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All News Articles for 2020-01-10

Friday, January 10, 2020
	'He Could Win the Caucuses,' Pollster Says as Bernie Sanders Leads Gold-Standard Iowa Survey for First Time The White House hopeful's surge in support comes just three weeks before the early state's nationally watched caucus day. Read more
	After Approval by House Democrats, GOP-Controlled Senate Urged to Pass Measure to Curtail Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' The legislation would require the federal government to test for health effects of PFAS. Read more
	Rejecting Idea 'Soft Centrism' Can Topple McConnell, Progressive Charles Booker Launches Visionary Grassroots Campaign in Kentucky "We won't beat Mitch McConnell by running to the soft center and not taking any real positions... Democrats have tried that, and it fails every time." Read more
	'A Win for Telecom': House Overwhelmingly Passes 5G Bill That Bars Consideration of Industry Nationalization "This legislation looks to be a handout to big telecom." Read more
	New Report Details How EPA Is Promoting 'Worst of the Worst Pesticides' From 2017-2018, the agency approved 69 new pesticide products containing an ingredient the EPA recognizes as a "known" or "likely" carcinogen. Read more
	Greta Thunberg and 20 Youth Climate Activists Call on Davos Attendees to 'Abandon the Fossil Fuel Economy' "Today's business as usual is turning into a crime against humanity." Read more
	'Completely Lawless President': Trump Reportedly Tried to Kill Another Top Iranian Commander on Same Day as Soleimani "Multiple strikes on top IRGC officials is starting a war. These were decapitation strikes." Read more
	USAID Arriving in Bolivia to 'Monitor Elections,' Raising Fears of US Meddling in May 3 Vote "The Trump administration has clearly picked sides." Read more
	'See? Not Radical': New Poll Shows Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Support a Wealth Tax to Fund Universal Programs "It's simple. The majority of Americans believe that we should tax the rich." Read more
	Was 'Imminent Threat' His Impeachment? Trump Reportedly Admitted Soleimani Killed to Appease GOP Senators Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders both seized upon the report as evidence that Trump nearly sparked a catastrophic war for political gain. Read more
	'Cowardice': Olympics Committee Slammed for New Guidelines Barring Athletes From Kneeling, Raising Fists "God how I despise these Olympic politician opportunists." Read more
	Tens of Thousands Join 'Sack ScoMo' Protests Against Government Climate Inaction as Bushfires Rage Across Australia " These fires, heatwaves, and droughts are not just unprecedented—they're the direct result of decades of climate destruction at the hands of fossil fuel loving politicians." Read more
	Judge Rejects Trump's "Lame Effort" at Dismissal of E. Jean Carroll's Defamation Case "Justice prevails yet again." Read more
	We're Staying, US Tells Iraq After Being Asked to Leave The Iraqi Parliament voted on January 5 to ask U.S. forces to leave the country. Read more
	Pompeo Says 'No Doubt' Soleimani Was Planning Imminent Attacks But Admits He Doesn't Know When or Where "That is not what 'imminent' means. It's this kind of obfuscation, lying to Congress, and unchecked provocation that dragged us into the Iraq War." Read more
	After Trump Attacks Bernie on Foreign Policy, Sanders Campaign Says 'Bring It' "Trump is attacking us because he knows we will beat him in the general election," said Bernie Sanders. Read more
	McConnell Backs Resolution to Change Senate Rules and Dismiss Trump Impeachment Articles Before They Are Even Sent "McConnell's trying to change the rules of the Senate to cover up for President Trump? No one should be surprised." Read more
	Thousands Across US Send Message to Trump: 'No Threats, No Bombs, No War With Iran' "Tonight, the American people spoke with one voice. No war." Read more