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February 21, 2021

Justin Haskins: Texas energy crisis – AOC, Green New Deal to the rescue? Here's the truth

AOC is asserting that the Green New Deal would magically prevent power outages and other problems like those now being experienced by Texans. Absolutely nothing could be further from the truth.

February 15, 2021

Tucker Carlson: The great Texas climate catastrophe is heading your way

The Green New Deal has come, believe it or not, to the state of Texas. How's it working out so far?

January 29, 2021

AOC, Green New Dealers rejoice over Biden’s climate plan: ‘It’s almost as if we helped shape the platform’

Advocates for the Green New Deal have praised the Biden administration for its early moves to address climate change, taking a victory lap after the president signed a slew of sweeping executive orders targeting the environment.

January 21, 2021

Deb Haaland: What to know about Biden's Secretary of the Interior nominee

The New Mexico House Democrat that President Biden has picked to lead the Department of the Interior will be -- if confirmed -- the first Native American Cabinet secretary, but her views on the hot-button issue of fracking have been met with resistance from conservatives. 

January 6, 2021

Squad celebrates Georgia runoff projected results, calls for Dems to now 'go big or go home'

The House Democratic Squad celebrated the anticipated Senate victories in Georgia and laid out their agenda for the Democratic-led Senate.

January 4, 2021

Pressley says House rules pave way for Green New Deal, socialized health care

The progressive agenda seemed more likely to succeed Monday after the House approved rules that would purportedly exempt policies like "Medicare for All" and the Green New Deal from a fiscal responsibility measure aimed at offsetting deficit increases with additional revenue.

January 2, 2021

Pelosi's new House rules are gender-neutral, curtail GOP's ability to force 'gotcha' votes

New House rules unveiled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are completely gender-neutral, strip away GOP opportunities to force awkward votes and preserve lawmakers' ability to carry firearms at the Capitol.

December 28, 2020

Nikki Haley dubs 2020 'the year socialism went mainstream'

Socialism became more accepted in 2020 and is on its way to becoming the default economic policy for Democratic politicians, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned Monday.

December 24, 2020

Democratic Rep.-elect Kai Kahele, combat veteran, says Trump supporters are 'a force to be reckoned with'

As a progressive Democrat who supports the Green New Deal and "Medicare-for-all," Rep.-elect Kai Kahele, D-Hawaii, has had to temper his aspirations for the new Congress. 

December 14, 2020

Would the Green New Deal bring the US closer to socialism?

The Green New Deal has advanced a series of sweeping proposals for government intervention in mulitple sectors of the economy, prompting concerns from critics that under the influence of the bill's chief sponsor, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., the U.S. will move closer to being a socialist nation.