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Warriors, come out and play:
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is calling for President Trump to testify before congressional investigators about his interactions with fired FBI Director James Comey, after the former top cop testified before a Senate...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 08, 2017 at 11:56 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold’s (D. WI) group, Legit PAC, and it’s for us California Kossacks:
Friend,
Our democratic legitimacy is built on the pillar that elections are determined by the voters -- not by...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 08, 2017 at 11:34 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from former Rep. Betty Sutton’s (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign:
Far too many of Ohio’s charter schools, often run by for-profit companies, have been failing our families and our children for far too long. The...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 08, 2017 at 11:07 AM PDT
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I know the Comey hearing is the dominate story but I wanted to take a moment and highlight this:
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, the "country’s most prominent pro-life Democrat," wants his constituents to know why that distinction doesn't bar...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 08, 2017 at 10:47 AM PDT
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1. Democrats win the House (odds are good)
2. Democrats win the Senate (really tough, but small possibility)
3. House impeaches the popular-vote-losing Donald Trump and Mike Pence
4. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, third-in-line, becomes...
by kos
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on Thu Jun 08, 2017 at 10:06 AM PDT
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I think there is a bizarre dynamic that actually merges Republican and Democratic interests when it comes to the timing of the looming impeachment of Donald Trump. I think, at this point, after Comey’s statement and testimony to be given today, it is...
by m2c4
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on Thu Jun 08, 2017 at 07:26 AM PDT
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Feel the Bern!
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tore into one of President Donald Trump’s nominees on Wednesday for saying that Islam is “a deficient theology” and that Muslims “stand condemned” for rejecting Jesus Christ.
Sanders went after...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Jun 07, 2017 at 10:39 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from the Council for a Livable World in support of U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D. NM) & Jon Tester’s (D. MT) re-election campaigns:
The attacks have already begun.
Council-endorsed Senators Martin Heinrich...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Jun 07, 2017 at 08:12 PM PDT
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Here’s another big fight to get ready for:
President Donald Trump threw his weight behind a proposal to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system on Monday, and a White House adviser called the multibillion dollar effort “low-hanging...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Jun 07, 2017 at 05:06 PM PDT
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This was just incredible:
A Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Wednesday morning devolved into a heated back and forth between Democratic senators and the leaders of the NSA, FBI and Office of the Director of National Intelligence, after those...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Jun 07, 2017 at 03:16 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tim Kaine’s (D. VA) re-election campaign:
The U.S. tax system is woefully out of date, and I’ve been calling for reform for years. We need to do a better job of ensuring working families and small...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Jun 07, 2017 at 01:57 PM PDT
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Latest news out of Ohio:
The Anthem health insurance company has announced that next year it will pull out of the health insurance exchange in Ohio set up under Obamacare.
The exchange was supposed to make sure that anyone could buy health...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Jun 07, 2017 at 01:48 PM PDT
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The ranking member on the Senate Intelligence Committee Mark Warner told USA Today Tuesday that the Russian effort to hack US voting systems in 2016 was "much broader" than what was gleaned from the leaked NSA document published by The Intercept this...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Wed Jun 07, 2017 at 09:32 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from former Treasurer Cary Kennedy’s (D. CO) gubernatorial campaign:
This is huge. EMILY’S List has just endorsed Cary’s campaign for governor!
EMILY’S List is the nation's largest resource for women in politics....
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Jun 07, 2017 at 08:53 AM PDT
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Since Donald Trump won the presidential election, there’s been an incredible mobilization and activation of political participation in the name of “The Resistance.” This is all no doubt important and valuable. Liberals must resist Trump and his...
by David Pakman
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on Wed Jun 07, 2017 at 07:29 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D. WI) re-election campaign:
When flags were raised about Mylan’s outrageous EpiPen price hikes, their chairman, Robert Coury, said the following:
Well, Mr. Coury —...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Jun 06, 2017 at 08:27 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr.’s (D. PA) re-election campaign:
President Trump just dealt a devastating blow to our environment and to hardworking Pennsylvanians.
His reckless decision to pull out of the Paris...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Jun 06, 2017 at 02:36 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today Veteran & Military Attorney James Mackler’s (D. TN) U.S. Senate campaign:
If you ignore your car's "check engine" light, does the problem go away?
No, it doesn't. Maybe you can get by for a while, but eventually...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Jun 06, 2017 at 01:05 PM PDT
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Our Democratic leaders are completely dropping the ball. Where was the unified, prepared response to denouncing Donnie Two-Scoops’ latest London tweetstorm? Why weren’t they standing en masse on the Capital steps demanding the 25th Amendment be...
by vsmilbank
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on Tue Jun 06, 2017 at 01:32 PM PDT
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abcnews.go.com/…
So, Comey is not going to accuse Trump of obstruction of justice after-all. I never had much confidence if the former FBI director given what he did with Clinton last year. Will Andrew McCabe take Trump down? Will Robert Mueller?...
by RealityChecker
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on Tue Jun 06, 2017 at 12:42 PM PDT
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- The UK political world is in shock. Here is the exit poll, and a model I have created which can be seen here. How did Labour do it? In part it was a series of May mistakes, the most damaging one being about pensions. If the exit poll is...46 comments 46 Recs
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Recent Diaries
- Not disclosing contacts with foreign officials seems to show the Trump campaign, and Jeff Sessions in particular have something to hide. Comey told senators Sessions may have met Russia's ambassador a third time Washington (CNN)Former FBI...1 comments 0 Recs
- Information about Jeff Session's contacts with the Russians and his role in the decision to fire former FBI director James Comey has come out in dribs and drabs, but one thing is now crystal clear: There's a lot more to that story and it will almost...0 comments 0 Recs
- Great news for Jon Ossoff! Bad news for Karen “I do not support a livable wage” Handel. After his solid debate performance, a small bump in this new poll for Jon. As 538’s Harry Enten points out below, Ossoff’s average lead has climbed from...3 comments 9 Recs
- You can read -- sometimes here, sometimes in political columns -- that Republican politicians will never abandon Trump, however clear the evidence against him is. In fact, congressional Republicans were supporting Nixon just as strongly at the...2 comments 0 Recs
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- Conservatives’ insistence on including barriers to having an abortion covered under the Trumpcare Tax Cut Bill may doom the bill to defeat, now that the Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that provision to be improper. Parliamentarian threatens...6 comments 44 Recs
- Trump’s personal attorney Marc Kasowitz’s statement in response to James Comey’s testimony pretty much lays out their defense and it is the same tactic that Trump has used for most of his career. Just like all the women who Trump sexually assaulted,...4 comments 1 Recs
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- Plain and simple. To quote words James Comey used today. Republicans already are declaring “we now know it was not obstruction of justice “. As if someone other than them has decided that. “I hope you can Let this go" etc etc etc. Sure, you can...4 comments 4 Recs
- NPR www.npr.org/... House Passes Bill Aimed At Reversing Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations The GOP-led House approved legislation that scales back the massive set of Wall Street regulations created after the 2008 financial crisis. The Financial...7 comments 4 Recs
- We’re just at the threshold of the path to Peak Trump — Remember how long it took to get to the Watergate revelation of “secret” Oval Office taping. Those who put their money where their mouth is believe that it is increasingly likely that...4 comments 11 Recs
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