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A major liberal advocacy group run by the founder of Media Matters received $100,000 worth of stock shares in Chinese tech firm Baidu, which runs China’s government-censored search engine, from an anonymous donor, according to its latest tax filings. The records, first reported by The Washington Free Beacon, show that American Bridge, which is run …

Citing improved conditions for African Americans, a Georgia State Democrat became the first elected Democratic official in the state to endorse President Trump in the 2020 race, calling him “the best person to lead this country going forward.” “It’s very simple to me. President Trump’s handling of the economy, his support for historically black colleges …

Former president Barack Obama endorsed his former running mate Joe Biden in a video released Tuesday, weeks after Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. “I’m so proud to endorse Joe Biden for President of the United States,” Obama said in his video endorsement. “Choosing Joe to be my vice president was one of the …

Senate Democrats on Thursday stalled the passage of a $250 billion relief package for small businesses backed by President Trump. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Kent.) attempted to speed up the bill’s passage by calling for a vote by unanimous consent, but was blocked by Democrats who requested protections for minority-owned businesses and additional …

Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) announce on Wednesday that he is dropping out of the presidential race. Sanders said in a speech from his hometown of Burlington that while his campaign had won the “ideological” battle, “the path toward victory [in the primary] is virtually impossible.” “In state after state…we received a significant majority of …

The White House is requesting an additional $251 billion for additional small business lending as part of the government’s coronavirus response, eliciting a counter from congressional Democrats asking for $125 billion in targeted aid for farmers, women, minorities, and veteran-owned businesses. “I’ll be asking Congress to provide an additional $250 billion for the paycheck protection, …

With the Chinese plague now affecting 199 countries, people around the world are focusing their ire on the source of the problem – Communist China. They know that, had the ChiComs come clean from the beginning, not destroyed data and lab samples, openly shared information about the virus, and implemented containment procedures just three weeks …

Democrats declared victory early Wednesday morning in their effort to realign the coronavirus relief bill to prioritize workers over corporations, but at least one Republican senator is now claiming that their central purported contribution — greater oversight over $500 billion in corporate relief — was never actually opposed by Republicans. During a Wednesday conference call, …

U.S. Representatives Peter Welch (D-VT) and Sean Maloney (D-NY) are seen with members as David A. Holmes, Department of State political counselor for the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine and Fiona Hill, former National Security Council senior director for Europe and Russia appear before the House Intelligence Committee during an impeachment inquiry hearing in Washington, …

Senator Bernie Sanders’s (I., Vt.) presidential campaign on Tuesday announced that Sanders would participate in an April debate with former vice president Joe Biden, if it is held. The Democratic National Committee had planned to hold a debate on an unspecified date in April, but the committee has not yet announced a site or broadcaster …