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Mitch McConnell Is Already Running Circles Around Chuck Schumer in the Senate
Once again, the Democrats find themselves outflanked and tangled in their own wire.
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Biden’s First Climate Actions Are a Result of Years of Indigenous Activism
Indigenous activists emerged as leaders of a climate movement that put increasing pressure on Joe Biden.
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One of the Democrats’ Biggest Hawks Is Now Senate Foreign Relations Chair
Sen. Robert Menendez has opposed the Iran nuclear agreement and attacked Republicans from the right on foreign policy.
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Centrist Democrats Manchin, Sinema Side With McConnell to Protect the Filibuster
Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have come out against filibuster reform, protecting a key tool for McConnell.
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Experts Dispute GOP Senators’ Claim That Trump Impeachment Is Unconstitutional
Historical precedent, plus the wording of the Constitution itself, suggest a former president can be impeached.
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Trump Has Made Threats to Launch a New Political Party — the “Patriot Party”
If Senate Republicans vote to convict Trump, he may try to shatter the GOP by starting a third party.
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Banned From Twitter, Trump Opens “Office of the Former President” to Push Agenda
Schumer Calls on Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency as Ice Loss Accelerates
Fred Hampton: The Fight for Truth
With Biden’s Support, a $15 Minimum Wage Is Closer Than Ever
DC National Guard Chief: Pentagon Restricted Quick Response to Capitol Attack
Biden Reversed Trans Military Ban, But States’ Attacks on Trans Rights Continue
COVID Windfall for Billionaires Could Fully Fund Relief for the Working Class
Rural US Is Seriously Short on Resources Needed to Distribute Vaccine
Inquiry Opened to Determine If DOJ Officials Tried to Overturn Election
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Banned From Twitter, Trump Opens “Office of the Former President” to Push Agenda
Trump may use the office to promote GOP candidates he considers allies over those he views as being disloyal to him.
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Schumer Calls on Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency as Ice Loss Accelerates
Declaring a climate emergency allows Biden to allocate funding to clean energy and suspend activities like oil drilling.
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Yemen Crisis Linked to Weapons Maker Raytheon’s Influence on US Foreign Policy
Weapons makers like Raytheon don’t just follow U.S. foreign policy; they make it through allies embedded in government.
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Biden Reversed Trans Military Ban, But States’ Attacks on Trans Rights Continue
A raft of new legislation on the state level targets trans people in education, health care, and more.
