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March 22, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez, in sick burn, compares Trump to ‘nematode’

Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., compared President Trump to a worm during an interview on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” on Thursday -- but you'd need your dictionary to know that.

March 19, 2019

Hannity battles Donna Brazile over 'Medicare for all,' Green New Deal in lightning round

Fox News' Sean Hannity faced off Tuesday night against former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman and new Fox News contributor Donna Brazile in a wide-ranging policy debate that tackled several issues on which 2020 candidates have weighed in.

March 19, 2019

Elizabeth Warren pitches policies totaling $100 trillion at town hall: estimates

Elizabeth Warren promoted some of her signature proposals at a town hall event Monday night -- which, all told, could cost a combined $100 trillion, according to recent estimates. 

March 19, 2019

Climate change is real but the Green New Deal isn't the solution

The Green New Deal is a pipe dream. But climate change is real and industrial activity around the globe is contributing to it. Any real progress in addressing it will depend on a realistic agenda built on pushing better technologies around the world.

March 15, 2019

Marc Thiessen: It's Pelosi vs. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib in the battle to control the Democratic Party

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's, D-Calif., announcement that she is "not for impeachment" has caused resistance on the left. Pelosi is not trying to protect President Trump. She is trying to protect the Democratic Party from its lunatic fringe. It's an increasingly difficult challenge.

March 14, 2019

GOP leaders call on Pelosi to hold Green New Deal hearings

GOP leaders in the House are calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to hold hearings on the Green New Deal -- part of a broader Republican push to bring more attention to the sweeping plan embraced by the Democratic Party's left flank and derided as socialism by the right. 

March 14, 2019

In letter to AOC, Big Labor says Green New Deal could cause 'immediate harm' to union workers

Big Labor is not buying the Democrats' Green New Deal, saying the proposed economic and energy reforms could cause “immediate harm” to millions of union employees and threaten their livelihoods. 

March 12, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez and freshman allies amass power, creating problems for Pelosi and party

On everything from the Green New Deal to impeachment to criticism of Israel, a squad of first-year congresswomen are flexing their muscle and posing an implicit challenge to Democratic honchos like Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

March 12, 2019

Former Greenpeace founder Patrick Moore: The Green New Deal would lead to the 'end of civilization'

Former Greenpeace founder Patrick Moore has been a vocal critic of the Green New Deal and appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” to make the case.

March 10, 2019

The dignity of work -- not AOC’s Green New Deal -- will save the next generation

Devaluing work and encouraging dependency establishes a dangerous legacy for our children.