Some moderate Democrats in close races or in more conservative districts are increasingly worried about appearing too progressive on issues of crime and punishment, according to Politico. They are already weathering accusations they are too soft on crime and that they want to defund police—even if the modest police reform bill they support does no such thing.
This was classic Congress. While Jon Stewart, ill veterans, their families including a widow, were pleading for Congress to aid troops sickened and dying from burn pits, they were literally drowned out at points by this 'Commitment to America' rally. No lawmakers stopped by after
Read MoreWhatever you think of the agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to open diplomatic relations in exchange for Israel’s temporary halt to its planned annexation of Palestinian territories, the deal is driven by a hard-headed, hard-hearted realpolitik that’s characteristic of Henry Kissinger
Read More“They need that money in order to have the Post Office work, so it can take all of these millions of ballots,” he told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on Thursday. “If they don’t get those two items, that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting. Because they’re not equipped.”
Read MoreThe RNC has also paid about $5 million for contact lists to a mystery company created in January, including a million-dollar buy on the day the Trump campaign sent 88 targeted ads to Facebook users featuring images similar to Nazi iconography.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump has followed through on his threats against video sharing service Tik Tok.. The president wrote a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing the executive order.
Read MoreGraham, who has questioned the security of mail ballots as recently as Thursday, appears most recently to have voted by mail in the 2008 general election, records show. He also apparently voted by mail in the 2006 South Carolina statewide election, as well as the primary and general elections in 2004, according to public records.
Read MoreThe first-term incumbent had 66% of the vote to Jones' 33% with about 98% of precincts reporting.
Read MoreAOC calmly, articulately and accurately puts Ted Yoho on blast for his ridiculous and misogynistic shenanigans.
Read MoreIn a world where so few evil people get any form of justice, we should allow ourselves the pleasure of laughing deeply, richly and at length at Sessions for this public humiliation. He, more than anyone else in power, invited Trump into our political system, and he knows exactly how Trump repays his loyalists: With a boot to the face and a laugh about what a simp you were to believe in him.
Read MoreHouse lawmakers passed an $8.3 billion emergency spending package for combating coronavirus, as the death toll from coronavirus has reached 11 in the United States. We go to two ground zeroes of the COVID-19 outbreak — New York and Seattle — and host a roundtable on whether coronavirus presents a clear argument for healthcare for all.
Read MoreThe term “Blue Dog” is a metaphor for a dog straining so hard on its leash that it has turned blue from lack of oxygen; the dog is a right-leaning Democrat, and the leash represents its tenuous party affiliation. These people are conservatives … who hide behind the “moderate” label even as they undermine policies Democrats have hewed to for half a century.
Read MoreJoe Biden performed beyond anyone’s wildest expectations. His surprising wins in Texas, Massachusetts and Minnesota, combined with a sweep of the southern states, changed the dynamics of this primary campaign from top to bottom.
Read More$500 million. It’s extremely difficult to comprehend, since most people on planet Earth will never possess even a fraction of that wealth.
Read MoreThe Intercept’s D.C. Bureau Chief Ryan Grimm analyzes the impending Super Tuesday vote of the Democratic Primary
Read MoreJanine Jackson interviewed FAIR’s Jim Naureckas about the Democratic primaries for the February 14, 2020, episode of “CounterSpin.” This is a lightly edited transcript.
Read MoreA debate on Bernie Sanders and democratic socialism, featuring two well-known economists. Paul Krugman& Richard Wolff
Read MoreOn Friday February 7, Democracy Now! co-host Nermeen Shaikh sat down for a rare joint interview with the Squad, the group of four freshmen Democratic congresswomen who have taken Capitol Hill by storm: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Nermeen Shaikh spoke with the four politicians at an event organized by The Rising Majority at Howard University.
Read MoreThe judge granted Jesus withholding of removal, a form of protection from deportation. In other words, he won — something that very few migrants at the border can say these days … Instead, immigration officers told him he was going back to Mexico, where he'd already spent nearly three months waiting to see a judge.
Read MoreDN hosts a debate on impeachment with John Bonifaz, co-founder and president of Free Speech for People, one of the organizations demanding Trump’s impeachment, and Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, award-winning author and activist.
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