Politics

The Trump administration just achieved another record trade deficit – ThinkProgress

The Commerce Department released a report Wednesday morning that showed the United States’ merchandise trade deficit hit $891.2 billion, the… Read More

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He’ll work to ‘retire every single coal plant’ by 2030 – ThinkProgress

For most of the media, the big political news story Tuesday was billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s announcement that he had decided… Read More

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Former military secretaries call out Pentagon for ‘misleading claims’ on trans military ban – ThinkProgress

Three former military secretaries have admonished the Pentagon for making “misleading claims” to Congress in defense of the ban on… Read More

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Brett Kavanaugh just scored a major victory against civil rights, and he didn’t even lift a finger – ThinkProgress

The Colorado attorney general’s office announced on Tuesday that it surrendered to Jack Phillips, the anti-LGBTQ baker famous for refusing… Read More

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A brief, 90-year history of Republicans calling Democrats ‘socialists’ – ThinkProgress

So, this happened. The socialists now running the House Democratic caucus won't be the first ones to put political adversaries… Read More

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As Congress considers a fix to gun loophole, new FBI data shows the size of the problem – ThinkProgress

The FBI failed last year to complete 276,000 gun background checks within a three-day time window meant to prevent the… Read More

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Sacramento prosecutor’s smear of Stephon Clark stuns his family, legal experts

Stephon Clark’s family didn’t have any real hope that Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert would charge the police… Read More

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Amid strikes in multiple states, students take a stand in support of their teachers – ThinkProgress

Almost a year ago, when Kentucky teachers rallied at the state capitol in Frankfort to denounce Gov. Matt Bevin’s (R)… Read More

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Democrats plan vote condemning anti-Semitism in response to one of their own – ThinkProgress

The House of Representatives is poised to vote on a resolution “condemning anti-Semitism” Wednesday in response to remarks that Rep.… Read More

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Republicans get history wrong by naming anti-Green New Deal caucus after Teddy Roosevelt – ThinkProgress

Congressional Republicans launched a new caucus on Friday, the Roosevelt Conservation Caucus, in response to the popularity of the progressive… Read More

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