Top analyst: Dems now favorite to take House in midterms
By University of Virginia political analyst Larry Sabato says Democrats for the first time are the favorites to retake control of the House in this year’s midterm elections. Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the university’s Center for Politics, said Tuesday that Democrats are now “soft favorites” for control of the chamber. ADVERTISEMENT “For most of […]
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'End This Charade': Top Dems Demand Ryan #RemoveNunes Amid #ReleaseTheMemo Mayhem
As evidence grows that the White House will ignore objections from the FBI regarding the release of a controversial “cherry-picked” memo—currently sucking up nearly all the political oxygen in Washington, D.C.—top Democratic leaders on Thursday called for the immediate ouster of House Intelligence Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) while concerns mount over whether or not […]
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Judge to Preside Over Border Wall Case Two Years After Trump Attacked His Mexican Heritage
The fate of President Donald Trump’s signature agenda item, a wall along the southern U.S. border, may be in the hands of a judge who was at the center of a controversy during Trump’s 2016 campaign. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel will preside over a case involving three lawsuits that challenge the Trump administration’s construction […]
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NYT Editor Insists the Paper Has No Ideology…Except Being 'Pro-Capitalism'
According to the newly leaked transcript of a New York Times staff meeting last year, editorial page editor James Bennet wants his employees and the public to believe that the paper of record is dedicated to open debate, not committed to any particular ideology, and opposed to “simply assert[ing] that we know what the right […]
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John Oliver Condemns NRA's "Bleak Vision of America" as Transparent Plot to Sell Guns
As gun control advocates call for streaming services to end their relationships with the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) firearm-focused channel, NRATV, John Oliver used his HBO show Sunday evening to draw attention to the “bleak vision of America” offered by the network. “It’s the dumbest most transparent thing it does,” said Oliver, of the organization’s […]
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Threatening the 'Warnings Upon Which the Country Depends,' Trump Budget Would Axe Nearly 250 Weather Forecasters
Among the agencies slated for deep cuts in President Donald Trump’s “morally bankrupt” budget proposal is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The National Weather Service (NWS), which is part of the NOAA, faces a proposed 8 percent cut compared to 2017 levels, which would mean slashing 355 jobs, including those of 248 forecasters. […]
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Continuing Sabotage of Americans' Healthcare, Trump Proposes Allowing Insurers to Offer 'Junk Plans'
The Trump administration is under fire for its latest move to sabotage the American healthcare system with an “unconscionable” proposed rule that would allow health insurance providers to offer what critics describe as “junk plans” that will drive up costs for patients and threaten necessary medical care for millions of Americans. On Tuesday, in response to […]
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'Chilling and Unprecedented': DHS Reauthorization Bill Would Let Trump Send Secret Service to Polling Places
Civil rights advocates and top election officials are expressing alarm over a section in the Department of Homeland Security reauthorization bill that would allow the president to send Secret Service agents to polling places. “Who in their right mind would give this vulgar talking yam this kind of power?” quipped Charles P. Pierce at Esquire. […]
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As Trump Fights to Kill Chemical Safety Rule, Workers Injured as Massive Explosion Rocks Texas Chemical Plant
Click:slot milling While the Trump administration continues its push to stymie and roll back federal regulations by fighting in court to uphold a delay of the Chemical Disaster Rule, hazardous materials crews are searching for a worker presumed dead after an explosion at a Texas chemical plant. Two other workers were injured Thursday in the […]
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50 Years After Assassination, Nation Urged to Acknowledge and Embrace MLK's Radical Vision
As hundreds rallied in Memphis, Tenn. on Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, progressive civil rights and anti-poverty advocates urged Americans to honor the full breadth of the leader’s efforts—which went far beyond his ubiquitous “I Have a Dream” speech and pushed for the eradication of poverty and […]
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