Before he jumped into the race, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) would answer questions about a potential presidential bid by saying he and advisors were looking at whether or not a grassroots campaign would be able to compete with big money groups. Today, it is being shown why Sanders and his team decided […]
The House has passed the joint House-Senate budget that targets Obamacare and other spending while boosting defense spending. The vote was 226-197. Later the Senate will vote on the budget and confirm it or deny it. Every Democrat voted against the bill while all but 14 Republicans voted for it. […]
Following reports yesterday that he would announce a run, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) announced a presidential bid today in an interview with the Associated Press. He is the second announced Democratic candidate after Hillary Clinton. Others, such as former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and former Virginia Senator Jim Webb, are […]
Days after CNN’s Nia-Malika Henderson reported on Inside Politics that a Sen. Bernie Sanders (D/I-VT) presidential announcement could be coming, news broke today that Sen. Sanders will reportedly announce a presidential bid on Thursday. Sanders is a self-proclaimed socialist who caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate. The news today […]
The city of Baltimore has devolved into rioting and chaos as protests over the death of Freddie Gray continue to erupt. Government at all levels, local, state, and federal, are responding to the protests. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has been visible in her city’s response. However, she did create a brief […]
