Daily Archives: October 6, 2020

Ellison: Obama deserves blame for Democratic losses

Click:gold loan Auckland Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) said former President Obama is partially to blame for the Democrats’ poor showing at the polls in 2016. Ellison, now the deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, blamed Obama for ignoring party politics while he was in office, which he said had put the president’s legacy at […]

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House Dem super PAC targets Republicans over ObamaCare repeal vote

A Democratic super PAC tasked with trying to take back the House majority is targeting six vulnerable Republicans in an ad campaign over the House GOP’s healthcare reform bill. House Majority PAC launched digital spots on Wednesday taking aim at a handful of House Republicans who represent swing seats and voted for the GOP’s controversial […]

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At Least 14 Dead; 17 Wounded in San Bernardino, CA Shooting

Update: At a press conference just before 5 PM EST, San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan announced there are at least 14 people dead and sevteen people wounded as a result of the mass shooting, clarifying that while that number is “reliable,” it is also subject to change. According to Burguan the “suspects fled the […]

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What Global Climate Deal? UK Lawmakers OK Fracking Under National Parks

British lawmakers on Wednesday voted to allow fracking under national parks and other protected areas. “It is incredible that this decision comes just days after signing a ground-breaking climate change agreement in Paris,” stated MEP Scott Cato. The Guardian reports that As Liberal Democrat head Tim Farron described it, “Government used a parliamentary wheeze to […]

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Organic Farmers Score New Victory in 'David and Goliath' GMO Fight

Organic farmers are racking up new victories in the fight against ‘franken-food’, as a growing number of counties line up to bar genetically engineered (GE) crop cultivation throughout the country. A federal judge in Jackson County, Oregon recently upheld a consent decree that designates the region a “GE-free zone,” a ruling which officially protects the […]

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Advocates Hopeful Supreme Court Will Reject 'Extremist' Attack on Immigration

After months of limbo, immigrants and children of immigrants will now have their “day in court” after the U.S. Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will hear the case challenging President Barack Obama’s executive actions, which could shield as many as 5 million people from deportation. In the United States v. Texas, 26 Republican-led […]

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Facing Dual Crises, Former Flint Manager Resigns as Detroit Schools Head

On the same day that he refused to testify before Congress on his role in the Flint water crisis, Detroit Public Schools emergency manager Darnell Earley announced he would resign as leader of the embattled school district effective February 29. Earley, who served as Flint’s emergency manager from September 2013 until January 2015, was one […]

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