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Vance Invokes Racist Tropes as GOP Speakers Stoke Fear and Loyalty to Trump on Last Night of Convention
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (427+ words) “This is what has become the norm in our politics,” one Democratic candidate said in reaction to the GOP event. The second night of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, this week featured racist remarks from speakers and a…...
Trump Promises Americans $5K Checks If GOP Wins Both Houses of Congress in Midterms, Raising Legal Questions
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (527+ words) Two federal statutes forbid paying people to vote, and the Constitution lists bribery as an impeachable offense. On Wednesday, during the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, President Donald Trump promised voters that if they deliver a GOP-controlled Congress in…...
33 Democrats Vote to Withhold Funding From Universities That Boycott Israel
1+ week, 2+ day ago (435+ words) The bill would not even allow institutions to take actions to limit commercial deals with Israel. The House voted on Thursday to pass a bipartisan bill that would cut off federal funding for universities that participate in a boycott of…...
DSA Candidate Criticizes 8 Dems Who Voted for “Anti-Socialism” House Measure
1+ week, 3+ day ago (463+ words) Socialist ideas have led to “policies like Medicare and Social Security,” DSA candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier said. On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning socialism — including democratic socialism, which has grown in popularity over the…...
Some in GOP Worry “Trumpalooza” Midterm Convention Could Hurt Party in November
2+ week, 1+ day ago (435+ words) “Why are we doing this? What’s going on?” one GOP strategist said regarding the two-day event. Some Republicans are expressing concerns that the Trump-endorsed plan to hold a Republican mini-convention for this year’s midterms is going to do little to…...
End of Protected Status Puts Thousands of Somali Immigrants at Immediate Risk
2+ week, 1+ day ago (798+ words) “I’m too scared to even walk to the mailbox,” one Somali immigrant said. After months of legal back-and-forth, a federal district court judge in Massachusetts lifted the administrative stay blocking the termination of Somalia’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation on…...
Jeffries Secretly Met With Kushner to Find “Common Ground” on Immigration
2+ week, 5+ day ago (407+ words) Meanwhile, Jeffries has made statements that may isolate left-wing members of his caucus in recent weeks. An explosive report has revealed that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a secret meeting with Trump administration power broker Jared Kushner to find…...
House Progressives Mount New Push to Block Arms to Israel as Policy Becomes New “Litmus Test”
3+ week, 4+ day ago (388+ words) The campaign to pass the Block the Bombs Act comes amid a shift among Democrats and a slate of wins for progressives. The House’s Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is seizing upon a shift among Democrats regarding policy toward Israel to…...
Kentucky Gov Has “Heard Absolutely Nothing” From McConnell Regarding His Health
3+ week, 5+ day ago (372+ words) Sen. Mitch McConnell has not made a public appearance since a fall at his home in June. On Sunday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) indicated that his office hasn’t heard back from U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), weeks after he demanded…...
Hakeem Jeffries Says He Doesn’t Back Medicare for All After Study Finds It Would Save 114k Lives a Year
3+ week, 5+ day ago (592+ words) This is a reversal of his prior stance on the legislation, which he once cosponsored. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) has said that he now opposes Medicare for All, flipping on his previous stance just as Democrats are…...