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Sen. John Fetterman is again sparking progressive outrage, this time for being the keynote speaker of the Florida Democratic Party’s annual fundraiser.

The deal included a promise by the university to be more financially transparent. Jewish leaders have expressed outrage.

Sen. Rick Scott asked if President Joe Biden and Democrats would ditch ActBlue, which took portions of donations for anti-Israel encampments.

NYC Councilmembers including Chi Osse and Shahana Hanif sought protection after receiving death threats in recent weeks, leading them to change their tune about the need for police.

Progressives have criticized the school for bringing in the NYPD to clear the encampment, while Republicans have called for the National Guard.

“I have no idea what we’re going to do”: Housing shortage leaves NC low-income renters stymied By Greg Childress New report identifies a yawning housing gap for hundreds of thousands of NC households Julia Stokes and her daughter moved into the Helen Wright Center, a Raleigh shelter for women experiencing homelessness, late last year after […] The post Weekend reads: NC’s housing shortage, polluters must pay, and previewing the legislative session appeared firs...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, whose popularity has plummeted along with his Statehouse influence, ought to take this as a warning not to follow the CTU’s example.

The US House overwhelmingly passed a resolution supporting Israel's right to respond to Iranian aggression. Some Democrats criticized Netanyahu's actions, fearing broader conflict.

About a statement of priorities. that is the value of an agenda. what do you say to members of the progressive side that say that a statement of priorities is not enough? >> you see a big smile on my face because i love talking about our proposition agenda. so many times in politics, we spent time talking about what we are against. here is a clear set of things that we are for. this was voted on by 103 members of the progressive caucus. a super majority participated. i think it was almost 95, 97...

Peace. for a lot of folks, they have tried to see this as a joint package. in terms of supporting ukraine, given what russia is doing there and in terms of supporting israel and given what hamas is doing there. how do members of the progressive caucus peel off that particular piece, specifically given everything we know on the ground? the second part of it would be, if joe biden came out and said, called for a cease-fire which i think is one of the big issues for members of the caucus, what woul...