Daily Archives: October 3, 2020

Kid Rock tweets poll showing him leading Senate race

Kid Rock continues to flirt with a Michigan Senate bid, highlighting a conservative poll showing he would lead in a hypothetical match-up against incumbent Sen. Debbie StabenowDeborah (Debbie) Ann StabenowSheldon Whitehouse leads Democrats into battle against Trump judiciary Bill aims to help farmers sell carbon credits Senate Democrats pump brakes on new stimulus checks MORE […]

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Alabama GOP Senate primary: live results

It’s Election Day in Alabama, where Republicans will hold a primary to fill the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsMcCabe, Rosenstein spar over Russia probe Rosenstein takes fire from Republicans in heated testimony Rosenstein defends Mueller appointment, role on surveillance warrants MORE. All eyes are on the Republican primary in the deep-red state, […]

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Obama Endorses Clinton, As Sanders Vows To Fight On for Progressive Future

After an hour-long meeting with President Barack Obama on Thursday afternoon, Bernie Sanders spoke briefly to reporters outside the White House pledging that his campaign will continue the “political revolution” and encouraged his supporters not to give up on the key issues that have raised their political passions. Just minutes later, the Hillary Clinton campaign […]

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Embracing Sanders' Higher-Ed Call, Clinton Expands Debt-Free College Plan

Hillary Clinton’s newly revised college affordability plan, unveiled Wednesday, clearly bears the stamp of Bernie Sanders and his youth-powered movement—so much so that the senator from Vermont publicly praised it as “very bold initiative” that will “revolutionize the funding of higher education in America.” With the addition of three new proposals, Clinton’s higher education plan […]

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Big Oil, Not Big Tobacco, Wrote the Public Skepticism Playbook: Report

The playbook on sowing public skepticism about health and climate issues originated not with Big Tobacco—as long believed—but with Big Oil, a new investigation reveals. Documents published Wednesday by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) show that the tobacco and fossil fuel industries used the same public relations firms, the same think tanks, and […]

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Three More DNC Officials Out Amid Email Scandal

Three top Democratic National Committee (DNC) officials have stepped down in the wake of the email scandal that has already forced the ouster of DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. CEO Amy Dacey, communications director Luis Miranda, and chief financial officer (CFO) Brad Marshall all resigned on Tuesday after facing scrutiny for emails that critics say […]

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How the Decline in Union Membership Is Hurting All of Us: Report

The decline of organized labor in the United States has contributed significantly to wage stagnation and rising inequality, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). “Rebuilding our system of collective bargaining is an important tool available for fueling wage growth for both low- and middle-wage workers and ending the […]

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