June jobs report finds U.S. private sector has regained every job lost during the pandemic
The economy added 372,000 jobs in June, returning the private sector to pre-pandemic levels.
By Emily Singer - July 08, 2022The economy added 372,000 jobs in June, returning the private sector to pre-pandemic levels.
By Emily Singer - July 08, 2022Hawley is hiding behind President Joe Biden’s call for unity to avoid consequences for his actions.
By Emily Singer - January 22, 2021Without a clear message, Trump has reverted to his usual playbook, resorting to sexist and racist attacks.
By Associated Press - September 11, 2020Four Republican senators are joining Democrats to demand Congress be involved in war-making decisions.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 14, 2020Members of Congress said the Trump administration’s briefings on the Iran strikes were inadequate.
By Associated Press - January 09, 2020The Trump administration’s apparent plan to move 120,000 troops to the Middle East could create a ‘breeding ground for the next generation of terror groups,’ retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton said.
By Emily Singer - May 14, 2019Even as federal workers are getting ‘paychecks’ that read $0.00, Mitch McConnell still refuses to schedule a vote to end the Trump shutdown.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 11, 2019Democrat Tim Kaine sent Trump-endorsed racist Corey Stewart packing early on election night.
By Tommy Christopher - November 06, 2018Trump said Senate nominee Corey Stewart has ‘a major chance of winning.’ It certainly doesn’t look that way.
By Eric Boehlert - August 09, 2018Virginia’s Republican Senate candidate, Corey Stewart, claimed Trump stood up to Russia, generating laughter and boos from the crown at the Virginia Senate debate.
By Oliver Willis - July 21, 2018While several Republicans are trying to distance themselves from openly racist Virginia Senate candidate Corey Stewart, Trump’s cheering him on.
By Eric Boehlert - June 13, 2018With the nomination of Corey Stewart in Virginia, Republicans are again aligning themselves with hate.
By Eric Boehlert - June 13, 2018Republican senate candidate E.W. Jackson recorded a message in his church to send to Virginians: Get out the vote — for me — or you’re a sinner.
By Oliver Willis - May 17, 2018Republicans deliberately damaged Obamacare, and now consumers have to pay the price.
By Eric Boehlert - May 07, 2018Virginia Republicans can’t seem to find a single viable candidate for the U.S. Senate. They’re starting to accept Tim Kaine is here to stay as Virginia senator.
By Matthew Chapman - April 06, 2018During her confirmation hearing to become the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, South Carolina Republican Governor Nikki Haley tried her best to skate past Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) question about the Iran nuclear deal. But in just a few seconds, she managed to display such rank ignorance of the pact that Kaine had to respectfully […]
By Tommy Christopher - January 18, 2017In a continuing show of strength by Democrats in the confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) today came out swinging against Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of ExxonMobil and Trump’s pick for Secretary of State. Democracy will not defend itself. We need to nurture it and protect it from […]
By Matthew Chapman - January 11, 2017In a hearing held Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, members from both parties boldly confronted ongoing disparagement of the U.S. intelligence community by President-Elect Donald Trump. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, NSA Director and U.S. Cyber Commander Admiral Michael Rogers, and Defense Under Secretary for Intelligence Marcel Lattre presented testimony before the […]
By Leah McElrath - January 05, 2017During an interview with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota, Senator Tim Kaine reminded us why he was such an excellent choice for the Democratic ticket, precisely detailing the many concerns about Donald Trump’s alarming relationship with Vladimir Putin, his hostility toward the intelligence community, and his perplexing and worrying indifference to protecting “American electoral systems from invasion […]
By Melissa McEwan - January 05, 2017Tim Kaine is not just an affable person, but a highly accomplished public servant with a comprehensive grasp of the issues. His debate performance against Mike Pence was exceptional. Here is a sample of the feedback: Tim Kaine wins CNN undecideds group — Neera Tanden🌻 (@neeratanden) October 5, 2016 Tim Kaine debated as the 2016 vice presidential […]
By Peter Daou - October 04, 2016When Hillary Clinton first chose Tim Kaine as her running mate, he was described as “vanilla nice” — “humble-but-sturdy” and “squeaky-clean.” A “steady hand” with unassailable ethics. He’s “personable but unassuming.” He charmingly burst out laughing on Meet the Press when asked about his reputation for being boring. “I am boring,” he said with a […]
By Melissa McEwan - October 04, 2016The New York Times sounds the alarm about the upcoming presidential debates: There was not much of a contest in [NBC’s Commander-in-Chief] forum with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Mrs. Clinton answered the questions of the moderator, Matt Lauer, in coherent sentences, often with specific details. Mr. Trump alternated between rambling statements and grandiose boasts when he […]
By The Editors - September 24, 2016On Friday, Tim Kaine blasted Mike Pence for parroting Donald Trump’s offensive claim that Russian president Vladimir Putin has been a better leader than President Obama. https://youtu.be/q5uwcrbuEKs?t=6m30s Kaine: What about invading other countries is leadership? What about running your economy into the ground is leadership? What about persecuting LGBT Russians is leadership? What about setting […]
By Melissa McEwan - September 13, 2016When Hillary Clinton first selected Tim Kaine as her running mate, I noted that Kaine is actually a nice guy, while Mike Pence just pretends to be one: “I don’t personally know either of these men. All I have by which to assess them is their records. I hear that both of them are nice, […]
By Melissa McEwan - September 08, 2016