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In a wide ranging interview with IVC President Chad Peace and IVN editor Jeff Powers, US Representative Scott Peters (D-Calif.) spoke on a number of subjects as he ended his August recess. Below are the quotes from the congressman on selected topics impacting voters. Listen to the full podcast above. The White House's DACA Decision "I think it's really unfortunate. It's cruel, it's counterproductive economically, and sends the wrong message about who we are as a country." "I think you'll f

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z1EHBzKP44&t=1m42s A movement is growing to form a new political party -- one that would not compete with the Republican and Democratic Parties, but replace the Democratic Party altogether. Progressive organizations, leaders, and voters will gather in Washington DC from September 8-10 for the "The People's Convergence Conference" to discuss the future of the progressive movement and the viability of starting a new party with US Sen. Bernie Sanders at the helm.

HURRICANE HARVEY The pictures and stories disseminiating from Texas following Hurricane Harvey are both terrifying and remarkable. From families being separated from rising flood waters, to alligators showing up on the front doors of residences, to complete washouts of roads and communities, the devastation from Harvey has been called "catastrophic." At least 5 people have died in the storm, dozens of injuries have been reported and the search and rescue operations will likely continue early t

RANKED CHOICE VOTING GETS SHOT IN THE ARM In a story that was first published on FairVote's blog, Rob Richie looks at the latest Primaries and how to Uphold Majority Rule. Richie writes, "Next spring, states will start voting in primaries for the regularly scheduled congressional midterm elections in every state. On August 15, however, two states held primaries to fill vacancies -- for U.S. Senate in Alabama as the permanent replacement to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and for U.S House in Ut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-XqrA82CrI NEW AFGHANISTAN PLAN "Micromanagement from Washington D.C. does not win battles." - President Donald Trump In laying out his new military strategy for Afghanistan, President Trump took a shot at his predecessor Barack Obama, who was known to be a war time micromanager. IVN.us recently wrote a story about the differences between the two presidential styles. Here are highlights from his speech at the Army's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, located nex

Despite President Trump's condemnation of the KKK and white supremacist groups, a group of protestors chanted “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA!” before pulling a statue to the ground. Some demonstrators then kicked or punched the fallen statue. The Confederate monument stood outside of a court house in Durham, North Carolina. According to a report in USA Today, there are more than 700 Confederate monuments installed in public areas across 31 states. They're in public parks, courthouses, and c

There was a virtual media blackout on a major scandal in Washington -- right up until the arrest of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's chief IT staffer, Imran Awan as he tried to flee the country late last month. Many mainstream political news publications had not even reported on the investigation one time since Buzzfeed News and Politico broke the story way back in February. The story, which more journalists should have alerted voters to, was that five House staffers -- all members of the same

Update: President Trump participated in a VA telehealth event for veterans to cut down on the wait time and meet with VA doctors faster. Whatch the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1p7ipzB57w In 2014, the country was shocked to hear about secret waiting lists and veterans dying while waiting for medical care that they had long ago earned. But three years later, the situation doesn't seem to be any better. Substandard care, misinformation, long wait times and patient deaths are st

The congressional IT staffer working for the office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and over 20 other Democratic House members, was arrested Monday by the FBI while attempting to flee the country from Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Fox News reported that Imran Awan was arrested Monday night at the Dulles airport in Virginia 30 miles outside Washington D.C. and charged with bank fraud. https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/889944148379394048 Awan has been under criminal i

US voters say lawmakers on Capitol Hill care more about what the media is saying than what voters want. That is what a new Rasmussen poll found. Rasmussen published the results of a new poll Monday that shows 55% of respondents "believe what the media thinks matters more to the average member of Congress than what voters think." Possibly even more troubling than that is only 21% of respondents said they believe the average member of Congress cares what their constituents think. All one needs t