Emily's List President Stephanie Schriock Sits Down With CNBC Editor At Large John Harwood
A central force behind this year's midterm election campaign is neither a political party nor a candidate. It's Emily's List, which for the last three decades has worked to assist Democratic women in politics. Originally organized around fundraising - Emily is an acronym for Early Money Is Like Yeast - the group now recruits and trains as well as finances women candidates. Its only litmus-test issue is support for abortion rights. What makes the organization loom so large in 2018 is the combination of Hillary Clinton's 2016 defeat and Donald Trump's provocations from the White House. More than 300 women - a record - are now running for Congress. Thousands more have stepped forward for offices at all levels of government. That the emergent Me Too movement has also propelled women into the 2018 arena adds a special irony. Before becoming president of Emily's List, Stephanie Schriock managed the winning 2008 Senate campaign of Al Franken - whose resignation last year made him the highest-profile Democratic casualty of the movement. CNBC Editor at Large John Harwood talked with Schriock at Emily's List headquarters in downtown Washington about prospects for women fueling a Democratic takeover of Congress. A partial transcript from Speakeasy with John Harwood featuring Emily's List President Stephanie Schriock follows.
Senator Jeff Flake Sits Down With CNBC Editor At Large John Harwood
When he announced his retirement from the Senate last fall, Jeff Flake of Arizona become one of the strongest Republican critics of President Donald Trump. 'I rise today to say, 'Enough,' he told his colleagues, ripping the president of his party for policies and behavior he called 'dangerous to a democracy.' Last month, Flake delivered a second Senate floor speech likening Trump's words to those of 20th century Russian dictator Josef Stalin. As he leaves his Senate seat, he has pointedly declined to rule out challenging Trump by running for president himself.
BWW Reviews: AS YOU LIKE IT, The Actor's Church, July 2012
St Paul's Church on the west side of Covent Garden piazza is known as 'The Actor's Church', apt as it sits nestled in buzzing theatreland. Iris Theatre's bold and inventive production of one of the Bard's best comedies is based in the gardens of the church.
NBCUniversal Announces DECISION 2012 Programming Coverage
The networks of NBCUniversal today announced comprehensive DECISION 2012 programming plans for events surrounding the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary. Top anchors and correspondents from NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, and Telemundo will report from these key early states as the first Americans begin to cast their votes for a Republican presidential candidate.
CNBC Features DECISION 2010, 11/2
The economy, taxes and jobs take center stage in the most important mid-term elections in a generation, and CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, will feature comprehensive coverage breaking down what the results mean to the two most important streets-Wall Street and Main Street.
CNBC Features DECISION 2010, 11/2
The economy, taxes and jobs take center stage in the most important mid-term elections in a generation, and CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, will feature comprehensive coverage breaking down what the results mean to the two most important streets-Wall Street and Main Street.
CNBC Features DECISION 2010, 11/2
The economy, taxes and jobs take center stage in the most important mid-term elections in a generation, and CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, will feature comprehensive coverage breaking down what the results mean to the two most important streets-Wall Street and Main Street.
Photo Coverage: 'Man of La Mancha' Opening Night at White Plains
The White Plains Performing Arts Center production of Man of La Mancha officially opened Thursday, November 29. This new production of the Tony Award-winning musical based on Miguel de Cervantes' classic tale, 'Don Quixote' is the inaugural production of the Broadway Classics series at the theatre to play through December 16.