Stacey Abrams on State of the Union response: 'Trump is a proxy'

    Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams says she is “terrified” ahead of her planned response on behalf of the Democratic Party to President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s…

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      WATCH LIVE: Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Testifies on Capitol Hill. Then Will Democrats Impeach Trump?

      And after the questions and answers are complete, then what? Former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify before Congress in a pair of public hearings on Wednesday as he answers questions from lawmakers in both major parties who are eager to hear him say out loud—and hopefully with additional context and substantive insights—the key findings…

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        Sanders Accuses Biden of Parroting Pharma and Insurance Industry Script With Attacks on Medicare for All

        Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday accused 2020 Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden of parroting insurance and pharmaceutical industry talking points after the former vice president raised alarm about the supposedly high price tag of Medicare for All and suggested the transition to a single-payer system would leave people with gaps in health coverage. “Obviously what…

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          In Wake of Nuclear Treaty Collapse, Putin Says if US Pursues Previously Banned Missiles, Russia Will Also

          Days after the U.S. ditched a Cold War-era weapons treaty with Russia, President Vladimir Putin on Monday said his country would move to develop new intermediate-range nuclear missiles if the U.S. did so first. “If Russia obtains reliable information that the United States has finished developing these systems and started to produce them,” Putin said…

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            Bolsonaro's Misogynistic Attack on Brigitte Macron Offers Glimpse Into Psyche of 'Idiotic Baby Men'

            An insulting social media post by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro aimed at French First Lady Brigitte Macron offered a window into the worldview of powerful men whose destructive policies show no regard for vulnerable populations and the planet at-large, Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein observed Monday. Bolsonaro remarked on Macron’s appearance while she and…

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              'The Dam Has Burst': Over a Dozen Democrats Back Impeachment Amid Report Trump Ordered Hold on Ukraine Aid Before Call About Biden

              As the Washington Post reported late Monday that President Donald Trump ordered a hold on U.S. military aid to Ukraine just days before he pressured that country’s leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden—a move critics described as a serious abuse of power and “extortion”—a slew of Democrats previously unsupportive of impeachment began speaking…

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