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Memes about an impending third World War went viral after tensions between the U.S. and Iran rose Friday following the killing of Iran’s top military commander, Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad on Thursday. The hashtag “WWIII” quickly started trending on Twitter in the U.S. with more than 1.92 million tweets using the hashtag — many of them invoking memes about the […]

Rep. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarOmar rips Trump on new Iran sanctions: ‘This is not a measured response’ Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball says Ocasio-Cortez has become a force in Democratic Party Omar tweets clip of anti-war George Carlin routine MORE (D-Minn.) on Wednesday condemned President TrumpDonald John TrumpPence: Intelligence shows Iran directing militias not to attack U.S. targets […]

President TrumpDonald John TrumpPence: Intelligence shows Iran directing militias not to attack U.S. targets Mnuchin aims to wait until end of 2020 to disclose Secret Service costs for Trump’s travel: report Pressure building on Pelosi over articles of impeachment MORE said on Wednesday that Iran “appears to be standing down” after Tehran launched missiles at […]

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Democrats are set for a clash with President TrumpDonald John TrumpPence: Intelligence shows Iran directing militias not to attack U.S. targets Mnuchin aims to wait until end of 2020 to disclose Secret Service costs for Trump’s travel: report Pressure building on Pelosi over articles of impeachment MORE over war powers and Iran.  House Democrats will […]

Sen. Chuck GrassleyCharles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyOvernight Health Care: New drug price hikes set stage for 2020 fight | Conservative group to spend M attacking Pelosi drug plan | Study finds Medicaid expansion improved health in Southern states On The Money: Senate panel advances Trump’s new NAFTA despite GOP gripes | Trade deficit falls to three-year […]

Florida’s GOP-controlled state Senate is trying to kill an effort to place Medicaid expansion on the ballot. The Senate is asking the state’s Supreme Court to dismiss a review of the potential ballot question because the advocacy group pushing for the measure did not collect enough signatures. The group Florida Decides Healthcare initially aimed to have […]

The American Petroleum Institute (API) is launching an advertising campaign portraying oil and gas energy as a way to combat climate change, despite many environmental groups arguing that the industry hurts such efforts. In a seven-figure ad buy, API will call for “common ground” on the energy debate in 2020 and beyond, according to a spokesperson. The campaign touts oil and […]

Two groups of farmers are suing to block a law set to go into effect Wednesday that would give workers the right to unionize and receive overtime pay. The New York State Vegetable Growers Association and Northeast Dairy Producers Association filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Buffalo Monday to temporarily delay the Farmworkers […]

House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiPelosi digs in on impeachment rules fight Pelosi urges end to ‘needless provocations’ after Iran missile attack ‘It’s a spiral now’: Democrats say they’re not surprised by Iran attack MORE (D-Calif.) is leaning into her plans to withhold sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate, amplifying her position Tuesday that she won’t deliver them until […]