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Congresswomen targeted by Trump vow to fight his ‘hateful’ policies - The Boston Globe

posted onJuly 16, 2019
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WASHINGTON — After two days of racially charged attacks by President Trump urging them to leave the country, four Democratic congresswomen of color on Monday defiantly declared they would not back down. The lawmakers who proudly call themselves “the Squad” – Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib — proclaimed their devotion to the United States and urged Americans not to let Trump use the controversy to distract from what they called his “hateful” policies. “We ran on a mandate to advocate for, to represent those

Nation braces with Trump set to begin ICE raids | TheHill

posted onJuly 15, 2019
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The specter of sweeping immigration raids this week in several major cities has sparked unrest among advocates and Democrats as the Trump administration escalates its efforts to deport those in the country illegally.  The operation, expected to begin Sunday, fulfills a pledge from MORE, who earlier this month vowed the raids would commence after delaying them for a few weeks. “People come into our country illegally. We’re taking them out legally. It’s very simple,” Trump told reporters Friday.

Republicans make U-turn on health care | TheHill

posted onJuly 15, 2019
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Senate Republicans are reversing course and now taking a hard look at health care legislation to replace the 2010 Affordable Care Act in case the courts strike down former President Obama’s signature achievement. There’s a sense of urgency among GOP lawmakers to come up with a plan to replace the most popular components of ObamaCare after a panel of appellate judges on Tuesday aggressively questioned whether the law passes legal muster following Congress’s repeal of the tax penalty for not having insurance. A nullification in the courts could leave millions of people with pre-existing medical

Trump's tweets unify a fractured Democratic Party | TheHill

posted onJuly 15, 2019
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A series of tweets from MORE on Sunday telling a contingent of progressive congresswomen to “go back” to the “places from which they came” allowed the Democratic Party the chance to present a unified front following a week of internal clashes. In the tweets, Trump took aim at unnamed "'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe," and called on them to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested

GOP struggles to find backup plan for avoiding debt default | TheHill

posted onJuly 15, 2019
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Republicans are in the dark about their party's backup plan for raising the debt ceiling amid growing anxiety that they will need to do so in a matter of weeks. Leadership wants to attach an increase in the nation’s borrowing limit to a budget deal, which would let them consolidate two tough political votes.

Big Tech, Outsourcing Lobby Finance GOP/Dems Green Card Giveaway

posted onJuly 15, 2019
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Last week, the majority of House Republicans and Democrats — led by Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) — voted to approve a green card giveaway for 300,000 Indian workers and allow India to effectively monopolize the U.S. green card system for at least the next ten years. The legislation, known as HR.

Gillum Working to ‘Flip Florida Blue’ by Registering 1 Million Voters

posted onJuly 15, 2019
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Gillum’s use of the nonprofit, calling itself Forward Florida Action, is notable given the Florida politician’s warning last February about the influence of “dark money” in his own race for governor, referring to entities that obscure their donors.  Gillum is deploying his nonprofit for the voter registration drive instead of utilizing his political committee, Forward Florida. The Tampa Bay Times first

Influential Democrat: Why Is Our Party Supporting Criminal Illegal Aliens?

posted onJuly 15, 2019
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George Norcross, considered the leading unelected Democrat in the state of New Jersey, questioned last year why the Democrat Party has taken the extreme positions of supporting illegal aliens, including those who commit crimes against Americans, and an open border. “I have at times told people in Washington, whether it was Majority Leader Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi: ‘Why is the Democratic Party supporting criminals that are here illegally,'” Norcross said in the interview that was resurfaced recently by The Intercept. Norcross continues: Norcross’s comments have come back to light aft

Trump Slams Democrats 'Who Speak So Badly' of America & 'Hate Israel'

posted onJuly 15, 2019
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In one of his shared tweets, Trump claimed far-left Democrats defend those who “hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion.” “So sad to see the Democrats sticking up for people who speak so badly of our Country and who, in addition, hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion,” Trump wrote.