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Liberal veterans group urges Biden to name Duckworth VP
By Zack Budryk · The Hill ·VoteVets, a left-leaning political action committee that works to elect veterans, called on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to name Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) as his vice presidential can...
Aggressive Tactics by National Guard, Ordered to Appease Trump, Wounded the Military, Too
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper · New York Times ·WASHINGTON — A white National Guard commander called the standoff in Lafayette Square “the Alamo,” implying that the White House was under siege. Black members of the D.C. Guard objected to turning on their neighbors. A...
Progressive Group VoteVets Makes $270,000 Ad Buy for Gina Ortiz Jones — Its First of the Election
By Sanford Nowlin · San Antonio Current ·VoteVets PAC has snapped up $270,000 in TV advertising to support Gina Ortiz Jones, the Democrat running to represent a swing congressional district that includes San Antonio and a massive swath of South Texas.The spots, which will run i...
Endorsement: Janessa Goldbeck for the 53rd Congressional District
By Editorial Board · San Diego Union-Tribune ·Retiring 10-term Rep. Susan Davis’ service in the 53rd Congressional District — which includes western El Cajon, eastern Chula Vista and central and eastern San Diego — will be remembered for her longtime military suppo...
Hegar gets heavy outside support in crowded Democratic primary to challenge Cornyn
By Patrick Svitek · The Texas Tribune ·A pro-Hegar group, VoteVets, is launching a $3.3 million TV ad buy backing her as she tries to make it to an all-but-guaranteed runoff. Major outside support is arriving for MJ Hegar as she works to advance in the crowded Democratic prim...
Liberal Veterans’ Group Endorses Pete Buttigieg in 2020 Race
By Reid J. Epstein · New York Times ·VoteVets is the first major organization to endorse the mayor of South Bend, Ind., who served in Afghanistan with the Navy. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — VoteVets, the political action committee that backs liberal veterans running for offic...
Pete Buttigieg earns endorsement from VoteVets PAC
By Priscilla Thompson, Josh Lederman and Vaughn Hillyard · NBC News ·BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg Wednesday received the endorsement of the progressive VoteVets PAC. “The number one priority has to be beating Donald Trump,” said Jon Soltz, chair of VoteVets.&n...
Buttigieg wins endorsement from VoteVets group
By Tal Axelrod · The Hill ·VoteVets, the nation’s largest political action committee that supports liberal veterans for public office, announced its presidential endorsement for South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg Wednesday. The endorsement, the ...
Pete Buttigieg Receives VoteVets’ First-Ever Presidential Primary Endorsement
By Hayley Miller · HuffPost ·The liberal veterans group said the South Bend, Indiana, mayor has “what it takes to beat Donald Trump.” VoteVets, a liberal political action committee that backs veterans running for office, announced their support for Pete...
George Soros and Charles Koch take on the 'endless wars'
By Bryan Bender · Politico ·Organizers are aiming to seize on what one considers a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to galvanize growing support on the right and left for a less interventionist foreign policy. George Soros and Charles Koch don't agree...