Joe Biden’s support for programs that address the AIDS crisis in America dates back to the 1980s. Senator Biden was an early proponent of advocating funding and resources for research and treatments. Among his most notable accomplishments are: The Ryan White CARE Act of 1990 Senator Biden cosponsored Ryan White CARE Act in 1990, helping…

Not much else to say about this… In February 2017, immediately after Donald Trump’s presidency began, the Trump Organization benefited from the sale of Kushner and Trump’s Manhattan 4,164-square-foot, 28th-floor Trump Park Avenue penthouse. The purchase occurred around the same time the couple moved to D.C. to be part of the Trump administration. The property…

President-elect Donald Trump claimed he would leave his businesses “in total” so he could focus on the Presidency. To be fair, that was not a promise to divest. Trump is the only president in modern history who has refused to divest from his businesses in office. This creates some obvious conflicts of interest. For example,…

Kip Brown, a former employee in the now-defunct Trump Castle, told The New Yorker, “When Donald and Ivana came to the casino, the bosses would order all the black people off the floor. It was the eighties, I was a teenager, but I remember it: they put us all in the back.” Trump and his…

According to the former President of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Donald Trump said “laziness is a trait in blacks. It really is. I believe that.” In the 1990s, John O’Donnell, the former president of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, wrote a book about his time working with Donald  Trump. O’Donnell reported that Trump frequently…

According to the former President of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Donald Trump said he hated “black guys counting” his money, and “laziness is a trait in blacks. It really is. I believe that.” In the 1990s, John O’Donnell, the former president of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, wrote a book about his time working…

Thursday night during the final presidential debate, Donald Trump said “I don’t make money from Russia.” Eric Trump tells a different story in 2013. Golf writer, James Dodson was spending an afternoon with Donald and Eric Trump at Trump National Golf Club Charlotte in North Carolina. Donald Trump was a fan of James Dodson and…

Social Security is the only source of income for over 40 percent of retirees, and Joe Biden has a plan to ensure Social Security’s critical benefits remain available for generations to come. Joe Biden’s plan increases benefits to current retirees while shoring up the solvency of the Social Security trust funds for future retirees. Because…

Joe Biden understands that Democrats face a difficult road to win trust from farmers who have been abandoned by decades of neoliberal policymaking and a national focus on globalization. This is why Joe Biden has made it a point to visit and talk to farmers so he can understand what policies would best boost their…

Joe Biden has an aggressive plan to position America as a leader in the fight against climate change. The plan includes a $2 trillion investment in clean energy, jobs and infrastructure, and an environmental justice plan that aims to address the health and pollution disparities that afflict communities of color. While Biden has said repeatedly…

Joe Biden has released a plan that addresses systemic inequality in multiple aspects of American society, from policing to economic and environmental justice to education and healthcare. According to Biden, people of color “can never have a fair shot at the American Dream so long as entrenched disparities are allowed to quietly chip away at…

Donald Trump can’t handle tough questions. He can’t handle debate rules. He can’t handle a national crisis. In fact, he couldn’t even handle the economy since job growth was still underperforming the last three years of the Obama Administration before jobs turned negatives after COVID-19 shutdowns. In breaking his agreement with CBS, Donald Trump posted…

Rebuilding the American economy as the country moves through the coronavirus pandemic means investing in infrastructure and jobs in rural America, making it possible for families to stay together and live in cities and towns that are prosperous and filled with opportunity. This is why Joe Biden has made it a point to visit and…

While tabloid readers are pointing fingers at Hunter Biden based on Rudy Giuliani’s latest botched disinformation campaign, they are ignoring the fact that Donald Trump and his kids have been capitalizing on his presidency since day one. In fact, Donald Trump Jr. openly used the family’s new status to sell condos in India in 2019.…

“We all agree on the need to reopen the economy and allow some semblance of normalcy as soon as possible. The economic pain and suffering are simply too great to delay unnecessarily. But it is wrong to talk about ‘choosing’ between our public health and our economy. That’s a false choice. If we don’t beat…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told fellow Republicans in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday that he was urging the White House not to reach a compromise deal with Democrats on COVID-19 relief before the election. According to the majority leader, bringing a debate on stimulus deal to the floor could “disrupt” the Supreme Court vote…

House Democrats passed the first HEROES Act, which provided $3 trillion for COVID-19 relief, on May 15. One Republican crossed the partisan divide to vote with the Democratic majority. At the time, the coronavirus had killed an estimated 87,000 Americans, and enhanced unemployment benefits and most rent forgiveness policies had not yet expired. The package…

Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) into law in 1994. His action was the culmination of years of work on the part of then-Senator Joe Biden. Biden, who chaired Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Act in 1990, which he co-authored with New York Rep. Louise Slaughter. The legislation was supported by many…

According to reports, Trump rallies are superspreader events for more than COVID-19. A group of researchers and political science professors curious about whether the divisive rhetoric prevalent at Trump events played a role in emboldening white nationalists have determined a positive correlation between Trump rallies and an uptick in hate crimes. Using data from the…

Donald Trump has been reasonably linked to dozens of violent acts since he launched his bid for president. In fact, ABC News has reported that 54 individual cases of violence or threats of violence can be directly linked to the president. According to ABC, “The 54 cases identified by ABC News are remarkable in that…

In 2007, when then-Senator Joe Biden heard that approximately 70 percent of fatalities in Iraq were caused by roadside bombs, he acted. Troops were primarily traveling in up-armored humvees — even those troops tasked specifically with locating and disarming explosives. But these vehicles did not completely protect occupants from the devastating effects of roadside bombs.…

While campaigning in Nevada on Sunday, Donald Trump told supporters “I saved your suburbs, women,” Trump continued. “Suburban women, you’re supposed to love Trump.” On Saturday, Trump asked a crowd in Michigan, “Would you like a nice low-income housing project next to your suburban beautiful ranch style house?” And as if an appeal based on…

Donald Trump has always had a popularity problem. In the 2016 GOP Primary, 55.1% of Republicans voted against him. In the general election, over 54% of Americans voted against him with 48% of those votes going to Hillary Clinton. That’s it. That’s the fact. When you see polls that look like a Joe Biden victory…

The lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll claims that “Trump seized Carroll, forced her up against a dressing room wall, pinned her in place with his shoulder, and raped her.” After going public with this allegation, Trump publicly made disparaging remarks. Carroll sued but William Barr is again, acting as the President’s attorney not the…

Senator Ben Sasse, a Republican, told his constituents that Donald Trump “mocks evangelicals behind closed doors.” The comment was one of many criticisms he lodged at President Trump in the recorded phone call that was acquired by the Washington Examiner. The comments came after a caller asked Senator Sasse why he was so hard on…