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Will an increasingly progressive Democratic Party become steadily more anti-Semitic?
Democratic lawmakers say U.S. military action in Venezuela 'not an option'
The Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, Eliot Engel, expressed concern about Trump’s hints that military action was an option in Venezuela, where President Nicolas Maduro is under intense international pressure to step aside and the country’s economy is in chaos. “I do worry about the president’s saber rattling, his hints that U.S. military intervention remains an option. The head of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Juan Guaido, invoked a constitutional provision to assume the presidency three weeks ago, arguing that Maduro’s re-election last year was a sham.
Democratic senators urge administration to reject Sprint, T-Mobile merger
The signatories included potential or confirmed presidential candidates Sanders, Amy Klobuchar, Sherrod Brown, Kirsten Gillibrand, Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker. Also signing the letters were Senators Richard Blumenthal and Tom Udall. The senators noted the four largest wireless carriers including AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc control 98 percent of the market.
Democratic lawmaker backs down from impeachment bill against Virginia's lieutenant governor
The two women accusing Virginia Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax of sexual assault said they would be willing to testify at possible impeachment proceedings against the Democrat; Garrett Tenney reports from Richmond, Virginia.
Amy Klobuchar: Democratic senator announces bid to run for president against Trump in 2020
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker goes head to head with Democratic lawmakers on
Democrats go after acting Attorney General Whitaker over his treatment of the Mueller probe.
Texas councilman in crossfire for calling Democratic star a 'bimbo'
A councilman who called new Democratic US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a “bimbo” on Twitter has unleashed a firestorm of criticism. Scott Dunn of Richardson, Texas also slammed Ocasio-Cortez, a social media savvy star of the Democratic Party’s left wing, saying she had “nothing between her ear (sic)” for criticizing President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech.
Democratic women clapped for Trump. Really.
Trump to female Democratic lawmakers: 'You weren't supposed to do that'
“No one has benefited more from our thriving economy than women, who have filled 58 percent of the newly created jobs last year,” the president said.
Democratic Senator Kamala Harris jumps into 2020 White House race
Harris, 54, the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India, enters the race with the potential advantage of being the Democratic candidate who looks most like the party’s increasingly diverse base of young, female and minority voters. “This is a moment in time that I feel a sense of responsibility to stand up and fight for the best of who we are,” Harris said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” in announcing her candidacy. Harris, who made history in 2016 as the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate from California, timed her announcement for the U.S. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader.
