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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DHeX_2yEcw US Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took part in another CNN debate on tax reform Tuesday. This time, they were joined by Sens. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Maria Cantwell (D- Washington). The debate was hosted by CNN personalities Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. Scott and Cantwell got their time in the debate, but the focus seemed to be on the "headliners," Cruz and Sanders. Both senators have taken to the CNN debate stage multipl

Supporters of a 2018 ballot initiative to legalize psychedelic mushrooms in California were given the green light by the state attorney general's office earlier this month to circulate petitions and gather signatures. They now have until April 30 to gather and submit 365,880 valid signatures from registered voters in the first state to ever legalize medical marijuana under Proposition 215 in 1996. That ballot proposition, as well as Prop. 64 -- the 2016 voter initiative titled "The Adult Use o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x52hu0ilm4E Video Credit: RT A widely circulated article by Fox News Tuesday reports that the U.S. Army, struggling to meet its recruitment quotas, will be lowering its standards for new recruits by lifting a previous ban on recruiting "people with a history of mental illness, self-mutilation and drug abuse to serve in the military." The Army signed off on the new policy earlier this year because it is behind schedule to meet its target of recruiting 80,000 new

During a time of deep political dysfunction in the United States, it is easy to assume that American democracy has gone off the rails, perhaps for good. But if Americans can look past the slow-motion travesty unfolding in Washington, DC, they will find that it is still within their power to effect meaningful change. BERKELEY – It has been one year since Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, and America’s democratic institutions are clearly under strain. A mere 20% of American

Our country observes November 11 as Veterans Day every year. This day, previously called Armistice Day to celebrate the end of World War I, morphed into a day to celebrate all of our nation’s veterans, and rightly so. They do a tough job and our country would be much different without them. However, 2017 is different. This year, President Trump has signed a proclamation designating the entire month of November as National Veterans and Military Families Month. With VA Secretary Shulkin looking

On Sunday evening, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told MSNBC's Kasie Hunt that Donald Trump may not run for reelection in 2020, and that if he does, he may face a 2020 GOP primary challenge. During the interview, Paul said it may be a year or two before Americans will know for sure whether Donald Trump will even be seeking reelection to the presidency: "Is President Trump running for reelection? I think you won’t know that until you get into sort of – second, third year of his presidency." Should T

Earlier this month, we reported on the uncertain fate of a ballot access reform bill in North Carolina. That bill has now passed, liberalizing ballot access laws in North Carolina, but also carrying with it controversial elements related to judicial elections. The bill began as a bipartisan effort to ease North Carolina's excessively harsh ballot access laws. However, it was amended to make other changes to election law, most notably the elimination of judicial primary elections in 2018. This d

The Constitution does not set the size of the House of Representatives. Until the 1920s, its size changed after every census, expanding to reflect the nation’s growing population. However, the 1920 census created controversy within Congress over which states should receive new seats. A resolution emerged in 1929 when the size of the House was frozen at what it happened to be after the 1910 census - 435 seats - regardless of population growth. U.S. population has tripled since 1910, and the fix

Update 10/12/17: US Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) says there are "hundreds of potential federal charges" in the Awan scandal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFDs22s3DUY Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Mirando revealed in federal court proceedings that former congressional IT staffer Imran Awan "wiped clean" a cellphone he was found with when he was arrested at Dulles International Airport in July. According to Mirando, the phone was wiped "just a few hours before" his arrest. Awan's attorney,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdH7x0Npag8 Video Source: NBC News Hospitals and health care companies make their living by being prepared for unfortunate events, but when a natural disaster strikes, it can push health care companies to their limits. Two major hurricanes have already hit the United States coastline this season, and more storms seem poised to keep the pressure on. The destruction and disorganization these storms leave in their wake lead to heavy demands on health care provider