Dems to use democratic socialist label against Sanders

Democrats running against Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE are already making the argument that he would be a weaker general election candidate against President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate…

2020 Dems back legal marijuana in political sea change

A generation ago, the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, Bill ClintonWilliam (Bill) Jefferson ClintonWill the ‘law and order’ president pardon Roger Stone? Five ways America would take a hard left under Joe Biden The sad spectacle of Trump’s enablers MORE, insisted he had not inhaled marijuana when he smoked in college.  A decade ago, Barack ObamaBarack…

Booker says tech companies 'giving a platform to hate' in wake of New Zealand shooting

Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-N.J.), a 2020 presidential candidate, said Friday that tech companies have a responsibility to quickly take down hate speech, responding to reports…

Here's what the Dem candidates for president said about the Mueller report

Special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) MuellerCNN’s Toobin warns McCabe is in ‘perilous condition’ with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill’s 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE sent shock waves through Washington on Friday when he submitted his long-anticipated report to the Justice Department, signaling the end of a…

Jayapal Calls Out 2020 Democrats Who Attack Medicare for All With 'Arguments of Republicans and Insurance Companies'

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, author of gold-standard Medicare for All legislation in the House, took centrist 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to task Wednesday for parroting Republican Party and insurance industry talking points in their attacks on single-payer healthcare. “It is very frustrating to have your own party making the arguments of Republicans and insurance companies,” Jayapal,…

'The Revolution Is Lit': Jubilant Lebanon Uprising Fueled By Music, Dancing, and… 'Baby Shark'

The anti-corruption protest movement overtaking Lebanon has motivated over a million people to take to the streets in demonstrations against the country’s government, and has been marked by crowds dancing in squares to techno and even the popular children’s song “Baby Shark.” A moment from the protests involving the children’s song went viral over the…

As Mulvaney Claims 'Absolute Immunity,' Witness Testimony Reveals Chief of Staff's Central Role in Trump Quid Pro Quo

Hours after Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney claimed “absolute immunity” from cooperating with the House impeachment probe into President Donald Trump, Democrats leading the inquiry released sworn testimony from two key witnesses who placed the chief of staff at the center of President Donald Trump’s effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe…

Countdown to AEW All Out ratings up from previous special

AEW’s Countdown to All Out special averaged 357,000 viewers on TNT on Saturday afternoon. The viewership number is up 3.8 percent from the Countdown special that aired prior to this May’s  Double or Nothing pay-per-view. That Countdown show aired at 10 p.m. Eastern time on the night before the PPV. Countdown to All Out aired at 5:30 p.m….

Handing Trump 'Terrifying Authoritarian Surveillance Powers,' House Democrats Include Patriot Act Reauthorization in Funding Bill

Buried in a stopgap government funding resolution unveiled by House Democrats Monday is a provision that would reauthorize the notoriously abusive Patriot Act for three months, a move privacy advocates warned would ensure President Donald Trump’s administration holds on to “terrifying authoritarian surveillance powers.” Evan Greer, deputy director of digital rights group Fight for the…

New Online Tool Aims to Help You Have That Big Medicare for All Talk at This Year's Thanksgiving Feast

Are you ready to have that Medicare for All conversation with the person you might love but also be dreading? Just in time for the Holiday Season, National Nurses United—the largest labor union of nurses in the United States—has put out a new online tool in the form of a “chat bot” that allows people…