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ACLU of Maryland staff attorney says closing immigration courts is a good first step, but warns prisoners and detainees remain at risk during the coronavirus outbreak. Producer: Jaisal Noor Video Editor: Will Arenas Subscribe to…

Journalist Chris Hedges says both Republican and Democratic elites are happy to discuss race, gender, religion, and any politics of identity—as long as you don’t connect it to class divisions. Class: The Little Word the…

Micah Uetricht, co-author of “Bigger Than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism,” discusses recent socialist victories in New York and Chicago, and lessons from a failed bid in the East…

Micah Uetricht, co-author of “Bigger Than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism,” discusses the DSA’s refusal to endorse Joe Biden. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate….

Sanders is out of the race, but the fight over the future of the Democratic part continues, says Ryan Grim, author of We’ve Got People: From Jesse Jackson to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the End of Big…

The Intercept’s Ryan Grim discusses the latest developments in Tara Reade’s assault allegations against Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton’s endorsement. Director/Video Editor: Taylor Hebden Visual Producer: Andrew Corkery Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar Subscribe to our…

The for-profit healthcare system has failed to protect most people during the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s increasing demand for policies like Medicare for All. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…

Kweisi Mfume wants to return to Congress representing Maryland’s 7th District. He discusses the 2020 elections, the Democratic Party, how governments should respond to COVID-19, and the fifth anniversary of Freddie Gray’s death. Director/Video Editor:…

As Trump’s “reopening” endangers lives, Democrats must advance policy that gives working people something to fight for, argues In These Times’ Sarah Lazare. Director/Video Editor: Will Arenas Visual Producer: Andrew Corkery Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar…

Before the ruling was announced, TRNN spoke with Norman Solomon and Marcus Ferrell about how the split between establishment Democrats and progressives could help hand Trump the November election. This interview was recorded prior to…

The George Floyd uprisings revealed the inadequacies of both Biden and Trump, argues professor Gerald Horne. Director/Video Editor: Taylor Hebden Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content…

City Council President Brandon Scott is fighting to limit the authority of Baltimore’s ‘all powerful mayor’ while he seeks that office. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video…

GOP voters are reacting to the second Republican primary debate held Thursday night without the Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump. CBS News political reporter Cara Korte shares what she heard from voters at a Libertarian watch…

Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez and Democratic strategist Joel Payne joined CBS News to talk winners, losers and everything else that came out of Wednesday night’s GOP debate, the second held without frontrunner Donald Trump. #news…

Republican presidential candidates held another debate Thursday night, but GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, up by over 30 points in Iowa and New Hampshire, wasn’t there. CBS News reporter Musadiq Bidar has more. #news #trump #politics…

“America Decides” reports on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pushing his divided colleagues to get behind a short-term spending bill and avoid a government shutdown, some of the country’s biggest Republican donors ramping up efforts to…

Lawmakers remain deeply divided on a spending bill to fund the government with a shutdown just three days away. Right-wing Republicans in the House have pledged to oust Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker if he…

Racial justice activist Cori Bush’s stunning upset against a Congressional Black Caucus-backed incumbent in Missouri underscores the power of the growing movement against racism and corporate greed. Subscribe to our page and support our work…

Activists demanded state and local officials extend protections for the some 400,000 people unable to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video…

With a potential government shutdown looming, Democrats and Republicans seem to be moving farther apart. Some conservative members of the House say they may be open to a short-term spending deal, but insist it has…

The real threat facing the 2020 election isn’t Russian interference or voter fraud, it’s the GOP’s massive voter suppression effort, argues journalist Greg Palast. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…

House Republicans held their first hearing on the impeachment inquiry of President Biden Thursday. For more than six hours, GOP members insisted they have evidence of wrongdoing by the president, only for their own witnesses…

There’s deep frustration in Washington over the lack of progress in avoiding a government shutdown. The deadline for a deal is midnight Saturday and a handful of House Republicans are still threatening Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s…

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who shattered glass ceilings during her more than three decades in the U.S. Senate, has died at the age of 90. She was the longest-serving woman in the Senate, as well as…