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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday said that Democrats have to be ready to “throw a punch” in order to win in 2020. Don’t worry because Pelosi said it’s “for the children.” “For them, it’s about money. They’ll put up any amount of money to protect their investments of degrading the environment and the rest. Guns and all that,” Pelosi said at a DNC summer meeting flanked by DNC chief Tom Perez. “So you have to be ready to take a punch. You’ve got to be ready to take a punch. And therefore you have to be ready to throw...

California Congresswoman Maxine Waters contends that death threats prevented her from attending engagements in Texas and Alabama this weekend, though they apparently didn’t keep her from a massive immigration rally in Los Angeles. Waters sounded off about President Trump, the country’s immigration policies and child separations in front of City Hall on Saturday, when thousands gathered to protest and waive signs with messages like “compassion has no borders,” “welcome to occupied Mexico,” and “They’re Kids,” among others. Waters had plenty to say at the event, specifically that she is “not afraid” of Trump and his supporters, though an altercation with...