To End Crushing Debt, Warren Introduces Relief Package to Help Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico 'Recover With Dignity'
By A group of Democratic Senators, led by Elizabeth Warren, are again pushing to have Puerto Rico’s debt forgiven in the wake of dual hurricanes that hit the island in 2017—an announcement that came as activists from the U.S. territory were on Capitol Hill to find a solution to the island’s economic woes. The United States Territorial […]
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To Tackle Greed of Wall Street 'Loan Sharks,' Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders Plan Would Cap Outrageous Credit Card Rates
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled legislation Thursday to “take on Wall Street greed” and protect consumers by imposing a 15 percent federal cap on credit card interest rates—a major source of financial industry profits. The bicameral legislation, titled the Loan Shark Prevention Act, would allow states to establish interest rate caps lower […]
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'Historic' Verdict as Jury Orders Monsanto to Pay Record $2 Billion to Couple in Roundup Cancer Trial
A California jury ruled Monday that Monsanto must pay a record $2 billion in damages to a couple that was diagnosed with cancer after using the company’s weedkiller Roundup. “We were finally allowed to show a jury the mountain of evidence showing Monsanto’s manipulation of science, the media, and regulatory agencies to forward their own […]
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'Shenanigans' on Progressive Kat Brezler in White Plains NY Democratic Primary Endemic of Intraparty Struggle
Click:Cheap pool filter balls A public schoolteacher who took the Democratic Party’s advice about working from the inside got a first-hand taste of the kind of resistance the party will display when a progressive tries to enter the halls of power. “They see the writing on the wall, they know what people like us want […]
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Dem Axne beats GOP Rep. Young in Iowa
Small-business owner Cindy Axne is projected to win the House race in Iowa’s third congressional district, defeating GOP Rep. David YoungDavid Edmund YoungFormer Rep. David Young wins GOP primary in bid for old House seat Trump lends support to swing district Republicans Former ‘Apprentice’ contestant ranks Trump next to Mother Teresa on women’s issues MORE […]
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No winner will be announced in Arizona Senate race on Tuesday night
The Arizona Senate race was too close to call by the early hours of Wednesday morning, making it unlikely a winner in the heated face-off between Republican Martha McSallyMartha Elizabeth McSallyGOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police No evidence of unauthorized data transfers by top Chinese drone manufacturer: study Senate Democratic campaign arm launches […]
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Gillibrand will give 2020 bid 'long, hard thought of consideration'
Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Warren, Pressley introduce bill to make it a crime for police officers to deny medical care to people in custody Senate Dems press DOJ over coronavirus safety precautions in juvenile detention centers MORE (D-N.Y.), who won reelection Tuesday, […]
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Florida Dem rep: Scott is 'spinning conspiracy theories'
Rep. Ted DeutchTheodore (Ted) Eliot DeutchHouse members race to prepare for first-ever remote votes Judge rules Florida can’t block felons from registering to vote because of unpaid fines Trump taps members of Congress to advise on reopening MORE (D-Fla.) on Monday said Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) is “spinning conspiracy theories” with his remarks accusing Democrats […]
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Ohio New Members 2019
Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio-12) DATE OF BIRTH: Jan. 16, 1962RESIDENCE: Zanesville, OhioOCCUPATION: Lawmaker EDUCATION: Attended Muskingum College and Ohio State UniversityFAMILY: One son Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) is returning to Congress after winning his rematch against Democratic opponent Danny O’Connor. Balderson first defeated O’Connor by fewer than 2,000 votes in August in a race that attracted […]
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DeSantis holds lead over Gillum after recount
Republican Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisGOP tentatively decides on Jacksonville for site of convention DeSantis pushing to host Republican National Convention in Florida Florida bars and theaters to reopen starting Friday, DeSantis says MORE maintained a narrow lead over Democratic opponent Andrew Gillum after most counties submitted results from a machine recount on Thursday, but one not close enough to […]
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