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Democratic Representative Ro Khanna holds a news conference in Lisbon, Portugal, November 6, 2019. A group of 20 House Democrats led by Representative Ro Khanna of California released a letter on Monday calling for a nationwide shelter-in-place order to stem the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. “To effectively slow COVID-19’s spread, we must issue a shelter-in-place order …

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) questions David Marcus, head of Facebook’s Calibra, during testimony before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, July 16, 2019. Senator Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) on Monday afternoon slammed Democrats for delaying a vote on a massive coronavirus-relief package, accusing them of holding up the bill …

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) slammed Democrats on Monday for continuing to hold up a trillion-dollar coronavirus economic relief package in order to secure a number of environmental and other concessions. Speaking on the Senate floor, McConnell urged for bipartisanship to get the deal done, and pointed to the passing of the House’s …

Senator Kyrsten Sinema questions David Marcus, head of Facebook’s Calibra during testimony before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,July 16, 2019. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) on Sunday criticized Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) for continuing to interact with fellow senators and other staff while waiting for …

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) talks to reporters ahead of a vote in the House of Representatives on a coronavirus economic aid package on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 13, 2020. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) worked to scupper the phase-three coronavirus relief package on Sunday after Majority Whip James Clyburn (D., S.C.) …

Democratic presidential contender Tulsi Gabbard ended her 2020 campaign on Thursday and said she will support Joe Biden for the party’s nomination.

Pro-life Democrat Dan Lipinski fell to progressive Marie Newman on Tuesday night

Former vice president Joe Biden won the Florida Democratic primary Tuesday evening in a blowout victory over Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.). With 70 percent of precincts reporting results by 8 p.m., Biden claimed 61 percent of votes to Sanders’s 23 percent. Sanders, who typically polls well with Latinos across the U.S., saw consistently low …

Joe Biden gestures during the Democratic presidential debate in Washington, D.C., March 15, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Former vice president Joe Biden on Sunday asserted that a Medicare for All plan such as that advocated by Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) could not in itself be a solution to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. “One of the …