Tag: Bernie Sanders

Honoring Cuba’s Ladies in White, and remembering victims of communism

John Graber · May 21, 2018 12:00 am

"The other night, Mitch McConnell walked on to the floor of the Senate, and he knows the rules better than anybody. He did not have 60 votes. He barely had 50 votes," Bernie Sanders said.

Bernie Sanders: Democrats 'misreading where the American people are at'

Steven Nelson · May 20, 2018 2:50 pm

President Trump listens in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.

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Trump ‘disappointed’ with farm bill’s failure in the House

Gabby Morrongiello · May 18, 2018 7:15 pm

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds a press conference.

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Republican leaders cornered on immigration

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · May 18, 2018 3:25 pm

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., waves as he leaves the stage after a town hall meeting with Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, examining economic justice 50 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther Kin Jr., Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in Jackson, Miss.

Democrats test how far to the Left they can go

W. James Antle III · May 18, 2018 12:00 am

"We need someone who is steady and secure in his principles, someone who can cut through the noise and make a compelling case for conservatism. Mike Pence is that man," Paul Ryan said. (AP Photo)

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The major immigration battle brewing in the House

Susan Ferrechio · May 17, 2018 4:00 am

Alex Azar is a former health official at HHS, where he served as deputy secretary under former President George W. Bush. He also is a former top executive for pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Alex Azar calls Democratic reforms to lower drug prices ‘gimmicks’ and ineffective

Robert King · May 16, 2018 2:16 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., center, accompanied by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017.

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Top Senate obstructionists are all running for president in 2020

Emily Jashinsky · May 14, 2018 8:12 pm

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., waves as he leaves the stage after a town hall meeting with Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, examining economic justice 50 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther Kin Jr., Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in Jackson, Miss.

National Security

Bernie Sanders struggles to explain why he supported Obama’s CIA nominee, but opposes Trump’s

Pete Kasperowicz · May 13, 2018 1:47 pm

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C, center, Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., right, and other conservative Republicans discuss their goal of obstructing the Affordable Care Act as part of a strategy to pass legislation to fund the government, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19.

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Next week: GOP tests the waters on food stamps work requirement

Susan Ferrechio · May 12, 2018 1:00 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at an event.

Nancy Pelosi: ‘Democrats believe you must pay as you go’

Joseph Lawler · May 10, 2018 6:20 pm

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) union workers with SEIU Local 1021 hold signs as they picket in front of the Lake Merritt station on July 2, 2013 in Oakland, California.

Democrats renew attempts to end right to work

Sean Higgins · May 9, 2018 9:50 pm