Watch: Elizabeth Warren singles out the biggest problem with Trump’s immigration policy
Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed the immigration ‘crisis that Donald Trump has created and hopes to profit from politically.’
By Oliver Willis - September 12, 2019Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed the immigration ‘crisis that Donald Trump has created and hopes to profit from politically.’
By Oliver Willis - September 12, 2019Five Democratic presidential candidates in the span of 24 hours have released sweeping plans to address climate change, ahead of a series of town halls devoted to the issue.
By Associated Press - September 04, 2019Warren kicked off the second Democratic debate by laying out perfectly what is at stake in the 2020 election.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 30, 2019Ten Democrats take the stage in Detroit to discuss their plans to create a better America.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 30, 2019Trump can’t get more than 44% support when facing top Democratic challengers in a new poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 15, 2019The race to kick Trump out of the White House is officially under way.
By Kaili Joy Gray - June 26, 2019A group of billionaires says a wealth tax is the ‘least we can do to strengthen the country we love.’
By Dan Desai Martin - June 24, 2019John Kelly, who spearheaded Trump’s family separation policy, is now raking in cash from the detainment of unaccompanied minors.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 07, 2019Trump is telling ‘racist lies’ and trying to deny a tribe its rights.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 08, 2019Following the release of the Mueller report, many high-profile Democrats have begun to talk seriously of impeachment.
By Lisa Needham - April 22, 2019Trump spent his weekend going after Democratic candidates on Twitter.
By Lisa Needham - February 11, 2019A whopping 76 percent of registered voters think the richest Americans should pay more taxes.
By Emily Singer - February 04, 2019Trump crossed a line when he invoked Pocahontas and Wounded Knee to make a petty political attack.
By Oliver Willis - January 15, 2019Trump’s dare just blew up in his face.
By Eric Boehlert - October 15, 2018Your tax dollars are paying for this.
By Caroline Orr - July 02, 2018“These young people have shown up to spring us free, to say you’re not here to do the work of the gun lobby.”
By Tommy Christopher - March 14, 2018Donald Trump had a very simple job at the Navajo code talker ceremony: honor Native American World War II vets who risked their lives as “code talkers,” relaying secret messages to U.S. forces in enemy territory. Instead, he babbled about Sen. Elizabeth Warren and repeated his “Pocahontas” slur — in a room full of Native […]
By Matthew Chapman - November 28, 2017Donald Trump managed to outdo his own appalling bigotry once again, dredging up his “Pocahontas” slur against Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren during an event honoring Native American veterans of World War II. But in response to Trump’s blatant racism and mortifying dearth of tact and humanity, Warren showed the class and dignity that Trump […]
By Alison R. Parker - November 27, 2017Massachusetts conservative radio host and birther conspiracy theorist Jeff Kuhner thought he had successfully ambushed Sen. Elizabeth Warren, turning a quick photo op into a question challenging her rhetoric on wealth inequality. But showing the quick thinking that has made her a widely respected progressive champion, Warren expertly and politely demolished Kuhner, leaving him high […]
By Oliver Willis - September 18, 2017In the midst of increasingly tumultuous and uncertain times under the Trump administration, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren offered a sharp and resounding reminder that the Democratic Party can and will fight back in every way and for everyone at risk. Speaking during the opening plenary at the annual progressive political convention Netroots Nation, Warren gave […]
By Alison R. Parker - August 13, 2017A pro-Trump fake news site is promoting a completely false pair of stories about Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her family. Warren has been an extremely prominent critic of Trump, and has been a favored target of his attacks, and Trump’s allies in right-wing media. This particular site, America’s Last Line of Defense, published two completely […]
By Oliver Willis - June 24, 2017Elizabeth Warren did not mince words when she took to the Senate floor to decry the brutal Medicaid cuts in the Republican health care repeal bill. “These cuts are blood money,” she said. “People will die.” Republicans have made it clear they do not want to hear from Democrats. Or women. Or even Medicaid patients who […]
By Kaili Joy Gray - June 22, 2017Donald Trump famously would not look German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the eye during their recent photo op, but Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has him beat. According to Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), McConnell has not spoken to her, and will not even look at her, since he silenced her for trying to read a letter from Coretta Scott […]
By Tommy Christopher - April 17, 2017As pressure mounts for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) to recuse himself from that committee’s investigation into Donald Trump’s Russia ties and all House intel public hearings have been cancelled, the Senate Intelligence Committee is attempting to fill the void. While an independent investigation and special prosecutor are still sorely needed, Senator Mark Warner […]
By Katie Paris - March 30, 2017Based on questions both about the wisdom of allowing a president who is under investigation by the FBI to make a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, and about the judicial objectivity of Donald Trump’s nominee, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Democratic senators are preparing to filibuster to stop Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation. The […]
By Leah McElrath - March 23, 2017Donald Trump made a lot of pie-in-the-sky promises on the campaign trail, including a pledge not to cut Social Security or Medicare. Even during the announcement of his candidacy, Trump rallied the audience during the close of his speech, saying, “Save Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security without cuts. Have to do it!” He reasserted that promise repeatedly […]
By Leah McElrath - May 24, 2017The Senate Judiciary Committee will soon begin confirmation hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s pick to fill the Supreme Court vacancy stolen from President Obama by Senate Republicans. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are leading the resistance against Gorsuch, exposing his record as a judge who sides with the wealthy […]
By Tommy Christopher - March 15, 2017Senate Republicans are determined to steal the vacant Supreme Court and give it to Judge Neil Gorsuch — whose anti-woman record and remarks, even during his confirmation process, is deeply troubling — but Democrats are united in making sure they will not get their way without a fight. That is why Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) organized her fellow Democratic […]
By Kaili Joy Gray - April 04, 2017Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin faced intense grilling from Democrats over the White House’s abandonment of Donald Trump’s populist campaign rhetoric. In one particularly sharp exchange, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) hammered Mnuchin for claiming to support a particular regulation, while simultaneously opposing the exact thing that regulation is meant to do. At issue was the “21st […]
By Tommy Christopher - May 18, 2017The world changed on November 8 for reasons that are still unfolding, and despite some early victories, the road to resistance can seem long and rocky. At a rally in Massachusetts, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) told a powerful story that provides hope along that road. That hope comes in the form of a little girl […]
By Tommy Christopher - April 01, 2017