‘Fox & Friends’ dehumanizes Christine Hallquist

August 15, 2018 media, News, politics

On Tuesday night, Christine Hallquist won her Democratic primary election in Vermont, thereby becoming the first openly transgender gubernatorial candidate from a major political party in the United States.

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Randy Bryce wins Democratic primary in Paul Ryan’s home district

August 15, 2018 News, Paul Ryan, politics

Randy Bryce has won the Democratic primary in Wisconsin’s first district, beating public school teacher Cathy Myers. The district is currently represented by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), who announced his retirement earlier this year.

Bryce shot to national prominence last June, when his announcement video challenging Ryan to switch jobs with him went viral. He was endorsed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), as well as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
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BREAKING: Ilhan Omar wins primary to replace Keith Ellison in Minnesota’s fifth district

August 15, 2018 News, politics

Ilhan Omar has won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s House race to replace Rep. Keith Ellison.

Omar, a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, was the first Somali-American legislator in the United States. The district has been safely Democratic for decades, making a victory for Omar in November likely. She and Rashida Tlaib, who won her congressional primary in Michigan last week, will be the first Muslim women elected to the U.S. House.

Omar was endorsed by t...

BREAKING: Christine Hallquist wins primary, becomes first transgender gubernatorial nominee

August 15, 2018 lgbtq, News, politics

Gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist has won Vermont’s Democratic primary race, becoming the first openly transgender gubernatorial candidate from a major political party in the United States.

At the time of publication, she was leading the four-person pack by about 25 percent. She will face incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott in November.

BREAKING: Christine Hallquist wins Democratic nomination for governor in Vermont primary election. #APracecal...

The Myers-Bryce Online Personality Test for Wisconsin Democrats

August 14, 2018 House of Representatives, News, Paul Ryan, politics

JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN — “It’s funny living in the same town as Paul Ryan, because every time he burps or farts the media is all over us,” says Paula, a server at the Eagle Inn Family Restaurant.

Paula doesn’t have internet at home, and half-boasts that her cell phone is 16 years old. But when I tell her who I’m here to see, she nods knowingly.

Randy Bryce is just as familiar a name to her as it is to you, if not necessarily for the same reasons. His viral video campaign...

Republican congressman launches extremely dishonest attack on Medicare-for-All

August 13, 2018 health, Medicare, News, politics

Jared Golden, a Democratic member of the Maine House of Representatives who is running for Congress, supports Medicare-for-All. As made obvious by the very phrase “Medicare-for-All,” Golden wants to extend Medicare-style health coverage to every American. If you currently have Medicare, Golden thinks you should keep Medicare. If you don’t currently have Medicare, Golden thinks you should be able to have Medicare.

Nonetheless, a new ad by Golden’s opponent, Re...

Virginia GOP candidate attacks Muslim gubernatorial candidate as an ‘ISIS commie’

August 8, 2018 News, politics

Corey Stewart, a neo-Confederate and the Republican nominee for Senate in Virginia, called Michigan gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed an “ISIS commie” on Twitter Wednesday.

Michigan almost elected a far left ISIS commie.

This guy wants to abolish ICE & won 300,000 votes. Dangerous stuff.

Don't let wimpy @timkaine bring this dangerous, far left communism to VA.https://t.co/7SdQmrS70x

— Corey Stewart (@CoreySte...

FACT CHECK: Sanders spins savings in Medicare plan

August 8, 2018 News, politics

AP FACT CHECK: Sanders mischaracterizes study to make questionable claim that his "Medicare for all" plan will reduce U.S. health spending by $2 trillion

If Gretchen Whitmer is ‘the establishment,’ progressives are winning

August 8, 2018 News, politics

If you followed the national political coverage of Tuesday night’s Michigan gubernatorial primaries, you probably think that the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party just got pwned.

The Democratic primary pitted Gretchen Whitmer, a longtime state lawmaker and legislative leader, against Abdul El-Sayed, a young, wonky physician who led Detroit’s health department. An El-Sayed victory, CNN proclaimed, would “upend the conventional wisdom within the party estab...

Trump’s first congressional supporter charged with securities fraud and lying to federal agents

August 8, 2018 News, politics

Donald Trump’s earliest congressional supporter, Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY), was arrested on Wednesday by the FBI and charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, and making false statements to investigators.

According to an indictment filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Collins engaged in insider trading of shares for a company called Innate Immunotherapeutics Limited (“Innate”) that trades on the Australian Securities Exchange. ...