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Senate follows House in banning money for Trump war on Iran

February 14, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

By a bipartisan 55-45 vote on Feb. 13, the GOP-run Senate followed the Democratic-run House and barred saber-rattling Donald Trump from spending any military money to make war on Iran.

Sanders says his health plan would protect culinary workers in Nevada

February 14, 2020 By Special to People’s World

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday issued a statement saying Medicare for All plan would protect the benefits workers with good union-negotiated health plans currently have.

Constitutional Crisis: Stone prosecutors quit after Barr does Trump bidding

February 12, 2020 By Al Neal

William Barr has moved, at the behest of Donald Trump, to directly intervene in any criminal cases that interest the president in any way.

After final debate Dems wrap up their New Hampshire campaigns

February 10, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik

While they differ on issues they, like so many of the voters, pledge that the defeat of Trump in November is their united goal.

Left-wing “Sinn Féin” wins historic victory in Ireland

February 10, 2020 By Donald Donato

Sinn Féin, the left-wing republican party founded in 1905 and famed for its affiliation with the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), has seen its popularity steamroll across the island in this weekend’s national elections.