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House Dems slammed for waving Ukrainian flag in chamber of US House: ‘Disgusting’

House Democrats have come under fire for waving the Ukrainian flag in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives during a vote to approve $60 billion in aid for the country’s defense. “Ukrainian flags fly in the chamber of the UNITED STATES House of Representatives as they vote to send more of your hard-earned money to a corrupt foreign …

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Dem senator's claim downplaying border crisis resurfaces after staffer killed by illegal immigrant

Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto, D-Nev., claimed that there were “no open borders,” just two days before the migrant arrested in a deadly car accident that killed her adviser illegally entered into the U.S. In a resurfaced video from March 10, 2021, a month when Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) reported over 170,000 migrant encounters at the border, Cortez Masto is seen …

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Maine lawmakers approve several gun safety bills after deadliest shooting in state's history

The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic-led Legislature pressed for a number of gun and mental health proposals after …

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Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca launches congressional comeback bid

A Democrat who represented southeast Wisconsin in Congress in the 1990s before going on to become a leader in the Assembly and state revenue secretary announced Thursday that he’s running for Congress again. Peter Barca announced his bid against Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, who is seeking a fourth term. Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, previously represented by former House Speaker …

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Congressional Progressive Caucus releases extensive 2025 policy agenda — here's what's on it

The Congressional Progressive Caucus released an extensive 2025 policy agenda on Thursday, with its chair revealing that “we are not seeing the momentum that we would like to see” for President Biden’s re-election bid. The seven-point agenda, first obtained by NBC News, calls for a $17 minimum wage, free public higher education and comprehensive policing reform. It sticks to domestic …

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Dearborn activists' push to bail on Biden spreads to other key battleground states

DEARBORN, Mich. — The movement to deny President Bidena second term that gained traction in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn has plans to continue a national campaign to target swing states in the general election. “We’ve mobilized our infrastructure that we’ve been able to build as a grassroots movement in Michigan to support other key states,” Lexis Zeidan, one of …

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Fox News Poll: Biden, Trump in dead heat in 2024 Pennsylvania rematch

The Keystone State looks headed for another tight race as President Biden and former President Trump are in a dead heat in the latest Fox News survey of Pennsylvania voters, a state Trump won by less than a point in 2016 and Biden reclaimed by just over a point in 2020. The survey of registered voters, released Thursday, finds the …

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GOP senator eyes legislation to defund 'propagandist' NPR after suspension of whistleblower

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is planning to propose new legislative action that would threaten to cut National Public Radio’s (NPR) federal funding if passed, prompted by the news that it suspended an editor who went viral for exposing the outlet’s partisan uniformity in its newsroom. The Tennessee Republican is weighing a variety of legislative options to take …

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California Democrats 'mutilate' anti-trafficking bill targeting adults who pay for sex with minors

California Democrats “mutilated” part of a bipartisan anti-sex trafficking bill this week that makes it a felony for people to purchase sex with minors and requires those convicted to register as sex offenders, according to the lead author of the bill. Democrats added several amendments that only made proposed charges applicable if the child is younger than 15. The changes …

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Dearborn ‘Uncommitteds’ plan to make ‘example’ of Biden, turn party against Jewish state

DEARBORN, Mich. — President Biden is in danger of becoming a one-term “example” for other Democrats, according to a leader of the movement to desert the incumbent president at the polls due to his handling of the conflict in the Middle East. “Biden is the example,” Lexis Zeidan, one of the lead organizers and the spokesperson for Listen to Michigan, …

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