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Schumer, Menendez lead senators in slamming 'cruel treatment' and 'summary deportations' of Haitians

A letter from a coalition of senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Foreign Relations Committee chair Bob Menendez has become the latest condemnation of the Biden administration’s …

Tue Oct 12, 2021

Morning Digest: Trump backs election denier's primary campaign against 'RINO' Massachusetts governor

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel …

Thu Oct 7, 2021

Senators say unspent funds should go to aiding Afghan refugees, not 'already bloated' defense budget

The federal government has billions in unspent funds following the official withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan—and that money should be reallocated to aid refugees who have now been …

Wed Sep 15, 2021

Biden, Schumer, Pelosi: Enough talk. Act. Expand the courts. Now.

The Supreme Court just made it absolutely clear that they’re ready to toss the one thing Democrats have been running on since 1973, the year Roe v. Wade was decided—protecting women’s …

Wed Sep 1, 2021

Warren and Markey have questions for hospital chain that took COVID-19 relief money and cut costs

Nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, have been on strike for nearly four months as the hospital, owned by Tenet Healthcare, has refused to negotiate a new contract in good …

Thu Jul 8, 2021

McConnell's delaying tactics on infrastructure wear thin with Democrats who aren't Manchin or Sinema

President Joe Biden is pursuing “multiple paths forward” on infrastructure, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Wednesday. That means a lot of congressional Democrats …

Thu Jun 10, 2021