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Sen. Ed Markey announces bill to raise taxes on private jets and their ultra-wealthy passengers
The Democrat wants to hike private jet-fuel taxes from $0.22 to $1.95 per gallon and use the revenu…
Eliza Relman
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All the Democrats who have endorsed Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden after he dropped out
After Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Kamala Harris, a host of Democrats also threw …
Joshua Nelken-Zitser
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Joe Kennedy III's 2020 Senate campaign was fined $35,000 for spending $1.5 million in donations intended for the general election that he never made it to
"The fine has been paid, and we are grateful to close this unfortunate chapter," said a spokesman f…
Bryan Metzger
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AOC applauds Democratic Sen. Merkley as 'courageous' for rejecting Rahm Emanuel as Biden's Japan ambassador nominee
Merkley cited Black Lives Matter in explaining why he opposes the nomination. Emanuel's record as C…
John Haltiwanger
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Amazon has handed over 11 Ring doorbell videos to police without owners' consent so far this year, report finds
Amazon has 2,161 police agencies on Ring's Neighbors Public Safety Service, the company said in res…
Rosie Bradbury
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Sen. Ed Markey wrote to Elon Musk saying someone impersonated his Twitter with a verified blue check. Musk responded, suggesting his 'real account sounds like a parody.'
"Perhaps it is because your real account sounds like a parody?" Musk tweeted when asked by the sena…
Katie Balevic
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Democrat senators call ID.me's handling of user data 'careless, irresponsible, and improper' after Insider report
An Insider investigation found ID.me, which handles identity verification for several government ag…
Caroline Haskins
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What's next for Joe Kennedy III after becoming the first Kennedy to ever lose an election in Massachusetts
In a text message to Insider, former US Rep. Barney Frank said there is "too much emotion still in …
Jake Lahut
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Sanders and Warren propose ending 'qualified immunity' for police, which would make it easier to hold cops accountable for misconduct
The legal concept of "qualified immunity" makings it harder to hold police officers personally liab…
Charles Davis
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Sen. Ed Markey calls Trump 'scum' in pointed tweet on 'fueling racist hate and violence in our country'
Markey, a sitting US senator, did not mince words in responding to Trump's calls for "domination" a…
Jake Lahut
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Here are the 5 climate provisions House Democrats want Biden to include in the bipartisan infrastructure deal
Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal cut out climate measures, but a reconciliation bill could st…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Ed Markey to introduce a Senate bill to give Americans $2,000 a month until the coronavirus crisis ends
The proposal will probably face steep opposition in the Senate. Similar legislation has also been i…
Kayla Epstein
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Why Rep. Joe Kennedy is mounting a primary challenge to one of the most progressive members of the US Senate
"People don't usually run against someone from their own party with whom they are in substantial ag…
Grace Panetta,Jake Lahut
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Elizabeth Warren is part of a group warning that student-loan payments could get 'disastrous'
Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, and Tina Smith stressed the "extraordinary financial hardship" if stud…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden orders the government to prepare the economy for climate change
Biden's executive order seeks to ensure Americans don't financially suffer from the climate crisis …
Ayelet Sheffey
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These 11 senators supported Bernie Sanders's resolution to force a State Department report on Israeli human rights violations in Gaza
While the effort failed, it's an indicator of where senators stand on Israel's military campaign in…
Bryan Metzger
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Democrat Ed Markey defeats Republican Kevin O'Connor for a US Senate seat in Massachusetts
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Ed Markey is projected to win against Kevin O'Connor in Massachusetts.
Madison Hall
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AOC, Ed Markey relaunch a Green New Deal to create 'millions' of new jobs - without saying how much it will cost
AOC and Sen. Ed Markey's Green New Deal resolution proposes a 10-year investment in zero-carbon-emi…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Ed Markey defeats primary challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy, in a major victory for the left
Kennedy, who ran on a message of generational change, is now the first member of his famous family …
Grace Panetta,Jake Lahut
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Elizabeth Warren and AOC want to spend $500 billion to create 1 million green infrastructure jobs
Progressives hope provisions of the bill, which could prevent 4,200 deaths from air pollution per y…