On Saturday, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced a new plan that would eliminate $81 billion in Americans’ past-due medical bills. The plan would also get rid of private credit reporting agencies, replacing them with a public debt registry that would not include debt from medical costs. The campaign released …
Read More »Dan Poised to Defeat Dan In North Carolina's 9th District
Voters in North Carolina’s 9th district are marching to the polls Tuesday to send Dan to Washington. The only question is which Dan will it be: Democrat Dan McCready or Republican Dan Bishop? Polling indicates the Dans were in a virtual dead heat heading into election day. To review: Tuesday’s …
Read More »Having Worked Within the System, Kamala Harris Now Aims to Fix It
Kamala Harris released an ambitious criminal-justice and public safety reform plan on Monday morning, presenting a platform that represents how far her politics on her area of greatest expertise have progressed leftward and away from the “tough on crime” approach she took during her long tenure as a prosecutor in …
Read More »Trump Was the Only World Leader to Bail on a G7 Climate Session
A day after Axios reported his desire to literally bomb Mother Nature into submission, a seat reserved for President Trump sat empty at a G7 session on the climate and biodiversity. He was the only world leader not to attend the Monday morning meeting. After the session concluded, Trump was …
Read More »With Hickenlooper Out, Who's the Next 2020 Democrat to Go?
Former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper is ending his Presidential bid on Thursday, fueling speculation he might dive into another crowded primary field and join the 13 Democrats already vying for a chance to challenge Cory Gardner, the Republican Senator from Colorado, in 2020. “I’ve heard from so many Coloradans who …
Read More »A Flurry of House Democrats Announce Support for Impeachment Inquiry
With seemingly no real public momentum following Robert Mueller’s testimony, a flurry of Democratic House members announced their support for an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Sunday. Following Friday’s lawsuit filed by members of the House Judiciary Committee in order to unseal grand jury evidence stemming from Robert …
Read More »This Is What an ICE Arrest Looks Like
Florencio Millan-Vazquez and his partner were taking their 6-month-old child to the doctor on Monday when federal agents smashed their car window, dragged him from the vehicle and took him for deportation while the couple’s 11-year-old child screamed “I don’t want them to take Daddy.” Millan-Vazquez’s partner, Cheyenne Hoyt, live-streamed …
Read More »Trump Promised Worldwide Respect for America, You Know What Happened Next
During the 2016 presidential campaign season, Donald Trump constantly lied about America’s standing in the world. To anyone who would listen, he’d spew nonsense like, “The world is laughing at us.” According to a 2016 Washington Post article, Trump, as a private citizen, dating back to 1987 and then as …
Read More »Children Inside Texas Detention Centers Describe Squalid Conditions
On Wednesday, lawyers who represent the interests of children in U.S. immigration custody filed a temporary restraining order after dozens of children and at least two doctors reported unsafe and unhygienic conditions at four Texas Customs and Border Patrol facilities. The declarations, 60 total, were taken by volunteer attorneys during …
Read More »All the Excuses Nancy Pelosi Has Used for Not Impeaching Trump
The walls are starting to close in around Nancy Pelosi. As President Trump and his administration continue to stonewall Democratic efforts to conduct oversight, a growing number of prominent party lawmakers are publicly calling for the the House to begin impeachment proceedings. According to an NBC News tally, over 60 …
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