2020 September

Biden allies say he doesn’t have to rush into race

Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE isn’t […]

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Sasse’s jabs at Trump spark talk of primary challenger

Conservative Sen. Ben SasseBenjamin (Ben) Eric SasseTim Scott to introduce GOP police reform bill next week GOP votes to give Graham broad subpoena power in Obama-era probe Senate GOP shifts on police reform MORE (R-Neb.), a frequent critic of President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to […]

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Feinstein says she thinks Biden will run after meeting with him

Sen. Dianne FeinsteinDianne Emiel FeinsteinHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos GOP votes to give Graham broad subpoena power in Obama-era probe MORE […]

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NBC's Seth Meyers mocks MSNBC's coverage of O'Rourke's campaign minivan

NBC late-night host Seth Meyers mocked sister channel MSNBC’s coverage of Beto O’Rourke’s trip to Iowa on Thursday after the cable news network put focus on the Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful’s minivan rental.  The joke come the same day O’Rourke, a former Texas congressman who gave Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands […]

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US Beekeepers File Suit Against Trump EPA Charging 'Illegal' Approval of Insecticide Linked to Mass Die-Off

A group of beekeepers joined forces on Friday against Trump’s EPA by filing a lawsuit over the agency’s move to put a powerful insecticide—one that scientists warn is part of the massive pollinator die-off across the U.S.—back on the market. Click Here: Atlanta United FC Jersey The lawsuit (pdf) charges that the EPA’s approval of […]

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Report: US-Made Bomb Killed Six Yemeni Civilians, Including Three Children, in June Attack

U.S. made bombs killed six Yemeni civilians on June 28, including three children, in the Ta’iz governate, according to a Wednesday report from Amnesty International.  The attacks were part of the Saudi Arabia-led war on Yemen, which has killed thousands and triggered what has been described as the world’s greatest humanitarian crisis. “It is unfathomable and […]

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Progressives Say GM's Decision to Cut Off Employee Health Insurance 'Yet Another Reason Why We Need Medicare for All'

General Motors’ decision Tuesday to stop paying healthcare premiums for nearly 50,000 of the company’s striking workers offered a powerful case for why Medicare for All is necessary to ensure stable and quality insurance as a right for everyone in the United States. That was the argument advanced by single-payer supporters in the wake of […]

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Just Hours After Trump Bends to Erdoğan, Reports Indicate Turkey's Bombing of Kurdish Forces Has Begun

As President Donald Trump was being denounced from all political sides—both domestically and on the international stage—for his decision to rapidly withdraw troops from northeast Syria, reporting on Monday indicated Turkey has already launched bombing raids across the border in order to target the very Kurdish forces which long acted as key coalition allies and […]

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Threatening Food and Medicines, Trump Admin Accused of Putting Iranian People in 'Cross-Hairs of Its Ongoing Economic War'

The Trump administration was accused of sounding “the death knell for humanitarian trade with Iran” on Friday after the State and Treasury Departments announced new measures targeting the sanctions-hit country. “Through its action today,” said National Iranian American Council (NIAC) president Jamal Abdi, “the administration has made clear that the Iranian people are in the […]

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For 'Making Movement Politics Mainstream,' National Grassroots Group People's Action Endorses Bernie Sanders

Applauding Sen. Bernie Sanders for his leadership in forming a coalition of working people that cuts across race, class, and generational divides, national grassroots network People’s Action announced its endorsement of the progressive 2020 Democratic candidate Thursday. People’s Action, a coalition of 40 state-level progressive groups from across the country, endorsed the Vermont senator after […]

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