Tag: Bernie Sanders

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Tuesday that the Justice Department's inspector general will investigate alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a move condemned by President Trump on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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13 Republicans ask Jeff Sessions to appoint second special counsel to investigate FBI, DOJ

Daniel Chaitin · February 28, 2018 11:13 pm

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)

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Mike Lee and Bernie Sanders come together to end US involvement in Yemen

Siraj Hashmi · February 28, 2018 9:30 pm

"I am very proud of Levi's commitment to public service and his years of work on behalf of low income and working people," the Vermont senator said, but added, "Levi will be running his own campaign, in his own way, with his own ideas. The decision as to who to vote for will be determined by the people of New Hampshire's first district, and nobody else." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File )

Bernie Sanders is ‘very proud’ of son’s run for Congress, but doesn’t offer an endorsement

Tristan Justice · February 27, 2018 6:48 pm

"I am very proud of Levi's commitment to public service and his years of work on behalf of low income and working people," the Vermont senator said, but added, "Levi will be running his own campaign, in his own way, with his own ideas. The decision as to who to vote for will be determined by the people of New Hampshire's first district, and nobody else." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File )

Bernie Sanders’ son officially announces congressional run in New Hampshire

Katelyn Caralle · February 27, 2018 2:59 pm

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, (pictured center) is cosponsoring a bill with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and more than a dozen other senators from both parties. The bill would improve the nation's background check system used for scrutinizing most firearms purchases. However, House Republicans are likely to oppose it unless they can add language allowing concealed carry permit holders to legally bring their weapons to other states. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Trump and Congress move on guns after Florida

Susan Ferrechio · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

Governments of small democracies become more reflective of all their citizens — this is why Denmark succeeds. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Bernie Sanders missed something about Denmark

John Reiniers · February 24, 2018 5:01 am

Condoleezza Rice said she doesn't want guns present in her classroom and called it a "sad thing" that a discussion is being held about needing guards to protect schools in the wake of the shooting in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

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Condoleezza Rice: ‘I don’t really like the idea of a gun in my classroom’

Al Weaver · February 23, 2018 7:56 pm

"Every church that I know of has that same kind of policy," Rep. Jim Jordan said. "There are parishioners each Sunday who've had the training — maybe they're retired law enforcement, retired military ... they have a policy in place." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Freedom Caucus leaders support arming teachers, oppose Trump’s other gun ideas

Al Weaver · February 23, 2018 5:50 pm

Levi Sanders, Sen. Bernie Sanders' first and only biological child with an ex-girlfriend, was a senior policy strategist on the Vermont independent's bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Bernie Sanders’ son wants to run for Congress

Naomi Lim · February 23, 2018 12:09 am

The progressive think tank Center for American Progress released a plan that would make Medicare available to everyone but also seeks to preserve employer coverage. (iStock photo)

Progressive think tank touts new ‘Medicare Extra for All’ plan

Robert King · February 22, 2018 4:04 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Wednesday said he was unaware that Russians were meddling int he 2016 election to his own advantage. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)

Bernie Sanders questions why Hillary Clinton’s campaign didn’t do more to stop Russian meddling

Diana Stancy Correll · February 22, 2018 3:03 am

In this 2017 photo, President Trump arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Trump is set to speak again at this year's CPAC, but some of his initiatives are unpopular among the movement conservatives who dominate CPAC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Is Trump conservative enough, and does CPAC care?

W. James Antle III · February 20, 2018 5:01 am