Politics
GOP tax law weakens Social Security and Medicare
June 7, 2018“Sixty-six percent of voters are more likely to back candidates who support expanding and increasing Social Security benefits, compared to only 18 percent who are less likely.”
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School shooting survivors: Register and vote out NRA candidates
June 6, 2018The young activists say rallies won’t matter unless that energy is funneled into voting out lawmakers beholden to the National Rifle Association this November.
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Trump: ‘I can pardon myself in Mueller probe’
June 4, 2018In yet another head-spinning development, Trump is now tweeting he can pardon himself, but won’t because – he says – he’s done nothing wrong.
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Union nurse in chaotic Iowa Dem gubernatorial primary
June 1, 2018Glasson has pledged to repeal the Republicans’ anti-union laws and restore bargaining rights.
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To understand the immigration crisis, follow events in Central America
May 31, 201819-year-old Claudia Gómez was shot dead by the U.S. Border Patrol. This is the direction U.S. immigration policy has taken under Donald Trump.
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