Government Union Reports Sharp Decline in Political Spending

Oregon SEIU chapter slashes spending after dues fell by $2 million

Collin Anderson
January 22, 2020 5:00 AM

One of the country's top liberal labor unions is spending dramatically less on political activities and lobbying in union stronghold Oregon, according to its annual report. The state's Service Employees International Union (SEIU) chapter reported just $1.6 million in political activities and lobbying in its 2019 report, down over $500,000 from 2018.

Warren Turns Back on ‘Latinx’ in Major Campaign Departure

Collin Anderson
January 21, 2020 1:45 PM

Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) failed to use the gender-neutral term "Latinx" for the first time in seven months, marking a major campaign departure.

Senator Biden Paid Men More Than Women, Now Blames Pay Gap on White Men

Former VP: 'All white guys are just basically, they don't give a damn about women'

Collin Anderson
January 17, 2020 3:30 PM

In a New York Times interview, presidential hopeful Joe Biden said the barrier to equal pay for women has been white men at the "top of the heap"—but he took no blame for the unequal results in the one organization that had him at the top of the heap. Biden paid his male staffers more than his female staffers in each of his 36 years in the Senate.

WaPo in 2014: GAO Ruling Against Obama Nothing More Than ‘Political Talking Point’

Now says GAO ruling against Trump 'severely rebukes Trump's Ukraine ploy'

Collin Anderson
January 16, 2020 6:00 PM

The Washington Post rallied behind the Government Accountability Office (GAO) after it released a negative report about the Trump administration’s handling of Ukrainian aid on Thursday. But the outlet brushed off similar findings from the agency in 2014, calling them nothing more than a “political talking point” aimed at the Obama administration.

McConnell Challenger Denounces ‘Excessive Money in Politics’ Days After Soliciting Super PAC Donations

McGrath campaign faces ethics complaint for endorsement of super PAC

Collin Anderson
January 16, 2020 5:00 AM

Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath's campaign solicited super PAC donations just days before denouncing "excessive money in politics" at a campaign event Monday.

N.Y. Justice Dem Appears to Support Substituting Art Class for Jail Time

'It definitely helped me avoid the anxiety of having to attend an actual court date for a mistake I made'

Collin Anderson
January 15, 2020 4:30 PM

A New York City congressional candidate endorsed by the same progressive group that backed Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) appears to support supplanting jail time with art classes.

CNN Commentator: Bernie Sexism Story Isn’t ‘He Said She Said,’ It’s a CNN Report

Collin Anderson
January 15, 2020 12:05 AM

Warren: Child of Sitting VP Serving on Foreign Company’s Board ‘A Very Bad Idea’

Massachusetts senator refuses to comment on VP Biden by name

Collin Anderson
January 14, 2020 4:45 PM

Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren called it a "very bad idea" to allow a vice president's child to serve on a foreign company's board, but refused to comment specifically on former Vice President Joe Biden and son Hunter.

Leading 2020 Dems Ignore Iranian Protests Condemning Regime

Warren and Buttigieg silent on anti-regime protests in Iran

Collin Anderson
January 13, 2020 3:50 PM

Leading Democratic presidential candidates have largely ignored ongoing anti-government protests in Iran, despite championing pro-democracy demonstrations abroad in the past.

Kentucky Dem Praises McConnell-Backed Jobs Program, Then Deletes Tweet

Failed congressional candidate called program's results 'promising'

Collin Anderson
January 10, 2020 4:40 PM

Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath deleted a tweet praising a jobs initiative that her opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, has championed for years—the second time she has unwittingly lauded the GOP majority leader’s effort to help struggling Kentucky residents.