Americas broken campaign finance system is a 2020 issue ThinkProgress 2019-08-17 | Presidential elections are expensive. With the help of a broken campaign finance system, candidates are often forced to pander to the wealthy to raise funds for their campaigns. But the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls are starting to push back against the broken system. They’re taking stands against using corporate PAC money, opposing Super PACs, and making other moves to reduce the influence of money in politics. So how meaningful are these pledges and proposals? And what happens when the primary ends?Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
At second debate, Democrats call out ‘Republican talking points’ ThinkProgress 2019-08-01 | In the second round of primary debates, Democratic presidential candidates accused each other of using “Republican talking points.” On Tuesday and Wednesday, twenty presidential hopefuls squared off in Detroit, Michigan. During policy discussions about health care, immigration, and climate change, candidates attacked their counterparts for playing into the Republicans’ hands. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Mueller would like to refer you to his report ThinkProgress 2019-07-24 | In long-awaited testimony to Congress, former special counsel Robert Mueller repeatedly referred lawmakers to the report written after a two-year investigation into Russian election interference and possible obstruction by President Trump. Mueller had previously made clear that the report “is my testimony,” and that, if brought before Congress, he would not provide additional information. Democrats subpoenaed him anyway and, on Wednesday, Mueller appeared before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Select Intelligence Committee. Throughout his testimony, he responded dozens of times by pointing Congress members to the 448-page report. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Barr flip-flops on Mueller testifying ThinkProgress 2019-07-09 | On Monday, Attorney General William Barr said he was “disappointed” that the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees subpoenaed former special counsel Robert Mueller, who will testify before Congress on July 17. Earlier this year, however, following his bungled roll-out of Mueller’s report on Russian interference in 2016, Barr was singing a different tune, claiming he had “no objection” to Mueller testifying before Congress.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Defining the ‘All’ in Medicare for All ThinkProgress 2019-07-02 | Whether on the primary debate stage or during campaign events, you’ve likely heard the Democratic presidential hopefuls talking about Medicare for All. It’s a debate that’s at the heart of one of the biggest campaign issues: how to ensure more Americans have access to affordable health care.Not all of the 2020 presidential candidates agree on how to do that. The major differences between their plans mostly center on whether to maintain private insurance plans, and if not, how quickly a private option should be phased out. There are also questions about how to pay for their plans and whether or not coverage should include all residents.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
McConnell haunts the first Democratic debates ThinkProgress 2019-06-28 | Twenty of the Democratic presidential hopefuls gathered in Miami on Wednesday and Thursday for the first primary debates of the 2020 election. Over the course of the two nights, the candidates invoked the name of Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during heated discussions about climate change, health care, and immigration. McConnell, who has emerged as Democrats' most formidable foe after President Donald Trump, is responsible for having stalled key legislation and derailed Democratic judicial picks and -- along with others in his Republican Party -- stands in the way of Democrats ever being able to one day remove Trump from office, as many fervently hope to do.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Teams fight for equity at the 2019 Womens World Cup ThinkProgress 2019-06-19 | 2019 is shaping up to be the toughest Women’s World Cup ever. However, an even fiercer battle is being waged off the field, as women’s teams across the world lobby their federations for pay equity, better funding, and safety for their players. The Australian team has boycotted a sold-out tour, the Nigerian team has staged a sit in, and the U.S. teams have been locked in a 4-year legal fight for wage parity. For many teams, the 2019 World Cup is about so much more than taking home the trophy.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Journalism in the Americas is more dangerous than ever ThinkProgress 2019-06-05 | Freedom of the press has worsened all over the world in the last year, but nowhere more than in North and South America, according to Reporters Without Borders’ 2019 Index. In Honduras and Venezuela, journalists have fled increasing violence and corruption, while attacks against Brazilian reporters intensified in the wake of far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro’s victory. In the United States, the press continues to face a hostile climate encouraged by President Trump’s anti-media rhetoric. Nicaragua has seen some of the most significant deterioration. After massive protests against the government turned violent, journalists fled the country for fear of imprisonment. Those who remain face daily threats, and two journalists, Lucia Pineda and Miguel Mora, have been detained indefinitely since December.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
The rise in extreme abortion bans ThinkProgress 2019-05-18 | There’s a new state trend in 2019: passing extreme anti-abortion legislation to spark legal challenges that could prompt the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Since the beginning of the year, 15 states have introduced so-called “heartbeat bills,” which ban abortion after 6 weeks, and four of those bills have been signed into law. Such bills used to be rare. Instead of harsh bans, anti-abortion lawmakers primarily focused on more indirect ways of restricting access to abortion services. But now, with two new staunchly conservative Supreme Court justices on the bench, anti-abortion advocates are hoping this is their moment to overturn Roe once and for all.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Republican’s shifting stance on contempt ThinkProgress 2019-05-07 | After House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) announced his plan to vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, Republicans fired back, referring to the vote as "the real obstruction of justice." But back in 2012, when Republicans were in the majority, they were singing a different tune.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Trump’s dubious claims of transparency ThinkProgress 2019-05-06 | President Trump likes to say that he’s the most transparent president in modern history. But his actions, which include ordering his staff to not cooperate with House subpoenas, to continuously dodging the release of his financial history, undercut those claims.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogressRead: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
William Barr tries to spin Muellers objections to his memo ThinkProgress 2019-05-01 | Days after Attorney General William Barr summarized the findings of the special counsel report for the American public, special counsel Robert Mueller sent him a letter objecting to his characterization of the findings. But during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Barr refused to acknowledge Mueller’s complaints, which claimed Barr’s summary did not “fully capture the context, nature and substance” of the Mueller report. Instead, Barr tried to spin Mueller's position, claiming Mueller took issue with the media’s misrepresentation of the findings.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
What comes next for the #MeToo movement? ThinkProgress 2019-04-30 | In the year and a half since #MeToo spread across social media, a growing number of powerful figures and companies have been exposed for sexual harassment in the workplace. The conversation has largely focused on exposing perpetrators -- but what comes next? How do you change the culture that allows workplace misconduct to flourish?Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Trump says we have the cleanest air. We dont. ThinkProgress 2019-04-25 | People across the United States are breathing increasingly polluted air, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report. The 2019 report found that air pollution has gotten increasingly worse compared to the past two reports as a result of both climate change and the Trump administration’s rollback of environmental protections. But if you listen to the president tell it, the air has never been cleaner.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Bernies millionaire problem ThinkProgress 2019-04-11 | Throughout his long political career, Sen. Bernie Sanders has condemned the vast influence that the richest Americans have in the U.S. political system. Now, after reaping in royalties from book sales, Sanders has become a millionaire. How has his rhetoric changed since his financial success?For more: https://thinkprogress.org/how-off-brand-bernie-sanders-is-barely-a-millionaire-653da838c44c/Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
White men asked if they can lead a diverse Democratic Party ThinkProgress 2019-04-09 | The 2020 Democratic field is the most diverse in history and for the first time, white male candidates are being asked about the optics of running as, well, white men. "I don't think it's ever even occurred to us to question the narrative or the relevance of a white man running for office, that's the norm," said Lauren Leader, co-founder and CEO of women's political leadership non-profit All-In-Together. Whether Beto O'Rourke acknowledging his privilege, Bernie Sanders suggesting identity shouldn't matter, or Pete Buttigieg telling a story about his former naiveté, the candidates' varied answers are one of many ways to prove they understand the barriers facing different communities.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Republicans change their tune on releasing Mueller report ThinkProgress 2019-04-05 | Republicans spent weeks calling for the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, but now they're changing their tune. In the aftermath of Attorney General William Barr's letter to Congress, Republican senators and congressman alike urged for transparency. Even President Donald Trump said, “Let it come out. Let people see it.” But Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee vote to authorize subpoenas for the report passed along party lines. The following day, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blocked a resolution calling for the report's release, the fifth time such a resolution was blocked by Republicans in the senate, and then delivered an impassioned speech on the Senate floor full of conspiracy theories about the investigation's origins. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Republicans never-ending failure to replace Obamacare ThinkProgress 2019-04-05 | After a bruising midterm election in which widespread insecurity over the future of health care helped Democrats retake the House of Representatives, the Trump administration decided it would not defend the Affordable Care Act in a case that could end in the wholesale invalidation of the Obama-era health law. Ever since the Affordable Care Act was passed in March of 2010, Republicans have been working to repeal the law, without a clear plan to replace it, a move that would leave tens of millions of Americans without health insurance. While the ACA is still standing as of this video, please enjoy a brief history of nearly a decades-worth of attempts to repeal it.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Republicans spent years doing nothing to secure elections ThinkProgress 2019-03-28 | Special counsel Robert Mueller may not have found that President Trump colluded with the Russians, according to Attorney General William Barr’s letter to Congress, but he did come to the same conclusion as the FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies: Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Republicans celebrated Barr’s summary, and some, like Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), even commented that “Russia’s ongoing efforts to interfere with our democracy are dangerous and disturbing.” But despite this rhetoric, Republican leadership has essentially ignored the issue of election security for years.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
How Fox News helps Trump weaken our democracy ThinkProgress 2019-03-21 | While the feedback loop between President Donald Trump and Fox News has been well established, less attention has been paid to the effect that Fox News' propaganda has on its viewership. A new study comparing the sentiments of Fox viewers to non-viewers found that the network has dramatically normalized the ways Trump undermines democratic norms and public institutions.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Students strike to save their future and the planet ThinkProgress 2019-03-15 | Young people are fed up with politicians not listening to the science and failing to protect their future and their planet. On March 15, they went on strike and walked out of the classroom. In more than 100 countries, from Germany and Australia to Uganda and South Korea, students want urgent action on climate change. In Washington, D.C., youth activists joined thousands in 136 different cities across the United States demanding their voices be heard.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Tracking the outsized media coverage of Ilhan Omar’s remarks ThinkProgress 2019-03-13 | Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has been in the spotlight since she tweeted comments that have been interpreted as promoting anti-semitic tropes. The mainstream media has covered this controversy extensively, but Omar isn’t the only elected official with a history of controversial remarks. Rep. Jim Jordan and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy have both tweeted similarly anti-semitic tropes and Rep. Steve King has promoted racist ideologies for years. ThinkProgress searched television news transcripts on Nexis to compare how the media covered those comments and the statements Omar made. See the disparity for yourself.For more on the findings and the methodology: https://thinkprogress.org/wall-to-wall-coverage-of-rep-omar-remarks-show-medias-double-standard-d7499a882b45/Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
How sexism will influence the 2020 election ThinkProgress 2019-03-08 | A historic number of women are running for president in 2020, but as these six female candidates embark on their campaigns, they have to contend with one major hurdle their male counterparts do not: sexism on the trail. Research shows that when women pursue executive roles, whether it's the CEO or commander-in-chief, they must overcome a dizzying array of barriers that men never have to face. And out on the campaign trail, women have historically been berated for their clothing choices, criticized for not smiling, and denigrated for their tone of voice. In 2020, we're already seeing signs of everyday sexism, such as one reporter who referred to Kirsten Gillibrand as ‘pretty likeable,’ to the volume and style of coverage concerning serious questions, including Amy Klobuchar's record as a manager. As the election ramps up, how will these double standards continue to play out?Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
How Hannity stays caught in Trumps web ThinkProgress 2019-03-01 | During an exclusive interview with President Donald Trump, Fox News host Sean Hannity opened himself up to the possibility of being subpoenaed in connection to Trump’s hush-money payments to various women with whom he allegedly had affairs. Hannity covers the Trump administration nightly during his 9 p.m. broadcast, but that hasn't stopped the host from repeatedly being a figure in Trump's narratives. This incident is the newest addition to a list that includes walking onstage to Trump's praise at one of the president's campaign rallies and working with multiple lawyers close to the White House.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Republicans wont ask Cohen about Trumps alleged crimes ThinkProgress 2019-02-27 | Donald Trump’s ex-fixer and former personal attorney Michael Cohen accused the president of criminal offenses at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Cohen apologized to lawmakers for previously lying under oath to protect the president — and accused Trump of a number of serious crimes, including bank and tax fraud, campaign finance violations, and possibly threatening a witness. Rather than addressing the allegations, House Republicans chose to attack Cohen's credibility, in a coordinated effort to shield Trump.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
What is the Green New Deal? ThinkProgress 2019-02-21 | On February 7, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced the Green New Deal resolution, a sweeping proposal that targets all aspects of the U.S. economy in an attempt to address climate change. The proposal is a massive investment in clean energy jobs and infrastructure, linking action on climate change to labor and industry. Since the concept launched into the public discourse in November, more and more Democrats have committed their support, including many of the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls. So what's actually in the proposal? And how did it gain so much momentum?Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Republicans flip-flop to back Trumps national emergency ThinkProgress 2019-02-15 | President Donald Trump announced Friday that he would declare a national emergency in an attempt to work around Congress and build his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall. Many Republicans oppose the move, but some support it, despite their past comments on executive authority. In 2014, President Barack Obama used executive action to provide deportation relief to DREAMers, undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. At the time, many Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, then Gov. Mike Pence, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-KY), decried the move as an abuse of presidential powers. Now, they’re backing Trump’s move.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
The lasting damage of Trumps judicial appointments ThinkProgress 2019-02-14 | President Trump entered office with an unprecedented number of judicial vacancies to fill. Since then, with the help of the GOP-controlled Senate, he has confirmed dozens of judges to the federal bench. Trump's judges are conservative, some of them are remarkably unqualified, and they're generally young. As these lifetime appointments continue to be filled – a clear priority for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) – Trump and Republican senators are profoundly reshaping the federal judiciary, with big consequences for everything from civil rights to the environment.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Russia investigation highlights Trumps conditional loyalty ThinkProgress 2019-02-08 | President Trump describes himself as "an extremely loyal person, to a fault, frankly," but when it comes to those indicted by the Russia investigation, how has his loyalty held up? Six Trump associates have been indicted on charges ranging from tax fraud to conspiracy against the United States, including former campaign manager Paul Manafort, former campaign adviser Roger Stone, and the president's former "fixer," Michael Cohen. The way Trump has treated these associates in public before and after these indictments is revealingSubscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Pelosi’s best reactions during Trump’s State of the Union ThinkProgress 2019-02-06 | Newly elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spent 82 minutes sitting behind President Trump during his 2019 State of the Union. Pelosi postponed the address in January during a government shutdown over Trump’s border wall. Tensions were high in the House chamber, and the speaker couldn’t help but react to Trump’s divisive rhetoric.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
How the State of the Union became such a spectacle ThinkProgress 2019-02-01 | When the president delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, you know what to expect: special guests intended to highlight a president's message, minority rebuttals that are rarely remembered for their success, and clapping. Lots and lots of clapping. While the talking points may change from year-to-year, the event is always a display of partisan pomp and circumstance. So, how did the annual speech become such a partisan spectacle?Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Team Trumps tone-deaf advice for shutdown federal workers ThinkProgress 2019-01-25 | On Friday, hundreds of thousands of federal workers impacted by the longest government shutdown in U.S. history will miss their second paychecks in a row. President Trump – and members of his administration – don't seem to understand why going a month without pay is such a burden. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who has an estimated worth of around $700 million, couldn't figure out why federal workers were seeking food assistance. And White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow, worth an estimated $25 million, said the shutdown was "just a glitch" and all the pain is temporary.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Shutdown highlights federal workers vulnerability ThinkProgress 2019-01-24 | As the shutdown enters its second month, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are bracing to miss their second paycheck in a row. The current partial shutdown undermines the longstanding notion that federal jobs are more stable than private sector jobs. Federal employees do have more rights and are more likely to be have health insurance, retirement benefits, and job security than their private sector counterparts. But those benefits do little to help pay the bills that are now past due.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
How Trumps AG pick understands obstruction ThinkProgress 2019-01-18 | President Donald Trump directed his former fixer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress about a real estate deal that the president’s company was pursuing in Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to a bombshell report published late Thursday by BuzzFeed News. The revelation comes two days after William Barr, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, was grilled by the Senate Judiciary Committee about his views on whether the president can commit perjury and obstruction of justice while in office.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Trumps inauguration promises, two years later ThinkProgress 2019-01-17 | Moments after Donald Trump took the oath of office, he outlined his vision for the United States in his inaugural address. Two years later, how has that vision fared? From infrastructure to jobs to his famous remarks about "American carnage," ThinkProgress re-examines the president's inauguration through his actions as commander-in-chief.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Federal workers protest the shutdown ThinkProgress 2019-01-10 | On the 20th day of Trump's shutdown, hundreds of federal workers, contractors, unions and their supporters gathered outside of the AFL-CIO office in Washington, D.C. and marched to the White House to protest. Nearly 800,000 federal workers have been furloughed or forced to work without pay during the partial shutdown, which will be the longest in history if it continues past this Friday. The federal employees had a simple request: let us work.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Demands to end government shutdown grow louder in both parties ThinkProgress 2019-01-09 | President Trump’s decision to shut down the government over his border wall has been steadily losing support among his own party. During the first week of the new Congress, several House Republicans crossed party lines to support a Democratic-led effort to reopen most of the government and a growing number of Republican senators are urging an end to the stalemate. Yet the shutdown can't end without Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has repeatedly said he will not allow the Senate to consider bills that Trump won't sign. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Trump by the Numbers: Two Years in Office ThinkProgress 2018-12-26 | In two years, Donald Trump has claimed that his administration is among the greatest in U.S. history. While he often made promises during the campaign trail to build the costly border wall, reduce trade deficits, and improve health care coverage, he has yet to deliver on any of those things. Instead, quite the opposite is true. As international confidence in the U.S. drops to a historic low, let’s see the progress (or regress) Trump’s administration has made in Trump’s two years in office. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
How Trump is dismantling asylum in America ThinkProgress 2018-12-20 | President Trump has been focused on immigration from the day he announced his candidacy. Since then, his administration has worked hard to undermine the United States’ immigration and asylum policies. From limiting points of entry at the border to restricting asylum standards, here's how the Trump administration has made it nearly impossible for migrants to legally enter the United States.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Republicans and Marijuana: its complicated ThinkProgress 2018-12-15 | Legalizing marijuana is no longer the partisan issue it once was. Thirty-three states now have some form of legal marijuana, and polls show that as of 2017, a majority of Republicans support legalization. These laws can differ greatly from state to state, however. In Utah, voters approved a ballot initiative during the 2018 midterms to legalize medical cannabis, only to have the state legislature replace the measure with a new bill because of concerns about safety. So, what is the Republican vision for legalization?Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Impeachment vs. indictment, explained ThinkProgress 2018-12-12 | President Trump has been implicated in federal campaign finance violations. But what that means for Trump’s future is unclear. Pundits like to throw around terms like “indictment” or “impeachment.” So let’s break those down -- what do they really mean and could either option really materialize?Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Where is Ivankas paid parental leave plan? ThinkProgress 2018-12-07 | Ivanka Trump once promised that if her father were elected, she would ensure every workplace offered paid family leave, and the president himself vowed the policy would finance itself. Two years later, the Trump administration is no closer to accomplishing this goal. In the meantime, four states and Washington D.C. have passed their own legislation, but parents in the 46 remaining states are only guaranteed 12 weeks of unpaid leave.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogressGo Not Gently by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Trump denied his business with Russia for years ThinkProgress 2018-11-30 | After years of denial, Trump finally acknowledged he was considering a business deal in Russia well into his campaign for president. This admission comes only after Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about a proposed Trump Tower in Moscow. Trump claims that he did "nothing wrong" by pursuing the deal, and yet he chose to lie repeatedly about his relationship with the country. See for yourself.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Trump’s dangerous misunderstanding of tariffs ThinkProgress 2018-11-30 | In 2018, President Trump imposed strict tariffs on imports from around the world, arguing this would result in more jobs for American workers. As nearly all economists outside the White House predicted, his tariffs have led to higher production costs for most U.S. industries. And as a result, several companies have shut down plants or moved manufacturing overseas. Trump’s ‘America First’ tactics have left several major American industries behind.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
How Trump plans to fund his border wall: a timeline ThinkProgress 2018-11-29 | Arguably the central tenent of the Trump campaign was his promise to build a border wall and make Mexico pay for it. But as president, his rhetoric around funding for the wall has evolved. First, he demanded that the U.S. pay, suggesting he could get a reimbursement from Mexico later. Then, he stopped mentioning Mexico altogether, demanding taxpayers fund the wall. Now, he’s threatening a government shutdown, holding the government hostage to a demand that breaks his signature campaign promise.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
Trump’s love for the troops is more talk than action ThinkProgress 2018-11-21 | President Trump claims he supports the U.S. military, but he hasn’t visited troops in a war zone even once since taking office. Every president since Reagan has made a combat visit a priority within their first two years in office. Presidents traditionally spend Thanksgiving with combat units, but Trump is spending his holiday at Mar-A-Lago. Even on Veteran's Day, the President skipped the customary visit to Arlington National Cemetery, and he missed the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, reportedly because of rain.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
How Trump politicizes natural disasters ThinkProgress 2018-11-17 | Since Trump has been in office, the United States has faced 27 natural disasters, from wildfires raging across California to hurricanes battering the coast of Florida. But the President hasn’t always responded to these disasters with the attention and support they might otherwise merit. Instead, he appears to favor states led by Republicans. See for yourself.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
America needs new voting machines ThinkProgress 2018-11-15 | America’s voting infrastructure is old and failing. During the 2018 midterms, machine errors were reported in multiple states, delaying poll openings in Arizona and flipping votes in North Carolina and Texas. Machines tallying the Florida recount overheated, forcing workers to redo the work. Unless the country invests in voting infrastructure, mechanical failures and counting controversies will resurface in 2020.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
America voted for fairer elections this midterm ThinkProgress 2018-11-09 | Over the last decade, a number of states across the country have put restrictions on the right to vote, from voter ID laws to registration purges. On Election Day, Americans showed that they were fed up. Voters in six states, from Maryland to Colorado, passed ballot initiatives that make it easier to register and protect districts from partisan gerrymandering. Meanwhile, Floridians approved a landmark measure restoring the right to vote to people convicted of a felony, granting ballot access to roughly 1.4 million residents. Future elections may be more fair after all.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
The 5 longest-held GOP districts that Democrats won ThinkProgress 2018-11-07 | On Tuesday, Democrats took back the U.S. House of Representatives, with the help of several seats that flipped after years of Republican control. Those races include Kendra Horn's stunning upset in Oklahoma's 5th district, where she'll go on to be the first Democrat to represent the district in 43 years, and Abigail Spanberger's win in Virginia's 7th district, where she'll go on to be the first Democrat to represent the district in 50 years. Here are the 5 longest-held GOP districts that turned blue on election night.Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/thinkprogressFor more ThinkProgress: Read: www.thinkprogress.comLike: https://www.facebook.com/thinkprogress/Follow: https://twitter.com/thinkprogress
