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 late Saturday escalated his rhetoric in urging supporters to support Republicans in the midterm elections, warning that Democrats have become…
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Lawyer Michael Avenatti in a new interview with Time magazine said he believes the 2020 Democratic nominee “better be a white male,” though he added he wishes it weren’t so. Avenatti made the remark as he discussed his potential run for president, according to Time. “I think it better be a white male,” he said of the Democratic nominee, before adding…
Read moreYellow Vest Uprising Exposes Urgent Need for Rapid Energy Transition That Stiffs Elites, Lifts the Working Class
President Donald Trump looked on approvingly at the chaos that engulfed Paris last weekend as more than 1,000 “Yellow Vest” protesters were arrested in one of their largest demonstrations yet—claiming that 100,000 French people had taken to the streets to protest policies aimed at cutting carbon emissions. But organizers unequivocally denied that the Yellow Vest…
Read moreWATCH: As Corporate Media Ignores Climate Crisis, Sanders Town Hall to Deliver Discussion of Bold Green Solutions Straight to the People
As momentum for a Green New Deal continues to grow at the grassroots and in Congress amid dire scientific warnings that immediate and ambitious action is necessary to avert climate catastrophe, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are hosting a town hall alongside prominent environmentalists on Monday evening to discuss the global…
Read moreGrassroots Progressives Launch Campaign to Oust Corporate Democrat Who Votes With Trump 70% of the Time
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) supports various laws designed to thwart a woman’s right to choose, helps raise money for Republicans, has received exorbitant levels of cash from the fossil fuel industry, and votes with President Donald Trump nearly 70 percent of the time—a right-wing record that earned him the dubious honor of becoming the first…
Read moreAssange Attempts to Unmask US Extradition Effort With Legal Challenge Against Trump Administration
Attorneys for Julian Assange on Wednesday filed a legal challenge that aims to block extradition and force the Trump administration to unseal secret charges against the WikiLeaks founder that were accidentally revealed to the public in November. “U.S. federal prosecutors have in the last few months formally approached people in the United States, Germany, and…
Read moreFrom 'Depleted' Food Stores to Understaffed Health Clinics, Native Americans 'Among Hardest Hit' by Trump Shutdown
Adding to the long and ever-growing list of harmful consequences stemming from President Donald Trump’s government shutdown—from hundreds of thousands of furloughed workers to gutted food stamps offices to trashed public parks—the New York Times published a report late Tuesday highlighting the damage Trump’s prolonged border wall temper tantrum has done to Native American communities….
Read more107,000 purged from Georgia voter rolls for not voting in past elections: report
Georgia officials removed an estimated 107,000 people from voter rolls because they decided not to vote in prior elections, according to a new report. An APM Reports analysis found the voters were removed under the state’s “use it or lose it” law, which starts a process for removing people from voter rolls if they fail…
Read moreMark Ruffalo, Shailene Woodley join Auntie Beachress in get-out-the-vote ad aimed at Native Americans
Mark Ruffalo and Shailene Woodley are starring in a new get-out-the-vote ad aimed at Native Americans ahead of the midterm elections. “The native people are so good at leading movements,” Ruffalo, star of “Avengers: Infinity War,” says to Auntie Beachress, a character played by comedian Tonia Jo Hall, in the video released Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT “If you…
Read moreTrump, first lady cast votes by absentee ballot for midterms
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 and first lady Melania TrumpMelania TrumpTrump was rushed to White House bunker due to breach of temporary barricades:…
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