GOP legislative candidate in North Carolina: ‘God is racist,’ Jews are descended from Satan
By A Republican legislative candidate in North Carolina wrote on his website that God is a “racist white supremacist” and that Jewish people are satanic. The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday that the North Carolina Republican Party withdrew its support for Russell Walker this week after his website was uncovered. ADVERTISEMENT “Based on recent behavior and previous […]
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GOP nearing deal to bring 2020 convention to Charlotte: report
Republican officials are reportedly finalizing a deal to make Charlotte, N.C., the site of the party’s 2020 convention. The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that Republicans have moved away from Las Vegas and settled on Charlotte as their top choice for the convention expected to nominate President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill […]
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Ocasio-Cortez on campaigning with Sanders: Progressive policies 'can win across the country'
Democratic candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Tuesday that she believes progressive policies “can win across the country” as she prepares to campaign in red-state Kansas with possible 2020 candidate Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who […]
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Capuano seeks to avoid Crowley’s fate
Could Rep. Michael CapuanoMichael (Mike) Everett CapuanoInside the progressive hunt for vulnerable House Democrats Progressive mayor launches primary challenge to top Ways and Means Democrat Ex-GOP Rep. Roskam joins lobbying firm MORE (D-Mass.) be the next Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.)? Crowley’s primary loss to a young progressive last month has raised questions about whether Capuano, […]
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GOP super PAC seizes on Ellison abuse allegations in ads targeting Dems
A top GOP super PAC is launching four TV ads calling on Democratic House candidates in Minnesota to demand that Rep. Keith EllisonKeith Maurice EllisonThe Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says country needs to rethink what ‘policing’ means; US cases surpass 2 million with no end to pandemic in sight Officer charged […]
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"Psychopath's Trade War": Critics Denounce Trump's Reckless Tariffs on Mexico, EU, and Canada
“His is a psychopath’s trade war,” writes Columbia University economist Jeffery Sachs in a scathing op-ed condemning as “insane” President Donald Trump’s decision this week to slap steel and aluminum export tariffs on the European Union, Mexico, and Canada. “The US has probably never before had a delusional President, one who speaks gibberish, insults those […]
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'What Happens When You Put Someone in Charge of Agency They Think Shouldn't Exist,' Says Warren After Mulvaney Guts CFPB Panel
Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), disbanded the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) on Wednesday in what critics are calling just his latest in a series of moves to “quietly sabotage” the agency. “Mick Mulvaney will always stand up for the powerful Wall Street special interests… He’ll burry his head in the sand so […]
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'Despicable': Outrage Over Trump's Plans for So-Called 'Tent Cities' to Imprison Child Migrants
With the Trump administration’s forcible separation of families resulting in packed government detention facilities for children, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department is considering the construction of so-called “tent cities,” or prison camps, at military bases in Texas to house unaccompanied migrant children. According to McClatchy, more than 11,000 children are currently in immigrant […]
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Poverty Rampant, Puerto Rico Destroyed, Single Payer "Too Expensive," and Flint Still Doesn't Have Clean Water. But You Can Have Space Force!
President Donald Trump made the demand for more weapons sound not only ridiculous but also implicitly racist on Monday when he announced a new branch of the military—Space Force. Speaking at a White House meeting of the National Space Council, Trump declared, “My administration is reclaiming America’s heritage as the world’s greatest space-faring nation,” and […]
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Heeding Immigrant Rights Activists' Demands, Democratic Lawmaker Joins Growing Call to Abolish ICE
Amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing crackdown on immigrants, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) announced Monday his intention to introduce legislation to abolish ICE, joining a swelling chorus of demands that the Department of Homeland Security agency be eliminated. “During my trip to the Southern border, it was clear that ICE, and its actions of hunting down […]
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