Category: News

Chuck Schumer: A Democratic Senate Will Make Health Care Affordable and Combat Climate Change

Chuck Schumer: A Democratic Senate Will Make Health Care Affordable and Combat Climate Change

In the midst of a week in which Democrats are setting their sights on winning back the White House this November, the Senate's top Democrat offered a reminder of what could be possible if they were also to capture the Senate majority as well.
Al Gore: By Tampering with the Postal Service, Trump Is ‘Putting His Knee on the Neck of American Democracy’

Al Gore: By Tampering with the Postal Service, Trump Is ‘Putting His Knee on the Neck of American Democracy’

Former vice president Al Gore likened Donald Trump's botched attempts to wreck the US Postal Service so as to try to thwart mail-in balloting to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis Minn., police custody.
Kamala Harris Calls BlackLivesMatter ‘Counter Force of Status Quo’

Kamala Harris Calls BlackLivesMatter ‘Counter Force of Status Quo’

Presumptive Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris name-checked the Black Lives Matter movement for praise as she described a program that she developed earlier in her career in California.
Joe Biden Calls for Mask Mandate for Entire Country over Next Three Months

Joe Biden Calls for Mask Mandate for Entire Country over Next Three Months

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is wading into the politically treacherous issue of mask-wearing to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, by calling for a nationwide mandate for wearing masks.
Wallace of Fox News: Kamala Harris Is Not ‘Far Left’ Despite What GOP Will ‘Try to Say’

Wallace of Fox News: Kamala Harris Is Not ‘Far Left’ Despite What GOP Will ‘Try to Say’

Despite the characterizations which Donald Trump and his supporters are trying to make, Sen Kamala Harris of California is not a "far left" choice for Joe Biden's running mate, according to a prominent host on Fox News.
Democratic Leader Stimulus Talks: W.H. Staff Chief Mark Meadows Is the Problem, If It Were Mnuchin and Pelosi, We’d Have a Deal

Democratic Leader Stimulus Talks: W.H. Staff Chief Mark Meadows Is the Problem, If It Were Mnuchin and Pelosi, We’d Have a Deal

With the federal unemployment compensation benefit having expired last month and negotiations over a new economic rescue package having broken down, a top House Democrat is pointing fingers at the one individual responsible for preventing a deal from happening.
BIDEN PICKS RUNNING MATE: IT’S KAMALA HARRIS

BIDEN PICKS RUNNING MATE: IT’S KAMALA HARRIS

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made good on his pledge to name a woman as his running mate by selecting his one-time rival, Sen Kamala Harris of California.
Pelosi on Stalled Stimulus Talks: Children ‘Will Become Homeless’ Because of the Republicans

Pelosi on Stalled Stimulus Talks: Children ‘Will Become Homeless’ Because of the Republicans

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi clearly pinned blame on Republicans for a failure thus far of negotiations to produce a new economic stimulus package, which is a goal both sides say that they want.
Fmr. Romney Adviser: Racism Is the ‘Original Sin’ of the Republican Party

Fmr. Romney Adviser: Racism Is the ‘Original Sin’ of the Republican Party

Exploiting racism is the Republican Party's "original sin," and now Donald Trump's taking full advantage of that fact, a former adviser to the 2012 presidential campaign of Republican Mitt Romney wrote in his new book.
Top Democrat Schumer Sides With Trump: ‘I Have Urged That TikTok Be Closed Down in America’

Top Democrat Schumer Sides With Trump: ‘I Have Urged That TikTok Be Closed Down in America’

In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate's top Democrat is echoing Donald Trump's call to shut down operations of the social media provider known as TikTok or transfer control to a US company like Microsoft.