Senate Dems lock in $30 million in TV airtime

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) said Monday it had reserved $30 million in late television advertising across six states. The DSCC said it had made reservations in Indiana, West Virginia, North Dakota and Montana, all states where Democratic incumbents face difficult reelection battles in the months ahead. ADVERTISEMENT The committee also reserved airtime in […]

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Betsy DeVos Stirs Fresh Outrage: Says School Safety Panel Won't Study Role of Guns

Gun control advocates are outraged after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos suggested that a student safety commission formed after a gunman murdered 17 people in Parkland, Florida will not examine the role of firearms in school violence. “Frankly, Secretary DeVos is just admitting what we knew all along—that the Trump administration’s pledge to keep kids safe […]

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Urging Europe to Mirror America's Wasteful War Budget, Trump Tells NATO Leaders to Double Spending

One of the chief reasons that most European nations enjoy a higher standard of living and their residents annually express larger levels of collective happiness than people living in the United States is because of their commitment to spending on social wellness that exceeds their relative spending on military misadventure, weapons, and global empire. But […]

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Promising 'Bellwether' or Utter Failure? California Passes Landmark Privacy Law for Online Data

While some critics worry the legislation doesn’t nearly go far enough, other observers are saying “California could be the bellwether for the privacy movement” after the state legislature on Thursday unanimously passed and Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the nation’s toughest digital privacy rules. As TechCrunch outlined, once the new law takes effect […]

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With More Than 700 Children Still Separated, Immigrant Rights Groups Decry Trump Officials' Claim That Reunification Deadline Was Met

Click:SMOK Vape Click:double layer blanket for heavy winter Immigrant rights advocates are repudiating the praise that some in the corporate media have heaped on the Trump administration for reuniting some families, as hundreds of children remained apart from their parents on Friday—a day after the court-ordered deadline for reunifying every family torn apart by President […]

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Slamming GOP Attempts at Election-Meddling, Gillum Rescinds Concession Speech as Florida Heads for Recount

As his gubernatorial race headed for a recount, Florida Democrat Andrew Gillum withdrew his concession speech from last Tuesday, noting that while his fate in the election may not change after the votes are recounted, the integrity of the country’s democratic process will be severely undermined if Republicans succeed in ending the process of counting […]

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Trump touts GOP election wins: ‘We have the team we want’

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE on Wednesday praised the results of Tuesday’s GOP primaries, declaring that the Republican Party had “the team we […]

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Capuano falls to Democratic challenger Pressley in Mass. primary

Rep. Michael CapuanoMichael (Mike) Everett CapuanoInside the progressive hunt for vulnerable House Democrats Progressive mayor launches primary challenge to top Ways and Means Democrat Ex-GOP Rep. Roskam joins lobbying firm MORE has conceded to his Democratic challenger, Ayanna Pressley, in the Massachusetts primary, becoming the latest veteran lawmaker to go down against a progressive candidate […]

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