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Tuesday 23 OcTOber 2018
Obama rails against Republicans, rallies Democrats in Nevada

By MICHELLE L. PRICE can National Committee,
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former said "Nevada saw some of
President Barack Obama its darkest days as a result
delivered a biting critique of relentless government
of Republicans in Washing- overreach advanced by
ton and President Donald the Obama administra-
Trump's administration on tion."
Monday but avoided men- "We've made incredible
tioning his successor by strides thanks to President
name. Trump and our GOP-led
Obama, speaking at a rally Congress, and it's insult-
in Las Vegas for Nevada ing for Barack Obama to
Democrats, said Republi- come out here and try to
cans had promised to "fight rally support for candidates
for the little guy" but instead like Jacky Rosen, Steve
helped corporations and Sisolak, Susie Lee and Ste-
sowed divisions in America. ven Horsford who will work
Republicans in Congress to systematically dismantle
"bend over backwards" in- the policies generating all
stead of being "a check or of this progress."
a balance on this kind of The event followed visits
corrupt politics," the former over the weekend by his
president said. former Vice President Joe
Obama was in Nevada Candidate for Senate Jacky Rosen listens as former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally in Biden, who rallied with
to drum up support for support of her and other Democratic candidates, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. Democrats outside a union
Democratic Rep. Jacky Associated Press hall in Las Vegas, and a
Rosen, who is in a tight race rally in the rural town of Elko
against incumbent Repub- when you get a sense he 2020 census. ery that Trump often takes by President Donald Trump.
lican Sen. Dean Heller, and knows it's not right." Obama's rally included credit for started during his The former president has
energize voters in the swing Rosen, a first-term congress- specific appeals to young administration. generally kept a low pro-
state who delivered big woman, is seen as one of people and Latinos, key "When you hear all this talk file since leaving office and
for Democrats in 2016 but Democrats' best opportuni- demographics who can about economic miracles has been selective about
stayed home during the ties to flip control of a Sen- boost Democrat numbers right now, remember who campaigning for Demo-
midterm elections in 2014. ate seat, though the party if they participate. The rally started it," Obama said. crats in this year's midterm
Obama, who won the state faces slim chances of tak- at a University of Nevada, Obama also touted the elections.
in 2008 and 2012, railed ing control of the Senate. Las Vegas arena included campaigns of Nevada Obama endorsed candi-
against the GOP tax law, She narrowly won elec- performances from hip-hop gubernatorial candidate dates up and down the
efforts to repeal his Afford- tion to her Las Vegas-area group Salt-N-Pepa and Co- Steve Sisolak and U.S. ballot around the country,
able Care Act, Trump's at- district in 2014 and is tak- lumbian reggaeton star J House candidates Susie but in September, he broke
tacks on the media, politi- ing on a politician who not Balvin and a speech from Lee and Steven Horsford. with the traditional defer-
cal pressure he's put on U.S. only has already won a actress America Ferrera. Though Obama used his ence that past presidents
Attorney General Jeff Ses- statewide election but has Obama said not voting this speech to say Republi- show successors and gave
sions and the separation never lost an election de- November would be "pro- cans are rolling back the a sharp critique of Trump.
of immigrant families at the spite serving nearly three foundly dangerous to this progress his administra- In subsequent appearanc-
U.S.-Mexico border. decades in public offices. country, to our democra- tion made, the GOP on es for Democrats in Califor-
Obama also criticized Hell- Democrats are also in a cy." He also reminded the Monday responded with nia, Ohio and Pennsylva-
er, saying, "the current sen- close battle for the gover- crowd that the 2011 killing an identical criticism of nia, he avoided a similar
ator, he doesn't seem to be nor's office, which will over- of Osama bin Laden oc- Obama and Democrats. reproach and instead fo-
willing to stand up to this. see state and federal redis- curred under his watch and Keelie Broom, a spokes- cused on urging people to
He just goes along, even tricting occurring after the that the economic recov- woman for the Republi- vote.q
Supreme Court: Ross can't be questioned in census suit

By MARK SHERMAN first time since 1950. Nov. 5, although Gorsuch when the decision to add non in spring 2017 about
WASHINGTON (AP) — The The suits by a dozen states suggested in a four-page the citizenship question adding the question. In the
Supreme Court is siding with and big cities, among oth- opinion that U.S. District was announced, that he recent court filing, federal
the Trump administration to ers, say the citizenship Judge Jesse Furman could considered adding it af- government lawyers said
block the questioning of question will discourage delay the proceedings. ter a request to do so last Ross recalls that Bannon
Commerce Secretary Wil- immigrants from participat- Gorsuch said he "sees no December from the Justice called him in the spring
bur Ross about his decision ing, diluting political repre- reason to distinguish be- Department. of 2017 to ask if he would
to add a citizenship ques- sentation and federal dol- tween Secretary Ross' de- "The record developed thus speak with then-Kansas
tion to the 2020 census. lars for states that tend to position and those of other far, however, casts grave Secretary of State Kris Ko-
The unsigned order Mon- vote Democratic. senior executive officials." doubt on those claims," the bach about Kobach's ideas
day overrides lower fed- But the court is allowing Furman based his ruling judge wrote in September. about adding a citizenship
eral courts in New York the deposition of acting requiring Ross' deposition But earlier this month, Jus- question to the census.
that would have allowed assistant attorney general on concerns about Ross' tice Department lawyers The lawyers wrote that
the questioning of Ross to John Gore to go forward, truthfulness in relating how filed a new document in Ross also discussed adding
proceed in lawsuits chal- over the dissent of Justices the decision to add the the case in which Ross said the question with Attorney
lenging the addition of a Neil Gorsuch and Clarence citizenship question came he now remembers speak- General Jeff Sessions in the
citizenship question on the Thomas. A trial is scheduled about. The judge noted ing with former senior White spring of 2017 and at other
decennial census for the to begin in New York on that Ross claimed in March, House adviser Steve Ban- times.q