All News Articles for 2019-12-18

Wednesday, December 18, 2019
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base as the US House of Representatives debates his impeachment on December 18, 2019, in Maryland. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP) Charged With Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress, Trump Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives
"Every single Republican in the House of Representatives became an accomplice to Trump's subversion of our democracy. By failing to impeach Donald Trump, GOP lawmakers showed their blind loyalty to their party and to a corrupt president—and history will remember them for the cowards they are."
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Break up big tech graphic New Petition Calls On 2020 Candidates to Break Up Big Tech to Rein In Threat to Democracy
"The future of our democracy shouldn't be left to the whims of a few reckless billionaire CEOs and their dangerous corporate empires."
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As Susan Collins Announces 2020 Run With Familiar Claims of Centrism, Progressives Are 'Ready to Defeat Her'
"Collins has toyed with Mainers long enough with her political games... We will not stop until she is unseated in November 2020."
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Google billionaire Larry Page, pictured here in 2010, is under fire for his approach to philanthropy. Google Billionaire Larry Page's $400 Million 'Philanthropic Sleight of Hand' Raises Questions About Charity Loophole
"Not a good look for Larry Page."
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The expanse of JBS pork processing plant sits at the northeast corner of Worthington, Minn., September 4, 2019. To Protect Nation's Waterways, New Lawsuit Challenges Trump Admin's Failure to Update Slaughterhouse Pollution Guidelines
"EPA is rewarding dirty slaughterhouses at the expense of the public."
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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) tells fellow members of the U.S. House of Representatives that President Donald Trump's impeachment is analogous to the trial of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 'An Idiotic False Equivalency': GOP Rep. Loudermilk Implies Trump Impeachment Worse Than Trial of Jesus Christ
"If you thought the comparisons to Salem were perhaps misguided, we now have the Crucifixion itself."
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phil murphy 'Huge Step Toward a More Inclusive, Representative Democracy': NJ Restores Voting Rights of People on Parole and Probation
"On this historic day, New Jersey has lifted... 83,000 ghosts of democracy out of the shadows."
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'The President Is the Smoking Gun': Pramila Jayapal Makes Case for Trump Impeachment Ahead of House Vote
"Today, to uphold my oath to Constitution and country, I will vote to impeach Donald J. Trump."
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A young girl stands inside a tent at a makeshift camp next to the camp of Moria in the island of Lesbos on November 30, 2019. Self-Harm, Fear, Neglect: New Reports Show Horror Faced by Lone Children at Greek Migrant Camp
"Everything is dangerous here—the cold, the place I sleep, the fights. I don't feel safe."
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In 'Mind-Blowing Omission,' Buttigieg Campaign Failed to Disclose Wall Street Power Brokers in Release of Major Fundraisers
A "vulture" hedge fund manager, charter school founder, and lawyer who represented Wall Street banks during the financial crisis were among the bundlers who were not previously disclosed.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, speaks during the 2019 J Street National Conference in Washington, D.C. on October 28, 2019. "Let's Nip This Sh*t in the Bud": Cynical Accusations of Anti-Semitism Against Bernie Sanders Draw Fire From Progressives
"Bernie Sanders' willingness to criticize Israel, his support for Palestinian rights—these are not anti-Semitic."
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Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, is seen during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in the Rayburn Building on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Stephen King Vows Effort to Defeat Maine Democratic Congressman If He Doesn't Vote for Both Trump Articles of Impeachment
"If my congressman, Jared Golden, votes for only one article of impeachment, I will work with all my might to see him defeated next year," warned the famed novelist.
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An elementary school student wears a mask In New Study Naming Pollution the 'Largest Environmental Threat to Health,' US Ranks Among Top 10 Nations for Premature Deaths
The analysis found that "exposure to toxic air, water, soil, and chemical pollution" causes 8.3 million premature deaths worldwide each year.
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Sanders Report Shows How Millennial Generation Is 'Being Punished With Crushing Student Debt and Low-Paying Jobs'
"In the richest country in the history of the world, we have an obligation to turn this around and make sure our kids live healthier and better lives than we do."
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'An Unthinkable and Unlivable Reality': Australia Sees Hottest Day on Record as National Average Temperature Hits 105.6°F
"We are in a climate emergency," said meteorologist Eric Holthaus.
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Hundreds of Thousands Take to Streets in All 50 States With a Simple Message for Congress: 'Time to Impeach and Remove Trump'
"This is what democracy looks like."
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