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StoryJul 31, 2020Read →

Sanders Pushes for End to Filibuster Following Obama’s Remarks at John Lewis’ Funeral

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling for an end to the filibuster following President Barack Obama’s reference to the legislative strategy as a “Jim Crow” relic. During the funeral service for the late Rep. John Lewis…

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StoryJul 27, 2020Read →

Hundreds of Delegates Vow to Vote Against Democratic Party’s Platform If It Does Not Back ‘Medicare for All’

Hundreds of delegates, many who support Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — who previously sought the Democratic Party’s nomination in the 2020 presidential election — are pushing the Democratic platform to support “Medicare…

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StoryJul 16, 2020Read →

Warren and Sanders Rip Trump for ‘Windfall’ Deal Given to Gilead For Remdesivir

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and several other Democratic lawmakers are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s administration for its “windfall” deal with Gilead Sciences to acquire…

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StoryJul 9, 2020Read →

Sanders: The Unified Work Could Make Biden the ‘Most Progressive President Since FDR’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is speaking out about his new team’s policy work with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden insisting their work might make him “the most progressive president” since former President…

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StoryJun 30, 2020Read →

Bernie Sanders Asks Fauci About Dangers of Airlines Filling Planes to Capacity

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is voicing concerns about the federal government’s failure to enforce social distancing guidelines in the aviation and transportation industries, namely American Airlines. During Tuesday’s…

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StoryJun 11, 2020Read →

Trump Blasts Defund the Police Movement, Calls for ‘Stronger Police Forces’

Some advocates for police reform argue that local governments need to cut the budgets of police departments to fund other social programs — or disband the departments. But President Donald Trump says the country needs…

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StoryJun 10, 2020Read →

Sanders Explains Why He Works Better With Biden Than With Clinton

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is noting the difference in working with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden than with former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (D). During an interview with The New…

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StoryJun 9, 2020Read →

Valerie Jarrett Rejects Push to Defund Police: ‘Democracy Depends Upon Having Law Enforcement’

A long time adviser to former President Barack Obama is speaking out against the push to defund police departments. “Democracy depends upon having law enforcement,” Valerie Jarrett said in an interview with Time…

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StoryJun 9, 2020Read →

Sanders Says He Does Not Support Abolishing Police Departments

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says he would like to see a “transformation” — not the abolition — of police departments. As Democrats push back on the call for police departments to be defunded, Sanders was asked if he…

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StoryJun 8, 2020Read →

Biden’s Campaign Distances Itself From Push to Defund Police Departments

In the wake of George Floyd’s death, a new push to defund police departments has sprung up. And Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s (D) campaign says the former vice president is not on board with that push. In…

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StoryJun 4, 2020Read →

Minnesota Attorney General’s Son Calls for the Dismantling of the Minneapolis Police Department

Minneapolis Councilman Jeremiah Ellison (D), the son of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D), is calling for the dismantling of the city’s police department. “We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police…

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StoryJun 2, 2020Read →

Bernie Sanders: The ‘Richest 400 Americans’ Have Been ‘Looting’ US for Over 40 Years

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is pushing back against the looting claims with a bold claim of his own, criticizing the “richest 400 Americans.” Sanders took to Twitter on Sunday night with an overview of America’s…

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StoryMay 21, 2020Read →

Sanders Team Asks Delegates to Sign Non-Disparagement Agreement

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is asking his delegates to sign a non-disparagement agreement that keeps them from attacks on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his campaign. A copy of the agreement…

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StoryMay 17, 2020Read →

Sanders Says Senate Should ‘Improve’ Relief Package With a ‘Paycheck Security Process’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is suggesting the Senate take a second look at the $3 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by the House and make a few changes. Sanders is on board with most of the bill, but he does…

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StoryMay 17, 2020Read →

Sanders Predicts a ‘Vast Majority’ of His Supporters Will Vote for Biden

Former Vice President Joe Biden is now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. And many believe he has to win over supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) if he wants to win in the general election in…

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StoryMay 13, 2020Read →

Biden and Sanders Unveil List of Leaders for ‘Unity Task Force’

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are offering details about their new Unity Task Force and the leaders they have put in place to work with them. In a press statement…

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StoryMay 12, 2020Read →

Fauci Says the Coronavirus Death Count is ‘Almost Certainly’ Higher Than Official Number

During a briefing with senators, infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the coronavirus death toll is “almost certainly” higher than the official figure — the United States currently counts over 80,000…

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StoryApr 28, 2020Read →

Former Top Bernie Staffers Form PAC to Support Joe Biden

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) endorsed Joe Biden in a livestream on April 13, and asked for Americans to “come together” to support the former vice president. And now, some of his former top advisors seem to be acting on…

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StoryApr 27, 2020Read →

Sanders Campaign Blasts New York for Canceling Democratic Presidential Primary

Sen. Bernie Sanders ‘ (I-Vt.) campaign is firing back at New York’s election board for cancelling the state’s Democratic presidential primary. “Today’s decision by the State of New York Board of Elections is an outrage…

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StoryApr 27, 2020Read →

NY Cancels June Democratic Presidential Primary Over Coronavirus Concerns

The New York Board of Elections announced this week that it is cancelling the June 23 Democratic presidential primary election over concerns about the coronavirus. The New York presidential primary was initially…

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