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Axelrod: “Large Numbers Of People” Oppose Medicare For All, Healthcare For Illegals, Decriminalizing Border (Real Clear Politics)
Former chief strategist for former President Obama’s presidential campaign and advisor to the president David Axelrod said the agenda presented by Democratic presidential candidates at the first CNN primary debate on Tuesday is not a winning message.
“Do we move forward with these idealized proposals that are going to beg opposition and make it easier for Donald Trump to make his case and win re-election when the stakes are so high?” the CNN contributor asked. [Read More]
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., turned up the heat on the Democratic debate stage on Tuesday as he vehemently defended his plan for reforming health care amid attacks from several of his fellow contenders.
He was responding to Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who told the Vermont senator he didn’t “know” that “Medicare-for-all” would provide certain benefits. “I wrote the damn bill!” Sanders exclaimed in response. [Read More]
Ten Democrats running for president parried over health care, immigration and gun violence in a policy-heavy debate Tuesday in Detroit that drew sharp contrasts between the progressive and centrist ideologies of the party.
Minutes into the CNN debate – the first of two this week – the candidates delved into an issue that has increasingly divided the party: Whether to embrace a “Medicare for All” system of health insurance or to improve on the current private insurance system. Progressives like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have pushed for more government involvement. [Read More]
Two men arrested at Tucson Airport for trying to join ISIS (KGUN 9)
Two men were arrested at Tucson International Airport Friday, where federal authorities say they planned to fly overseas to join ISIS.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the two men — 20-year-old Abdi Yemani Hussein and 21-year-old Ahmed Mahad Mohamed — were Somali nationals legally living in Tucson, and were arrested after a months-long investigation involving undercover FBI agents. [Read More]
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson came Wednesday to Baltimore to promote the Trump administration’s efforts to improve urban areas. But Carson ran into trouble when his entourage was kicked off the Southwest Baltimore property where it planned to hold a press conference. [Read More]
Evidently it’s now *scandalous* to say that a child probably shouldn’t be making their own life-altering decisions at 3 years old.
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Mario Lopez and Candace Owens discuss.@MarioLopezExtra @RealCandaceO pic.twitter.com/2Wdc79SrjW— PragerU (@prageru) July 31, 2019
JUST IN: Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif officially designated as a terrorist by President Trump: “For far too long Zarif has been indulged as the reasonable and credible official representative of Iran and today President Trump decided enough is enough” https://t.co/0hLrVpJMOX pic.twitter.com/x48ROoCAtA
— Adam Kredo (@Kredo0) July 31, 2019
Fear not, Halloween purists: Your beloved holiday will probably remain on October 31. But what’s better than one day of witches and vampires roaming the street? Two days of treats!
The group that petitioned to move Halloween to the last Saturday of October has a new proposal: Rather than change the date, why not add a whole extra day of spooks and haunts? [Read More]
