Tag: Bernie Sanders

A demonstrator opposed to the roll back of net neutrality rules holds a sign outside the Federal Communications Commission headquarters ahead of an open commission meeting in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017.

Beltway Confidential

A year after net neutrality’s demise, the Internet is faster

Philip Wegmann · December 14, 2018 5:53 pm

Summer Zervos and Donald Trump.

Washington Secrets

GOP 2020 war plan: Run against ‘socialists’ Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez

Paul Bedard · December 14, 2018 12:01 pm

$In this Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, photograph, an airman with the Royal Saudi Air Force walks away from a C-130 Hercules military cargo plane near Mukalla, Yemen, at an airport now serving as a military base for the United Arab Emirates. The port city of Mukalla, once held by al-Qaida, shows how fractious Yemen is and will remain even if the Saudi-led war in the country ends in an uneasy peace for the Arab world's poorest nation.$ News

Senate votes to stop US military aid to Saudis in Yemen

Susan Ferrechio · December 13, 2018 8:26 pm

A display from The Satanic Temple-Chicago has been placed in the Statehouse rotunda at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. It joins the Nativity scene to mark the Christmas season and the Menorah to mark Hanukkah.

Bernie Sanders: It’s premature to be talking about Beto O’Rourke’s 2020 prospects

Naomi Lim · December 13, 2018 12:46 am

Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, have introduced a joint resolution which would end U.S. military involvement in the conflict in Yemen. (AP Photos)

Senate fires warning shot at Trump, votes to advance Yemen resolution

Susan Ferrechio · December 12, 2018 8:38 pm

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders gives the keynote address at The Sanders Institute Gathering in Burlington, Vt., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Reasserting himself as a leading voice in Democratic politics, Sanders on Thursday called on the political party to work harder to convince people of all races, regions and income levels that liberal policies will help them.

Beltway Confidential

Democrats are making the same mistake politicians have made for decades

David Davenport · December 12, 2018 5:44 pm

President Trump crosses the field after the first half of an NCAA college football game between the Army and the Navy, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, in Philadelphia.

Washington Secrets

‘Strongest’ polling for Trump in 22 months, nation bullish on 2019

Paul Bedard · December 12, 2018 4:25 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speak following their weekly strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018.

McConnell urges Senate to block ‘inappropriate’ war powers measure aimed at Trump, Saudis

Susan Ferrechio · December 12, 2018 4:16 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., center, accompanied by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., center right, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, to unveil their Medicare for All legislation to reform health care.

Conservatives should be wary of ‘Medicare for all’ distraction

Philip Klein · December 12, 2018 4:01 pm

Representative Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat from Texas, speaks during concession speech at an election night rally in El Paso, Texas, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.

Beto O’Rourke leads Joe Biden in 2020 straw poll

Naomi Lim · December 11, 2018 11:18 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., pauses while speaking during a campaign rally for Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., in Milwaukee on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Bernie Sanders’ drug price controls would stifle medical innovation

Sally Pipes · December 11, 2018 7:33 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to members of the media after leaving a closed door meeting about Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

The Bernie backlash begins, again

Tiana Lowe Doescher · December 10, 2018 10:09 pm