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Jan 15 2020
News
At the Iowa Debate, Bernie Sanders' Most Vociferous Opponent Was CNN
AHEAD OF THE August 2015 Fox News debate, the company’s chair, Rupert Murdoch, issued a directive to debate moderator Megyn Kelly: The Donald Trump thing has gone on long enough, it’s time to take him down. Kelly took a bat to candidate Trump, listing off his most misogynistic remarks, asking how he could explain them to voters. But Trump ended up winning that war.
Democrats assembled
The InterceptFeb 26 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Someone You’ve Never Heard Of Is In Charge
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Most Americans do not know who the parliamentarian of the U.S. Senate is. In fact, most Americans do not know that there is a U.S. Senate parliamentarian. But the position is held by a woman by the name of Elizabeth MacDonough, who has just single-handedly reframed the national conversation about COVID-19 relief
Dan SchnurJul 30 2020
Opinion
Puerto Ricans’ Choice for Vice President
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This Democratic presidential primary saw unprecedented demands for candidate positions on issues affecting the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Advocates flew to Iowa and challenged candidates on the trail, asking them to #ShowUsYourPRPolicy. As a result of this advocacy and in response to devastating natural disasters, many Democratic presidential candidates took the time
Latino RebelsNov 05 2019
Opinion
Where Wealth Taxes Failed
Bernie Sanders often points to Europe as his economic model, but there’s one lesson from the Continent that he and Elizabeth Warren want to ignore. Europe has tried and mostly rejected the wealth taxes that the two presidential candidates are now promising for America.
Senator Warren’s plan sets an annual 2% tax on assets above $50 million, and the rate rises to 6% for billionaires.
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Jan 25 2021
News
Democrats press ahead with second impeachment trial, as GOP is divided on how to defend Trump
Democratic members of Congress are pressing ahead with preparations for the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump, saying there is a “compelling” case for Trump to be convicted of inciting an insurrection and arguing that moving forward with a trial is imperative for the country’s healing.
Meanwhile, the fractures within the Republican Party were evident Sunday as
Washington PostAug 22 2022
Perspectives Blog
Is Democracy in Peril? Where the Left and Right Agree and Disagree
Political polarization is at record highs, and some have speculated we are headed toward civil war. Both sides of the spectrum agree with each other in that they are concerned about democracy being under threat — but for very different reasons.
Political violence has erupted more than once over the last several years. The U.S. ranks in the middle of the pack when it comes to political
Clare AshcraftJun 06 2013
News
NEW TRANSCRIPTS REVEAL LOW-LEVEL IRS OFFICIALS NAMING NAMES OF THOSE IN D.C. WHO OVERSAW TARGETING
The Obama administrations narrative that the targeting of conservatives by the IRS was the work of “low-level agents in Cincinnati took another serious blow Thursday when the Wall Street Journal released a new report citing viewed transcripts of interviews with those agents in which they name names of those in Washington who oversaw the action.
“I was essentially a front person,
The BlazeFeb 08 2017
Headline Roundup
GOP Votes to Silence Warren
The Senate voted late Tuesday to tell Sen. Elizabeth Warren to sit down — and shut up. Almost instantly, social media propelled the episode into a national storyline.
Washington Times HuffPost PoliticoJul 31 2019
News
Marianne Williamson Gave the Clearest—and Best—Answer on Why the U.S. Should Pay Reparations
Marianne Williamson’s appearance at Detroit’s Fox Theatre on Tuesday night will probably be remembered for the novelty of hearing someone say “dark psychic force” during a Democratic debate. But the spiritual author and extreme-long-shot candidate also gave the clearest and best-argued answer on the question of whether—and how—the United States ought to pay reparations to the descendants of
SlateNov 18 2020
News
Biden builds team for Senate confirmation battles
The president-elect has tapped a group of veteran Democrats to act as "sherpas" for his Cabinet nominees.
President-elect Joe Biden hasn’t nominated anyone for his Cabinet yet, but he's assembling the team to get his future picks confirmed.
With Republicans favored to retain their majority in the Senate next year, Biden’s Cabinet is poised to become the incoming administration's
Politico