GOP Congressman Declines To Say Whether Every American Is Entitled To Eat
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) refused to say whether “every American is entitled to eat”...
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Bernie Sanders And Democrats Are Introducing A New $15 Minimum Wage Bill
WASHINGTON ― In a major win for the labor union-backed Fight for $15 movement and the...
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War Hero Senator Challenges Donald Trump With Patriotic Speech
Many Americans have challenged President Donald Trump’s bleak vision of the country. But few...
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Democratic National Committee Asked Its Entire Staff To Resign
The Democratic National Committee asked for the resignation of all its staff members after former...
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Progressive Groups Want Obamacare Win To Stiffen Democrats’ Spine In Supreme Court Fight
Progressive groups elated by the collapse of Republicans’ Obamacare replacement bill already...
Read MoreRepublicans Still Think Trump Will Cut Social Security And Medicare — Eventually
Donald Trump said repeatedly that he would not cut Social Security or Medicare, but congressional Republicans are counting on him to break that promise.
Read MoreSenators From Both Parties Move To Prevent Trump From Lifting Russia Sanctions
WASHINGTON ― Six senators from both parties introduced a bill on Wednesday that would prevent President Donald Trump from easing sanctions on Russia without congressional approval. The Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 would...
Read MoreThe Biggest Moment Of Nancy Pelosi’s Town Hall Almost Didn’t Happen
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s exchange with a college student about capitalism and the Democratic Party’s economic agenda was arguably the most memorable moment of Tuesday night’s CNN town hall with the California...
Read MoreWhite House Floats 20 Percent Import Tax To Pay For Mexico Wall — And All Hell Breaks Loose
Donald Trump’s top spokesman suggested Thursday that the president would be open to massive tax increases on imports, specifically though not exclusively with Mexico, as part of a broader reform package to pay for a...
Read MoreNetanyahu Intensifies Criticism Of The Obama Administration, Thanks Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has always had a rocky relationship with the Barack Obama administration, but in the wake of Secretary of State John Kerry’s anti-settlement speech Wednesday and the United States’...
Read MoreTrump Is Already Taking Credit For The Economy. Here’s Why It Could Backfire.
WASHINGTON ― President-elect Donald Trump will not move into the White House for another few weeks, but that hasn’t stopped him from boasting about positive new economic data. Writing on Twitter this week, Trump focused on...
Read MoreNewt Gingrich: Donald Trump’s Twitter Foreign Policy Is ‘Brilliant’
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich praised the style and substance of Donald Trump’s suggestion for a new nuclear arms race, calling the president-elect’s use of Twitter to make major policy pronouncements “brilliant.” Gingrich,...
Read MoreTop House Republican Unveils Plan To Gut Social Security
WASHINGTON ― President-elect Donald Trump distinguished himself on the campaign trail as the rare Republican candidate promising not to cut Social Security and Medicare. But Republicans in Congress have other plans for the two...
Read MoreBefore Donald Trump Rescued Carrier, He Sued Them
President-elect Donald Trump is singing the praises of Carrier Corporation after brokering an agreement with the company to keep 800 domestic factory jobs that were slated to go to Mexico. The deal was a significant political...
Read MoreDonald Trump’s Health Secretary Pick Literally Ran Away From Birther Question
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), the Obamacare opponent President-elect Donald Trump has picked to head the Department of Health and Human Services, once balked at a question about President Barack Obama’s birthplace. In July 2009, The...
Read MoreReince Priebus: Trump Will Undo U.S.-Cuba Ties Absent New Concessions
President-elect Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Reince Priebus, said that Trump will reverse President Barack Obama’s executive orders restoring diplomatic ties with Cuba unless the Cuban government agrees to additional reforms....
Read MoreWATCH: Here’s What The ‘Hamilton’ Cast Told Mike Pence
In this image made from a video provided by Hamilton LLC, actor Brandon Victor Dixon who plays Aaron Burr, the nation’s third vice president, in “Hamilton” speaks from the stage after the curtain call in New York,...
Read MoreDonald Trump’s Closing Ad Has Antisemitic Overtones
Donald Trump’s final campaign advertisement appears to employ classic antisemitic innuendo. “The establishment has trillions of dollars at stake in this election,” the GOP presidential nominee warns in the two-minute video. “For...
Read MoreTrump Proposes Drug Test Ahead Of Next Debate With Clinton
MARY SCHWALM/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump suggested that he and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton should undergo a drug test before their third and final debate on Oct. 19. “Athletes ― they make them take a drug test, right? I...
Read MoreAnti-Abortion Leader: Trump’s Alicia Machado Sex Tape Comments Are ‘Completel Irrelevant’
An anti-abortion advocate who has endorsed Donald Trump dismissed concerns about the GOP nominee’s tweet suggesting people “check out” Alicia Machado’s supposed sex tape. Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue, an...
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