The civil rights leader, who died at 84, became the first major Black candidate for US president in 1984 and 1988.
The civil rights leader, who died at 84, became the first major Black candidate for US president in 1984 and 1988. His groundbreaking bids expanded the Democratic electorate, built the Rainbow Coalition and laid political groundwork for future candidates, including Barack Obama.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the pioneering civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died at 84, his family said, leaving behind a legacy that reshaped US politics and expanded the modern movement for racial justice.The Department of Justice sent Congress a list of “politically exposed persons” in the millions of files released related to its probes into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CNN's Katelyn Polantz reports.Georgia’s 14th Congressional District kicks off early voting in a closely watched race to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who left office earlier this year. President Donald Trump has endorsed Clay Fuller, but other Republican candidates aren’t stepping aside. CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports.In a podcast interview with Brian Tyler Cohen, former President Barack Obama made a remark about aliens existing. He later clarified on Instagram that he has not seen evidence of extraterrestrial life.Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said the Trump administration’s handling of Ukraine has been “disgraceful,” along with its failure to upkeep alliances with the West. That was according to Clinton on a panel at the Munich Security Conference.CNN's Manu Raju talks to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on how the Democrats are fighting back against the Republicans' aggressive redistricting push ahead of the midterms.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that his proposals to rein in ICE are “common sense.”The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland sounded the alarm over President Donald Trump's repeated interest in acquiring Greenland during a panel at the Munich Security Conference. “Everybody asks us, do we think it’s over?” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said. “No, we don’t think it’s over.”During an interview with liberal podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen out Saturday, former President Barack Obama spoke out agaisnt Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents’ conduct in Minnesota.
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