Lisa Mascaro
LATEST ARTICLES BY Lisa Mascaro
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Politics
Pre-empting Supreme Court reversal, House Democrats pass same-sex marriage bill
July 20, 2022Said one Republican who voted yes: “If gay couples want to be as happily or miserably married as straight couples, more power to them.”
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Affordable child care closer than ever, but only if Build Back Better passes
November 10, 2021“There’s a lot of rhetoric about families and all, but it’s B.S.,” Hawaii’s Sen. Mazie Hirono said. “So now, we’re finally at a precipice where we can provide this kind of support.”
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U.S.
Black college funding slashed, what else will right-wing Dems strip from education plan?
September 28, 2021Biden called for at least $45 billion to support research at historically Black colleges and universities. The bill includes just $2 billion for that purpose.
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Republicans re-write Trump coup history, declare rioters ‘political prisoners’
September 13, 2021The brazen rhetoric ahead of a rally planned for Saturday is the latest attempt to explain away the Jan. 6 assault on democracy.
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CDC issues new eviction ban for most of U.S. through Oct. 3
August 4, 2021The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until Oct. 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism from progressives that it was allowing vulnerable renters to...
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Politics
Biden discussing COVID-19 aid with Dems, wants fast action
February 3, 2021President Joe Biden panned a Republican alternative to his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan as insufficient as Senate Democrats pushed ahead.
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U.S.
Further info reveals Trump’s mob planned for hostage-taking and assassinations
January 11, 2021Only days later is the extent of the danger from one of the darkest episodes in American democracy coming into focus.
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Trump trial closing arguments focus on voters, history
February 3, 2020Trump’s actions are not isolated but part of a pattern of behavior that, left unchecked, will allow him to “cheat”‘ in the 2020 election.
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