The progressive caucus, which is seen by too many as the last bastion of popular politics in the Democratic Party, has folded and surrendered all leverage in the recent debate over Joe Biden’s economic agenda. This comes as absolutely no surprise to me and millions like me who have realized …
Read More »House Democrats, joined by 13 Republicans, pass $1 trillion infrastructure bill
The bill passed the House 228-206, with 13 Republicans siding with 215 Democrats in voting “yes”. Six progressive Democrats – Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib – opposed the legislation. Biden was reportedly actively involved in drumming up votes for the bill. …
Read More »Americans cite Democrats and Republicans as equal threat to US democracy, poll shows
An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released on Monday found that the vast majority of Americans of all political stripes – 81% of overall respondents – believe there is “a serious threat to the future of our democracy.” Those concerns are at the same level as in January, when a protest about …
Read More »A final stand against Donald Trump, or Republicans’ finest hour? Why Virginia’s election is a referendum on America’s future
Virginia’s six million voters will go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new governor. This local election has taken on national importance, however, as it is seen as the first real test of President Joe Biden and his administration’s agenda. In normal times, this election should have been a …
Read More »‘Resign in disgrace!’: Republicans eviscerate AG Garland as they accuse him of sending FBI after parents protesting school boards
Garland testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, and Republicans on the committee were out for blood. The hearing took place several weeks after Garland authored a memo seemingly directing the Justice Department to sic the FBI and other federal agencies on parents protesting school boards over mask …
Read More »Obama accuses Republicans of trying to ‘RIG’ elections by passing laws requiring voters to show identification
“You have to ask yourself: Why is it that Republicans don’t want you to vote?” Obama asked on Saturday while campaigning for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. “What is it that they’re so afraid of? You know, I would assume, if they think they’ve got better ideas, why don’t they …
Read More »‘Republicans will not be voting’ in 2022 & 2024 unless 2020 ‘election fraud’ is solved, Trump says
“If we don’t solve the Presidential Election Fraud of 2020 (which we have thoroughly and conclusively documented), Republicans will not be voting in ‘22 or ‘24,” Trump declared in a public statement. “It is the single most important thing for Republicans to do.” The former president has maintained that the …
Read More »Republicans blast Garland after DOJ promises to investigate ‘threats against teachers’ over mask mandates & critical race theory
The department said in a statement on Monday that, along with the FBI, it will be determining how to assist state and local authorities in investigating rising threats against teachers, school board members, and other school faculty, which have only gotten worse as protesting parents have clashed with school officials …
Read More »Hillary Clinton says she’s AFRAID of ‘minority rule,’ claims Republicans are threat to US democracy
Clinton has struggled to remain in the political limelight after her 2016 wipeout to Donald Trump in the presidential election the corporate media overwhelmingly favored her to win. Even as a special counsel indicted a partner in the law firm representing her campaign for one of the ‘Russiagate’ conspiracy theories, …
Read More »Biden blames debt ceiling worries on Republicans, orders them to ‘get out of the way’ to avoid ‘dire consequences’
“Get out of the way, just get out of the way,” was the message Biden gave Republicans on Monday during a press conference addressing issues affecting Congress, the passage of infrastructure bills, and the debt ceiling. Biden blamed his predecessor, Donald Trump, and reckless spending for the financial situation, as …
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