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Democratic primary

Democrats and voting rights: Do as we say — not as we do

With the primaries in full swing, the Republican food fight over Trumpism continues, and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders compete to bash Wall Street and expand government. But the issues in the primary will not be the issues in the general election. Eventually, the Democratic candidate will be attacked as

Democrat

Sanders: Government has a ‘moral responsibility’ to guarantee ‘a decent standard of living’ for everyone

(CNSNews.com) – PBS debate moderator Judy Woodruff asked socialist Bernie Sanders Thursday night, "How big would government be," if Sanders gets the chance to do everything he's promising to do. Sanders said he would guarantee health care to all people; make public colleges and universities tuition-free;

Barack Obama

Obama’s 2017 budget: A record in taxes; a record in spending

(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama released a fiscal 2017 budget proposal today that calls for the federal government to take in a record of $3,643,742,000,000 in taxes while spending a record $4,147,224,000,000—and running a deficit of $503,482,000,000. The

Russia

Syria mass executions documented by U.N. investigators

GENEVA (AP) — International investigators say several thousands of detainees have been executed, beaten to death or otherwise left to die during Syria's civil war, in policies that appear to amount to extermination under international law. The U.N.-backed Commission of Inquiry on Syria presented a 25-page report

government

Government workers accounted for 48.9% of union members in 2015

(CNSNews.com) — The percentage of American wage and salary workers who belonged to a union was only 11.1 percent in 2015, but the percentage of union members who worked for government was 48.9 percent, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "The union

Massachusetts

Baker calls again for charter expansion, opioid abuse solution

BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker used his first State of the State speech to appeal for bipartisanship in solving ongoing challenges in agencies such as the MBTA and the Department of Children and Families, while reiterating a call for the expansion of charter schools. "Giving parents in underperforming districts

government

Gov’t report: Budget deficit to rise to $544B this year

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government report released Tuesday estimates that this year's budget deficit will rise to $544 billion, an increase over prior estimates that can be attributed largely to tax cuts and spending increases passed by Congress last month. The deficit and debt picture over the long-term has

Faith

Supreme Court Justice Scalia: Constitution says government can favor religion

(RNS) — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is never shy about voicing his strong, and strongly conservative, opinions about the role of religion in American society, and he has once again made headlines with what he called a "sermon" in which he said the U.S. Constitution can favor