All posts tagged "Democrats"
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DEMOCRACY
Sen. Ted Cruz: ‘If Texas Elects A Democrat, They’re Going To Ban Barbecue’
September 18, 2018Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) joked that Democrats would “ban barbecue” across the state should they win the elections...
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CLIMATE
Puerto Rico Governor Slams Trump Over False Claim: It ‘Is A Fact’ That 2,975 Died From Hurricane Maria
September 13, 2018Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Thursday rebuked President Trump’s false claim that Democrats increased the...
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Authoritarianism
Ex-Republican Comey: ‘All Who Believe In This Country’s Values Must Vote For Democrats This Fall’
July 18, 2018Former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime Republican, called on “all who believe in this country’s...
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DEMOCRACY
Sen. Schumer Introduces Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana At The Federal Level
June 28, 2018Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday introduced new legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the...
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DEMOCRACY
Ex-GOP Strategist: Dems Should ‘Dig In Hard’, ‘Do Everything’ To ‘Block’ Trump SCOTUS Nominee
June 27, 2018Former GOP strategist Steve Schmidt, who previously worked for Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) presidential campaign, said...
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DEMOCRACY
Dems Joined By More Than 20 Kids On House Floor As They Call For End To Family Separations
June 20, 2018Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday were joined by more than 20 children on the House floor as...
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DEMOCRACY
All 49 Senate Democrats Back Bill To Bar Trump’s Policy Of Separating Families At Border
June 18, 2018All 49 members of the Democratic Caucus of the U.S. Senate, including independent Sens. Bernie Sanders...
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DEMOCRACY
Virginia Becomes The 33rd State To Expand Medicaid Under ObamaCare
June 7, 2018After a years-long battle, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) on Thursday signed a budget that includes...
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DEMOCRACY
Democrats Hit Trump After Classified Briefing: ‘No Evidence’ Spy Placed In His Campaign
May 24, 2018Congressional Democrats who attended a classified briefing with top Justice Department officials Thursday said that there...
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CLIMATE
Seven States + DC Threaten To Sue Pruitt’s EPA Over Proposal To Restrict Science
May 7, 2018A group of eight Democratic attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D),...
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Corporate Greed
Most Of GOP Tax Law’s Pass-Through Benefit Will Go To Millionaires And Billionaires
April 23, 2018Most of the GOP tax law’s 20 percent deduction for income from pass-through businesses will go...
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DEMOCRACY
Ex-GOP Billionaire Donor: I Got ‘A Tax Cut I Neither Need Nor Want’, Will Use It To ‘Elect Democrats’
April 16, 2018Seth Klarman, a billionaire hedge fund manager and former major Republican donor, said he is planning to...
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DEMOCRACY
140 House Dems Call On Trump To Implement Russia Sanctions: Stop ‘Ignoring The Law’
March 12, 2018A group of 140 House Democrats led by New York Rep. Eliot Engel, the ranking Democrat...
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DEMOCRACY
Top Nonpartisan Election Forecaster Moves 21 House Races Toward Democrats
February 8, 2018The Cook Political Report, a top nonpartisan election forecaster, moved 21 House races away from the...