Texas governor Greg Abbott will hurt whoever it takes to get re-elected
The Texas governor got Trump's endorsement. But at what cost?
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The Texas governor got Trump's endorsement. But at what cost?
Texas' attack on migrant children is all about Greg Abbott's re-election The Texas governor got Trump's endorsement. But at what cost? Gov. Greg Abbott's order could affect as many as 4,000 unaccompanied minors in Texas.Anjali Nair / MSNBC; Reuters June 3, 2021, 9:30 AM UTC Abbott justified the move in an emergency declaration — citing the "ongoing surge of individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border" — which gives the state's Health and Human Services Commission 90 days to finalize shutting down these facilities. It's not clear how this tracks with Abbott's letter this year slamming the...
Dozens of rabbis, professors and well-known activists were among 300 progressive Jewish leaders who released a statement Wednesday pushing b
As the White House's fruitless infrastructure talks with Republican lawmakers persist with no deal in sight, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont warned Thursday that Democrats risk losing control of Congress if they get bogged down in unending negotiations with the GOP and fail to urgently confront the climate emergency, soaring prescription drug prices, and other key issues. "What happens if they spend week after week, month after month 'negotiating' with Republicans who have little intention of addressing the serious crises facing the working families of this country?" Sanders asked in a CNNop-...
Sanders Warns That Dragging Out Talks With GOP Could Lose Congress for Dems Sen. Bernie Sanders attends the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee markup of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 on May 26, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Caroline Brehman / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images By Reading List As the White House’s fruitless infrastructure talks with Republican lawmakers persist with no deal in sight, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont warned Thursday that Democrats risk losing control of Congress if they get bogged down in unending negotiations with the GOP and ...