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Texas school shooting kills 18 children, 3 adults

Texas Gov. Greg Abbot on Tuesday confirmed that 14 children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at an elementary school.

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Texas school shooting kills 18 children, 3 adults

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Lee wins Democratic primary in historic bid for Congress

Summer Lee has won a five-way Democratic primary for a Pittsburgh-based U.S. House seat, making her the favorite in the heavily Democratic district to win the fall general election and become the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania. Lee, a second-term state House member, lawyer and former labor organizer, comes from the party's progressive wing. Lee beat out second-place Steve Irwin, who was endorsed by the Allegheny County Democratic Party and backed by prominent Democrats from the county.

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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says she's engaged to longtime partner

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has confirmed she’s engaged to her longtime partner, Riley Roberts.

Blowback as Bush gaffes Iraq war, not Ukraine, 'unjustified'

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Biden's leadership of Democrats faces test in next primaries

A new round of primary elections across the U.S. this week is exposing heightened tensions within the Democratic Party.

Musk doesn’t own Twitter yet, but conservatives are racking up followers

Carlson’s gain is one of several early signs that Musk’s takeover is already shifting the dynamics of one of the most influential social networks in the country. A Washington Post analysis of hundreds of Twitter accounts found that right-leaning accounts, including Republican members of Congress, received a surge in followers since the deal was announced last month, even as their Democratic counterparts’ followings flatline.

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Lindsey Graham says most Democrats would 'jump out the window' if they had to vote on Medicare for All

Graham urged Sanders to hold a vote on his signature policy idea, betting Democrats would splinter on single-payer healthcare.

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Sen. Sanders (I-VT) on abortion and COVID: "I get very tired of hearing the hypocrisy from the extreme right wing ..."

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addressed the Senate on Wednesday in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act. Democrats are working to force a vote on the bill in the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion signaling the Court would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case establishing a woman’s constitutional right to have an abortion. WHPA passed the House in 2021 but failed in the Senate in February.

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Employees everywhere are organizing. Here's why it's happening now

Employees from companies ranging from airlines to retail and tech are unionizing more than ever before.

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Amazon union head, others meet at White House on organizing

Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met Thursday with union organizers at the White House as the administration looks to boost unionization campaigns.

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Democrats are pushing to renew the expanded child tax credit. Here's why that hasn't happened yet

Democrats have called for re-upping the child tax credit expansion that helped millions of families last year. But that process has not been clear cut.

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Union leader slams Amazon's labor practices at Senate hearing

The hearing examined whether Amazon and other companies should be barred from receiving federal contracts if they engage in anti-union activities.

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Trump and Biden prevail as party leaders in Ohio primary results

In key Senate and House primaries, voters lined up behind candidates in the mold of the current and former president.

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Democrats' plan for a federal law to protect abortion rights faces huge hurdles in Congress

With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, many Democrats want to codify abortion protections under federal law. But it will be near impossible.

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Democrats plead for Biden to codify Roe v. Wade: ‘It’s high time we do it’

President Biden responded in a Tuesday statement by saying that while it’s unclear if the drafted opinion reflected the final decision of the Supreme Court, his administration “will be ready when any ruling is issued” to codify Roe.

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Brown wins Ohio rematch with progressive activist Turner

President Joe Biden has congratulated Democratic U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown of Ohio for her primary victory over former state Sen. Nina Turner.

2022 midterms: What to know about Ohio, Indiana primaries

The first multistate contest of the 2022 midterm election season takes place Tuesday.

Missile attack on Kyiv was message from Russia, former U.S. defense official says

Russia launched missiles at the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv while the U.N. secretary-general was visiting. Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers spoke with Mike Vickers, a former U.S. undersecretary of defense for intelligence, about the message Russia was trying to send and what it will take for the war in Ukraine to end.

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Employees at a Starbucks store in Minnesota become the first in the state to unionize

Twenty Starbucks stores have now unionized. Around 220 Starbucks stores have sought elections, with more added every day.

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Amazon union could face a tough road ahead after victory

In the aftermath of their hard-won labor victory, Amazon workers in the New York City borough of Staten Island popped Champagne, cheered their victory and danced in celebration.

The Trailer: As Biden campaigns on infrastructure law, Democrats keep fighting about it

The infrastructure wars in a Democratic primary, a 2024 campaign memo from Bernie Sanders, and an interview with a Florida GOP candidate who's ready to get to Washington and start impeaching.

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The top 10 Democratic presidential candidates for 2024, ranked

What could happen if Biden doesn't run — or even if he does.

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An 83-year-old California man was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison after stealing more than $250,000 by pretending to raise money for Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke and others

John Pierre Dupont took from thousands of donors who thought they were giving money to Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, and reuniting immigrant families.

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Frontier CEO talks about airline merger, travel outlook

Barry Biffle is juggling his day job as CEO of Frontier Airlines while also working to save a proposed merger with Spirit Airlines that would create the nation’s fifth-biggest carrier by some measures.

Jackson's speech highlights US race struggles, progress

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's speech at the White House went to the heart of both the triumphs and struggles of Black Americans in her lifetime.

The Trailer: 'Socialism.' 'Beijing Dave.' In primary stretch, Pennsylvania's Senate contenders go after the front-runners.

Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate primaries get real, special elections unfold in every time zone, and Wisconsin holds the year's most contentious local races yet.

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Palin joins 50 others in running for Alaska US House seat

Sarah Palin has joined a field of 50 other candidates who are vying for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat.

The Trailer: 'Diversity.' 'Affirmative action.' Why Democrats may bump the Iowa caucuses.

The Democratic debate about dumping Iowa, another special election in a safe GOP seat, and a pair of Ohio debates that said everything about 2022.

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Black women feel sting of 'traumatizing' Jackson hearings

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson had to endure hours of public scrutiny from skeptics during her Senate hearings this past week, and that's something familiar to many Black women.

Albright acted as model, mentor for generations of women

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s death from cancer this week sparked American women to reflect on the 84-year-old diplomat’s sweeping influence on their lives, 25 years after Bill Clinton made her the United States’ representative to the world.

Why ‘free college’ programs don’t always deliver on promise

Pete Kadens, who made the bulk of his fortune as CEO of a billion-dollar cannabis operation, may be chasing a pipe dream.

The Left Has Good Answers on Ukraine

Being anti-war isn’t naive, but a serious, considered, and humane position.

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Team Bernie Sanders is reportedly quietly encouraging Ro Khanna to run in 2024 if Biden sits out

Team Bernie Sanders is reportedly quietly encouraging Ro Khanna to run in 2024 if Biden sits out

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Democrats say Spirit-Frontier merger could boost airfares

Several congressional Democrats are raising doubts about the proposed merger of Frontier and Spirit airlines.

AP Was There: The surreal first day of the pandemic

On the day the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic, Koloud “Kay” Tarapolsi reflected the views of many people when she told an Associated Press reporter: “If we avoid each other and listen to the scientists, maybe in a few weeks it will be better."

'We want to win': Democrats face choice in key Senate race

Pennsylvania’s Democratic Party committee members backed U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb by 2 to 1 in an endorsement vote over Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in the primary race for the state's open U.S. Senate seat.

Manchin fans faint hopes for stalled social, climate bill

Pivotal Sen. Joe Manchin has floated the broad outlines of a reconfigured social and environment package that aims half its resources at reducing federal deficits.

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Bernie Sanders responds with a flat-out 'no' after being asked if he shares Biden's optimism about the future of America

Sanders told comedian Stephen Colbert that President Joe Biden "likes people more than I like people."

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Texas primary sets up Abbott-O'Rourke race as midterms begin

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott will face Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke after voters in Texas opened what could be a lengthy, bruising primary season.

Bernie Sanders calls Putin a 'poster boy for greed and oligarchy' and says he should worry more about the people of Ukraine and Russia than his yacht

Sanders is prodding the Biden administration to impose severe sanctions on the Russian leader, a step normally reserved for brutal autocrats.

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Prosecutor ran on changing Austin before police indictments

Austin police say officers facing indictments over tactics used during the 2020 protests over racial injustice have been placed on administrative duty.

Whisper campaigns grow as Biden nears choice for high court

The whispers and chatter about top contenders for the Supreme Court are growing as President Joe Biden zeroes in on a nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.

Vexation, victory claims as Dems face their limits in Senate

Democrats have conflicting views of what they're accomplishing in the 50-50 Senate and of how to take advantage of their control on the chamber.

Vexation, victory claims as Dems face their limits in Senate

Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer have very different takes on how things are going in their chamber. “I know we're spending the week dealing with assistant secretaries of something or other, and that's terribly important," Sanders, the progressive firebrand and Vermont independent, said dryly on Wednesday. The Senate confirmed 15 nominees last week for the Federal Maritime Commission, judgeships and other posts.

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Bernie Sanders attacks Chipotle for hiking the cost of its menu items and accuses the chain of price gouging

"Blaming the rising cost of a burrito on a minimum wage worker who got a 50 cent pay raise. That's not inflation. That's price gouging," Sanders said.

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History shows every moment counts for Dems' hold on Senate

More than 600 sitting senators have died or resigned since the first Congress met in 1789.

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Kinzinger pushes 'uneasy alliance' to thwart Trump's allies

Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois is calling on Democrats and independents to form an “uneasy alliance” with Republicans to fight former President Donald Trump’s influence in Republican politics.

Like a bully in the schoolyard, Fox News sets its sights on the anti-work movement

Host Jesse Watters wasted no time in painting the Reddit thread’s moderator as a clumsy, ‘lazy’ caricature Fox News host Jesse Watters interviewing Doreen Ford, the longest serving moderator on Reddit's /r/antiwork on 26 January 2022. Photograph: Fox News In 2013, the subreddit r/antiwork was born. “Unemployment for all, not just the rich!” read its tagline. America was experiencing a mood change at that time. Occupy: The Movie had just hit theaters, lodging the eponymous movement in the nationa

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SALT relief may still be possible despite reports that it’s ‘no longer in play’

Build Back Better may still include changes to the $10,000 SALT limit, despite reports the measure may be out.

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Sen. Joe Manchin Blasts Bernie Sanders As "Not A Democrat"

He spoke with Newsy during an unannounced visit to address state lawmakers at the West Virginia capitol.

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Sen. Joe Manchin Blasts Bernie Sanders As 'Not A Democrat'

He spoke with Newsy during an unannounced visit to address state lawmakers at the West Virginia Capitol.

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Joe Manchin says Bernie Sanders is not what 'the majority of Americans represent' after Sanders hinted at Manchin getting primaried

Manchin also scoffed at the notion that he should be afraid of any potential primary challenger.

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Opinion : Peter Doocy did his job

Antagonizing President Biden and getting him to slip up should be written into his formal job description.

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Newsy Talks To West Virginia Voters About Sen. Joe Manchin

Amid harsh criticisms from some in Washington, many in his home state say they have his back.

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What Do West Virginia Voters Think About Sen. Joe Manchin?

Amid harsh criticisms from some in Washington, many in his home state say they have his back.

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AFC Divisional round overreactions: Bills-Chiefs instant classic caps off historic weekend

Mackenzie Salmon 'overreacts' to the biggest storylines from the AFC Divisional round games and looks ahead to the AFC title game.

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Bernie Sanders says Senate Republicans are 'laughing all the way to Election Day' over the lack of votes on consequential legislation

"They have not had to cast one bloody vote — which shows us where they're at," Sanders said of the legislative inaction. "We have got to change that."

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Black Democrats in South Carolina giving Biden mixed reviews

President Joe Biden often cites the critical role that South Carolina played when he won the Democratic nomination in 2020.

Last straw: Fed-up Arizona Democrats censure Sen. Sinema

Leaders of the Arizona Democratic Party have voted to censure Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

Watch this sweet video of horse making himself at home ... literally

These are some of the stories and videos that made us smile this week.

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The Outsized Entrepreneurial World of Trump Merchandise

At Trump’s first rally of the year, the former President wasn’t the only person selling a fantasy.

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Biden's news conference takes abrupt, lengthy turn

For about half of President Joe Biden's news conference, it was a traditional, organized affair, with the president calling on reporters from a pre-arranged list.

Sanders says he may back Manchin, Sinema primary challengers

Sen. Bernie Sanders is suggesting he’d support primary challengers against Democratic colleagues Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.

Biden backers 'not seeing the results' a year into his term

Just over a year ago, millions of energized young people, women, voters of color and independents joined forces to send Joe Biden to the White House.

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Sanders, Warren and Baldwin urge Larry Fink to intervene in strike at coal company partially owned by BlackRock

Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin pressed BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to intervene in a coal miners' strike.

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ACLU staffer on Sinema's emotional floor speech defending filibuster: 'We’re breaking her, keep going'

A senior strategist at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday responded to a floor speech by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., encouraging Democrats to keep attacking her

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Biden says U.S. to provide high quality masks for free to Americans

President Joe Biden said the White House next week will announce how it is providing highly quality masks to Americans for free.

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Universal health care bill advances in California Assembly

California Democrats have taken their first step toward creating a universal health care system.

Former Biden adviser Symone Sanders to host MSNBC show

MSNBC says it has hired former Biden aide Symone Sanders to host a weekend television show and another on its Peacock streaming service.

Former Biden adviser Symone Sanders to host MSNBC show

MSNBC has hired Symone Sanders, former aide to President Joe Biden and spokeswoman for Vice President Kamala Harris, to host shows on its television and streaming services. Sanders announced only last month that she was leaving her job as chief spokesperson for Harris. Sanders, 32, will host a Washington-based weekend show on MSNBC, along with a program on “The Choice from MSNBC,” a news and analysis destination on the Peacock streaming service.

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Bernie Sanders attacked Warren Buffett for rejecting his request to intervene in a strike at a Berkshire Hathaway company

Sanders criticized Buffett for staying out of a dispute at the West Virginia firm Special Metals, where workers have been striking for three months.

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Warren Buffett tells Bernie Sanders he won't intervene in strike at Berkshire-owned company

Bernie Sanders asked Warren Buffett to get involved in a strike at Special Metals, which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary Precision Castparts.

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After student loan repayment pause, Democrats call on Biden to cancel all student loan debt

A prominent group of Democrats wants Biden to wipe out the debt for good.

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Fauci says Fox News host Jesse Watters should be fired for ‘ambush’ and ‘kill shot’ comments

The Fox host was referring to confrontational interviews in comments at conservative conference but leaned hard on violent imagery: "Boom! He is dead!"

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Democrats try to 'build back' after Manchin tanks $2T bill

Democrats are trying to pick up the pieces after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin effectively crushed President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill.

Manchin hits back at effort to ‘badger’ him, reinforcing Democrats’ gamble

Assessing the Democrats' sudden decision to get tough on Manchin -- and their lack of leverage.

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Power of one: Manchin is singularly halting Biden's agenda

Despite months of being courted and cajoled, Sen. Joe Manchin is still not a yes on President Joe Biden's big $2 trillion domestic package.

In SC, Biden pledges fight for voting rights, police reform

President Joe Biden has pledged to fight for stalled voting rights and police reform legislation.

FDA pick parries questions at collegial confirmation hearing

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration deftly parried questions on crises ranging from the COVID pandemic to the opioid epidemic.

Medicare urged to flex its power and slash back premium hike

The head of a Senate panel that oversees Medicare says the Biden administration should cut back a hefty premium increase soon to hit millions of enrollees.

Biden coming to South Carolina for 1st time since 2020 win

President Joe Biden is returning to South Carolina, the state that played a pivotal role in his march to the Democratic presidential nomination and the White House.

Britney, Bennifer, Beatles and Broadway: Pop culture in 2021

It's never easy to define a year in pop culture, especially in a rollercoaster year like 2021, when we were up and down again, and again, and again.

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Starbucks workers agree to union in Buffalo, NY

Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo, New York, voted to unionize on Thursday, the latest sign that the labor movement is stirring after decades of decline.

$56K Alzheimer’s drug avoiding Biden’s cost curbs, for now

A new $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s medication that’s leading to one of the biggest increases ever in Medicare premiums is highlighting the limitations of President Joe Biden’s strategy for curbing prescription drug costs.

Senate rejects bipartisan bid to stop $650M Saudi arms sale

The Senate has rejected a bid to stop a U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia.

Biden touts savings on insulin and other drugs for Americans

President Joe Biden is pledging his social agenda legislation will deliver tangible savings on prescription drugs for all Americans.

French police on alert as far-right Zemmour holds first rally

Eric Zemmour's poll ratings have faded since a splashy entrance into the French presidential campaign

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Elon Musk suggests that anyone over the age of 70 should be barred from running for political office

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a jab at older lawmakers, tweeting that there should be an upper age limit for anyone planning to run for political office.

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Sanders to Biden: Cut back looming Medicare premium hike

Sen. Bernie Sanders is asking the White House to cut back a big Medicare premium hike set to take effect in weeks and tied to a pricey Alzheimer’s drug whose benefits have been widely questioned.

Sanders to Biden: Cut back looming Medicare premium hike

Sen. Bernie Sanders is asking the White House to cut back a big Medicare premium hike set to take effect in weeks and tied to a pricey Alzheimer's drug whose benefits have been widely questioned. In a letter Friday to President Joe Biden, the Vermont Independent called on the president to act immediately to prevent the portion of an “outrageous increase” in Medicare premiums that's attributable to Aduhelm, a newly approved Alzheimer's medicine from drugmaker Biogen priced at $56,000 a year. If Biden agreed and found a way to do it, a planned January increase of $21.60 a month to Medicare's “Part B” premium for outpatient care would be slashed closer to $10.

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Democrats are feuding over tax breaks for people earning up to $550,000: 'We're really talking about folks who are in the top 2%'

What qualifies as middle class? To Bob Menendez, it's everyone earning below $550,000. Bernie Sanders disagrees. The stakes are blue-state tax breaks.

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It's not just Manchin: Dems' $2T bill faces Senate gauntlet

Democrats have finally driven President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion package of family services, health care and climate initiatives through the House.

Vermont Democratic US Rep. Peter Welch to seek Senate seat

Vermont’s sole congressman, Democratic Rep. Peter Welch, says he'll run for Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy’s Senate seat next year.

Biden's political standing fuels Democratic worry about 2024

Some Democrats have begun saying out loud what others are saying privately — that Joe Biden’s political standing is so weak less than a year into his presidency that he may not be able to win reelection in 2024 if he were to run again.

The House passed Biden's massive social safety net and climate bill. Here's what happens next

The Senate will try to pass the Build Back Better Act before Christmas, and it will likely make changes to the House bill.

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Leahy retirement sets off scramble in Vermont for successor

Democrat Patrick Leahy’s announcement that he will retire after eight terms in the Senate has set off a scramble in Vermont over the rare opening in the state’s tiny congressional delegation.

Elon Musk picked a Twitter fight with Bernie Sanders over tax policy

The 80-year-old Vermont senator wrote, "We must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share." Musk retorted, "I keep forgetting that you're still alive."

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Elon Musk to Bernie Sanders after taxing the rich tweet: "I keep forgetting that you're still alive"

Tesla founder, the world's wealthiest person, sniped at the Vermont senator's push to raise taxes on the wealthy.

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Sinema's shift: 'Prada socialist' to corporate donor magnet

Twenty years ago, when Kyrsten Sinema was a Green Party activist running for the Phoenix City Council, she likened the practice of raising campaign cash to “bribery.”.

Big, messy, complicated: Biden's plan churns in Congress

It’s big, messy and complicated as the Democratic leaders in Congress try to muscle President Joe Biden’s sweeping domestic policy package into law.

Analysis: Biden faces liberal angst after under-delivering

Joe Biden set out to be a president who under-promised and over-delivered.

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