Sam Frizell

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Just Want 2016 to End Already? Wait a Second

A "leap second" will be added to account for slowing in the Earth's rotation

By Sam Frizell

Iconic New York Deli Serves Up Its Last Sandwich

The tourists' pitstop will serve its last sandwich on Friday

By Sam Frizell

Elizabeth Warren Fuels 2020 Speculation

The Armed Services Committee has a record of preparing candidates for higher office

By Sam Frizell

Democrats Say Donald Trump Is In Danger of Violating His D.C. Hotel Lease

According to Democratic lawmakers who were briefed by the government landlord of the property

By Sam Frizell

Donald Trump's Big Senate Confirmation Test Will Focus on Russia

Slim Senate margins put Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson nomination at risk

By Zeke J Miller and Sam Frizell

Inside Democrats’ Plan to Beat Trump at His Own Game

The fight is on for Rust Belt working class voters

By Sam Frizell

Democrats Move to Divide Trump From GOP on Coal and Steel

Democrats spied an early opportunity this week to divide President-elect Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans on two sleeper issues, previewing a tactic the party could use next year to broaden its popular appeal. Before floor...

By Sam Frizell

Trump's Tariffs Face Pushback From Republicans

In a major early hurdle to Donald Trump’s trade agenda, Republicans indicated on Monday they are not ready to support his proposed tariff on U.S. companies that leave the country, reopening old rifts between the...

By Sam Frizell

The First Steps to 'Drain the Swamp'

One of the cornerstones of the President-elect’s campaign was a promise to crack down on Washington special interests. While Trump has arguably violated the spirit of this pledge already–by naming a transition team studded with...

By Sam Frizell

How Donald Trump Can Make Airports and Bridges Great Again

In his victory speech, Trump repeated a campaign pledge to fix the nation’s crumbling roads, buckling bridges and dilapidated airports. The President-elect has proposed $150 billion in tax credits, which could spur a new construction...

By Sam Frizell

Democrats Elevate Sanders and Warren as Party Plots Comeback

Reeling after last Tuesday’s defeat, the Democratic Party gave new leading roles to its liberal wing on Wednesday, elevating Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren as the party plots its comeback under four years...

By Sam Frizell

Democrats' Big Decision: Choosing a New Leader

In gilded rooms and marble-floored halls, in hotel basements and operatives’ offices, Democratic insiders, legislators and advisers in Washington, D.C., are huddling to discuss their party’s future after one of the worst election upsets in...

By Sam Frizell

What’s Next for Democrats After the Clintons?

What does the future look like for a post-Clinton Democratic Party?

By Sam Frizell / New York City

Hillary Clinton Concedes, Leaving Democrats at a Loss

Graceful and pained in defeat, Hillary Clinton ended her presidential campaign in a Manhattan hotel ballroom as she had begun it: with a plea to heal the wounds of a divided and confused nation. “Our...

By Sam Frizell

The Moment of Truth

After a bitter 18-month-long election that exposed some of the nation’s most painful divisions and shook its democratic institutions, Americans began to cast their ballots for President on Tuesday morning.Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have...

By Sam Frizell / New York City

Watch Clinton's Final Campaign Ad

Hillary Clinton is making the closing argument of the presidential election on prime time television on Monday night.In a special, two-minute advertising spot to air on the eve on the election, the Democratic nominee, wearing...

By Sam Frizell

Nervous Clouds Hang Over Last Days of Hillary Clinton Rallies

Dark prophecies are more likely to seem credible in church. So when Hillary Clinton took the stage at Mt. Airy Church of God and quoted Proverbs—”where there is no vision, the people perish”—the congregation nodded...

By Sam Frizell / Cleveland

Inside Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's Final Dash

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump began a final, frenetic dash as the presidential campaign entered its last weekend, with the Democratic nominee defending her lead against a late effort by her Republican opponent.Clinton began Saturday...

By Sam Frizell / Philadelphia

Clinton Campaign Touts Early Voting Results

As polls tighten in battleground states and Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump is less secure, Clinton’s campaign is touting early voting numbers that show her with an advantage.In Florida and North Carolina, two must-win...

By Sam Frizell

How One Swing State Is Responding to 'Rigged Election' Talk

The warnings about election fraud came in fast and loud in North Carolina. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spent the summer and fall claiming that Democrats would rig the presidential election. “You won’t vote 15...

By Sam Frizell
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