Indiana’s senators oppose stimulus plan that includes $1,400 relief checks
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Indiana’s senators oppose stimulus plan that includes $1,400 relief checks

Indiana’s two senators – Todd Young and Mike Braun – voted against a budget resolution that clears the way for a new round of stimulus. President Biden and Senate Democrats have called for $1,400 survival checks. The bill passed the Senate early Friday morning with unanimous support from Democrats. It garnered no support from Republicans….

Bernie Sanders mittens meme raises $1.8 million for charity
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Bernie Sanders mittens meme raises $1.8 million for charity

Bernie Sanders’ mittens don’t just make for a good internet meme. They also helped raise nearly $2 million for charity. The senator from Vermont and former two-time Democratic presidential candidate unintentionally created an internet sensation after last week’s inauguration. A photograph of Sanders in mittens and a parka went viral, and the rest is internet…

Is Pete Buttigieg the most electable Democratic presidential candidate?
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Is Pete Buttigieg the most electable Democratic presidential candidate?

In an interview, South Bend mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg cast doubt on the electability of rival Bernie Sanders, who ran a surprisingly strong campaign against Hillary Clinton in 2016. Sanders finished as the Democratic Party’s runner-up with 43% of the vote. According to the New York Times, Buttigieg said that voters “were refreshed…

Sanders vows to ban ‘right-to-work’ laws in all 50 states
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Sanders vows to ban ‘right-to-work’ laws in all 50 states

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders told a gathering of union machinists on Monday that he would ban right-to-work laws, including ones on the books in Indiana and Michigan. “We will end once and for all the disastrous right-to-work laws in 28 states,” Sanders declared, adding that his proposal would prevent companies from “ruthlessly exploiting their…

Senator Sanders Demands Release of Controversial TPP Trade Agreement Text

Senator Sanders Demands Release of Controversial TPP Trade Agreement Text

With Congress on the verge of taking up the controversial, corporate-friendly Trans Pacific Partnership, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is demanding that the chief trade representative for the United States turn over the full text of the proposed trade agreement. “It is incomprehensible to me that the leaders of major corporate interests who stand to…