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Executive Committee Meeting
Our next meeting of the executive committee of the Fairfield County Democrats is Thursday November 15th, 7PM. Meeting is at Headquarters, 118N. Columbus st. in Lancaster.
Event Details  ·  Nov 15, 2018

News Articles

It’s official! Architect of Obamacare repeal swept away by blue wave
It’s official! Democrat Andy Kim has turned New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District blue, unseating the architect of the Obamacare repeal, Tom MacArthur. Kim had declared victory last Wednesday, after thousands of mailed-in ballots swung the election pretty decidedly in his direction. For his...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Nov 14, 2018  

Trump loses big, again, in the House Republican leadership race
So much for that effort by the unindicted co-conspirator to get his guy in at the helm of the much diminished House Republicans. Trump's guy, Freedom Caucus founder and child molestation enabler Rep. Jim Jordan is not going to be minority leader. Outgoing Speaker Paul Ryan's guy, Kevin McCarthy,...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Nov 14, 2018  

Clark Brothers Accused of Planning Race War Followed Alt-Right Heroes
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastTwo Washington, D.C. brothers accused of planning for race war had deep ties to the violent white nationalist scene, as well as to other, supposedly non-violent figures on the far right.On Tuesday, the FBI announced the arrest of Jeffrey...
News Item  ·  Daily Beast  ·  Nov 14, 2018  

U.S. Not Deploying Experts to Ebola Outbreak in Congo
John Wessels/GettyThe U.S. is not sending experts to the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo because of militia attacks and is trying to help contain the crisis from the capital more than a thousand miles away, government officials said on Wednesday.The outbreak in...
News Item  ·  Daily Beast  ·  Nov 14, 2018  

The Acting Attorney General Helped an Alleged Scam Company Hawk Bizarre Products
In November 2014, a Miami Beach-based firm, World Patent Marketing, announced the “marketing launch” of a “MASCULINE TOILET,” which boasted a specially designed bowl to help “well-endowed men” avoid unwanted contact with porcelain or water. “The average male...
News Item  ·  Mother Jones Politics  ·  Nov 14, 2018  

Florida’s Machine Recount Is Almost Over. Here Comes the Really Messy Part.
The machine recount currently underway in Florida is a cakewalk compared to what will unfold here in Broward County when the hand recount begins. Machines are currently tabulating every ballot, and the results will remain unknown until Thursday afternoon, when they are transmitted to the Florida...
News Item  ·  Mother Jones Politics  ·  Nov 14, 2018  

Mike DeWine Launches Transition With New Tone
In his first press conference as Governor-elect, Mike DeWine struck a humble tone, in contrast to his aggressive style as a campaigner and nothing like the swagger that John Kasich demonstrated after his election in 2010.
News Item  ·  Plunderbund  ·  Nov 7, 2018  

LGBTQ Migrants Who Split From Caravan Arrive in Tijuana, Prepare to Seek Asylum in U.S.
A group of about 80 LGBTQ migrants who splintered off from the caravan traveling through Mexico toward the United States has made it to Tijuana, according to NPR. They say they plan to enter the United States on Thursday and seek asylum based on their LGBTQ identities and the corresponding threat...
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Nov 14, 2018  

This Is the Saturday Night Massacre
With the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, America is in uncharted territory. The last time a president made a personnel change to undermine an investigation of his associates, Congress forced him to resign. That was when President Richard Nixon pushed out his attorney general and deputy...
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Nov 14, 2018  

Scott Walker’s Allies Are Plotting One Last Power Grab in Wisconsin
John Nichols Republican legislators are talking about using a lame-duck session to rewrite the rules to disempower the Democrat who beat Walker. The post Scott Walker’s Allies Are Plotting One Last Power Grab in Wisconsin appeared first on The Nation.
News Item  ·  The Nation  ·  Nov 14, 2018  

Caravan Migrants Carry Hopes Northward as Their Journey Resumes
Madeleine Wattenbarger Fleeing poverty and violence, three young men from Honduras join thousands who dream of better lives in the United States. The post Caravan Migrants Carry Hopes Northward as Their Journey Resumes appeared first on The Nation.
News Item  ·  The Nation  ·  Nov 14, 2018  

Trump offers support to California governor amid feud over wildfires
President Trump spoke Wednesday with California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) to offer support as the state deals with catastrophic wildfires, a shift in tone after the two men exchanged barbs over the fires a few days earlier....
News Item  ·  The Hill  ·  Nov 14, 2018  

Sinema: ‘I would have considered’ a challenger to Schumer
Incoming Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday said that she would have considered a challenger to Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) as Senate minority leader if one had emerged."Arizonans know I will work with an...
News Item  ·  The Hill  ·  Nov 14, 2018