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Democrat Presidential Hopefuls on Border: ‘Trump Is the Real National Emergency’

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Nine Democrat presidential hopefuls took to Twitter to express opposition to securing the southern U.S. border with Mexico through the declaration of a national emergency, ranging from claiming climate change is a greater threat than illegal immigration to saying President Trump is the real problem. After signing the so-called compromise border funding bill, Trump announced he would declare a national emergency to use funding from several federal resources to pay for the wall construction. Democrats and leftist, including those who hope to replace him in the White House, immediately launched…

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15 Democrats Who Dodged Justin Fairfax Sexual Assault Accusation

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At least 15 congressional Democrats have dodged questions as to whether they believe the woman accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault and what should happen to him. The responses occured before a second accuser came forward Friday, alleging that Fairfax raped her in college. Fairfax has denied the second allegation declaring, “I will not resign.” Dr. Vanessa Tyson revealed herself Wednesday as the woman accusing Fairfax of forcing her to give him oral sex in 2004 at the Democratic National Convention. Tyson alerted Rep. Bobby Scott of…

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Ocasio-Cortez Boasts of Steering Democratic Party Left with Green New Deal

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (R-NY) is defending the Green New Deal she and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) unveiled on Thursday, citing support from 70 House Democrats and all Democrat presidential candidates. The non-binding resolution calls for a broad range of economic and energy infrastructure transformations in the United States, from ending air travel and the combustible engine to guaranteeing jobs, housing, and health care for all Americans. Ocasio-Cortez, who is a self-described “Democratic Socialist,” responded to a false version of the resolution that circulated on social media, including her boast about support…

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Grumpy Bernie Sanders Reacts After Donald Trump Slams Socialism

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Sen. Bernie Sanders did not appear to enjoy President Donald Trump’s condemnation of socialism in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. The president noted that socialist ideas were springing up in America and vowed to keep them out of the country. “America was founded on liberty and independence — not government coercion, domination, and control,” Trump said. “We are born free, and we will stay free. Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country.” The cameras immediately focused on Sander, who responded with…

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***Live Updates*** Trump Delivers State of Union Address

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President Donald Trump will deliver his second State of the Union address on Tuesday evening (9 PM ET) before a joint session of Congress. Trump’s speech, which was scheduled for Jan. 29, was postponed because of the government shutdown. Democrat Stacey Abrams, the failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate who is reportedly thinking about running for Georgia’s Senate seat in 2020, will give the response from Atlanta, Georgia. She will reportedly be surrounded by numerous activists. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, one of the leaders of the anti-Trump resistance, will deliver the…

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Kamala Harris Walks Back Call to Eliminate Private Health Insurance

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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), 2020 presidential candidate, walked back her call for eliminating private health insurance and replacing it with a single-payer, government-run “Medicare for All” program less than 24 hours after she made her inflammatory remarks. Harris inflamed controversy on Monday night during a CNN town hall in which she suggested that she would eliminate private health insurance for millions of Americans and replace it with a “Medicare for All” socialized medicine program. “It is inhumane to make people go through a system where they cannot literally receive the benefit of…

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Kamala Harris Pushes Medicare for All, Takes Jabs at Trump in Official Bid for Presidency

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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) slammed President Trump’s plan for a border wall and pushed for “Medicare for All” as she formally launched her run for the Democratic presidential nomination Sunday. “I’m running to fight for an America where the economy works for working people,” Harris announced to the crowd in Oakland, her hometown. “I am running to declare, once and for all, that health care is a fundamental right, and to deliver that right with ‘Medicare for All.’ To declare education is a fundamental right, and we will guarantee that…

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Pinkerton: How We Got to ‘Medicare for All’ — and How AOC’s Pet Issue Will Affect 2020

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Medicare for All—Or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for All? Here’s something interesting: According to a new poll from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 68 percent of Americans believe that providing “Medicare for All” should be an “extremely important priority.” We might note that the “internals” of that number show us that 84 percent of Democrats support Medicare for All, as well as 70 percent of Independents—and even 39 percent of Republicans. Other surveys show similar numbers. For instance, a Reuters/Ipsos poll from August showed 70 percent supporting Medicare for All.…

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Target Israel: George Soros-Funded Groups Leading BDS War on Jewish State

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TEL AVIV — Financing tied to billionaire activist George Soros is a common yet largely under-reported theme among organizations that lead or support the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign attempting to delegitimize the Jewish state. In January, Israel released a list of 20 BDS-supporting organizations whose members will be banned from entering Israel due to their BDS activism, prominently featuring six American groups. At least four of the six BDS-promoting U.S. groups receive funding tied to Soros. Scores of other U.S. organizations that support the BDS movement are…

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Polling Firm that Said Hillary Would Win NC in 2016 Says Biden, Sanders Lead Trump

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The “progressive” polling firm whose last 2016 poll in North Carolina said Hillary Clinton was leading Donald Trump in the state by two points released a poll last week that claims both Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are currently leading Trump in the Tar Heel State. PPP Polling released its final 2016 presidential race poll for North Carolina, conducted between October 31 and November 1, on November 3. The poll showed Hillary Clinton was leading Donald Trump by two points, 49 percent to 47 percent. The actual election results on November…

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