It’s a question some Democrats are pondering as the 2020 presidential election inches closer: Can their party represent change when three of its top candidates are not only familiar faces, but people in their retirement years? Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: […]
Read MoreNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is projected to win a third term as the Empire State’s chief executive and easily vanquish his Republican challenger. Cuomo is projected to have defeated Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro (R) and secure four more years as New York governor. The Associated Press called the race in Cuomo’s favor […]
Read MoreIn an hour-long MSNBC town hall in the Bronx Friday night, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined youth climate leaders and policy experts to declare that leisurely committee hearings, “half-baked” positions, and timid market-based policy tweaks are no longer tolerable in the face of the planet-wide climate crisis. “The initial response was, ‘Let the market handle it. […]
Read MoreThe ACLU of New Mexico on Thursday demanded an investigation into “an armed fascist militia organization” that has reportedly been illegally detaining migrants at gunpoint at the U.S.-Mexico border. “This has no place in our state: we cannot allow racist and armed vigilantes to kidnap and detain people seeking asylum.” —ACLU of New Mexico “The […]
Read More“Tax the Rich. Save America. Yes, it really is that simple.” So said the organizers of the first-ever “Tax the Rich!” conference, hosted by Patriotic Millionaires and a coalition of other groups in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. The one-day conference aimed to explain why and how to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans to curb […]
Read MoreA new bill would bar Israel from using U.S. funding to detain Palestinian children. Rep. Betsy McCollum (D-Minn.) introduced the legislation Tuesday. McCollum said in a statement Wednesday that the Israeli military’s practice of kidnapping and abusing children was morally wrong. “Israel’s system of military juvenile detention is state-sponsored child abuse designed to intimidate and […]
Read MoreThe world is “facing a climate emergency” and is “not on track” to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Sunday. Speaking in Auckland alongside New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, Guterres said, “Climate change is running faster than what we are.” Despite clear manifestations of the climate and […]
Read MoreBoth inside and outside the Amazon Web Services Summit in New York on Thursday, tech workers, immigrants, and rights advocates demanded that the company end its support of immigration enforcement agencies and what critics called President Donald Trump’s “deportation machine.” As the tech giant held one of several conferences planned around Prime Day, its annual […]
Read MoreRep. Duncan HunterDuncan HunterLobbying world Duncan Hunter granted delayed start to prison sentence over coronavirus New poll shows tight race in key California House race MORE (R-Calif.) on Tuesday edged out Democratic challenger Ammar Campa-Najjar in the race for his California House seat despite charges against Hunter involving the misuse of campaign funds. The race […]
Read MoreFormer Iowa Gov. Tom VilsackThomas James VilsackUSDA: Farm-to-school programs help schools serve healthier meals OVERNIGHT MONEY: House poised to pass debt-ceiling bill MORE (D) said in a new interview that Democrats should be careful about courting “rock stars” as 2020 presidential candidates. “We’re always looking for rock stars but I don’t think the country is looking […]
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