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Betty T. Lee at She The People

California state controller Betty T. Lee speaks about the importance of women of color creating political opportunities for themselves and not others.

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NYT Investigation: How Facebook Used A Republican Firm to Attack Critics & Spread Disinformation

“Delay, Deny and Deflect.” That’s the name of a new bombshell investigation by The New York Times revealing that Facebook executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, were aware of a…

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Republicans Don't Want To Count Every Vote

In a boxing match, the fighter in the red shorts would not be allowed to play referee.

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Donald Trump Thinks You Need ID To Buy Cereal

Donald Trump thinks you need a photo ID to buy cereal, and has used the false assertion multiple times to defend voter ID laws.

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CNN Sues Trump & White House for Banning Jim Acosta

CNN sues Donald Trump, the White House, and other staffers over the banning of White House reporter Jim Acosta after last week's incident involving a White House intern during a Trump press conference.

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Republican County in Florida Allowed Voting by E-Mail

Despite claims from Republicans that there was Democratic voter fraud in the recent Florida midterm elections, news surfaces that some voters in heavily Republican Bay county were allowed to vote by email, which is completely…

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Fox News Makes Fun of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Not Being Rich

Fox News makes fun of Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez because she isn't rich.

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Uncounted Ballots Reverse Results, Dem Wins Senate Race

Uncounted ballots in Arizona reverse the results of the recent Senate race and hand the victory to Democratic candidate Kyrsten Sinema over Republican candidate Martha McSally.

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Rep. Barbara Lee at She the People

Democratic U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13) shares her wisdom and vision for a future politics led by women of color at the inaugural She the People Summit.

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Colorado State House Speaker Crisanta Duran at She the People

A'shanti F. Gholar, National Political Director of Emerge America and founder of The Brown Girl's Guide to Politics, introduces Colorado Democratic Speaker of the House, Rep. Crisanta Duran, at the inaugural She the People Summit.…

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Rashida Tlaib at She the People

Rashida Tlaib, who made history on Nov. 6 as the first Muslim woman elected to Congress when she won her bid to represent Michigan's 13th Congressional District, spoke passionately about the power of the historically…

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Florida Recount Battle Heats Up As GOP Cries ‘Election Theft’

Although the midterm elections have been over for more than a week, in Florida the races for Governor and Senator continue with a historic contentious recount battle. The difference in votes between Ron DeSantis…

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Aimee Allison at She the People

Aimee Allison, president of Democracy in Color, kicks off the inaugural She the People Summit, which she calls a dream come true and a hopeful vision for the future of politics, organizing, and activism.

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Trump Claims Counting Ballots Is "Voter Fraud," Hannity Wants Someone Jailed

Donald Trump claims that counting ballots is "voter fraud," as Sean Hannity wants someone jailed for the ballot counting currently taking place in Florida.

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Trump's Unconstitutional Jeff Sessions Replacement Must Be Stopped

Donald Trump's installation of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to replace Jeff Sessions is deemed unconstitutional by legal scholars on both the left and right of the political spectrum.

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What’s at Stake in Stacey Abrams Race

The legal team representing Georgia's Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams held a press conference on Thursday saying that until all the votes were counted, Ms. Abrams would not accept the official election results. Her…

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Trump Replaces Sessions With Biased AG

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the resignation of his Attorney General Jeff Sessions just hours after the midterm elections were over. The President had publicly berated Sessions repeatedly almost as soon as he…

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Women of Color Have Changed Electoral Politics

President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning held a press conference to comment on the midterm election results and spent much of it chastising those Republicans who didn't support him during their campaigns. What he…

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Donald Trump Jr Expecting Indictment "Soon"

Breaking news indicates that Donald Trump, Jr is expecting to be indictment "soon" in Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia investigation.

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Deb Haaland, One of Nation’s First Native Congresswomen, Calls for Probe of Missing Indigenous Women

Two Native American women have made history in the midterms, becoming the nation’s first Native congresswomen. Democrat Sharice Davids won the 3rd Congressional District in Kansas, unseating Republican Kevin Yoder. In New Mexico, Democrat Deb…

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