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Michael Carvin speaks into a microphone on the steps of the united states supreme court
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GOP Lawyer Admits to SCOTUS That Voting Rights Disadvantage Republican Party

An attorney representing the Arizona Republican Party admitted outright what has been obvious to observers of the GOP.
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Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
March 3, 2021
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Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden react during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Loyola Marymount University on December 19, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.
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Sanders’s Staff Talked to White House Nearly Every Day When Pushing for $15 Wage

Sen. Bernie Sanders and the White House are keeping in contact on key political moves, Politico finds.
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Sharon Zhang,
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March 3, 2021
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Sen. Joe Manchin walks through the Senate Reception Room to the Senate chamber on January 27, 2020.
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Politics & Elections

Joe Manchin, Worth $7.6 Million, Wants to Cut Unemployment Checks by $100 a Week

The $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposes $400 unemployment checks which Sen. Joe Manchin wants to cut down to $300.
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Sharon Zhang,
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March 2, 2021
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FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing titled Threats to the Homeland, in Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 24, 2020.
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Politics & Elections

FBI Has Found No Evidence of Antifa Involvement in Capitol Attack, Says Director

In testimony, FBI Director Christopher Wray said acts of white supremacist violence have nearly tripled since 2017.
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Sharon Zhang,
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March 2, 2021
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Sen. Joe Manchin arrives at the U.S. Capitol on February 11, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Manchin Yells He Will “Never” Vote to Kill Filibuster

The outburst came as Senators Warren and Sanders stressed the necessity of scrapping the 60-vote threshold.
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Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
March 2, 2021
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Senator Bernie Sanders walks through the Senate subway at the U.S. Capitol on February 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Bernie Sanders to Force Vote on $15 Minimum Wage Amendment

The senator made clear that he will continue pushing to raise the federal minimum wage if his amendment fails to pass.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
March 2, 2021
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Former President Donald Trump speaks during the final day of the Conservative Political Action Conference held at the Hyatt Regency Orlando on February 28, 2021, in Orlando, Florida.
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Politics & Elections

CPAC Showed That Trump’s Personality Cult Is Still Alive — and Still a Threat

Trump’s financial interests clearly lie in milking the GOP faithful for all he can, as quickly as he can.
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Sasha Abramsky,
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March 1, 2021
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Katherine Tai delivers remarks after being introduced as President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be the next U.S. Trade Representative at the Queen Theater on December 11, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Politics & Elections

Biden’s Trade Rep Nominee Backs Policies That Hinder Global Vaccine Distribution

Katherine Tai acknowledged that current trade policies favored corporations but declined to commit to reforming them.
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Sam Knight,
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March 1, 2021
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President Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris answers questions from the media in the South Court Auditorium at the White House on January 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

$15 Minimum Wage Is Dead for Now, Thanks to Democrats Manchin and Sinema

The Senate still has options to push it through, but centrist Democrats don’t want to buck procedure to make it happen.
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Sharon Zhang,
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March 1, 2021
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Vice President Kamala Harris visits the pharmacy of a Giant Food grocery store to promote the Biden administration's Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 vaccination on February 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Progressives Dismayed Over Biden-Harris’s Unwillingness to Push $15 Minimum Wage

Advocates of the wage hike warn that the administration’s refusal to support it could hurt the Democrats in 2022.
by
Jon Queally,
Common Dreams
February 28, 2021
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