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D onald Trump was slamming his fist on the Resolute Desk and, once again, calling for blood. It was the second year of his presidency, and Trump was seething about gang members and drug lords. He wanted to see their bodies piled up in the streets. Specifically, he sought a …

Thisarticlewas produced by Capital & Main. It is co-published by Rolling Stone with permission. In a presidential contestthat has left heads spinning, one truth has remained unchanged: it’s the economy, stupid. Poll after poll shows that economic concerns are the top priority for voters following a pandemic-fueled recession and the …

Police have arrested a man suspected of committing arson at the Burlington, Vt., offices of Sen. Bernie Sanders. Authorities arrested Shant Soghomonian, 35, and charged him with using fire to damage a building used in interstate commerce, Nikolas Kerest, the U.S. attorney for Vermont, said in a statement released Sunday …

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is leading renewed efforts to institute a 32-hour work week nationwide — one that crucially does not result in a decrease in pay. Sanders, who helms the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), will introduce a bill Thursday that seeks to reduce the …

On Tuesday night, the United States Senate tabled a resolution that would have required the State Department to report to Congress on Israeli human rights violations committed in Gaza involving the use of U.S. arms and equipment. Only 11 senators voted in favor of the resolution: nine Democrats [Sens. Laphonza …

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin stood up and tried to fight a congressional witness during a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Tuesday. Mullin and Teamsters President Sean O’Brien have been beefing for months, with Mullin even challenging O’Brien to an MMA-style fight this summer. O’Brien had …

Between the bongo drums and saxophone, the guy hawking buttons featuring a shirtless Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (“Fit to Be President!”), the men darting around in dark suits and sunglasses (stand-ins for the Secret Service detail Kennedy has still not received), the throngs of jubilant supporters, and the giant tour …

The United Auto Workers want the Big Three automakers to share the wealth. The powerful union went on strike on Thursday after making aggressive demands including big raises and a restoration of old benefits. It’s the first time in history the UAW has gone on strike against the three manufacturing …

The White House has weighed in on the SAG-AFTRA strike after the guild announced a walkout that will effectively shut down Hollywood. “The President believes all workers – including actors – deserve fair pay and benefits,” Robyn Patterson, a White House spokesperson, said in a statement obtained by Deadline. “The …

Looking ahead to the 2024 presidential election, Sen. Bernie Sanders accused many in the Republican Party’s leadership of not believing in democracy. “We live in a nation where you have a major political party, the Republican Party, where many, not all, but many of their leadership doesn’t even believe in …