Confronted by activists during a fundraiser for the Florida Democratic Party over the weekend, DNC chairman Tom Perez insisted it would be impractical to make one of the dozen scheduled 2020 presidential primary debates solely about the global climate crisis and candidates’ proposed solutions. “Not even our so-called ‘leaders’ are courageous enough to tell the…

Iran said it shot down a U.S. “spy” drone on Thursday after the aircraft entered Iranian airspace over the southern province of Hormozgan. “Iran is not seeking war with any country, but we are fully prepared to defend Iran.” —Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami “U.S. drone intrusion to the Iranian airspace is clear violation of the…

After touring two federal immigrant detention facilities in Texas on Monday and finding horrific living conditions and rampant abuses of power by Border Patrol officers, Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and other members of Congress held a press conference detailing their experiences and vowing to continue fighting for an end to the Trump administration’s widespread…

Progressives celebrated a “huge landmark” in the fight for a humane healthcare system in the United States after news broke Thursday that a majority of the House Democratic caucus has signed on to the comprehensive and bold Medicare for All Act of 2019. Click Here: NRL Telstra Premiership “Medicare for All is now the official…

More than 6,000 mailed ballots in Florida went uncounted in November’s midterm elections. Officials at the Florida Department of State informed a federal judge last week that 6,670 ballots that were mailed in ahead of the Nov. 6 midterm elections were left uncounted because they arrived after Election Day. ADVERTISEMENT Ballots mailed inside the U.S. must…

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Sunday defended her past stances on immigration, which have come under increased scrutiny since she announced that she will run for president in 2020. Gillibrand said during an interview on ABC’s “This Week” that she would tell voters to “look at my heart” to explain her previous positions.  “I would tell voters, ‘look…

Kabul reacted with outrage and demanded clarification Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he has military plans that could wipe Afghanistan “off the face of the Earth,” killing millions of people. Following Trump’s remarks, the office of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said in a statement that Afghanistan “will never allow any foreign power to…

The House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan amendment barring President Donald Trump from launching an unauthorized war with Iran, a move progressives applauded as a necessary step toward pulling the U.S. back from the brink of another catastrophic Middle East conflict. “This is the only way to stop Trump from starting another…

Stepping down after mass protests over alleged corruption and leaked messages in which he denigrated women and LGBTQ people, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello appointed his secretary of state to succeed him—but elation over the success of the recent protests gave way to more demonstrations against the new governor. Hundreds of Puerto Ricans marched to…