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Republicans' $300 billion coronavirus relief legislation failed to clear a procedural hurdle Thursday in the Senate, effectively killing the legislation that GOP leadership touted as an important economic lifeline and Democrats decried as a purely partisan and paltry effort.The legislation needed 60 votes to advance but came up short: 52-47. All Republicans voted "yes" except for Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.,…

Cal State Los Angeles professor Melina Abdullah urged Americans to call President Trump a "terrorist-in-chief" during an appearance on CNN Wednesday, arguing that he is "the embodiment of white supremacist terrorism.""When he is tweeting videos of people throwing up white power [signs] and really entrenching himself within the white terrorist movement ... and you see that really manifest…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz expressed his frustration Saturday after a weeks-long special session in the state’s senate failed to pass a police reform bill.Walz said he was “embarrassed” a decision couldn’t be made after the death of George Floyd "and a national reckoning on race and police accountability.”“The world was watching us,” he added.Minnesota State Senate Republicans had…

MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell had the first TV interview with Joe Biden since his name appeared on the list of Obama officials who had requested the unmasking of former national security advisor Michael Flynn but failed to address it directly during the sitdown.Towards the end of an hour-long town hall event featuring Biden and his potential…

(CNN)Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday failed to pass a resolution by unanimous consent that called for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to immediately release its guidance on reopening the economy. The Democrat from New York a…