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Bernie Sanders To Democrats: Resisting Trump Is ‘Not Good Enough’

With the Democratic brand tarnished, the stage is set for the 83-year-old Vermont senator to shape the party’s direction in an unprecedented way.
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Democrats Are Reviving A Decades-Long Effort That They Think Republicans Might Join

Congressional Democrats reintroduced the Equality Act amid Trump’s escalated attacks on trans rights.
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GOP Senator Says 'We Are All Afraid' Of Retaliation By Donald Trump

"I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real. And that’s not right," the Alaska Republican senator said this week.
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A Longtime House Democrat Is Getting Challenged By His Former Aide

Jake Rakov joins a couple of younger Democrats looking to oust older, long-term members of Congress.
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GOP Rep Somehow Thinks Quoting Infamous Nazi At Hearing Is A Good Idea

Keith Self referenced a statement of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels during a Congressional hearing on an alleged "censorship industrial complex."
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House Democrat Tees Off On GOP Lawmaker With An Awkward Reminder About Trump

Rep. Jim McGovern said the GOP's "family values" claims are far off the fairway.
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Democrat Sends A Message To Trans Americans With Longshot Bill

The proposed legislation is a long shot as Republicans control both the House and the Senate, and are consistently attacking trans rights.
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Congress Approves $4 Billion Giveaway To Crypto Industry

Lawmakers killed a crypto tax reporting rule with great bipartisan gusto.
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Awkward! MSNBC Makes Chuck Schumer Watch A Montage That Rips Him Apart

The Senate minority leader helped pass a GOP spending bill Friday rather than attempt to negotiate, prompting the ire of fellow Democrats.
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Senate Passes Bill To Fix D.C. Funding Cut

The legislation would undo a billion-dollar cut to the D.C. government's budget, but it still needs to be approved by the House.
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