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The thing that makes the Biden child credit so revolutionary, its universality, is also what makes it controversial. Policymakers disagree on whether all families merit direct financial assistance from the government...

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Scranton Joe, once the neoliberal Senator from Delaware, translated left ideas into unthreatening but inspiring language Wednesday night. Which is a huge accomplishment.

We need to rebuild our nation with a new foundation. A foundation rooted in love, and care, and equality. We need to seize this moment. It's on us, as Democrats and progressives, to meet the gravity of the moment. And history will judge our actions.

"With sufficient political will and swift action, your administration can finish the job."

Research projects stalled under the Trump administration may now be able to move forward, but the impacts of the more restrictive policy could reverberate if the policy shrank the pipeline of scientists entering the field.

The disaster was dropping 7,400 bombs on the country annually