In case you missed it, new york will be the first state with free public college tuition for most students. starting in september, the state will subsidize tuition for students of families who make less than $100,000. an estimated 80% of new york families with college aged children could qualify for the program. governor andrew cuomo unveiled the program today. it s a life changer. long overdue, first in the nation. you now watch the other states start to copy what we do because it s smart. it s common sense. and we re new york, and we lead the way. as with anything, there may be politics at play here. cuomo is one of many democrats trying to establish their liberal bona feeties ahead of the presidential election. he first announced the college program in january with progressive icon bernie sanders, who you ll remember made free
Time now for your tuesday edition of scrambled politics. it was a busy day for hillary clinton. the largest batch of her e-mails are now public. the state department released 7800 pages spanning from 2012 to 2013. that includes the day following the attack on benghazi. with the now declassified update that initially indicated that internet film was, in fact, responsible for the attack. also revealed, nicknames for mitt romney and newt gingrich. mittens, and grinch. those are her words. also yesterday, clinton held an event with 13 of the 14 democratic women senators. the only no-show, progressive icon senator elizabeth warren. bernie sanders will be back at it today, taking time off yesterday for an elective outpatient procedure on a hernia. he also leads online voting for time magazine s person of the year, at more than 10%, almost double second place, malala yousafzai. that will be revealed on the
One of the president s top priorities in his final years in office. a massive trade deal with asia failed after democrats in the upper chamber abandoned the measure en masse. the pact has the backing of republicans in both the house and senate but has been met with rare open revolt from democrats, including senate leaders harry reid and chuck schumer. in a few moments, senator mcconnell is going to be holding a vote to have the senate start off on a path that leads us to a free shade deal but away from critical worker protections. passing a trade agenda without working protections will mean that american workers are left hung out to dry. just the latest episode in an ongoing fight for the future of the democratic party. earlier today, progressive icon senator elizabeth warren joined new york city mayor bill de blasio and joseph stiglitz to unveil an agenda to tackle income inequality. over and over american
Get out there. i understand that. on most issues she and i deeply agree. on this one, though her arguments don t stand the test of fact and scrutiny. what s the fallout of this battle among the liberal giants in the party? reporter: it most certainly will ratchet up the fight president obama has been having with members of his own party. it underscores the deep divide within the democratic party over this issue. president obama partnering with republicans on capitol hill to try to get this authority and the trade bill through. keep in mind this is a legacy issue for president obama. he almost seems irritated by warren s comments over this trade deal. the concern there, of course, that she has the potential as being this progressive icon in the party, to woo some of the key democratic votes they need
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