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Astead W. Herndon

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World
9 Aug 2024
Rep. Ayanna S. Pressley of Massachusetts, the only member of the group of progressive first-term congresswomen nicknamed “the squad” who had not yet backed a Democratic presidential candidate, has endorsed Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a longtime ally.
Ayanna Pressley Endorses Elizabeth Warren for President
World
9 Aug 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. — One day after President Donald Trump claimed he had done more for black voters than the Obama administration had, several Democratic presidential candidates spoke at the same historically black college Saturday and issued a blistering rebuke of both the president and the event’s organizers — whom they accused of giving Trump an undeserved platform.
Democratic Candidates Rebuke Trump at Criminal Justice Forum
World
7 Aug 2024
DETROIT — In April, young activists with the Sunrise Movement, a liberal environmental group, held a rally here at Wayne State University to champion radical steps to curb climate change. Their aim: to get Democratic presidential candidates on record supporting the Green New Deal, which ties traditional goals, like reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with social ones, like ending income inequality and providing free health care.
Activists Have Pushed Democrats to the Left on Climate Issues. What's Next?
World
7 Aug 2024
DETROIT — As “Robert Mueller Wednesday” overtook Washington, with the nation transfixed on the congressional testimony of the special counsel who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election, Democratic presidential hopefuls laid out a different case: that President Donald Trump is a bigot who unduly harms black communities.
At NAACP Convention, Candidates Keep Outrage Focused on the President
World
7 Aug 2024
DETROIT — As “Robert Mueller Wednesday” overtook Washington, with the nation transfixed on the congressional testimony of the special counsel who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election, Democratic presidential hopefuls laid out a different case: that President Donald Trump is a bigot who unduly harms black communities.
At NAACP Convention, Candidates Keep Outrage Focused on the President
World
7 Aug 2024
DETROIT — As “Robert Mueller Wednesday” overtook Washington, with the nation transfixed on the congressional testimony of the special counsel who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election, Democratic presidential hopefuls laid out a different case: that President Donald Trump is a bigot who unduly harms black communities.
What the 2020 Democrats Said About Trump and Race at the NAACP Forum
World
7 Aug 2024
DETROIT — As “Robert Mueller Wednesday” overtook Washington, with the nation transfixed on the congressional testimony of the special counsel who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election, Democratic presidential hopefuls laid out a different case: that President Donald Trump is a bigot who unduly harms black communities.
What the 2020 Democrats Said About Trump and Race at the NAACP Forum
World
6 Aug 2024
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D- Mass., who has structured her presidential campaign around a steady unveiling of disruptive policy ideas, on Monday proposed her biggest one yet: a $1.25 trillion plan to reshape higher education by canceling most student loan debt and eliminating tuition at every public college.
Warren's Higher Education Plan: Cancel Student Debt and Eliminate Tuition
World
6 Aug 2024
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D- Mass., who has structured her presidential campaign around a steady unveiling of disruptive policy ideas, on Monday proposed her biggest one yet: a $1.25 trillion plan to reshape higher education by canceling most student loan debt and eliminating tuition at every public college.
Warren's Higher Education Plan: Cancel Student Debt and Eliminate Tuition
World
6 Aug 2024
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders lead a new poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers released this weekend, underscoring how the nomination process for the Democratic Party has, to this early point, been defined by the two figures with the largest national profiles.
World
6 Aug 2024
NEW YORK — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who is bidding to be the policy pacesetter in the Democratic presidential primary, championed another expansive idea Friday evening in front of a crowd of thousands in Queens: a regulatory plan aimed at breaking up some of America’s largest tech companies, including Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook.
Warren Outlines Proposal to Bust Up the Tech Giants