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| Trump regime finalizes move allowing pollution and destruction of wetlands protected by Obama rule Just two days after again praising himself for what he has ridiculously called his very good environmental record—this time in Davos, Switzerland, at the elite World Economic Forum—Donald Trump has finalized a rule that will remove half of America’s... |
Meteor Blades | 01/23/2020 | 63 |
| Trump is abusing his power and obstructing Congress right now while impeachment trial continues In the middle of an impeachment trial in which Donald Trump is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the Trump administration is brazenly abusing its power, flouting a court order, and ignoring Congress. Just this week, the... |
Joan McCarter | 01/23/2020 | 37 |
| GA-Sen A: Jason Carter (D) Endorses Teresa Tomlinson (D) In The Democratic Primary Received this e-mail today from former State Senator, Gubernatorial candidate and grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, Jason Carter (D. GA), in support of former Columbus Mayor, Teresa ... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/23/2020 | 2 |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Endorses Dr. Eliz Markowitz (D. TX) To Flip The Texas State House Blue Something big happened in Texas yesterday: Elizabeth Warren is the latest Democratic presidential candidate to endorse Eliz Markowitz in the nationally targeted race for Texas House District 28. "I'm joining Democrats across Texas and the country who... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/23/2020 | 2 |
| Trump celebrates impeachment for abuse of power by bilking the taxpayers even more Smack dab in the middle of his impeachment trial for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, Donald Trump is shamelessly grifting off the taxpayer, spiking room rates at his Doral Resort just ahead of a Republican National Committee meeting there,... |
Joan McCarter | 01/23/2020 | 22 |
| Chief Justice Roberts lets Senate Republicans show blatant disdain for impeachment proceedings Senate Republicans are united again in saying they've heard absolutely nothing new in the House impeachment managers presentation against Donald Trump. That's after they voted en masse, as a unified bloc, against 10 amendments from Democrats to provide... |
Joan McCarter | 01/23/2020 | 302 |
| Biden political ad is aimed at ‘Obama Democrats’ Check out this very powerful ad from Joe Biden’s campaign. In the ad the former President praises Biden’s public service to our nation. This is a very moving and an effective ad. I can see this one running frequently. The ad also highlights how popular... |
First Amendment | 01/23/2020 | 32 |
| Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 1/23 Welcome to the Daily Kos Elections Live Digest, your liveblog of all of today's campaign news. Please note: The Live Digest is a 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential primary-free space. It’s also a place to discuss elections, not policy. Sign up here... |
Daily Kos Elections | 01/23/2020 | 112 |
| Morning Digest: Republican who bashed 'career politicians' switches House races to accommodate one The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun... |
Daily Kos Elections | 01/23/2020 | 11 |
| Cheers and Jeers: Thursday From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE… Voting Day All I can say is, thank god for NASA. While the rest of the government flies off the rails in a Republican-fueled orgy of incompetence and Russia-approved chaos, NASA just keeps expanding our horizons and... |
Bill in Portland Maine | 01/23/2020 | 138 |
| Abbreviated pundit round-up: GOP's 'death of reason'; gun rally terrorism in Virginia The Abbreviated Pundit Round-up is a daily feature at Daily Kos. Juan Cole at Informed Comment writes—Did Saudi prince Bin Salman personally Hack Jeff Bezos’s Phone, Vacuuming up Secrets? What about Jared Kushner? We’ve long known that Amazon CEO Jeff... |
Meteor Blades | 01/23/2020 | 193 |
| Wednesday night owls: If the minimum wage had kept up with productivity, it would be $24 Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week. At the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Dean Baker writes—This Is What Minimum Wage Would Be If It Kept Pace with Productivity: Until 1968, the minimum wage not only kept... |
Meteor Blades | 01/22/2020 | 74 |
| Schiff shines bright light on Moscow Mitch's dangerous negligence in protecting our elections Rep. Adam Schiff, in his role as impeachment manager, both distilled the import of this trial and put Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell under a harsh light, without ever mentioning McConnell's name. In his opening argument, as prepared and... |
Joan McCarter | 01/22/2020 | 25 |
| McConnell is also covering up the bad behavior of Republican senators during this impeachment trial The D.C. press corps is filling in where the cameras that Mitch McConnell refused to allow into the impeachment trial are absent. So we know just what a farce Republicans consider this exercise to be. And precisely why McConnell made sure the American... |
Joan McCarter | 01/22/2020 | 142 |
| Majority of Maine voters say Collins is 'driven by political self-interest, not principle' Susan Collins is damned if she does stick with Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump on impeachment and damned if she doesn't. The filing deadline for the primary for her Senate seat is March 16, and while she's got the backing of the state's rabid... |
Joan McCarter | 01/22/2020 | 57 |
| Trump pitches fossil fuels in Davos, as report puts climate crisis as world's No. 1 risk The World Economic Forum’s annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, opened this week with the 15th edition of its Global Risks Report. The top 2 risks on the list are the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, two matters inextricably bound up with each... |
Meteor Blades | 01/22/2020 | 79 |
| Trump says cutting social insurance programs in his second term would be 'the easiest of all things' Hanging out with all the international obscenely rich at Davos this week most have rubbed off on Donald Trump, making him think he's invincible. Trump told CNBC's Joe Kernen that cutting social insurance programs (entitlements, in CNBC-speak) is... |
Joan McCarter | 01/22/2020 | 137 |
| NC-Sen: End Citizens United Poll Has Cal Cunningham (D) Beating Thom Tillis (R) 44-42 Some big news today out of North Carolina: Here’s some more info: Click here for the full results. By the way, Cunningham has a new ad from VoteVets that’s currently hitting the airwaves: In his first campaign television ad, Democratic U.S. Senate... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/22/2020 | 10 |
| DNC invests early and big to build presence in presidential battleground states The Democratic National Committee is ready to go with millions of dollars in presidential battleground states Donald Trump won in 2016—Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, North Carolina, and Arizona—CNN reports. Two of those states, North... |
Joan McCarter | 01/22/2020 | 37 |
| Warren's new plan shows she gets how much damage Trump has wrought and how critical it is to undo it "We cannot assume that everything will be fine once Donald Trump leaves office," writes Elizabeth Warren. "The next president will need to have the energy, expertise, and vision to safeguard our ... |
Joan McCarter | 01/22/2020 | 119 |
| Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 1/22 Welcome to the Daily Kos Elections Live Digest, your liveblog of all of today's campaign news. Please note: The Live Digest is a 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential primary-free space. It’s also a place to discuss elections, not policy. Sign up here... |
Daily Kos Elections | 01/22/2020 | 96 |
| Morning Digest: House candidate drops out after Dems took over her county for first time in 36 years The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel ... |
Daily Kos Elections | 01/22/2020 | 11 |
| Cheers and Jeers: Wednesday From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE As the Impeachment Trial Rolls Into Day 2 ...a reminder from The Daily Show that the defendant—mercifully starting his fourth and last year in office this week—should’ve been 25th Amendmented a long time ago and then... |
Bill in Portland Maine | 01/22/2020 | 75 |
| Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: A fair trial must include witnesses and documents NY Times:
‘Constitutional Nonsense’: Trump’s Impeachment Defense Defies Legal Consensus
As President Trump’... |
Greg Dworkin | 01/22/2020 | 211 |
| MT-Gov: Sen. Jon Tester (D) Helps Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney (D) Defeat GOPer Who Assaulted A Journalist Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D. MT) in support of Lt. Governor Mike Cooney’s (D. MT) gubernatorial campaign: I’m thrilled to announce I’m endorsing Mike Cooney to be the next Democratic Governor of Montana! Will you join me... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/21/2020 | 3 |
| Before he was Moscow Mitch, McConnell wanted to hear all the impeachment witnesses Oh, Moscow Mitch. I mean, it’s clear he thrives on being a blatant hypocrite. Normal people’s anger at his total commitment to his complete lack of principle and wanton destruction of our republic seems to be his fuel. So, here we go again. Here’s what... |
Joan McCarter | 01/21/2020 | 24 |
| Dr. Eliz Markowitz (D. TX) Helps Kick Off Early Voting Efforts To Flip The Texas State House Received this e-mail from Dr. Eliz Markowitz’s (D. TX-HD28) campaign: Election Day is exactly ONE WEEK from today. Here’s what you need to know: Election Day isn't until January 28th, but early voting is ALREADY here! If you’d like to avoid long lines... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/21/2020 | 5 |
| In North Carolina, the people's candidate wins a game changing endorsement: the people's Endorsements are the life blood of political campaigns — particularly in primary elections. For every one voter who invests serious time and effort in carefully studying the opposing candidates’ positions, backgrounds, and records, ten or more really... |
DocDawg | 01/21/2020 | 41 |
| McConnell and Republicans kill first attempt by Democrats to get records in Trump impeachment trial Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's first cover-up vote in Donald Trump's impeachment trial occurred Tuesday afternoon, when he moved to kill Sen. Chuck Schumer's amendment to the organizing resolution to subpoena certain documents and White House... |
Joan McCarter | 01/21/2020 | 107 |
| Trump administration reportedly moving ahead with plan that could destroy Medicaid in red states The Trump administration appears ready to resurrect one of its most destructive plans for Medicaid, an idea it had floated but apparently rejected in November of last year to allow states to turn their Medicaid money into block grants. The Wall Street... |
Joan McCarter | 01/21/2020 | 31 |
| CO-Sen: Colorado Democrats Go After Cory Gardner (R) Demanding A Fair Impeachment Trial Received two e-mails today from the top Colorado Democrats running for Senate. The first one is from former Governor John Hickenlooper (D. CO): Folks -- An impeachment trial without witnesses or evidence presented is not a trial at all, it’s a sham.... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/21/2020 | 7 |
| Indivisible Mounts Pressure On The Senate To Reject Moscow Mitch's Sham Trial Rules Received this e-mail today from the progressive group, Indivisible: It’s a historic day -- Trump’s Senate impeachment trial begins this afternoon -- but the rules proposed by Mitch McConnell are anything but fair. Over the weekend, McConnell sent over... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/21/2020 | 2 |
| Has Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy been Gentrified? On MLK day, I urge you to remember the entirety of the push for change that Dr. Martin Luther King was fighting for. We all know about the “Dream”. We all Know that he went to the mountain top. And we have seen the pictures of the non-violent marches.... |
MichaelOwens | 01/20/2020 | 11 |
| Ashley Judd Teams Up With PCCC To Help Get Out The Vote For Elizabeth Warren Received this e-mail today from actress and activist, Ashley Judd, on behalf of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, in support of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D. MA) presidential campaign: This weekend, women marched. One year from now, I... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/20/2020 | 6 |
| AZ, KY, TX & NC-Sen: VoteVets Keeps Up The Momentum To Help These Veterans Flip The Senate Blue Received this e-mail today from VoteVets: It’s critical you read this entire email and then take action to support VoteVets today. The House officially sent articles of impeachment to the Senate this week. Now it’s up to Mitch McConnell and Lindsey... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/19/2020 | 4 |
| PA-AG: Gov. Tom Wolf (D) Endorses Attorney General Josh Shapiro's (D) Re-Election Bid Received this e-mail from Governor Tom Wolf (D. PA) in support of Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s (D. PA) re-election campaign: I've called Josh a friend for over a decade. He is a good and honorable man of impeccable integrity. That’s why I’m proud to... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/19/2020 | 2 |
| It's Time to Move the 'For the People Act' Forward Voting is power! Every citizen has the fundamental right to have her voice heard and counted, but David Perdue and Mitch McConnell have refused to move forward the For the People Act, a bill passed by the U.S. House to expand voting rights and limit... |
TeresaTomlinson | 01/19/2020 | 4 |
| Washed up: How a candidate who swore off corporate PAC money still rakes it in In 2020, a Democratic primary candidate promising not to accept corporate PAC money is the new normal. Some live up to their word. Others, not so much. North Carolina’s Democratic US Senate primary is shaping up to be a classic case study, illustrating... |
DocDawg | 01/19/2020 | 10 |
| "Who's "REAL"... anyway?" Who’s “REAL”… anyway? I remember watching a clip of a political rally in 2008 in which Sarah Palin (ugh… the first sign of the apocalypse) said she was so glad to be with “real ... |
PamKeithFL | 01/18/2020 | 65 |
| Julián Castro (D. TX) Kicks Off Huge GOTV Event Tomorrow To Help Dr. Eliz Markowitz (D. TX) Win Received this e-mail from Julián Castro (D. TX) in support of Dr. Eliz Markowitz’s (D. TX-HD28) campaign in the upcoming special election to flip the Texas State House: When I ended my campaign for president, I told you that I wasn’t done fighting. To... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/17/2020 | 2 |
| AZ-Sen: Indivisible Launches Website To Expose Trump Hack Martha McSally's (R) Record Received this e-mail today from the progressive group, Indivisible: If you've been on Twitter in the last few days, you've probably seen it: a video of Arizona Republican Senator Martha McSally lashing out at a CNN reporter, calling him a "liberal... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/17/2020 | 6 |
| ME-Sen: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D. IL) Helps Sara Gideon (D) Defeat Cadet Bonespur's Favorite Loyalist Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D. IL) in support of Sara Gideon’s (D. ME) U.S. Senate campaign: Rudy Giuliani’s associate ... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/17/2020 | 2 |
| TX, IA & KY-Sen: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Helps These 3 Amazing Women Flip The Senate Blue Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL) in support of MJ Hegar (D. TX), Theresa Greenfield (D. IA) and Amy McGrath’s (D. KY) U.S. Senate campaigns: Iowa. Kentucky. Texas. Dick Durbin is supporting exceptional... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/17/2020 | 2 |
| ME, IA, TX & KY-Sen: Sen. Bob Casey (D. PA) Helps These 4 Amazing Women Flip The Senate Blue Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D. PA) in support of Sara Gideon (D. ME), Theresa Greenfield (D. IA), MJ Hegar (D. TX) and Amy McGrath’s (D. KY) U.S. Senate campaigns: |
poopdogcomedy | 01/16/2020 | 1 |