Jan 16 Watch 6:15 New book 'The Rebels' explores how populists have transformed the Democratic Party By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Between the House GOP’s funding fight and Donald Trump’s hold on the Republican party, much has been made of the far-right’s sway. But what doesn’t get as much attention is the far-left’s influence in the Democratic party. Geoff Bennett discussed… Continue watching
Jan 16 WATCH: Senate debates resolution for human rights report on U.S. aid to Israel for Gaza war By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Some 24,000 people in Gaza, the majority of them women and children, have been killed and the bombings have destroyed most of the housing units, displacing most of its 2.3 million people in a humanitarian catastrophe. Continue reading
Dec 04 Democratic senators demand Israel reduce civilian casualties in Gaza as part of aid package By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Sen. Bernie Sanders and a robust group of Democratic senators say they're done “asking nicely" for Israel to do more to reduce civilian casualties in its war against Hamas in Gaza. Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: Oklahoma senator challenges Teamsters president to a fight during Senate hearing By Adam Kemp The Tuesday hearing in the Senate devolved into an angry confrontation between Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma and International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien. Continue reading
Jul 07 Ocasio-Cortez endorses Biden's reelection campaign, sending a strong signal of Democratic unity By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Ocasio-Cortez, a self-described democratic socialist from New York, has sometimes bucked Biden and the party's leaders, including voting against the deal with Republicans to raise the nation's debt ceiling. Continue reading
Jun 20 Sen. Bernie Sanders launches probe into Amazon's safety practices, asks workers to share stories By Associated Press The move follows a series of probes Sanders has initiated against Starbucks and Moderna in his role as chairman of a committee that oversees health and labor issues. Continue reading
Apr 17 Progressives focus on local-level wins to reshape Democratic Party from the bottom up By Will Weissert, Sara Burnett, Associated Press For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments. But recent down-ballot victories are providing hope of reshaping the Democratic Party from the bottom up, rather than from Washington. Continue reading
Mar 29 Why scrutiny of Starbucks' alleged union violations is boiling over now By Justin Stabley Public scrutiny is brewing for former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday as he testifies before a Senate committee about the company's alleged anti-union practices. Continue reading
Mar 15 How the 2008 financial crisis fuels today's populist politics By Will Weissert, Associated Press Mike Pence and Bernie Sanders are hardly political allies. But after two large bank failures, the conservative former vice president and the democratic socialist senator are striking remarkably similar tones. Continue reading
Mar 07 Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz agrees to testify before Senate committee By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Howard Schultz has agreed to appear before a U.S. Senate committee that is examining Starbucks' actions amid an ongoing unionization campaign. Continue reading