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Progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia wins special election for New Jersey House seat in a landslide – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

What Is Pied-à-Terre Tax? Hochul, Mamdani Target Ultra-Wealthy Second Homes to Close NYC Budget Gap Quickly

New York Governor Kathy Hochul's proposed pied-à-terre tax targets luxury second homes in NYC valued at $5 million+ to raise $500 million annually and close the budget gap, without affecting working residents.

International Business Times UK

US Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Trump's Iran war

US Senate Democrats are increasingly divided over arms sales to Israel, with over three dozen backing Bernie Sanders' resolution to halt them. Citing Prime Minister Netanyahu's "reckless decisions" and the expanded conflict, some Democrats shifted their stance. Despite bipartisan opposition, the measures were ultimately rejected, highlighting a growing internal party…

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Sanders’ effort to block arms sales to Israel falls short in Senate

The Senate on Wednesday defeated, largely along party lines, an effort by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to advance two joint resolutions that would block the sale of $446.8 million worth of weapons and equipment to Israel. The first joint resolution would have disapproved a $295 million sale of D9R and…

Roll Call

Bernie Sanders’ effort to block US weapons sales to Israel fails in Senate

Senator’s fourth attempt for resolutions fails, but votes show growing appetite among Democrats to impose limits

The Guardian - US

North Jersey voters to decide on House successor to Sherrill

Voters in New Jersey’s 11th District will decide on their next member of Congress in Thursday’s special election to fill the seat formerly held by Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill. Progressive organizer Analilia Mejia, who clinched the Democratic nomination in a February upset over former Rep. Tom Malinowski, is favored to…

Roll Call

Bernie Sanders issues blistering four-word response to Trump’s economic adviser’s take on rising oil prices over Iran war

Veteran left-winger ridicules National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett over his attempts to reassure the public as war drags on and fuel crisis threatens to deepen

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Bernie Sanders makes surprise WWE-style entrance during Zohran Mamdani speech

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani was interrupted by a WWE-style gatecrasher during a rally to mark his first 100 days in office.

The Independent UK

Bernie Sanders warns ‘worst is yet to come’ in rallying cry against billionaires

US senator appears at Manhattan rally alongside New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, who cautioned that AI is ‘coming for human jobs’

The Guardian - US

Bernie Sanders' $3,000 Payment Plan: Who Qualifies And How It Would Work

Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna proposed a 5% wealth tax on billionaires to fund social programs, potentially raising $4.4 trillion over a decade.

International Business Times UK

Trump's Ideology Labeled Near Hitler in Textbook, Sparking Outrage Over Authoritarian Comparison

The controversy over an AP Government textbook's political compass exercise, which places Trump near Hitler on an authoritarian scale, has sparked debate over educational content and political bias.

International Business Times UK

Home of US Politician Supporting Data Centres Shot—Then Gunman Left 'No Data Centers' Note at Door

A handwritten 'No Data Centres' note was left at the door after gunfire struck the Indianapolis home of Councilman Ron Gibson, though neither he nor his young son was injured.

International Business Times UK

House Democrats Push Immediate Vote to End Iran War After Trump's "Unhinged" Statement

House Democratic leaders demanded on Tuesday that lawmakers return to Washington at once after President Donald Trump's latest threat against Iran, calling his rhetoric "completely unhinged" and warning that Congress must act before the conflict spirals further.

Latin Times

Is Trump Being Forced Out Under The 25th Amendment? Calls To Oust The President Rise Amid Intensifying Scrutiny

Donald Trump's Easter Sunday post targeting Iran has led to increased calls for the 25th Amendment, reflecting a growing political crisis.

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Reason

Ro Khanna: Congress Has Surrendered on War

The California congressman discusses the Iran war, unchecked executive power, California’s wealth tax debate, and the search for a shared American identity.

The Guardian - US

‘Unhinged madman’: US politicians react to Trump’s expletive-laden threat to Iran

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Bernie Sanders among those responding with alarm to Trump writing ‘open the fuckin’ strait, you crazy bastards’

Reason

Maine Bill Proves States Are Capable of Adopting Bad Data Center Policies Without Federal Intervention

A week after Bernie Sanders introduced legislation to pause AI data center construction indefinitely, Maine is poised to institute the first statewide ban.

Fortune

Bernie Sanders calls out Bezos, Musk, Bloomberg, and Buffett in billionaire tax push: ‘The richest people in America have never ever had it so good’

The Vermont senator had some harsh words for billionaires who aren’t paying their fair share of taxes.

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The Guardian - US

Billionaire fortunes have reached all-time highs under Trump. So has the movement to tax them

Residents in at least 10 states are organizing campaigns to tax wealth in order to fund schools and other social services

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‘Nothing for America’s future’: Marjorie Taylor Greene is so done with Donald Trump’s false promises

MTG has somehow transformed into Bernie Sanders.

The Guardian - US

Can Congress stop the ‘straight greed’ of US sports teams leaving their cities?

From Brooklyn to Oakland, relocations have left scars. US lawmakers Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar now want to give communities a chance to fight back

Reason

Bernie Sanders Has a Backdoor Plan To Socialize Sports Teams

Plus: The NBA has more overcomplicated anti-tanking plans, and why Formula 1’s Drive to Survive is the best sports docuseries

Fortune

Wealth taxes on billionaires and $30 minimum wages are part of the same plan, advocate says. 'They should pay their fair share'

A new UC Berkeley poll shows most voters across party lines support taxing billionaires, just as a $30 minimum wage movement gains steam across the country.

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‘I will be forcing a vote’: Bernie Sanders is 84, but not too old to obliterate Donald Trump’s $1 billion trainwreck

Sanders is determined to push accountability.

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‘Constantly recording’: Bernie Sanders warns of a looming surveillance state and name-drops the potential architect behind it

This is dystopian

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