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HuffPostAndrew Cuomo's Bullying Has Finally Caught Up To Him
“America’s governor” has walked on water for 10 years. Now he’s facing a crisis of his own making.
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Why Virginia Is Organized Labor’s Next Big Battleground
Unions are betting big on candidates in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. The stakes are high.
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Major Labor Union Endorses Nina Turner In Ohio Special Election
The blessing of the Amalgamated Transit Union adds to the progressive congressional candidate’s momentum.
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Key Biden Nominee At Serious Risk After Democrat Joe Manchin Says He'll Vote No
Neera Tanden, the Democratic nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, has elicited criticism for her partisan rhetoric.
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Ohio Election Tests The Left’s Strength In Establishment Stronghold
Former state Sen. Nina Turner, top Cleveland Democrat Shontel Brown and other moderates are vying to succeed Rep. Marcia Fudge.
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Bernie Sanders Asks Neera Tanden About Her 'Vicious Attacks' On Progressives
The Senate Budget Committee chairman also pressed Tanden about her independence from corporate donors.
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Backlash Grows Against Centrist Move To Restrict COVID-19 Relief Checks
"Today’s weak jobs report highlights how American families are struggling and need immediate relief," a Republican congressman said.
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Democrats Determined To Avoid Their Old Mistakes With Big COVID-19 Stimulus
This time, moderate and progressive lawmakers are largely united around the need to act aggressively and quickly.
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White House Reaffirms Commitment To $1,400 Relief Payments
But eligibility for the payments based on income is still subject to negotiation.
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Nonprofit To Spend $1 Million Pushing For COVID-19 Relief Checks
WorkMoney, which says it is nonpartisan, is mobilizing its membership in key states to press lawmakers for the $1,400 cash payments.
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What A Fight Over $2,000 Checks Says About The Left's Approach To Biden
Does the latest progressive criticism of Biden's COVID-19 relief bill reflect appropriate skepticism -- or a refusal to take yes for an answer?
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The Budget Crisis Testing Blue State Liberalism
Some Democrats, who have promised to fight for ordinary people, are reluctant to raise taxes on the rich.
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Progressives Urge Joe Biden To Think Big After Senate Wins
“Unified control of the government is extremely rare in American politics,” one activist said.
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Biden Calls Capitol Rioters 'Domestic Terrorists,' Blames Trump For Inciting Them
The president-elect also called out what he sees as law enforcement's racist double standard toward protesters.
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House Reelects Nancy Pelosi As Speaker
The California Democrat secured the top post in a close vote.
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What Mondaire Jones Hopes To Accomplish In Congress
The suburban New York Democrat has lofty progressive goals. He doesn’t think they conflict with “just getting stuff done.”
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What To Watch For In Georgia’s Senate Runoff Elections
Control of the U.S. Senate and the fate of Joe Biden’s presidency hang in the balance.
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House Republicans Block $2,000 Coronavirus Stimulus Checks, Defying Trump
Trump demanded Congress increase direct payments in the COVID-19 relief bill from $600 to $2,000. Speaker Pelosi happily obliged. Republicans blocked it.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom Taps Alex Padilla To Fill Open Senate Seat
Padilla, who is California's secretary of state, will replace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. He stands to become the state's first Latino senator.
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Almost No Democrats Are Calling On Trump To Pardon Edward Snowden
Many progressive lawmakers have pushed reforms based on Snowden’s leaks, which makes their silence about a potential pardon that much more curious.
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