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Category: Senate

Mitch-McConnell

McConnell As Much at Blame as Trump

January 12, 2019 Arthur Lieber Congress, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Senate Leave a comment

Somehow, I was led to believe that voting was a fundamental part of democracy. And when a majority exists, and not vote can take place – well, that more than just a shame; it’s not democracy.

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Congress

Why voters don’t trust Congress anymore

November 1, 2018 Renee Shur 2018 Election, Congress, Government, Senate, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Before casting your vote on Tuesday, November 6, for the individuals who will be tasked with representing you in the House or the Senate,

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McCaskill

McCaskill vs. Hawley: What the pollster asked

April 17, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2018 Election, Missouri region, Public Opinion polling, Senate, Widgets: Polls Leave a comment

Missouri’s incumbent U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill faces a challenge in November from Republican Josh Hawley, and things are heating up, as I learned today

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Alabama Election

Don’t be Surprised if Doug Jones wins in Alabama

December 12, 2017 Reece Ellis Democracy, Politics, Senate, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

On Tuesday, the people of Alabama will go to the polls and choose a replacement for the senate seat left vacant by beleaguered attorney

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moral heroes

Flake, Corker, McCain: Not the moral heroes they’re cracked up to be

October 25, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Republicans, Senate 6 comments

Republican Senators Jeff Flake, Bob Corker and John McCain have been receiving many kudos for speaking out against Donald Trump’s worst behaviors, lack of

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graham-cassidy

Infographic: How Graham-Cassidy stacks up, in one chart

September 22, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Republicans, Senate Leave a comment

How does the Graham-Cassidy “repeal and replace” bill compare to current law [aka Obamacare, ACA]? Roll Call has done the hard work of creating

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David Axelrod - John McCain

David Axelrod could have asked John McCain why he is not a Democrat

April 2, 2017 Arthur Lieber Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Senate One comment

Like many progressives, I have repeatedly had my share of disappointments with Arizona Senator John McCain. It’s hard not to like him because he’s

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Neil Gorsuch

Approve Gorsuch – contingent on him answering the questions

March 28, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Civil liberties, Courts, Democracy, Good government, Justice, Legal issues/Law, Senate Leave a comment

We’ve all heard that it’s better to deal with the devil you know rather than the one you don’t. In the United States, we

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McCaskill stands up to Sessions; GOP attempts smack-down

March 3, 2017 Willy Kessler Corruption, Missouri region, Senate Leave a comment

Missouri Democratic Senator Claire McCaskilll didn’t waste any time. As soon as we learned that current Attorney General and former Trump campaign advisor, Jeff

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Bernie Sanders: Plain-speaking on the death of the middle class

May 6, 2015 Renee Shur 2016 Election, Congress, Consumer issues, Corporations, Economy, People, Politics, Senate Leave a comment

Bernie Sanders–now a declared candidate for President–is not new to the business of truth-telling. The following article, originally published here in 2013, chronicles one

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Science & Technology

Lima beans, the scientific method, and saving the planet

Do you remember your first brush with the scientific method? For most

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E. Coli

Trump delays farm-water testing. Americans get E. Coli

Donald Trump is making us sick—and I mean that literally. Some food

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Banned

Seven words now banned at the Centers for Disease Control

If you work at the Centers for Disease Control—the nation’s top public

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Apps for refugees: merging technology and humanitarianism

These days, there’s an app for just about everything—even for being a

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Deleting science from EPA’s Office of Science and Technology

The EPA’s Office of Science and Technology [OST] no longer includes the

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