State Senators Liz Krueger, Democrat from Manhattan and RHA's sponsor, and Long Island Democrat Anna Kaplan, in a joint editorial published Friday in The Times Union of Albany, that physical violence that results in the end of pregnancy can be prosecuted as first-degree assault. ..…
Latinos and Asian- Americans, Democrats could not be bothered to stand or even applaud politely. ... It was understandable why Democrats did not stand to applaud except what reason did they have for not joining him in celebrating the new. ..…
Earlier Monday, McCarthy threatened that Republicans would “take action” if House Democrats didn’t speak out against anti-Semitism. . . ... “It is dangerous for Democrat leadership to stay silent on this reckless language.” . . ..…
Nicholas Fandos, “House Democrats’ Agenda: Ethics, Infrastructure and Medical Legislation,” The New York Times, November 7, 2018, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/us/politics/house-democrats-nancy-pelosi.html; Sara Friedman, “House Democrats Introduce $100B..…
It is a resolution, not a bill, that provides a framework for the Democrat’s Green New Deal. ... Whitney Webb explains that the Green New Deal leaves a lot for corporations to like and views it as an effort timed to benefit the Democrats in the 2020 elections, rather than a serious..…
Now, Republicans and Democrats must join forces again to confront an urgent national crisis.” ... Nor do the Democrats have an answer. The conspiracy of happiness has yet to return. . ..…
They won't admit it to their constituents, but there are no 'moderate' Democrats left. . ... Yet, the Democrats continue to be complicit in the most vile form of evil since the Holocaust. ..…
House Minority Kevin McCarthy said Saturday that he would take action against the two lawmakers if Democrats fail to do so. . ... Republicans, who hold the majority in the chamber, teamed up with more than half of the Democrats to approve the bill. . ..…
Some independent experts say criticism from Trump and congressional Democrats may be causing pharmaceutical companies to show restraint. . ..…
Democrats are fine with BS in principle. They have nothing against phonies. ... Second, are Democrats looking for a “hopey,” conciliatory candidate in 2020? ..…
Democrats called for Porterfield to resign, with West Virginia Democratic Party Belinda Biafore saying in statement that there was no room in the state for someone like Porterfield... ..…
Ilhan Omar apologized on Monday for series of tweets which Jewish lawmakers had said given voice to anti-Semitic Jewish tropes, as Muslim Democrat from Minnesota never intended any harm... ... The statement from Pelosi and other top Democrats came soon as Republicans have been trying for..…
The Soviet news agency TASS said his appointment as head of the provisional government “is receiving the broadest support throughout Iran… The Iranian press notes that Bazargan is a bourgeois democrat who upholds Iran’s independence, stands for scrapping the monarchy and creating a non-aligned..…
He and other workers in the encampment protesting the actions of Mexican in firing 44,000 electrical workers and smashing their union, Sindicato Mexicano de Electricistas October 2009. ..…
Tudeh Party of Iran, 40 years after the overthrow of U.S.-installed Shah, continues the fight for secular, democratic, and Iran. ..…
Some Democrats embrace the 'democratic socialist' label. But what does socialism really mean? ... The package isn’t socialism, of course, but with its major proposed spending and initiatives, it’s the kind of big-government approach Democrats have been politically leery of for decades...…
The platform, Shareholder Democracy, will enable millions of Americans to vote on pending 2019 shareholder resolutions at six pharmaceutical companies. ..…
Even before he takes such an action, political analysts are predicting that Democrats will go “judge-shopping” on the leftist Ninth Circus Court of Appeals and find a judge who will immediately strike down the President’s action. . ..…
Jones was a conservative Democrat when he first ran to succeed his father representing the 3rd District in 1992. ... He is a Democrat, not a Republican. . Alex Johnson . Alex Johnson is a senior writer for NBC News covering general news, with an emphasis on explanatory journalism, data..…
Throughout Monday, the pressure continued to mount on Ilhan Omar, including from top Democrat, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the party's congressional leadership.. It's obvious that Republicans, and the Anti- BDS Democrats, putting, AIPAC's interests, and Israel's, ahead of..…
The Democrats will not break party rank and will refuse to comply with anything. ..…
Subsequently, the US reshuffled its policy, and embraced and promoted center-right regimes led by social and christian democrats which alternated rule for nearly forty years. . ... In the latter case, the US relies on a multi-proxy strategy which includes a mass media blitz, labeling..…
Marist poll determined that, even among Klobuchar's fellow Democrats, majority of 60 percent think abortion should be limited to the trimester or to rare cases, or not permitted at all.. ..…
The comments by James, a Democrat, drew scrutiny when she made them late last year. ... In an earlier effort to dismiss the lawsuit, before James took office, the foundation had alleged political bias on the part of the attorney general's office, which for years has been headed by a..…
Critics point out how often the intelligence community has gotten things wrong, frequently citing the Iraq war, but they fail to understand that once upon a time, experienced professionals who largely remained apolitical ran the nation’s security agencies, serving both Democrats and Republicans. ..…
He kept denouncing New Deal and the idea was that if he could red-bait Democrats this way, then Republicans could help create coalition of conservative voters. ..…
Eagle Rock Hans Johnson, president of East Area Progressive Democrats, said some in the district have bad memories of the 2003 council race, when Antonio Villaraigosa, ran for the seat and told voters he would serve full four years... ..…
Marcus Simon, Virginia Democrat, is member of House of Delegates and parliamentarian for House Democrats. ..…
Several of the freshmen or freshwomen demanding healthcare, college tuition, guaranteed equality for all and more of the long-held talking points of many in Democrat Party.. ..…
A budget standoff between Trump and congressional Democrats over the proposal led to a 35-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. ... But the then-governor faced criticism from state Democrats and immigrant rights groups, who said providing support to the federal government..…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari addresses his supporters during campaign rally ahead of the country's Lagos, Nigeria February 9, 2019. ..…
This flag was on display being supported by Democrats outside of Wells Fargo Arena . ..…
Andrew Cuomo's Approval Rating Hits New Low After Signing Law for Abortions Up to Birth Steven Ertelt Feb 11, 2019 12 23PM Albany, New York... ..…
Like every other Democrat in the Senate, Klobuchar opposed U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos when President Donald Trump nominated her more than two years ago. ..…
Alcoff has been associated with several high-profile Democrats over the years due to his work with the progressive nonprofit organization. . ..…
Democrats have seized the high ground against bigotry by using accusations of racism and sexism as partisan weapons—only to find those weapons turned back on themselves. ..…
Her announcement within three days of the murder that she would not seek the penalty set off protests from her fellow Democrats and from the police.. ..…
Jones Sr., served Eastern North Carolina in the House as a Democrat from 1966 until his death in 1992. ... His son ran, as a Democrat, for his father’s seat, but lost in the Democratic primary to Eva Clayton. ..…
BRITTANY You argue Democrats have been more racist as party, from slavery to KKK and Jim Crow laws, and Democrats today often say that the parties switched at some point and that Republicans of old were Democrats. CANDACE The first bit of knowledge that any person that is still..…
When New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted recently about the “honor” of her “lovely and wide-reaching conversation” with Corbyn, it was a sign either of indifference or purposeful alliance that ought to profoundly alarm every sensible Democrat worried about the..…
If only Bezos were Virginia Democrat he could just brush it off like it never happened. * * *. ..…
Certainly, the passage of time has challenged the legitimacy of the 'will of the people rhetoric, and, still, Britons are feed the line at the breakfast and dinner table with their daily newspaper, whilst many are concerned by its right-wing connotations each and every time we turn on the news.. ..…
statewide initiative approved by voters November raised the minimum age for buying semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21, required buyers to first pass safety course and added expanded background checks and storage requirements, among other things. ..…
She's set off war on the left, with chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, this week slamming the radical conservatives among Democrats holding the party hostage.. ..…
The world of European Union, which Europhile Left think is the exemplar of internationalisation of the progressive movement.. ..…
House Minority Kevin McCarthy said Saturday that he would take action against the two lawmakers if Democrats fail to do so. . ... Republicans, who hold the majority in the chamber, teamed up with more than half of the Democrats to approve the bill. . ..…
Robinson is University Professor at Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. ..…