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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) prepares to speak with Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) after the Republican Policy Luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on January 26, 2021.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Republican senators who voted to acquit are cowards and fascists, and that is all their party stands for today," said Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.).


"Hundreds of people are dying a day from poverty. Many of them are low-wage workers, tipped workers, people getting sick unnecessarily. Meanwhile, tens of millions of people still lack healthcare," said Rev. William Barber.

by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Democrats need to stop playing games and use their majorities to pass a $15 minimum wage right now—we can't wait any longer.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is retreat. White flag. Malpractice. Completely unstrategic."


House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) walks back to his office from the Senate floor on U.S. Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, February 4, 2021.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"As evidence of Trump's behind-the-scenes sociopathy mounts, it becomes clearer that Dems must call witnesses."


PresidentJoe Biden speaks during an event to announce new cabinet nominations at the Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware.

by Mark Engler, Paul Engler
Politicians fear the disruptive power of a mobilized base, even when it helps them succeed.


Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell arrives at the U.S. Capitol for the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on February 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

by Common Dreams staff
"It is disappointing but not at all surprising that Trump's worst enablers will stand with him."


Michael van der Veen, former President Donald Trump's defense lawyer, departs the Senate floor on the fourth day of the impeachment trial on February 12, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Three months after the election, and 61 court decisions later, Trump and his attorneys still refuse to acknowledge that he lost the election."


Trump insurrectionists attack police storm the Capitol building on January 6, 2021.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump wanted those storming the Capitol to keep him in power. There is no ifs or buts about it," said Rep. Ilhan Omar.


"While tens of millions of Americans are experiencing extreme economic hardship and dealing with intermittent and often inadequate governmental support for unemployment, food, housing, and small business continuity," said Robert Weissman of Public Citizen on February 12, 2021, "Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, Cardinal Health, and Amerisource-Bergen are laughing all the way to bank." (Photo: Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The tax code is so rigged for the rich that even when they kill people they get a tax break."


Members of National Nurses United observe a moment of silence for nurses who died from Covid-19 while demonstrating in Lafayette Park across from the White House on May 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump's disastrous actions compounded longstanding failures in health policy in the USA. We know what it will take to create a healthy society. We just need the political will to do it."

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