Tag: Bernie Sanders

If he does ultimately decide to run again in 2020, Sanders may find his presidential aspirations, unlike fine wine or champagne, don't get any better with age. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Democrats don’t owe Bernie Sanders political forgiveness

Robert Vinson Brannum · August 9, 2017 4:01 am

Brown can't be a good liberal so long as he strays from the party line. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

Beltway Confidential

‘We’re not like a Marxist party,’ Gov. Jerry Brown asks Democrats to accept diversity of opinion on abortion

Philip Wegmann · August 7, 2017 4:15 pm

Have You Met Burlington Bernie?

Alice B. Lloyd · August 7, 2017 9:30 am

"This could go down as one of the most vicious, and illegal, anti-union crusades in decades," Vermont independent says. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Bernie Sanders attacks Nissan over union campaign

Sean Higgins · August 3, 2017 9:20 pm

Over the last 15 years, both the globe's wealthiest citizens and its poorest citizens saw strong growth, while the incomes of the poor in the U.S. and in parts of Europe began to stagnate. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Beltway Confidential

Abandoning capitalism is a cure exponentially worse than the disease

Jordan Shimer · August 2, 2017 11:00 pm

"I grew up Nancy D'Alesandro, in Baltimore, Maryland; in Little Italy; in a very devout Catholic family; fiercely patriotic; proud of our town and heritage, and staunchly Democratic," Rep. Nancy Pelosi told the Washington Post when Democrats struggled over the inclusion of pro-lifers into their party. "Most of those people -- my family, extended family -- are not pro-choice. You think I'm kicking them out of the Democratic Party?" (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

There’s a reason Democrats can’t agree on whether to exclude pro-life people from the party

Emily Jashinsky · August 2, 2017 6:41 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders said single-payer healthcare legislation will come once the Senate debate on Obamacare is done. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Bernie Sanders: ‘Of course’ I will introduce single-payer healthcare legislation

Kelly Cohen · July 30, 2017 3:16 pm

The similarities between the pair led to David regularly landing a guest spot on "Saturday Night Live" impersonating the former Democratic presidential candidate during the lead-up to the 2016 elections. (AP)

Comedian Larry David: I’m related to Sen. Bernie Sanders

Naomi Lim · July 27, 2017 8:50 pm

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., who does not support single-payer, proposed the amendment as a way of cornering vulnerable Democrats seeking re-election to go on record for the progressive platform.

Bernie Sanders refuses to support ‘sham’ Republican single-payer amendment

Daniel Chaitin · July 27, 2017 2:34 am

Sanders is a longtime supporter of LGBT rights and equality. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

National Security

Bernie Sanders on transgender military ban: ‘Trump, you are on the wrong side of history’

Mandy Mayfield · July 26, 2017 10:21 pm

Led by Chuck Schumer, Democrats made explicit calls to liberal activists. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats ask ‘resist’ movement to help fight healthcare bill

Al Weaver · July 26, 2017 4:01 am

The internal conflicts inflamed by the party's 2016 presidential primary will continue to be crippling for Democrats. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Beltway Confidential

Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ plan doesn’t solve their intra-party fights

Emily Jashinsky · July 25, 2017 4:23 pm