillary Clinton named Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her Vice-Presidential running mate.

In choosing Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton is sending the clearest signal yet that she's confident she'll win https://t.co/7uCyewcjVq

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 23, 2016

Clinton Assures Tim Kaine She’ll Continue Serving As President In Event Of Her Death https://t.co/vm4V7Jut4g pic.twitter.com/tELeg4wDhq

— The Onion (@TheOnion) July 23, 2016

Meanwhile,

Republican Convention, Day 4

Reaction to Donald Trump’s acceptance speech last night was as mixed as you might expect.

More than 32 million viewers tuned in to watch Donald Trump deliver his #RNCinCLE acceptance speech https://t.co/yNx0hHael3

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 22, 2016

The platform that Trump is running on is divisive and dangerous, @JohnCassidy writes. https://t.co/FQFoxZamn0

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) July 22, 2016

An analysis shows that Trump's convention speech was the most negative in 40 years (via @monkeycageblog)https://t.co/B0iF1GDVfu

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) July 22, 2016

Trump's speech last night was heavy on fear, light on facts: https://t.co/mCgPpQQ4id

— The Briefing (@TheBriefing2016) July 22, 2016

Bernie Sanders was not impressed with Donald Trump's speech Thursday night at the #RNCinCLE: https://t.co/CirMTvoHg3 pic.twitter.com/M3TfdXeEGS

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 22, 2016

Nixon’s RNC speech in 1968 was scary. Trump’s was way scarier. https://t.co/b6xrgwUzo9 pic.twitter.com/ccm7WqK5fI

— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 22, 2016

Watch Jon Stewart return to late night to skewer Trump, the GOP and Fox News https://t.co/Y9EPixnJkN

— TIME.com (@TIME) July 23, 2016

There's a county in Ohio that's been able to pick the US president since 1964.
This year, they're voting for Trump https://t.co/rt5DHAdNDq

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 23, 2016

Don't think people are really grasping how plausible it is that Trump could become president. It's a close election right now.

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) July 23, 2016

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SPORTS

England have a new manager.

No, they’re saying “Cruuuuuz..”

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Republican Convention, Day 3

TRULY, one of the greatest moments of @tedcruz' political career. #TedCruz2020 https://t.co/kuf9PfqBVf

— Chris Mattingly (@_chrismattingly) July 21, 2016

Ted Cruz just made his play to be the GOP's designated survivor after Trump's defeat lays waste to the party https://t.co/j3ivxlZ1ec

— Dara Lind (@DLind) July 21, 2016

Via @RichLowry: The Trump phenomenon began, in part, as a revolt against a dynasty. Now Trump is the dynasty. https://t.co/QJ9vpfYE1g

— POLITICO (@politico) July 21, 2016

Trump Campaign Reports $20 Million Cash on Hand https://t.co/Lu77quoaP3 pic.twitter.com/ptPbFL43ld

— Roll Call (@rollcall) July 21, 2016

Ted Cruz rebuffed by Adelsons after he refuses to endorse Donald Trump https://t.co/eJY9QPQFoC

— Robert Costa (@costareports) July 21, 2016

The RNC represents a futile effort to reverse our country’s progress https://t.co/gI7ABgBEjA

— Salon.com (@Salon) July 21, 2016

Report: Trump hints at fundamental shift in relationship with NATO allies https://t.co/B0NN8fgUU9 pic.twitter.com/GAJvMDgyJO

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 21, 2016

Secret Service investigating Trump delegate’s call for Clinton to be executed https://t.co/utGh2pABix | Getty pic.twitter.com/alD1PdgJkX

— POLITICO (@politico) July 21, 2016

Border wall appears around Donald Trump's star on Hollywood walk of fame https://t.co/g3XlVMIRT6

— Guardian news (@guardiannews) July 21, 2016

Trump seals GOP nomination

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Republican Convention, Day 2

A bit of a bounce-back after last night, but still more than enough wackiness to go around.

On today's #frontpage: Outsider is officially in at @GOPconvention; #Trump blames #Clinton camp in plagiarism flap pic.twitter.com/yfx9jug9Ta

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 20, 2016

Donald Trump has officially been nominated as the presidential candidate for the Republican Party #RNC2016 https://t.co/rJwFQmshsX

— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 20, 2016

Republican delegate facepalms as his state announces its votes for Trump #RNCinCLE https://t.co/VVvZuVoPAJ https://t.co/GkCit35Oi4

— CNN (@CNN) July 20, 2016

.@realDonaldTrump shares the spotlight during RNC Day 2 speeches https://t.co/kq5mbF9fBU | Getty

— POLITICO (@politico) July 20, 2016

This is one hell of a way to #MAGA https://t.co/Lx4k0cBC2q

— Jazzhands McFeels (@jazzhandmcfeels) July 20, 2016

Trump's Children Work to Humanize Him https://t.co/K20qfg3vOJ pic.twitter.com/WdZFUkgTRr

— Roll Call (@rollcall) July 20, 2016

Christie leads GOPers in call-and-response kangaroo court for Clinton https://t.co/kneND6i2pB pic.twitter.com/gSLwEDrWer

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) July 20, 2016

WATCH: @ChrisChristie talks to ABC's @TerryMoran about whether Clinton opposition is what's primarily unifying GOP. https://t.co/eKhXTDcrIi

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 20, 2016

If you think Chris Christie can lecture anyone on ethics, we have a bridge to sell you. https://t.co/c1nkZojJFL #RNCinCLE

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 20, 2016

WATCH: Carson claims Clinton hero supports Lucifer https://t.co/blCM5Ik1rA pic.twitter.com/bPQE8TdOJt

— The Hill (@thehill) July 20, 2016

All the different things the Trump campaign said about Melania Trump’s #GOPconvention speech https://t.co/il6v6CqDv9 pic.twitter.com/HKVFN007uG

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 20, 2016

Lobbyists leaving GOP convention before Trump's acceptance speech https://t.co/kliWN18bsD pic.twitter.com/E07LhPtgfv

— The Hill (@thehill) July 20, 2016

If Trump wins, a coup isn't impossible here in the U.S. https://t.co/OxW7igNXlo via @latimesopinion pic.twitter.com/ULJEI98CXe

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 20, 2016

Really, you were expecting anything different..?

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Republican Convention, Day 1

Trumpland quickly turned from ebullient to dark after the convention ended Monday and cable went big on plagiarism. https://t.co/YjaJEpzFCo

— Robert Costa (@costareports) July 19, 2016

.@ThePlumLineGS explains why Melania's plagiarism is a certified big deal: https://t.co/qjzsiFWDeh

— Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) July 19, 2016

Watch a mashup of Melania Trump and Michelle Obama's convention speeches https://t.co/gXojBLezaD

— TIME.com (@TIME) July 19, 2016

Watch as Rep. Steve King preaches literal white supremacism on national television: https://t.co/gyzcegyreL https://t.co/yBrO7Jjrj7

— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 19, 2016

Luttrell said he would forget the teleprompter but his "speaking from the heart" wasn't really spontaneous #RNCinCLE https://t.co/Vrj1jvFo1i

— Allison Hoppe (@AllisonCCH) July 19, 2016

Scott Baio & Willie Roberston didn’t talk about security, they talked about nostalgia for a less tolerant country https://t.co/ATehLT7vxC

— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 19, 2016

Can the Republicans recover from a disastrous day one? @ron_fournier has been just as tough on @hillaryclinton https://t.co/pwG1hgSPOt

— Joe Trippi (@JoeTrippi) July 19, 2016

Stop https://t.co/Jj87ETOstO

— Kirsten Salyer (@kirstensalyer) July 19, 2016

Exactly https://t.co/cdWD4MLtIZ

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 19, 2016

.@hunterw walked up to a bunch of folks wielding guns and asked them about it https://t.co/bTv2fT0N07

— Sam Ro (@bySamRo) July 19, 2016

Social conservatives win on GOP platform https://t.co/0sKreEiavR | Getty pic.twitter.com/Vy4co5braG

— POLITICO (@politico) July 19, 2016

WATCH: GOP convention speaker says Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim https://t.co/7QEgUnXjJP pic.twitter.com/5glnevQSoz

— The Hill (@thehill) July 19, 2016

Today's Top Ten Front Pageshttps://t.co/sspMAq5JaD "#RNCinCLE"#TFPTop10 pic.twitter.com/y9LsqSF0D2

— Newseum (@Newseum) July 19, 2016

Political theatre ahead of crucial vote on Trident

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Steve McGookin

The British parliament is set to vote on Monday on whether or not to renew the £200-billion Trident nuclear “deterrent” program. Unsurprisingly in the current chaotic climate, the controversial issue has become something of a partisan political football.

NEW: Theresa May warns against "reckless gamble" of scrapping Trident ahead of Commons vote https://t.co/ZiuclQzzVr pic.twitter.com/tqwB8jzPPF

— PoliticsHome (@politicshome) July 18, 2016

This Trident vote is contemptible trick. That’s why we are abstaining | Clive Lewis and Emily Thornberry https://t.co/3yzwLaptrh

— The Guardian (@guardian) July 17, 2016

Jeremy Corbyn vows to vote against Trident renewal https://t.co/G6aJbTIQA3 > #GivePeaceAChance #ImWithCorbyn

— Milton O'Rourke (@miltonorourke) July 18, 2016

It's undemocratic for Westminster to impose #Trident on Scotland where a majority of MPs & MSPs stand against it. pic.twitter.com/evQWuM5lL9

— CND (@CNDuk) July 18, 2016

Trident's an immoral waste on an unusable weapon proving nothing's unaffordable. Me in today's @DailyMirror pic.twitter.com/Duwstj906o

— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) July 18, 2016

If Britain votes to scrap Trident tomorrow, we really could give £100bn to our schools and the NHS https://t.co/PeqODMTmG7

— Independent Voices (@IndyVoices) July 17, 2016

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WORLD

Another tragic shooting incident in the US, as three police officers were killed by a gunman in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

What to know about the deadly ambush on police officers in Baton Rouge https://t.co/CpHNsu342E

— TIME.com (@TIME) July 18, 2016

Baton Rouge shootings: suspect Gavin Long was marine with online alias https://t.co/JRwTgWpExG

— The Guardian (@guardian) July 18, 2016

Slain Baton Rouge cop penned heartbroken letter on race relations just weeks before death https://t.co/LuixQh4jIz pic.twitter.com/4c24u1dANi

— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) July 18, 2016

And the Baton Rouge incident happened as the Republican party prepared for the opening of its convention in Cleveland, with presumptive nominee Donald Trump portraying himself as the “law and order” candidate, an echo of the 1968 nomination of Richard Nixon against a background of social unrest and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr and Robert Kennedy.

Continuing to say "It's 1968 all over again" does not, in fact, make 2016 anything like 1968. https://t.co/ntqRl5eFT2

— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) July 12, 2016

The convention, which has as its opening day theme, “Make America Safe Again” was always likely to see dissent and possible confrontation, even without the added complication of Ohio being a so-called “open carry” state.

As news broke in Baton Rouge, he stood in a Cleveland square holding a semi-automatic AR-15 https://t.co/uRgQPrUgd9 pic.twitter.com/EPvyoO1RkQ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 18, 2016

Trump’s awkward roll-out of his Vice-Presidential pick Gov Mike Pence continued on Sunday night with a joint appearance on ’60 Minutes’ which seemed to highlight some key divisions between them.

This video of Trump and Pence is astonishing in simple revelation of someone's ignorance and frightening in that… https://t.co/Pof6wILCsV

— Phil Townend (@TheBridgeNetMan) July 18, 2016

1. Trump incorrectly says he was against Iraq from start. 2. Says Pence entitled to mistake. 3. Says Clinton is not. pic.twitter.com/JT6TN0zSsQ

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) July 18, 2016

But at least they eventually got the logo right…

⚡️ "The Trump/Pence logo is already a meme"https://t.co/bs9hx5u7id

— Wayne (@smokinghunks) July 18, 2016

What to expect this week at the Republican convention https://t.co/jnmypfhDKt

— TIME.com (@TIME) July 18, 2016

Elsewhere… really? You don’t say…

Turkey government seemed to have list of arrests prepared: EU's Hahn https://t.co/gmcq50Uhx4 pic.twitter.com/DQSV4pegKM

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 18, 2016

The Overnight Note

Another day, another deadline

Monthly Archives: July 2016

Clinton accepts Dem nomination

‘Don’t boo, vote’ – Obama rips Trump, passes the baton to Clinton

Dems make history as Clinton is nominated

Sanders, FLOTUS help Dems move closer together

Dems in disarray as convention opens

Motive unclear in Munich shooting

No, they’re saying “Cruuuuuz..”

Trump seals GOP nomination

Really, you were expecting anything different..?

Political theatre ahead of crucial vote on Trident