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February 10, 2021 at 7:04 PM

Turning up the heat on Biden

        Hi friend,   Millions of Americans are carrying the heavy burden of a total of about $1.5 trillion in crushing student debt. The burden is even heavier for many Black households, who make up a larger proportion of those holding student debt.   A new working paper authore…

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February 10, 2021 at 5:38 PM

Our list of 15 GOP senators

        Marco Rubio. Rand Paul. Chuck Grassley. Tim Scott. Todd Young. Ron Johnson. Roy Blunt. John Boozman. John Neely Kennedy. John Thune. John Hoeven. James Lankford. Jerry Moran. Mike Lee. Mike Crapo.   We're remembering these names. Why? Because they're the 15 senators up …

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February 10, 2021 at 4:03 PM

Josh Hawley is "the face of the Biden resistance"

        Hello,   According to POLITICO, “The face of the Biden resistance is taking shape in the Senate: Josh Hawley.”   Hawley has been anti-Biden from the beginning -- he was the first senator to announce his objection to certifying Biden's electoral votes, and he's been the o…

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February 10, 2021 at 2:40 PM

The Trump legal team's excuses could get him off scot-free

        Hi there,   USA Today: “Former President Donald Trump's legal team are expected to use an argument at his impeachment trial this week that is already supported by the majority of Senate Republicans in charge of his fate: That the trial is unconstitutional because Trump is…

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February 10, 2021 at 4:39 AM

Our list of 15 senators

        Marco Rubio. Rand Paul. Chuck Grassley. Tim Scott. Todd Young. Ron Johnson. Roy Blunt. John Boozman. John Neely Kennedy. John Thune. John Hoeven. James Lankford. Jerry Moran. Mike Lee. Mike Crapo.   We're remembering these names. Why? Because they're the 15 senators up …

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February 10, 2021 at 1:03 AM

Are you watching the Senate trial?

        Hi friend,   Like most of the country, we've been tuned into C-SPAN and other networks watching the Senate trial of Donald Trump. We couldn't help but wonder if you were doing the same.   While we're ready to start moving forward again after the last four years, we can't…

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February 9, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Republicans who incited insurrection could vote to acquit 45

        Hi there,   Does it feel wrong to you that some of the senators who helped incite last month's insurrection at the Capitol will now be able to decide whether Donald Trump is guilty of inciting the insurrection at the Capitol?   It does to us -- and to former Nixon White H…

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February 9, 2021 at 8:39 PM

Oregon GOP is in full blown conspiracy theory mode

        Listen, the Republican Party is out of control.   The Oregon GOP is now calling the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol a “false flag” operation that was meant to “discredit President Trump, his supporters, and all conservative Republicans.”   The ultimate goal, they s…

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February 9, 2021 at 7:03 PM

WaPo: House GOP leader McCarthy says "all Americans bear responsibility for the deadly Capitol riot"

        Hello,   House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has something he wants us to understand about the insurrection at the Capitol earlier this month:   “We all have some responsibility here.”   … This is an interesting take from someone who, as The Washington Post notes, “was…

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February 9, 2021 at 5:41 PM

Dems have finally reintroduced DC statehood legislation

        Hi friend,   Senate Democrats just reintroduced legislation to make the District of Columbia our nation's 51st state. As the District's mayor said in the wake of insurrection at Capitol Hill:   “Just like the millions of Americans who voted nationwide and the thousands …

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February 9, 2021 at 3:05 PM

Trump is finally standing trial

        Hi there,   Rep. Adam Schiff, who managed Trump's first impeachment trial, has some strong feelings about the second.   “If that's not impeachable, to incite an insurrection against that peaceful transfer, then nothing would be,” he told MSNBC. “This is clearly what the …

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February 9, 2021 at 1:04 AM

Republicans who incited insurrection could vote to acquit Trump

        Hi there,   Does it feel wrong to you that some of the senators who helped incite last month's insurrection at the Capitol will now be able to decide whether Donald Trump is guilty of inciting the insurrection at the Capitol?   It does to us -- and to former Nixon White H…

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February 8, 2021 at 11:39 PM

Oregon Republicans are in full blown conspiracy theory mode

        Listen, the Republican Party is out of control.   The Oregon GOP is now calling the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol a “false flag” operation that was meant to “discredit President Trump, his supporters, and all conservative Republicans.”   The ultimate goal, they s…

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February 8, 2021 at 10:05 PM

WaPo - House GOP leader McCarthy says "all Americans bear responsibility for the deadly Capitol riot"

        Hello,   House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has something he wants us to understand about the insurrection at the Capitol earlier this month:   “We all have some responsibility here.”   … This is an interesting take from someone who, as The Washington Post notes, “was…

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February 8, 2021 at 8:39 PM

DC statehood legislation has finally been reintroduced

        Hi friend,   Senate Democrats just reintroduced legislation to make the District of Columbia our nation's 51st state. As the District's mayor said in the wake of insurrection at Capitol Hill:   “Just like the millions of Americans who voted nationwide and the thousands …

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February 8, 2021 at 5:39 PM

House Dems held Greene accountable because Kevin McCarthy wouldn't

        Hello,   House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had the power to deal with Marjorie Taylor Greene when her outrageous statements about school shootings, space lasers, and violence against Nancy Pelosi came to light.   Instead, he just tried to make her say sorry.   This w…

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February 8, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Liz Cheney's not Trump enough -- so she's being punished by the GOP

        Liz Cheney's no hero of ours, but the GOP response to her vote to impeach Trump sets a dangerous example for the future of the Republican party.   First, the Wyoming congresswoman voted to certify Biden's electoral victory. Then, she voted with only nine other Republicans…

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February 8, 2021 at 2:39 PM

Proud Boys: terrorist group or protestors?

        Hi there,   A month after the extremist mob stormed the Capitol, our neighbors to the north have taken a drastic step: Canada has declared the Proud Boys a terrorist group.   According to Canada's public safety minister, “Their violent actions and rhetoric are fueled by …

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February 7, 2021 at 5:40 PM

POLITICO: "Biden starts rolling back Trump anti-abortion rules"

        Hey there --   President Biden is already making good on his promise to restore, protect, and expand reproductive rights.   The president “signed signed a series of executive orders on January 28 aimed at rolling back some of the Trump administration's most far-reaching …

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February 7, 2021 at 4:03 PM

Loyalty to Trump is already a GOP litmus test for 2022

        Hello,   We may have repudiated Trump with a blue wave in the House, Senate, and White House, but his influence lives on in state parties. According to the New York Times, “Pennsylvania G.O.P. leaders have made loyalty to the defeated ex-president the sole organizing prin…

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February 7, 2021 at 2:39 PM

Kevin McCarthy just can't stay away from Donald Trump

        Have you heard --   House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy paid Donald Trump a visit in Mar-a-Lago on January 28, where they apparently discussed how Republicans could win the House majority in 2022.   Kevin -- really? You couldn't go a little more than a week without cavo…

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February 6, 2021 at 4:03 PM

DC statehood legislation has officially been reintroduced

        Hi friend,   Senate Democrats just reintroduced legislation to make the District of Columbia our nation's 51st state. As the District's mayor said in the wake of insurrection at Capitol Hill:   “Just like the millions of Americans who voted nationwide and the thousands …

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February 6, 2021 at 2:40 PM

Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill

        Hi friend,   After years of the Trump administration's stalling, President Biden is restarting the effort to put Harriet Tubman, the hero of the Underground Railroad, on the $20 bill.   Donald Trump was no supporter of the proposal, calling it “pure political correctness…

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February 5, 2021 at 5:40 PM

Stop funding the GOP leaders who voted to overturn the election

        Look, we've just about had it with Big Business throwing money around to influence our politics, and right now, corporations are still funneling money to GOP leaders like Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz even after their votes to overturn our election.   Now, you know we…

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February 5, 2021 at 4:05 PM

WaPo - "Kevin McCarthy says all Americans bear responsibility for the deadly Capitol riot"

        Hello,   House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has something he wants us to understand about the insurrection at the Capitol earlier this month:   “We all have some responsibility here.”   … This is an interesting take from someone who, as The Washington Post notes, “was…

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February 5, 2021 at 2:43 PM

Oregon Republicans are in full-on conspiracy theory mode

        Listen, the Republican Party is out of control.   The Oregon GOP is now calling the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol a “false flag” operation that was meant to “discredit President Trump, his supporters, and all conservative Republicans.”   The ultimate goal, they s…

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February 4, 2021 at 7:05 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene: The possible Trumpian influence on our schools

        Hello,   We thought we had seen the end of the GOP's destructive impact on our education when Betsy DeVos left office. But we have a new right-wing influence on our schools to worry about: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.   House Republicans assigned Greene to the H…

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February 4, 2021 at 5:41 PM

Insurrectionist Republicans could vote to acquit 45

         Hi there,   Does it feel wrong to you that some of the senators who helped incite last month's insurrection at the Capitol will now be able to decide whether Donald Trump is guilty of inciting the insurrection at the Capitol?   It does to us -- and to former Nixon White …

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February 4, 2021 at 4:03 PM

DC statehood legislation has just been reintroduced

        Hi friend,   Senate Democrats just reintroduced legislation to make the District of Columbia our nation's 51st state. As the District's mayor said in the wake of insurrection at Capitol Hill:   “Just like the millions of Americans who voted nationwide and the thousands …

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February 4, 2021 at 2:40 PM

We could see Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill

        Hi friend,   After years of the Trump administration's stalling, President Biden is restarting the effort to put Harriet Tubman, the hero of the Underground Railroad, on the $20 bill.   Donald Trump was no supporter of the proposal, calling it “pure political correctness…

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February 3, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene: The possible new Trumpian influence on our schools

        Hello,   We thought we had seen the end of the GOP's destructive impact on our education when Betsy DeVos left office. But we have a new right-wing influence on our schools to worry about: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.   House Republicans assigned Greene to the H…

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February 3, 2021 at 5:40 PM

Washington Post: "Kevin McCarthy says all Americans bear responsibility for the deadly Capitol riot"

        Hello,   House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has something he wants us to understand about the insurrection at the Capitol earlier this month:   “We all have some responsibility here.”   … This is an interesting take from someone who, as The Washington Post notes, “was…

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February 3, 2021 at 4:04 PM

The Oregon GOP is in full-on conspiracy theory mode

        Listen, the Republican Party is out of control.   The Oregon GOP is now calling the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol a “false flag” operation that was meant to “discredit President Trump, his supporters, and all conservative Republicans.”   The ultimate goal, they s…

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February 3, 2021 at 2:40 PM

Insurrectionist Republicans could vote to acquit Donald Trump

         Hi there,   Does it feel wrong to you that some of the senators who helped incite last month's insurrection at the Capitol will now be able to decide whether Donald Trump is guilty of inciting the insurrection at the Capitol?   It does to us -- and to former Nixon White …

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February 1, 2021 at 7:04 PM

BREAKING NEWS: DC statehood legislation has just been reintroduced

        Hi friend,   Senate Democrats just reintroduced legislation to make the District of Columbia our nation's 51st state. As the District's mayor said in the wake of insurrection at Capitol Hill:   “Just like the millions of Americans who voted nationwide and the thousands …

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February 1, 2021 at 5:40 PM

A true national emergency

        Hi there,   Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Rachel Maddow that he thinks "it might be a good idea for President Biden to call a climate emergency,” saying it would enable Biden to do "many, many things under the emergency powers.”   This wouldn't be a phony na…

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February 1, 2021 at 4:03 PM

The New Jim Crow caucus

        Hi team,   In the 1960s, white politicians used Jim Crow laws to keep Black Americans from the ballot box.   The modern GOP -- what many are starting to call the “New Jim Crow Caucus” -- tried to go even further.   On January 6, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Ron Johnson, Kevi…

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January 31, 2021 at 7:04 PM

Putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill

        Hi friend,   After years of the Trump administration's stalling, President Biden is restarting the effort to put Harriet Tubman, the hero of the Underground Railroad, on the $20 bill.   Donald Trump was no supporter of the proposal, calling it “pure political correctness…

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January 31, 2021 at 5:40 PM

BREAKING: Biden makes it easier for millions to get health insurance

        Hi team,   We have great news: President Biden has issued executive orders reopening Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces and lowering Medicaid barriers.   “The orders will be Biden's first steps since taking office to help Americans gain health insurance, a promin…

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January 31, 2021 at 4:03 PM

Warren's back and fighting for women nationwide

          Hey there --   After taking a supporting role during the final stretch of the campaign to ensure Biden and Harris' victory over Trump, Elizabeth Warren is back -- and she's got a plan for how to fight for women nationwide who've been disproportionately affected by the p…

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January 31, 2021 at 2:40 PM

WaPo: "Kevin McCarthy says all Americans bear responsibility for the deadly Capitol riot"

        Hello,   House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has something he wants us to understand about the insurrection at the Capitol earlier this month:   “We all have some responsibility here.”   … This is an interesting take from someone who, as The Washington Post notes, “was…

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January 30, 2021 at 7:04 PM

WaPo: "Trump was being given 'parallel data' on covid-19"

        Hello,   Trump's coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx told the Washington Post, “I saw the president presenting graphs that I never made.”   According to Birx, “Someone out there, or someone inside, was creating a parallel set of data and graphics that were show…

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January 30, 2021 at 5:40 PM

The Oregon GOP is in full-on conspiracy mode

        Listen, the Republican Party is out of control.   The Oregon GOP is now calling the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol a “false flag” operation that was meant to “discredit President Trump, his supporters, and all conservative Republicans.”   The ultimate goal, they s…

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January 30, 2021 at 4:05 PM

Sen. Wyden calls for investigation into dark money's role in the insurrection

        Hello,   Sen. Ron Wyden has had his eye on the Republican dark money machine for a while -- and now, he's officially calling on the IRS to investigate dark money involvement in the insurrection at the Capitol.   Wyden isn't the only one concerned with the insidious power…

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January 30, 2021 at 2:40 PM

President Biden takes MAJOR action on climate change

        Hi team,   President Biden has made it clear to the world that climate change is back on the presidential agenda.   With his sweeping overhaul of policies protecting and expanding federal land and water and his elevation of climate change to a national security priority,…

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January 29, 2021 at 11:40 PM

Donald Trump could be facing 6 months in prison

        Hi there,   Federal prosecutors are leading the effort to investigate crimes and make criminal charges related to the violent insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. But according to CNN, Trump could be hamstrung by a lesser charge for inciting the insurrection: “Presid…

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January 29, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Sen. Hawley filed a counter-complaint

        Hi team,   We didn't want you to miss the latest update on Sen. Josh Hawley.   POLITICO reported that Josh Hawley went to the Senate Ethics Committee to file against the seven Senate Dems who filed complaints against him and his buddy Sen. Ted Cruz for their efforts to u…

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January 29, 2021 at 8:44 PM

The snake in the House of Representatives

        Check this out --   POLITICO: “House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday he does not believe the former President… incited the riot at the Capitol earlier this month.”   Seriously, Kevin?   Maybe he doesn't remember when he himself was forced to flee the chambe…

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January 29, 2021 at 7:04 PM

BREAKING: Josh Hawley's been defending violent right-wingers since his teenage years

        Hi team,   Sen. Josh Hawley gave the violent insurrectionists a friendly greeting at our nation's Capitol on January 6 -- and Business Insider reports that he's been sympathetic to such causes since he was a teenager.   It's come to light that when he was just 15 years o…

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January 29, 2021 at 5:39 PM

Sean Hannity attacked our new WH Press Secretary

        Hi friend,   Unlike Sean Spicer, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, or Kayleigh McEnany, the new White House press secretary Jennifer Psaki is bringing competency and composure -- not circus theatrics -- back to the White House briefing room.   “The White House press secretary, Jen…

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