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‘Why the unnecessary 6?’: Medicare for All advocates warn Biden that lowering age to 60 solves nothing
“These policies are what I would expect from Republicans. This is not a ‘big overture’ by any stretch of the imagination.” Progressives on Thursday were…
Supporters turn on Trump for ‘flat-out lying’ about coronavirus: ‘He’s got no idea what the hell he’s doing’
President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis has been the breaking point for some of his fans in rural Virginia. A dozen seafood and…
Blistering video from George Conway’s conservative group rips laughable claim impeachment ‘distracted’ Trump from coronavirus
President Donald Trump’s army of knee-jerk defenders in the right-wing media have been jumping through hoops to explain why, back in January and February, he…
Trump tells 10,000 religious leaders they ‘have to’ help him get re-elected: ‘We have to have victory’
President Donald Trump in a private conference call on Wednesday with 10,000 leaders from his most-devoted base, the religious right, in the middle of a…
Republicans admit they lose when elections are fair and free
ANNOUNCER: Welcome to Moyers on Democracy. Bill’s guest in this episode is the journalist David Daley, whose reporting and advocacy have fired up a generation of activists…
Welcome to Wisconsin, where democracy goes to die
The core pathology of the Republican party is that it views electoral participation and voter turnout as threats.In a way, the GOP is not wrong:…
What Bernie Sanders’ withdrawal means for the battle to unseat Trump
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With Sanders out, Trump wastes no time in stoking division among Democrats
“This guy is nothing if not a skilled provocateur.” President Donald Trump wasted no time in attempting to create divisions between Democrats, calling on supporters…
Bernie Sanders made it respectable to talk about progressive ideas
I’m sorry you will not be president, but I understand and appreciate your decision to end your quest at this point. Four years ago, in…
WATCH LIVE: Bernie Sanders to suspend his 2020 presidential campaign
Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to announce that he is suspending his 2020 presidential campaign, according to a statement released Tuesday morning. Sanders will address…
Conservative Supreme Court justices’ tortured reasoning in the disastrous Wisconsin case is a thin excuse for their true purpose
In the disastrous ruling handed down Monday night from the conservative justices, the Supreme Court said its move to sharply limit voting access for Tuesday’s Wisconsin election…
Trump’s ‘rally around the flag’ press conferences are not slowing his slide in the polls: columnist
According to a column from the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, Donald Trump cannot be happy with his polling numbers that are continuing to slide just…
Wisconsin proves GOP’s ongoing war on voting is about ending democracy — and not just winning
The Wisconsin Republican Party has been at the cutting edge of the efforts to make sure few, if any, Democratic voters ever make it to the…
Trump’s new spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany has a history of melting down on live TV — here are her 5 most unhinged moments
On Tuesday the White House announced that press secretary Stephanie Grisham was being shifted back to the East Wing where she will once work for…
‘Politicize my death’: Americans furious Supreme Court forcing Wisconsin voters to ‘literally risk their lives to vote’
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday evening overruled a lower court and declared the polls must open as scheduled Tuesday morning across the state of Wisconsin,…
‘It’s really shameful’: Speaker Pelosi blasts US Supreme Court for Wisconsin decision ‘undermining our democracy’
‘5-4 Surprise, Surprise’ Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi blasted the U.S. Supreme Court Monday night, just hours after conservative justices in a 5-4 decision…
It’s time for Democrats to start playing hard ball against the GOP’s threat to the 2020 election
Democracy is on the line, and the Democratic Party must stand up for its namesake. On Tuesday, Wisconsin voters will be called to vote in…
Justice Ginsburg sends out dire warning about the new Supreme Court ruling in Wisconsin election case
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued a disturbing dissent on Monday as the conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court intervened in Tuesday’s upcoming Wisconsin election with a…
Trump is handing the Democrats a powerful new weapon that will cripple his re-election campaign: GOP consultant
While Donald Trump seems to be reveling in his daily press conferences that handing him hours of free airtime prior to his re-election drive, one…
‘Reckless’: Chaos expected in Tuesday’s elections after Wisconsin Republicans refuse to cancel in-person voting
“The whole country should tune in to what Republicans are doing now in Wisconsin. It’s a preview of how they’ll politically weaponize coronavirus on a…
Bernie Sanders urged to end 2020 bid — by his own campaign manager and longtime strategist: Washington Post
Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders is receiving advice to quickly exit the 2020 presidential campaign, The Washington Post reported Saturday. “A small group of Bernie…
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