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    May 7

    There are three inescapable facts from the Mueller report that Mitch McConnell can't hide: 1. A foreign government attacked our elections in order to help Donald Trump. 2. Trump welcomed that help. 3. Trump tried to obstruct the investigation into his actions.

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    May 6

    Any efforts to address climate change must include our public lands. That’s why on the first day of a Warren administration, I will sign  a total moratorium on all new fossil fuel leases, including for drilling offshore and on public lands.

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  3. May 7

    “In 1868, President [Andrew] Johnson was impeached...brought to trial in the Senate by men who could no longer tolerate his arrogance and bigotry, his apparent abuse of power...his violations of law.” Brenda Wineapple, The First President to be Impeached, The American Scholar

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    May 7

    Mitch McConnell took the same oath of office as I did: To protect and defend the Constitution of the United States—not to protect and defend Donald Trump. Every elected official should read the Mueller report. Then Congress should do its job and begin impeachment proceedings.

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    May 6

    NEW: Ex-House general counsels of both parties come together to back House's lawsuit challenging Trump's plan to spend about $7 billion on border wall without specific appropriation

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    May 6

    “Black voters, particularly black women are really central to winning an election… Every single candidate has to compete for that vote, and nobody should assume… even if it’s with Joe Biden right now, that it’s going to stay that way” - w/

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  7. May 6

    Thank you, John.

    Spoilert alert -- and I do mean spoiler, in that I'm about to spoil the day for legions of fans. That's right: she's taken today off, leaving me to try to fill her seat on .
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    May 6

    This is very significant. I’ve never seen anything like it.

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    May 6

    "It's incredibly humbling to accept this position... I'm going to give this everything I've got." -- on being named Anchor and Managing Editor of the

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    May 5

    I like this article.

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    May 5

    In 2018, I flipped 18 Trump counties in NY. My 2012 vote share is the highest a statewide candidate has won in NY—ever. So yes, I'm “electable.” But I’m also the right candidate to take on Trump because I have the experience, vision and record to win.

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  12. May 3

    Why impeachment is imperative - The Washington Post

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    May 3

    “It’s time to end denial about this and start listening to the facts. This is about science, science, science,” said Speaker . RT to stand with Democrats fighting to combat climate change >>

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    May 3

    HBCUs have had to do more with less, and that’s wrong. We need to call out the discrimination that led us to this point, and we need to live up to our obligations. That means we need to start investing in HBCUs.

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  15. May 3

    Hmmmm...interesting... “We do not have in statewide leadership a single Prince Georgian, nor do we have an African-American,” County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) said. ‘Mind-boggling’: In Prince George’s, bitter taste left by House Speaker’s race

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    May 3

    Misled? Nah. Where I am from, we call that lying.

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    May 3

    The IRS’s Free File program claims to provide free tax prep services to 70% of taxpayers. But only 3% of eligible taxpayers use it because the companies trick people into purchasing unnecessary products. (That’s why I’ve got a plan to overhaul it.)

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    May 3

    I’m proud to work at the ⁦⁩ for a thousand reasons, but the commitment to press freedom — at all levels of the organization — and support I can count on from my colleagues, top the list. Hug a journalist today.

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    May 3

    Backed by environmental, labor, health, faith and business groups, the House took action to , affirming America’s commitment and leadership in the global fight to reverse climate change!

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  20. May 3

    Just sitting in a church pew and singing on MLK Day is not the way to win black voters. Ask, Listen, and Act. 2020 is not a gimme and all Dems must compete for black votes. Democrats struggle to connect with black voters - The Washington Post

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