Daily Archives: September 13, 2020

GOP's Fischer wins second term as Nebraska senator

Sen. Deb FischerDebra (Deb) Strobel FischerBipartisan senators seek funding for pork producers forced to euthanize livestock Top Georgia Republican endorses Doug Collins Senate bid Senators balance coronavirus action with risks to health MORE (R-Neb.) on Tuesday secured her second Senate term, fending off a challenge from Democrat Jane Raybould. Fischer was expected to keep her seat in […]

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Hillary Clinton celebrates women elected to Congress: ‘What a start this is’

Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE celebrated the slew of women’s victories in the midterm election on Twitter Wednesday, saying “what a start this is.” Clinton […]

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Van Hollen not interested in staying on as chair of Senate Dems' campaign arm

Sen. Chris Van HollenChristopher (Chris) Van HollenDemocrats introduce bill to rein in Trump’s power under Insurrection Act Democratic senators kneel during moment of silence for George Floyd Hillicon Valley: Twitter flags Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’ | Cruz calls for criminal investigation into Twitter over alleged sanctions violations | Senators urge FTC to investigate TikTok […]

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DeSantis: GOP voters overcame 'blue wave' spurred by Andrew Gillum

Florida Gov.-elect Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisGOP tentatively decides on Jacksonville for site of convention DeSantis pushing to host Republican National Convention in Florida Florida bars and theaters to reopen starting Friday, DeSantis says MORE (R) on Monday gave credit to his opponent, Andrew Gillum (D), for turning out droves of Democrats in this month’s election. “I think […]

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Attacks Meant to 'Silence' First Two Muslim Women in Congress Won't Succeed, Says Rep. Ilhan Omar

For the first time in American history, there are two female Muslim members of Congress—and the relentless attacks on the pair from the right are designed to “silence” them.  “We cannot allow those who seek to divide and intimidate us to succeed” — Rep. Ilhan Omar Click Here: West Coast Eagles Guernsey That was the […]

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Citing Fears of Americans Getting 'Screwed,' Progressive Democrats Call Out Pelosi for Crafting Pharma-Friendly Drug Pricing Bill in Secret

Amid concerns that the House Democratic leadership is crafting a drug pricing bill that is far too friendly to the pharmaceutical industry, progressives in Congress this week publicly called out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for writing the legislation in secret and ignoring those who favor a more aggressive approach to lowering out-of-control prescription drug costs. […]

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'If This Is True, They Are Even Bigger Lunatics Than We Realized': UN Officials Reportedly Believe Trump Planning 'Massive' Bombing Campaign in Iran

As the Trump administration prepares to deploy 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East in a move critics warned will heighten the possibility of all-out war with Iran, United Nations officials reportedly believe the U.S. is also planning a major “aerial bombardment” of an Iranian nuclear facility. United Nations officials are “assessing the United States’ […]

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Trump Admin. Ratchets Up Tensions With Threat to Sanction Any Nation That Imports Iranian Oil

President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Iran further stoked tensions between Iran and the U.S. on Friday when he said the United States will sanction any country that imports Iranian crude oil. Envoy Brian Hook, in his comments to reporters in London, said that there were no exemptions, reiterating a threat the Trump administration made […]

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To Call Attention to "What's Being Lost" to Climate Crisis, Former Glacier to Receive Monument

A climate change victim in Iceland is set to be memorialized with a monument that underscores the urgent crisis. The victim is the former Okjökull glacier in Borgarfjörður, which scientists say is the nation’s first glacier lost to the climate crisis. Its plight was also the subject of the 2018 documentary “Not Ok” produced by […]

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