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Trump’s claim that politics inflated Puerto Rican death toll rebutted

September 19, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

“By doubling down on egregious falsehoods, it’s easy to see why the president is hemorrhaging respect and approval in the polls."

Unionists elected to political office busy getting more unionists to run

September 19, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

As the 2018 midterms approach the labor movement aims to put more workers than ever into elected office.

“Gasping for air”: Deputy recounts Laquan McDonald’s final moments

September 19, 2018 By Michelle Zacarias

The defense’s primary argument rests on the notion that McDonald posed a threat to Van Dyke and the public.

“Sonic” mystery continues, Trump administration heaps more abuse on Cuba

September 18, 2018 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

In late September of 2017 the State Department removed 60 percent of the staff at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, ostensibly because their health was endangered.

Four GOP Virginia congressional reps could go down to defeat

September 18, 2018 By Emile Schepers

There may be as many as four of Virginia’s Republican-held federal House of Representatives seats in play in this November’s midterm congressional elections.