Elections2020
Union leaders back vote by mail
May 18, 2020Top union leaders, marshaled by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, are backing the $3.6 billion in the House Democrats’ stimulus bill to pay states to establish vote-by-mail systems.
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GOP takes back a California Congressional seat in special election
May 15, 2020First-time Republican office-seeker Mike Garcia defeated the Democratic hopeful, California Assembly member Christy Smith.
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Back to work, or else: Trump administration tells states to pull unemployment benefits
May 15, 2020The Trump Labor Department is telling employers to report on workers who won't go back to unsafe workplaces - and telling states to yank their unemployment benefits.
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Whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright testifies winter could be ‘darkest in modern history’
May 15, 2020Top Health and Human Services official dumped by Trump details for Congress the deadly consequences of administration’s response to coronavirus pandemic.
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Fake pandemic science and conspiracy theories a key part of far-right agenda
May 15, 2020Beware of right-wing forces using highly selective sources. They don’t care about you, only about a quick return to profits as usual.
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