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McConnell under fire for burying election bills in 'legislative graveyard' | TheHill

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Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) is under fire from Democrats for repeatedly blocking election security legislation in recent days. The simmering anger among Senate Democrats reached a boiling point this week when McConnell blocked two attempts to pass election bills shortly after former special counsel MORE warned that foreign governments will interfere in the 2020 elections. “We are not going to let Leader McConnell put the bills passed by the House into his legislative graveyard without a fight.

Democrats wrestle with 'tough on crime' histories | TheHill

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Democratic presidential hopefuls, including former Vice President MORE (D-Calif.) are wrestling with their past “tough on crime” positions as the primary battle heats up. Biden, the frontrunner for his party’s nomination, has seen his role in the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act come under deep scrutiny. Sen. MORE (D-N.J.) and Biden have engaged in a heated battle all week over issues of criminal justice, with the former Newark mayor offering pointed criticism of Biden’s past support for the crime bill.

Trump slams Cummings as a 'brutal bully,' claims Baltimore district 'far worse' than southern border | TheHill

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Cummings’s district is 55 percent African American and 35 percent white. It is the second-most wealthy and educated among Maryland's majority-black districts. Cummings later responded to the early morning broadside as a number of his Democratic colleagues rushed to his defense. "Mr. President, I go home to my district daily. Each morning, I wake up, and I go and fight for my neighbors," he tweeted.

Buttigieg momentum slows after swift rise | TheHill

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After a meteoric rise in the 2020 race, signs are emerging that MORE’s momentum may be stalling out. The South Bend, Ind., mayor’s polling numbers have remained relatively flat in recent weeks, hovering between 4 and 7 percent in most surveys. And he has started facing tougher questions during public appearances, including about his struggle to build a following among black voters and his handling of a police-involved shooting in his hometown. To be sure, Buttigieg still finds himself in a strong position.

Pelosi Calls Trump's Criticism of Elijah Cummings a 'Racist' Attack

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Trump issued sharp criticism of Cummings, calling him a “brutal bully” for “shouting and screaming” at Border Patrol agents over conditions at the southern border while Baltimore remains “far worse and more dangerous.” “His district is considered the Worst in the USA as proven last week during a Congressional tour, the Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very crowded,” Trump said. “Cumming District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.

Fox News Poll: 47 Percent of Americans Back Trump Impeachment

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According to the survey, 45 percent of July respondents support President Trump’s removal, a drop from 50 percent in June. This month, 47 percent expressed support for impeachment and five percent said President Trump should be impeached, but remain in office. Fox News states polling iregistered voters participated.

African American Obama Admin Alums Back ‘Squad’: ‘Nothing More Un-American’ than Trump’s ‘Go Back’ Remarks | Breitbart

posted onJuly 28, 2019
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In a Washington Post op-ed, the former Obama administration officials discussed how they “witnessed firsthand the relentless attacks on the legitimacy of President Barack Obama and his family from” their “front-row seats to America’s first black presidency. “Witnessing racism surge in our country, both during and after Obama’s service and ours, has been a shattering

Ayanna Pressley files bill that would abolish death penalty - The Boston Globe

posted onJuly 28, 2019
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Representative Ayanna Pressley filed a bill Thursday that aims to abolish capital punishment at the federal level. The Boston Democrat announced the bill in response to the federal government’s decision to resume executing death row inmates, also announced Thursday, ending an informal moratorium on the practice that has been in place since 2010. Pressley condemned the policy as cruel “by design” in announcing her proposal, which would also require death row inmat