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Trump’s “Hateful Conduct” Gets Him Kicked Off Yet Another Social Media Site
The social media website Twitch has temporarily suspended Trump’s account over racist comments about immigrants.
New COVID Infections Surge in US as Trump Fixates on His Election Prospects
For this president, the health and survival of the people come a distant second to his electioneering.
116 California DNC Delegates Demand Pelosi Hold Floor Vote on Medicare for All
Pelosi and other Democratic leaders have thus far only offered patchwork and expensive solutions amid COVID-19.
With COVID Spiking in Sun Belt, Trump Leads GOP Governors Toward Electoral Ruin
Trump's favorite Republican governors are in a bind after following his lead and reopening their states early.
States Are Legally Required to Protect the Right to Vote
Efforts to make it more difficult for people to vote not only violate democratic principles but are also illegal.
Qasim Rashid Is the First Muslim Ever to Win a Congressional Primary in Virginia
As a Democrat, Rashid will face difficult, but not impossible, odds of winning the Republican-held district.
Progressive Candidates Surge Again as Trump Drags GOP Down
AOC defeated her conservative primary opponent by the razor-thin margin of 72-19. And that's just the beginning.
Jamaal Bowman Is on Track to Score AOC-Type Win Over 16-Term Congressman Engel
If elected to Congress, Bowman said he would put the focus on issues related to poverty in the United States.
DC Court Upholding DOJ’s Decision to Drop Flynn Case Is a “Travesty” Say Critics
Michael Flynn, who served as Trump’s first national security adviser, had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.
AOC Trounces Wall Street-Backed Democratic Primary Opponent
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrated the victory as evidence that “money couldn't buy a movement.”