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Tulsi Gabbard Warns Against the Danger of New Domestic Terrorism Laws Tulsi Gabbard is speaking out against the dangerous push for new laws empowering surveillance against ‘religious extremists,’ ‘racists,’ ‘bigots,’ and even ‘libertarians.’ Wednesday, January 27, 2021 The January 6 attack on the US Capitol shocked the nation. Now, as so often occurs in the wake of tragedy, some Washington politicians are using the opportunity to push for an expansion of their power—hoping Am...

On Thursday night, Joe Biden rolled out a sweeping proposal for $1.9 trillion more in COVID-19 relief and stimulus spending.  "I believe we have a moral obligation," Biden said during a speech in Delaware announcing the plan. "In this pandemic in America, we cannot let people go hungry, we cannot let people get evicted, we cannot watch nurses, educators and others lose their jobs, we so badly need them. We must act now, and we must act decisively." It’s a massive proposal, and any final legi...

Along with these arguments in court or going long with these defenses that the president puts forward that could make future presidents more powerful than members of congress or the american people or the constitution intended for them to be. >> well, everyone is a hypocrite in washington when it comes to executive power. when their team is in the white house theyre all for it. when their team has congress but is out of the white house, theyre sus spipicious of it. peoples opinions flip dependin...

This morning four pinocchios. its the highest for false statements. prior to the tweet, the fact checker said he already passed 5,000 false claims since becoming president. you know, i watch like you do and most political reporters and assignment reporters, we look at the approval rating of the president. it has guardrails. mid-30s, mid-40s. somewhere in that range. and it just bounces around there cyclicly. but these lies dont hurt him any. why not? >> you know, i think his supporters are with ...

In the sand. >> i think theyre getting on that bus and that will be the most expensive bus trip in their entire life. what are we hearing from the voters? what are we hearing from the constituents back home? theyre going to hear a lot because people think the worst. nobody thinks you can repeal and replace at the same time. nobody thinks you can square a circle. you cant do it. they talk like this over and over. were going to repeal and then were going to replace. which is it? are you going to r...

They havent learned anything from 2012 in some cases. for example, take a look at what virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli writes in his upcoming book. it strikes a similar note to mitt romneys old problem about that 47%. remember? here is a new version. quote, one of their favorite ways to increase their power, hes talking about the democrats here, is by creating programs that dispense subsidized government benefits such as medicare, social security, and outright welfare. these programs ma...

This because its fairly familiar talk. whether it has any logic to it or not, there is something of a ratchet effect. people have been paying into the social security program. or medicare, same deal. who is 70 years old today who will say i dont want medicare? i only paid into it for the last 50 years. theres an argument these programs become popular. where are the republicans wrong in that theyre saying now and cuccinellis version of the truth? >> well, first of all, people, as you just said, p...

But lets be under no illusions here. iraq is not turning into a satellite state of tehran. the iraqis are nationalistic people, who will forge their own identity going forward, chris. >> well, thats good to hear. you know, in terms of american politics, which i cover here, rajiv, lets take a look at this. according to a new cbs poll right now, 77% of the american people agree with this need to take these troops out. only 17% disagree with it. and i was just thinking, listen to dick cheney, and i...

Iraq, he said, lets go in there and stay a decade or two. if he had been honest, in what hes just saying right now, back then, nobody would have gone in. so this argument, get them in there, hook us in there, ratchet effect, and then keep us in there for forever is a totally dishonest approach to policy making. its getting us to do something under false pretenses, and then coming out and saying, lets never leave, by the way. if he had tried that back during the big buildup, there would be nobody...