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Apr 08 2020
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Bernie Sanders is out, but his influence on Democrats lives on
Bernie Sanders’ withdrawal from the presidential race Wednesday was hardly a surprise. Joe Biden had a prohibitive lead in delegates and in polls for the Democratic nomination. But the Vermont senator’s decision, after a likely loss in yesterday’s strange Wisconsin primary, is still momentous.
Former Vice President Biden, the presumptive nominee, now faces the formidable task of
Christian Science MonitorMay 25 2019
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Federal Judge Blocks Mississippi Abortion Law
A federal judge on Friday blocked enforcement of a new Mississippi law that bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. “By banning abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, the law prevents a woman’s free choice, which is central to personal dignity and autonomy,” wrote Judge Carlton Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, an Obama
National Review (News)Apr 17 2016
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George Clooney Discusses the ‘Obscene Amount of Money’ Poured into Political Fundraisers
Chuck Todd asked actor George Clooney Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether he thinks the price of attending high-profile political fundraisers is “obscene.”
The BlazeJul 11 2017
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Mitch McConnell: Senate will delay start of August recess
In a seismic break from long-running Capitol Hill custom, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday abruptly cancelled nearly half of the chamber’s monthlong August recess as Republicans work to press forward on health care and other issues.
Washington TimesFeb 11 2021
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Trump in exile: The man and the idea
The question hanging over the Republican Party isn’t just whether Donald Trump will remain a dominant force personally. It’s also whether his brand of conservative populism will hold together and continue to define the GOP.
The contrast could not be more stark.
A year ago, during Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, presidential tweets and retweets lit up social media,
Christian Science MonitorMar 17 2021
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Biden Calls For Return to Traditional 'Talking Filibuster'
The White House has insisted for some time that President Joe Biden opposes eliminating the filibuster, as many Democrats want, but in an interview airing Wednesday, the president said he's open to changing the filibuster rule back to require senators once again talk on the floor to hold up a bill.
"I don't think that you have to eliminate the filibuster, you have to do it what it used
Newsmax (News)Aug 20 2020
Fact Check
What’s happening with mailboxes and mail-sorting machines?
One Twitter user claimed that it was "cheating 101." Another used the hashtag "#TRUMPSTEALINGELECTION." Social media posts are populating feeds with images of the blue mailboxes being loaded into trucks.
Why is the removal of mailboxes across the country provoking such controversy? Many fear that the operation is related to President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict voting by mail at
PolitiFactAug 14 2019
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Trump official revises Statue of Liberty poem to defend migrant rule change
A top US immigration official has revised a quote inscribed on the Statue of Liberty in defence of a new policy that denies food aid to legal migrants.
The head of Citizenship and Immigration Services tweaked the passage: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free".
The official added the words "who can stand on their own two feet and who will
BBC NewsMar 16 2021
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Deb Haaland confirmed as first Native American Cabinet secretary
The Senate on Monday voted to confirm Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., as President Joe Biden’s secretary of the Department of the Interior, making the second-term Democrat the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S. history.
The vote was 51-40, with four Republicans joining Democrats in favor.
Haaland, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo, earned bipartisan support to run
CNBCMar 16 2021
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Dem Sen. Cardin caught on hot mic telling Buttigieg how Dems will jam trillions of dollars for infrastructure
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., was caught on a hot mic telling Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg that the budget reconciliation process would "most likely" be needed to get an infrastructure package into the end zone.
While at a Monday press conference featuring Buttigieg, Cardin was caught on a C-SPAN mic saying that Democrats will "most likely have to use reconciliation" to push an
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