Month: September 2020

'Please Do Your Job': Grassroots Group Circulates New Pledge Calling on Lawmakers to Support Trump Impeachment

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Calling on election officials to move “off the fence and into action to remove Donald Trump from office,” a grassroots coalition on Tuesday introduced a pledge for members of Congress to sign stating that they will vote to impeach President Donald Trump and support the national movement to ensure that impeachment is pursued by lawmakers.

The national group By the People joined with CREDO Action and other progressive action groups in circulating the pledge, which reads, “I pledge to defend the Constitution and the American People by voting to impeach President Donald J. Trump.”

As of Tuesday afternoon, Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) were the only two members of Congress who had signed the pledge.

“As I always say: Tick tock, Individual 1,” said Tlaib, using the code name that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has used to refer to Trump in documents. “I can’t wait for us to show people, especially families in my district, that they are being put first—and that we’re going to hold everyone accountable to the law, including the President of the United States.”

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A number of other lawmakers have also supported impeachment, including Reps. Al Green (D-Texas), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)—but they have yet to sign the pledge.

The pledge was introduced as Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, is set to begin three days of testimony on Tuesday before multiple congressional committees. He is expected to discuss details of Trump’s finances, business dealings as head of the Trump Organization, activities during his 2016 presidential campaign, and conflicts of interest at Trump International Hotel and his charity, the Trump Foundation.

Cohen may be asked whether Trump ever asked him to lie to Congress on his behalf and whether or not Cohen believes the president has obstructed justice.

“This is not an issue of Republicans vs. Democrats. It’s about checking the flagrant abuse of presidential power from a white supremacist who is profiting off of the presidential office, abusing his powers, and undermining our democracy and our Constitution,” said By the People spokesperson Alexandra Flores-Quilty in a statement.

A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found in late December that about 60 percent of Americans supported impeachment proceedings for the president. In addition to the pledge, By the People is also circulating a petition to the public, calling on Americans to demand their representatives bring charges against Trump.

“Please do your job: Defend us from a president who believes he can get away with anything,” the message to lawmakers in the petition reads. “If the president violates the Constitution, Congress is supposed to defend the American people by impeaching and removing the president from office.”

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Nearly 1.4 Million Puerto Ricans Facing 'Dangerous' Food Stamp Cuts as Trump and Congress Fail to Act

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With hurricane relief funding stalled in Congress due to opposition from the Trump administration, Puerto Rico has reportedly started slashing food stamps in an attempt to preserve the life-saving program.

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The move could harm as many as 1.4 million Puerto Ricans—including hundreds of thousands of children and elderly people.

“This is not about politics—this is literally about people’s lives and their ability to feed their children and their elders in Puerto Rico.”
—Carmen Yulín Cruz, San Juan mayor

“This is not about politics—this is literally about people’s lives and their ability to feed their children and their elders in Puerto Rico,” Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of San Juan, told the Washington Post. “The need is still there.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued an urgent call for congressional action in response to news of the cuts.

“Puerto Rico needs food assistance funding due to the hurricanes which devastated the island. Some 1.4 million U.S. citizens will face large cuts to their food assistance benefits, 230,000 will lose the benefits entirely,” Sanders tweeted. “We must act now to end this crisis.”

Food stamp use soared in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island and—according to one study—may have killed as many as 6,000 people.

Due to lack of assistance from the federal government, Puerto Rican officials are reportedly cutting food stamps to pre-hurricane levels.

“It is dangerous. People don’t have enough money to buy food already.”
—Socorro Rivera, La Fondita de Jesús

“For a senior citizen who lives alone, their benefits have dipped from $194 per month to $112 per month,” Buzzfeed reported, citing Puerto Rican authorities. “A family of four with a monthly income of around $2,000 has seen their benefits drop from $649 per month to $410 per month.”

Socorro Rivera, executive director of the San Juan non-profit La Fondita de Jesús, told the Post that “a lot of people will have severe problems” if the Congress and the Trump administration do not act quickly to provide relief.

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“It is dangerous. People don’t have enough money to buy food already,” Rivera said.

The reductions in food stamp assistance come just over a month after the Trump administration dismissed as “excessive and unnecessary” House Democrats’ plan to provide $600 million in funding for Puerto Rico’s Nutritional Assistance Program (NAP).

According to the Post, the White House is now backing a broad Republican proposal that includes $600 million in food stamp aid to Puerto Rico, but there is no vote scheduled on the measure.

“Puerto Rico’s food stamp program is uniquely dependent on periodic help from Congress, though the island does not have a voting representative in either the House or Senate, or a say in presidential elections,” the Post reported. “Even if approved by Congress, the additional $600 million allocation would only fund the island’s food stamps program until September 2019.”

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), more than 300,000 children could be effected by the food stamp cuts.

“The fact that we’ve had to reduce benefits to those that need it the most is alarming,” George Laws-García, deputy director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, told Buzzfeed. “Puerto Ricans are being treated unequally and that is unfair.”

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Kale, Strawberries, and Spinach Top List as Report Shows Nearly 70% of US Produce Contain Dangerous Pesticide Residue

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The majority of conventionally-grown fruits and vegetables contain pesticide residues that are not eliminated even after washing and peeling the food, scientists revealed Wednesday.

The findings came in an annual report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG), the Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. The study includes analysis of more than 40,000 samples of produce including kale, apples, spinach, and other popular fruits and vegetables that Americans buy every day. Pesticides were found in nearly 70 percent of the non-organic foods the study included.

The samples EWG analyzed had been tested by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) itself. The government found 225 different pesticides on popular fruits and vegetables.

Strawberries, spinach, and kale were among the most-contaminated produce according to EWG’s list of the “Dirty Dozen.” Among the 12 fruits and vegetables found to contain the most residues, several tested positive for two or more pesticides. Some of the kale samples contained as many as 18 different chemicals.

“We were surprised kale had so many pesticides on it, but the test results were unequivocal,” said EWG toxicologist Alexis Temkin, who suggested that shoppers purchase organic versions of the Dirty Dozen, if possible.

Many of the pesticides detected by EWG have long been banned in the European Union and have been the subject of concern at the EPA—but the U.S. has failed to take the chemicals off the market.

Nearly 60 percent of kale samples contained the carcinogen DCPA, also known as Dacthal, which the EU took out of circulation a decade ago. DCPA was the most commonly-found pesticide in U.S. produce.

Natalie Bennett, a British politician representing the Green Party, pointed to EWG’s study as a reason to avoid a post-Brexit trade deal with the U.S. and retain strict food safety rules in her country.

The American Academy of Pediatricians Council on Environmental Health advises limiting exposure to pesticides during pregnancy and in early childhood as much as possible to curb the risk of neurological disorders, leukemia, and other diseases that the chemicals have been linked to.

“Even low levels of pesticide exposure can be harmful to children,” said pediatrician Dr. Philip Landrigan, in a statement. “When possible, parents and caregivers should take steps to lower children’s exposures to pesticides while still feeding them diets rich in healthy fruits and vegetables.”

Avocados were ranked the “cleanest” fruit on EWG’s “Clean 15” list, followed by sweet corn, pineapples, frozen sweet peas, and onions. Less than one percent of conventionally-grown samples of avocados and corn were found to contain pesticides.

“We definitely acknowledge and support that everybody should be eating healthy fruits and vegetables as part of their diet regardless of if they’re conventional or organic,” Temkin told the Guardian. “But what we try to highlight with the Shopper’s Guide to Produce is building on a body of evidence that shows mixtures of pesticides can have adverse effects.”

In addition to educating the public about the presence of pesticides in their food, EWG has also fought against the lack of access to healthy and safe food for lower-income Americans.

In December, the group protested the Trump administration’s support for legislation to enrich the wealthiest farmers in the country with taxpayer-funded subsidies while cutting SNAP benefits—which many low-income Americans can use to buy organic produce.

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Amid Wave of Anti-Choice Laws Across US, Warren Introduces Plan to Protect Abortion Rights

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Two days after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a ban on almost all abortions in the state, and with the Republican-controlled Missouri legislature poised to pass its own regressive law, Sen. Elizabeth Warren called on the U.S. Congress to step in and pass federal laws to prevent further erosion of their reproductive rights.

Detailing her latest plan since she announced her presidential run in January, the Massachusetts Democrat called on lawmakers to block a potential overturning of Roe v. Wade by removing states’ rights to legislate which medical procedures are and aren’t permitted in each state.

“People are scared and angry. And they are right to be. But this isn’t a moment to back down — it’s time to fight back.”                                                   —Sen. Elizabeth WarrenDenouncing extremists for throwing women’s rights and the country into a “dark moment,” Warren wrote in a Medium post and on Twitter that advocates, especially those in Congress, must fight against the GOP’s anti-choice agenda.

“People are scared and angry,” Warren wrote. “And they are right to be. But this isn’t a moment to back down — it’s time to fight back.”

Under Warren’s plan, Congress would pass laws that prohibit states from passing their own measures blocking people from accessing certain medical procedures and medical providers from performing specific procedures, including abortions.

“Under the Supremacy Clause of our Constitution, federal law preempts state law,” Warren wrote. “And because these federal protections would be valid on a variety of constitutional grounds — including equal protection and the commerce clause — they would ensure that choice would remain the law of the land even if the Supreme Court overturns Roe.“

Warren wrote that Congress should also pass laws preemptively blocking Targeted Regulations on Abortion Providers, also known as TRAP laws, which impose restrictions on abortion clinics to make it impossible to deliver care, and should repeal the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funds from being used for abortion services. The rule keeps abortion care out of reach for many low-income and marginalized women who rely on Medicaid and the Indian Health Service for their healthcare.

The passage of the so-called “Alabama Human Life Protection Act” on Wednesday prompted outrage from women’s rights groups, Democratic lawmakers, and even provoked ultraconservatives including televangelist Pat Robertson and Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren to condemn the law as too extreme.  

Under the law, abortion would be illegal—and punishable by up to 99 years in prison—at every stage of pregnancy. The Republican-controlled legislature rejected exceptions in the case of incest or rape; the only exception included in the law is when a woman’s life is at risk.

Missouri lawmakers are expected to vote Friday on H.B. 126, a bill that would ban abortion after eight weeks Georgia and Ohio have also passed abortion bans in recent weeks which prohibit women from obtaining abortion care after six weeks of pregnancy—before many women even know they are pregnant. 

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In her Medium post, Warren explained how Republicans hope to pass extreme laws which will be challenged in court and then proceed to the Supreme Court —giving them the opportunity to overturn Roe v. Wade. 

Warren noted that the anti-choice laws recently passed in several states are dangerous as well as undemocratic, representing the will of a small minority. More than 70 percent of Americans—including 52 percent of Republicans—do not believe Roe v. Wade should be overturned.

“Congress should do its job and protect their constituents from these efforts,” said Warren.

The plan won praise from women’s rights advocates on social media.

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The senator also recognized the efforts of “the women of color who have championed the reproductive justice movement” by demonstrating how access to abortion care is only one right American women must continue to fight for.

“We must go beyond abortion, to ensure access to contraception, STI prevention and care, comprehensive sex education, care for pregnant moms, safe home and work environments, adequate wages, and so much more,” wrote Warren. “We must build a future that protects the right of all women to have children, the right of all women to not have children, and the right to bring children up in a safe and healthy environment.”

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Avail launches first community-driven runway concept

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Avail, the social shopping app for independent brands founded in 2019 by
Noëmie Haverhals from Belgium, has launched ‘Remote Runway’ the first
community-driven runway show.

Aimed at presenting the future of fashion, the Avail Remote Runway is
looking to make the virtual runway part of the daily shop by allowing
customers to buy styles from small and independent brands featured within
the show through the Avail app.

The first community runway launched this month and features influencers
including Emily Bador from the UK, Scandivanian influencers Karla Aladji,
Karoline Beltner, Maya Soul Paustian and from the Benelux region, Elodie
Ouedraogo, and Milla Loud.

The Remote Runway showcases purpose-driven rising ready-to-wear and
jewellery brands such as Peachy Den, Annele, and Pair of Peaches from the
UK, Betolaza and Studio Fantastique from Spain, Greek brand Milkwhite
Greece, 42|54 from Belgium, and Danish brand Silfen.

Commenting on the launch, Noëmie Haverhals, chief executive of Avail,
said in a statement: “Now more than ever, the fashion climate needs a
game-changer, it’s never going to be business as usual again, hence we
wanted to challenge the traditional fashion calendar.

“The world is our runway and everyday should be a fashion day,
regardless of seasons, markets and fashion weeks.”

Avail looking to disrupt the digital fashion market with Remote
Runway

Antwerp-based Avail, backed by the corporate joint venture capital fund
9.5 Ventures and the Belgian shoe chain Torfs, is looking to disrupt the
digital fashion market by becoming the first social shopping platform to
bring fashion lovers and small and independent brands closer together
through curators.

The app, which is available on both Apple App Store and Google Play,
offers more than 150 emerging brands on its platform, including Georgia
Hardinge, De La Vali, Belize, Roop, Paper London, Oceanus, and Essen from
the UK, alongside emerging fashion labels in Europe such as Masha Maria
from The Netherlands, and jewellery brand Jane König from Denmark.

It only features brands described by the social shopping platform as
“value-driven”. With each brand representing at least one of its “brand
values” such as offering seasonless, body inclusivity or unisex
collections.

Avail utilises influencers in key regions to inspire and showcase the
independent brands, through outfit pictures, shopping list, and moodboard
‘sets’ functionality, while also allowing customers to use the explore
function to search in clothing categories such as tops, bottoms, and shoes,
as well as using the Avail values and per country.

“We’ve seen an increasing trend in the way people shop. They prefer to
find genuine inspiration from their favourite personalities, who they know
from their environment or through social media. Now they will therefore get
a chance to shop several looks and the wishlists from their favourite
profiles directly via one place,” added Haverhals.

Anyone can become a curator on Avail, they just need to join the
platform and start highlighting their favourite fashion items and share
their personal style with the wider Avail community.

Images: courtesy of Avail

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Biden on GOP health-care claims: They're either 'really stupid' or 'not telling the truth'

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Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE says that Republicans who supported the GOP-led effort to repeal ObamaCare yet run for office on their support for protecting health care are “not telling the truth” to the American people.

During a campaign event in Illinois for Lauren Underwood, a Democrat running against Rep. Randy HultgrenRandall (Randy) Mark HultgrenRepublican challenging freshman Dem rep says he raised 0,000 in 6 days Illinois Dems offer bill to raise SALT deduction cap The 31 Trump districts that will determine the next House majority MORE (R-Ill.), Biden reportedly accused Republican incumbents of running on support for protections for Americans with pre-existing health conditions despite voting for the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the GOP replacement for ObamaCare that failed to pass Congress last year.

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“They’re either not telling the truth or they’re really stupid,” Biden said, according to Politico. “Because there’s no way you can afford to cover pre-existing conditions without everybody being in on the deal.”

“There’s so, so much at stake here,” he added, referring to reported Republican plans to cut spending on programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. “But the truth is we have such an enormous opportunity.” 

The Congressional Budget Office last year found that many Americans with pre-existing conditions could be priced out of affordable afford health care under the AHCA.

Democrats have focused their attacks on Republicans around health care as next week’s midterm elections inch closer. Republicans have sought to counter those arguments, with dozens of House Republicans endorsing protections for pre-existing conditions in the final weeks of the campaign cycle.

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE tweeted earlier this month that “all Republicans support people with pre-existing conditions.”

The GOP holds a 23-seat advantage in the House and a 2-seat advantage in the Senate, while a generic House ballot poll released Wednesday suggests that likely voters would prefer Democrats retake the House next week by a 5-point margin.

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New Jersey House candidates decry race's heated rhetoric

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Toms River, N.J. — Rep. Tom MacArthurThomas (Tom) Charles MacArthurRepublicans plot comeback in New Jersey Republicans spend more than million at Trump properties The 31 Trump districts that will determine the next House majority MORE (R) and his Democratic opponent Andy Kim are accusing each other of spreading lies and inciting fear in an attempt to sway voters in the race to win New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District.
Polls show the candidates in a virtual dead heat in what has become a tense and expensive race, with both campaigns and outside groups heavily spending on negative ads. In the wake of accusations of racism and months of heated exchanges, both candidates have expressed frustration with the political animosity in the final stretch before Election Day.

“Democrats right now are all about spreading division and fear and anger,” MacArthur, who is fighting to serve a third term in the House, told a crowd of roughly 50 of his supporters during a campaign event Friday.

The New Jersey Republican cited his opponent’s attacks alleging he’s supportive of an age tax on Social Security and would cut Medicare, both of which he says are misleading and factually inaccurate.

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“The Democrats are the worst I’ve ever seen — it’s all about fear-mongering. Every piece of mail they send. I was with hundreds of seniors last night and they were all saying, ‘Why are they sending so many? Like two and three a day just trying to make us afraid we’re going to lose Social Security and lose Medicare’ and I’ve never seen anything like it — the lies and millions behind the lies,” he told The Hill in an interview.  
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Kim, a former Obama national security adviser who is running for public office for the first time, has been painted as a far-left extremist by his opponent. He’s faced attacks alleging he embellished his resume and works as a “professional protester” whose main goal is to take down the Trump administration.

He dismissed those allegations, saying he’s spent his life working as a “career public servant” serving under both Republicans and Democrats.

“I’m not a partisan knife fighter, I’m not a professional politician. I’m just somebody who has been deeply worried about my home community,” he told The Hill during a campaign stop at a VFW in Roebling, N.J., on Saturday. “You know they’re continuing to just try to distract people with the lies to make me seem like someone that I’m not and scare the voters.”

Kim said he feels the level of discourse doesn’t serve the best interests of voters, arguing the attacks are a way to distract them from what matters.

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“They [voters] want to be able to talk about the issues, and we wanted to make sure we stay on with health care and talk about my opponent’s voting record and what we’re trying to do,” Kim told The Hill.

“So, I feel like all the other issues are trying to be these distractions that take voters away from thinking about the key issues that are in their mind and trying to fill it with those attack and lies. And that’s probably what’s been most frustrating about this whole process for me.”

Despite the level of partisan mudslinging during the race, both candidates said they’re prepared to run through the tape on Election Day.

“I do feel good,” MacArthur said. “There’s no slam dunks, but we’re going to push right to the last minute.”

Manchin keeps Senate seat in West Virginia

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Sen. Joe ManchinJoseph (Joe) ManchinTrump administration seeks to use global aid for nuclear projects Shelley Moore Capito wins Senate primary West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wins GOP gubernatorial primary MORE (D-W.Va.) won reelection on Tuesday night, rebuffing his state’s growing shift to the right.

Manchin defeated West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R), two years after President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE won the state by more than 42 percentage points.

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The president’s huge margin of victory made Manchin, the last Democrat in the state’s five-person congressional delegation, a top target for Republicans heading into 2018.

Manchin took aim at Trump during his victory speech on Tuesday night, saying the country had to stop the “toxic rhetoric” and Trump needed to be “president of the United States, not the divided states.”

“I never expected this race to be the national race it turned out to be. I never expected President Trump to come to the state as much as he did. ..[But] you stood stall. …What West Virginia said loud and clear tonight is ‘Mr. President we want our senator not your senator,'” Manchin told supporters, who repeatedly interrupted him with chants of “Joe! Joe! Joe!”

While the race remained competitive, Morrisey failed to close the gap with Manchin, who maintained a mid-to-high single-digit lead in the polls for weeks. The consistent lead led to handicappers rating the West Virginia seat as “lean Democrat,” even as other vulnerable incumbents from states that Trump won by a smaller margin remained locked in down-to-the-wire toss-up fights.

Strategists in both parties credit Manchin as a gifted retail politician who has been bolstered by his long ties to West Virginia and virtually 100 percent name recognition in the state, where he served as governor before running for the Senate. He played up his deep connections during his first, and only, debate against Morrisey, who is from New Jersey, earlier this month.

Republicans had hoped that the state’s rightward shift and Trump’s approval in the state would be enough to unseat Manchin.

Morrisey has aligned himself closely with Trump, holding a rally in the state on Friday with the president and another event Monday with Donald Trump Jr.Don John TrumpTrump Jr. calls elderly supporter who was assaulted Trump Jr. hits Howard Stern for going ‘establishment,’ ‘acting like Hillary’ Trump Jr., GOP senator lash out at Facebook for taking down protest pages on stay-at-home orders MORE and Kimberly Guilfoyle as part of his “Stand with Trump” tour.

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Morrisey, during the debate earlier this month, called himself a “conservative fighter” for the president and tried to tie Manchin to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE, name dropping the Democratic presidential nominee nearly 30 times in less than an hour.

But Republicans appeared to be reading the tea leaves ahead of Tuesday night’s election, with the Senate Leadership Fund, a group closely aligned with Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote GOP senator to try to reverse requirement that Pentagon remove Confederate names from bases No, ‘blue states’ do not bail out ‘red states’ MORE (R-Ky.), telling The Washington Post that it wouldn’t air ads supporting Morrisey during the final week.

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Sanders to Colbert: 'You will be my vice presidential candidate!'

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Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) jokingly told CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert that he would be his vice presidential pick if he decided to run for president in 2020.

Sanders, 77, praised other possible Democratic candidates including the congressman who captured national attention for his ultimately failed run against Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R-Texas).

“What do you think of Beto O’Rourke?” asked Colbert.

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“I think he ran a very, very good grassroots campaign in Texas,” Sanders responded. “I think [Massachusetts Sen.] Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE is a wonderful, good, dear friend of mine, and there are a number of others, [New Jersey Sen.] Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE is a good friend of mine. We work together on many, many issues.”

“One has to try to be objective, not subjective, and say, ‘OK, do I think I can be the best candidate in helping to turn the country around and helping defeat Trump?’ That’s where we are right now.”

“OK, so you’re running?” asked Colbert.

“And you will be my vice presidential candidate!” Sanders exclaimed to cheers from “The Late Show’s” New York studio audience.

Earlier in the interview, Sanders said running for the highest office in the land can be a “difficult decision for one’s family,”

“I know you’re not going to answer the question so I’m not going to ask you if you’re running in 2020. So don’t make me ask it, just tell me,” Colbert said to Sanders, who ran for the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016.

“The answer is, look, when you run for president of the United States, especially in this ugly political world that we live in right now, it is a very difficult decision for one’s family,” Sanders replied.

“And what I am looking at very hard right now is trying to — and there are some really good people out there, many personal friends of mine, who are thinking about running as well — and I’m trying to ascertain, quite honestly, going beyond ego, A, which candidate has the best chance to beat Trump and, B, which candidate’s ideas can most turn this country around so that we have a government that works for all of us and not just the people on top.”

Sanders ran an unexpectedly strong race against Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE in 2016, capturing 1,846 delegates to her 2,205. The former secretary of State won more superdelegates, however, 602 to 48. 

The Democratic Party has since faced considerable backlash regarding the power of superdelegates after an outcry from Sanders supporters. 

In June, a Democratic National Committee panel moved forward with a proposal limiting the power of superdelegates in picking future presidential nominees. 

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'Huge Victory for Our Oceans': Trump Effort to Open Arctic to Oil and Gas Drilling Ruled Illegal

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Preserving over 120 million acres of federal waters from exploitation by fossil fuel giants, a federal judge ruled late Friday that President Donald Trump’s effort to open the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans to oil and gas drilling is illegal.

“President Trump’s lawlessness is catching up with him,” said Erik Grafe, the lead attorney for Earthjustice who helped argue the case against the Trump administration. “The judge’s ruling today shows that the president cannot just trample on the constitution to do the bidding of his cronies in the fossil fuel industry at the expense of our oceans, wildlife, and climate.”

U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason ruled (pdf) that Trump’s April 2017 executive order revoking the Obama administration’s ban on drilling in most of the Arctic was “unlawful.”

The Trump administration is expected to appeal the decision, which applies to 98 percent of the Arctic.

As Alaska Public Media reported: “Gleason’s decision was the second one she released Friday in favor of environmental groups. In a different lawsuit, she rejected a Trump administration effort to facilitate construction of a road through a national wildlife refuge on the Alaska Peninsula.”

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Gleason’s decisions came just over a week after the Trump administration’s fossil fuel agenda also hit a roadblock in Wyoming, where a federal judge temporarily blocked fracking on 300,000 acres of public land.

“Experts in environmental law estimate that the Trump administration has now lost about 40 environmental cases in federal courts,” the New York Times reported.

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