Despite Blue Dog Democrat Dan Lipinski’s conservative record, the anti-choice congressman narrowly defeated primary challenger Marie Newman in Illinois’s 3rd District on Tuesday in a race that has been closely watched at a national level. “Can the progressive wing of the party mount a powerful enough challenge to entrenched, well-funded incumbents that it can threaten…
In a victory for activists who shut down a tar sands pipeline as part of a multi-state protest in 2016, a Minnesota appeals court has ruled that the “valve turners” can present a defense that their action was necessary because of the threat that fossil fuel production poses to the planet. On Monday, the Minnesota…
In what appears to be a tacit admission that “massive tax cuts to the wealthy, rich CEOs, and big corporations don’t resonate with voters,” vulnerable congressional Republicans up for reelection in 2018 have drastically curtailed promotions of their tax law in digital ad campaigns and on social media ahead of the November midterms, according to…
Anti-war advocates and progressive national security experts are praising Sen. Jeff Merkley’s (D-Ore.) challenge to a proposed Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that critics warn would expand the executive branch’s military authority and “further entrench the United States in endless war.” Ahead of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Wednesday to discuss…
Global trade tensions are soaring just days ahead of the upcoming G7 summit with top U.S. economic partners like China and France both issuing fresh warnings that import tariffs announced this week by the Trump administration run the serious risk of creating a trade war in all directions: East, West, North, and South. “We still…
Two long-serving New York Democrats are facing upstart primary challenges from liberal millennials who say the state needs fresher faces in Congress. Rep. Joseph Crowley is the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and seen as a potential future Speaker. This year, though, he is being tested by a 28-year-old organizer for presidential candidate Sen….
Democratic Sen. Jon TesterJonathan (Jon) TesterSenate confirms Trump’s watchdog for coronavirus funds Montana barrels toward blockbuster Senate fight The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip MORE (Mont.) is hitting back at the progressive wing of his party, saying that talk of impeaching President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren,…
Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) on Friday chided President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down…
After U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his belligerent and incoherent trade threats during the G7 summit in Quebec City on Saturday—at one point suggesting the U.S. would “stop trading” altogether with Canada, Europe, and Japan—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he would move forward with “retaliatory, equivalent tariffs,” matching Trump’s recently announced…
“Beaten while handcuffed.” “Locked up for long periods in solitary confinement.” “Strapped…to chairs with bags placed over their heads.” These are among the many shocking allegations leveled against a Virginia detention facility by immigrant children as young as 14-years-old, the Associated Press reported on Thursday, citing the first-hand accounts and sworn statements of abuse victims…