Elizabeth Warren talks Green New Deal plans at CNN Town Hall
Elizabeth Warren discusses Green New Deal in Wednesday night's CNN Town Hall.
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Pelosi calls AOC's progressive wing 'like, five people'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi characterized the more progressive wing of House Democrats led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, as "like, five people" that do not represent all progressives, including herself -- adding that freshmen Democrats "know that we have to hold the center."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responds to claim of 'Southern drawl'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is defending herself against accusations that she used a "Southern drawl" during a speech on Friday before a mostly black audience.
House Republicans will attempt to force vote on Green New Deal
House Republicans are hoping to force a vote on the Green New Deal to put House Democrats on the record as to whether they support the sweeping and controversial proposal, though it's not clear the effort will gain traction as Democrats are expected to dismiss it as a political stunt.
Green New Deal stalls in Senate after largely political debate
Senators had a spirited debate Tuesday over the merits of the Green New Deal, a broad policy proposal from liberal Democrats to battle climate change and other social ills but in the end, no one voted to advance the measure and it stalled.
Climate hearings stoke division over 'fairy tale' Green New Deal
On Tuesday, Congress held the first of what will be several hearings this week on the challenges of climate change. But the hearings could not avoid partisan comments about the Green New Deal and the Trump administration's plan to have a controversial climate change skeptic lead a White House committee to scrutinize climate science.
Acting EPA chief: Green New Deal 'not really ready for prime time'
Acting Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler jabbed the Democrats' Green New Deal rollout as "not really ready for prime time" in an interview that aired Wednesday.
2020 Democratic field more liberal than past years
A look at the policy positions of the 2020 Democratic field suggests this group of candidates and potential contenders is further left than those running in previous cycles.
Klobuchar says progressive proposals are 'aspirations'
Presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar doesn't want to get rid of private health care or air travel right away -- but she does see the Green New Deal and "Medicare-for-all" as important discussion-starters to reach key climate and health care goals, she said Tuesday.
McConnell promises vote on Democrats' Green New Deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to force Democrats to weigh in on a sweeping climate change and economic overhaul proposal jointly introduced last week by high-profile freshman Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey.
Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal: What's in it
The Green New Deal, which has so far been a campaign catchphrase about solving climate change and inequality in one fell swoop, just got real.
