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Top Bernie Sanders adviser no fan of the U.S.: ‘America is a predator’

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally at City Plaza in downtown Reno, Nev., Wednesday, May 29, 2019. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Sociology professor Heather D. Gautney, a senior adviser to Sen. Bernard Sanders’ presidential campaign, is no fan of the U.S., which she has called a “predator” nation.

FILE - In this June 27, 2019 file photo, protesters supporting Republican Senators demonstrate at the Capitol in Salem, Ore. When Democrats won a supermajority in the Oregon Legislature last November, it seemed they had a clear path ahead to combat global warming, enact gun control and pursue other liberal goals, but instead, it's been a bumpy road, and Democrats have learned the limits of power during the Oregon Legislature's most acrimonious session in memory as Republican lawmakers boycotted the Senate twice and also fled the state after Democratic Gov. Kate Brown ordered police after them. (AP Photo/Sarah Zimmerman, File)

EXCLUSIVE: Oregon GOP launches recall effort against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pelosi to introduce resolution condemning Trump’s ‘go-home’ comments

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Amul Thapar, whom President Trump nominated for the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, became just the second South Asian Pacific American to reach the appellate level after a failed filibuster attempt and opposition by Democrats. (Associated Press)

Democrats withhold support for minority judges nominated by Trump

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., addresses the media after a town hall meeting during a campaign stop in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: I’ve ‘experienced enormous amounts of white privilege’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Rahm Emanuel rips AOC’s chief of staff as ‘snot-nosed-punk’ who plays into Trump’s hands

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In this Jan. 6, 2019 file photo, Alyssa Milano arrives at the InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globes afterparty at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

Alyssa Milano compares Mike Pence to Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler

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Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, right, stands with his wife, Amy Sanders, at his election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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A man buys clothes from an American clothing store having a promotion sale at a shopping mall in Beijing, Monday, July 15, 2019. China's economic growth sank to its lowest level in at least 26 years in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China posts slowest growth in nearly 30 years; Trump says tariffs are having a ‘major effect’

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President Donald Trump stands during an event about the census in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump: Dem lawmakers must ‘apologize’: ‘They have made Israel feel abandoned by the U.S.’

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President Donald Trump speaks at Derco Aerospace Inc., a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, Friday, July 12, 2019, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says tours prove migrant detention centers ‘well run and clean’

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Supporters applaud as Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., gestures while speaking at a house party in Gilford, N.H., Sunday, July 14, 2019. (AP Photo/ Cheryl Senter)

Kamala Harris blasts, and takes money from, Jeffrey Epstein’s law firm

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., addresses the media after a town hall meeting during a campaign stop in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: I’ve ‘experienced enormous amounts of white privilege’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gestures during a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: Democrats must reject ‘NAFTA 2.0’

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Democratic presidential candidate former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro gestures during a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Julian Castro: 2020 a referendum on ‘racist’ president

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This Jan. 15, 2018, photo shows U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y. speaking at the National Action Network House of Justice, in New York. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Dem lawmaker calls for immigrants to resist ICE: ‘Anybody that steps in U.S. soil has rights’

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President Donald Trump looks at Janus Motorcycles during a Made in America showcase on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump demands higher standards for ‘Made in America’ goods

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FILE - In this June 27, 2019 file photo, protesters supporting Republican Senators demonstrate at the Capitol in Salem, Ore. When Democrats won a supermajority in the Oregon Legislature last November, it seemed they had a clear path ahead to combat global warming, enact gun control and pursue other liberal goals, but instead, it's been a bumpy road, and Democrats have learned the limits of power during the Oregon Legislature's most acrimonious session in memory as Republican lawmakers boycotted the Senate twice and also fled the state after Democratic Gov. Kate Brown ordered police after them. (AP Photo/Sarah Zimmerman, File)

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, left, and D-N.Y., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., center, walk down the House steps to take a group photograph of the House Democratic women members of the 116th Congress on the East Front Capitol Plaza on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, as the 116th Congress begins. Also pictured is Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump urges ‘Progressive Democrat Congresswomen’ to leave U.S. in swipe at AOC ‘Squad’

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In this Dec. 18, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn arrives at federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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President Donald Trump is joined by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Attorney General William Barr, right, as he speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump drops census citizenship question, orders count from existing records

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., addresses the crowd during her appearance at the Netroots Nation conference in Detroit, Friday, July 18, 2014. Warren has captured the hearts of Democratic activists beginning to think about an heir to President Barack Obama. But their minds tell them that Hillary Rodham Clinton could help them hang onto the White House. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates)

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Attorney General William Barr speaks to reporters after a tour of a federal prison Monday, July 8, 2019, in Edgefield, S.C. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Trump DOJ summit focuses on rise in anti-Semitic attacks, racial hatred

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In this photo taken Nov. 3, 2016, signs supporting DC statehood are on display outside an early voting place on in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. Voters in the nation's capital will decide next week whether they want their city to become the nation's 51st state. The referendum backed by Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser is expected to pass easily. But even staunch statehood supporters say they're not sure of the path forward. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

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