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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.

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  1. 27 minutes ago

    Real American power is not shown by our ability to blow things up, but by our ability to forge international consensus around shared problems. That is what the Iran agreement did. Today President Trump put us on a very different, more dangerous path.

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  2. 27 minutes ago

    President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal is the latest in a series of reckless decisions that move our country closer to conflict.

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  3. 1 hour ago

    Watch my response to Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.

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    4 hours ago

    I will deliver a response to President Trump's announcement on the Iran nuclear deal today at 3 PM ET. Watch live at

    I will be announcing my decision on the Iran Deal tomorrow from the White House at 2:00pm.
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  6. 4 hours ago

    I will deliver a response to President Trump's announcement on the Iran nuclear deal today at 3 PM ET. Watch live at

    I will be announcing my decision on the Iran Deal tomorrow from the White House at 2:00pm.
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  7. 6 hours ago

    Last week in Philadelphia I joined , , and to address the crisis of mass incarceration and how we can achieve real criminal justice reform. Listen here:

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  8. 23 hours ago

    Donald Trump has lied more than 3,000 times since taking office but Republicans refuse to say Trump is a liar. What's going on?

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  9. 23 hours ago

    It's time for Democrat and Republican leaders to recognize that a progressive agenda isn't radical. It's what the majority of American voters support.

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  10. May 7

    We should have the best educated population on Earth, not the most incarcerated population.

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  11. May 6

    It’s important that we reject abstinence-only education and support what the American people want: sex education in our schools that provides young people with accurate, comprehensive information about sex that will make them safer.

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  12. May 4

    Watch here:

    . and Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner holding criminal justice reform roundtable
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  13. May 4

    LIVE NOW: Join a discussion on criminal justice reform live from Philadelphia with Sen. Sanders, Larry Krasner, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Premal Dharia and Daniel Denvir.

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  14. May 4

    Congratulations to the teachers of Arizona - and West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Colorado. You have shown us what happens when working people stand together.

    JUST IN: Arizona governor signs bill to increase teachers' wages by 20 percent over the next three years
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  15. May 4

    TODAY at 2:30 ET: Join a discussion on criminal justice reform live from Philadelphia at .

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  16. May 3

    Remember when Trump said Big Pharma was "getting away with murder"? Well Mr. President, you don't take on pharma by giving them massive tax breaks.

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  17. May 3

    The United States incarcerates 2.2 million people and disproportionately incarcerates people of color. That has got to be addressed. Tune in tomorrow at 2:30 ET at for a discussion on criminal justice reform live from Philadelphia.

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  18. May 3

    I have strong concerns that the Trump administration is getting the U.S. more involved in a war in Yemen without congressional authorization. I'll be seeking further clarification on these activities. We must prevent the U.S. from getting dragged into another never-ending war.

    The Green Berets are secretly helping Saudis fight Yemen rebels, according to new reports
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  19. May 3

    Amazon is using its enormous power to dissuade the city of Seattle from passing a modest tax on profitable corporations to address their severe housing crisis. This is what corporate power and oligarchy is all about.

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  20. May 2

    For far too long, the United States health care system has put corporate profits over people's lives. That disgrace has got to end.

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