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Joe Biden
To Win Midterms, Sanders Tells Democrats to Take Fight Directly to GOP
Democrats need to expose Republicans as “tools of special interests,” the Vermont senator said.
Biden Tells Oil Refinery Companies It’s Unfair to Pass Gas Costs Onto Americans
“The crunch that families are facing deserves immediate action,” Biden told the companies.
Progressive Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Slash $100 Billion From Pentagon Budget
This would likely be the largest cut to the defense budget ever seen in a single year.
Trump ICE Officials Thought Immigrant Kids Were Reunited With Parents Too Soon
The emails show that the policy was intended to make asylum seekers suffer, lawyers for the families say.
25 Senate Democrats Urge Biden to Use Executive Power to Protect Abortion Access
Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren are demanding that Biden do everything in his power to protect abortion rights.
Latin American Nations Skip Summit of Americas for Excluding Cuba and Venezuela
Leaders from Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are absent from Biden’s Summit of the Americas in LA.
Joe Manchin Is Open to Raising Age to Buy Assault Weapons to 21
The right-wing West Virginia senator questioned why it was necessary for anyone to own an AR-15.
Biden Plans to Visit Saudi Arabia in Push for Oil
“The planet is on fire, and Biden is about to reestablish relations with one of the key arsonists,” says one critic.
Biden Sparks Anger by Describing McConnell and Cornyn as “Rational” on Guns
Progressive Nina Turner responded, “What in the neoliberal hell is this?”
Critics Call Biden’s $10,000 Student Debt Forgiveness Plan “Woefully Inadequate”
The proposal would also place income limits on who can benefit from the debt forgiveness plan.