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  • ‘Squad’ member Tlaib faces test in Michigan primary

    08/04/2020 10:39:23 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 15 replies
    Associated Press ^ | August 4, 2020 | David Eggert
    “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib was trying to fend off a serious challenge for her House seat in Michigan’s primary on Tuesday, in a rematch with the woman she narrowly defeated two years ago. Tlaib, one of the first two Muslim women in Congress, was seeking reelection in the 13th District in and around Detroit. Her sole opponent is Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones, who lost by 1 percentage point in 2018 when the primary field was larger. Jones on the same day defeated Tlaib to fill out the remainder of John Conyers’ term. Tlaib, 44, was leading in early...
  • Trump on his own yet again as he skips farewell to Lewis

    07/29/2020 6:32:33 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 65 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | July 29, 2020 | By JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN LEMIRE
    One by one, they passed through the grand Capitol Rotunda to pay respects to the civil rights icon. It was a solemn display of unity as congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle offered praise for longtime Georgia Rep. John Lewis. There was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who called Lewis the “conscience of the Congress”; and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who praised him as a model of courage. Vice President Mike Pence and former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, came as well. But missing was a man whose absence spoke volumes: President Donald Trump. “No,...