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Pelosi: Senate Republicans Have ‘Endless Tolerance for Other People’s Sadness’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Wednesday criticized Senate Republicans, and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) specifically, for blocking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) request for unanimous consent on approving $2,000 stimulus checks for the American people, contending the Senate GOP possesses “an endless tolerance for other people’s sadness.”

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Mitch McConnell Introduces Bill that Gives $2K Stimulus Checks, Addresses Section 230, Creates Commission to Investigate Voter Fraud

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday introduced a bill that addresses President Trump’s three requests tied to signing the $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government spending bill — increasing the amount of individual stimulus checks to $2,000, addressing Section 230, and creating a commission to examine voter fraud.

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McConnell Blocks Quick Approval of $2K Stimulus Checks, Promises Senate Will Bring Trump’s Demands ‘into Focus’ This Week

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday blocked a quick approval of raising stimulus checks to $2,000, rejecting Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) request but noting that the Senate will work to bring three of President Trump’s priorities — an increase in stimulus payments, an investigation into election security, as well as a look at Section 230 — “into focus” this week.

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Poll: 62% Say $600 Stimulus Checks ‘Too Small’

A majority of Americans view $600 in individual stimulus checks — which the House and Senate agreed to as part of a greater $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government spending bill — as too small, according to a Business Insider survey released this week.

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AOC: ‘We Need New Leadership in the Democratic Party’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said the Democrat Party needs new leadership — a remark which comes after two years of rumors infighting among establishment Democrats and far-left progressives in the caucus as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) continue to hold a grip on ultimate direction of the party.

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Poll: Dead Heat in Georgia Senate Runoffs

Republican Sens. David Perdue (R-GA) and Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and their respective Democrat challengers, Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, are in a dead heat just weeks ahead of the January 5 runoffs, according to an RMG Research survey released last week.

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Amy Schumer Tells Georgians They Will Decide the Future of America

Georgia is centerstage for the battle for the balance of power in Washington, D.C., as control of the U.S. Senate now hinges on the outcome of the two Senate runoff races in the state. A few weeks ago Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) declared, “Now we take Georgia, and then we change America.” Now actress and left-wing activist Amy Schumer, the senator’s second cousin, is telling Georgians that they will “decide the future of America” in the January 5th runoffs. 

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Chuck Schumer Laments Democrats’ Inability to Secure Senate Majority: Cunningham ‘Couldn’t Keep His Zipper Up’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) expressed frustration over the Democrats’ inability to secure a majority in the upper chamber, regretting his successful endeavor of recruiting Cal Cunningham, who “couldn’t keep his zipper up,” and lamenting the political position Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) was able to maneuver herself into following the death of the late-Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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7 Democrats Who Violated Coronavirus Guidance as Left Moves to Cancel Thanksgiving

Several high profile Democrat politicians ignored guidance related to the Chinese coronavirus when it appeared to be personally convenient — a realization that comes as Democrat politicians, such as Chicago Mayor Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, are attempting to limit gatherings in personal residences ahead of the holiday season.

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