Tuesday, May 7, 2024

In first floor speech, Ocasio-Cortez condemns Trump shutdown as ‘erosion of American democracy’

"The truth is, this shutdown is about the erosion of American democracy and the subversion of our most basic governmental norms."

Senate Democrats should block all Trump Supreme Court nominee

Republicans did not let Garland Merrick come up for a vote. Why should Democrats allow someone else to?

The Democratic ‘Blue Wave,’ a powerful tsunami rushing toward Trump and the Republicans

It looks as if the people’s revolution that Sen. Bernie Sanders talked about is becoming a reality; now it’s called a Blue Wave.

The Democrats are running more female veterans for office than ever before–but can they...

Democrats have begun explicitly recruiting veteran women to run for Congress, hoping to capitalize on their service and military experience.

‘No fossil fuel money!’: Protests outside big-money fundraiser for Biden co-hosted by natural gas...

"Biden can't expect to convince Americans that he's a leader on climate if he's also cozying up to fossil fuel power players."
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Watch: Why Trump’s judges are the worst of the worst

How has Trump had so many vacancies to fill?

‘Alarming’: nearly 1/3 in US worry about violence, intimidation at polls

"The fear people are experiencing—especially Black people, Hispanic people, and young people—is a form of voter suppression that needs to be addressed before the election," said one expert.

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine – can we avoid WW3?

Wars can end with diplomacy and good faith.

Connecticut Ends Veteran Homelessness

Now two states in the nation, Connecticut and Vermont, have a system in place to make sure that all homeless Veterans can find permanent housing within 60 days.

When 3 men richer than 165 million people, Sanders says working class must ‘come...

Big-money special interests "want to divide us up," said the independent senator at a living wage rally in South Carolina, "and we are determined to bring working people together."