Symone D. Sanders

Washington, D.C., United States

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SDT. Co-Host @theweekendmsnbc + #MorningMika ☕️. Lash & 💅🏾 enthusiast. Forever a Nebraska girl.

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Dec 2, 2024 | threadreaderapp.com | Symone D. Sanders

Dec 2, 2024 Umm did folks forget that while Joe Biden was POTUS the BIDEN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT prosecuted his son? Let’s be serious people. lol. Joe Biden isn’t undermining the rule of law. I personally thought it was a mistake for the President months ago to say he wouldn’t pardon his son. He should have said “idk” when asked if he would. Why?
John Kennedy's questions about Chicago gun violence overlook his home state's awful record

Dec 7, 2023 | msnbc.com | Symone D. Sanders

We know that congressional hearings often deteriorate into partisan performances. But recently we saw a disturbing attempt by a Republican senator to pass off his racist ideology as fact while the actual facts didn’t come close to supporting his narrative. On November 28, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., was questioning the Dean of Yale’s School of Public Health during a hearing on gun violence. Instead of seeking solutions, Kennedy did what so many Republican lawmakers do best: He pointed fingers.
How Speaker Mike Johnson could help put Donald Trump back in the White House

Nov 28, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Symone D. Sanders

5) "Let's hold up our hands" together said Senator Chuck Schumer as he held hands with Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep Hakeem Jeffries, and Senator Joni Ernst. "We stand with Israel!" they all chanted along with the crowd.
A 2024 third-party candidate could unleash this nightmare scenario

Nov 28, 2023 | msnbc.com | Symone D. Sanders

We are just months away from the Iowa caucuses and less than a year away from the 2024 presidential election. As we get closer to Election Day, there's growing attention on how third-party candidates could impact the race. First, let's take a trip down memory lane to 2016. Imagine the impact third-party votes could have in next year's race. During that election year, third-party candidates collectively won around 4% of the vote in Pennsylvania and 6% of the vote in Michigan and Wisconsin.
This week in America, it's a triple whammy of crises

Sep 26, 2023 | msnbc.com | Symone D. Sanders

A triple whammy of national crises is shaping up to affect millions of people this week. First is the looming government shutdown. Congress has until Saturday to fund the government, but some House Republicans seem to be more determined than ever to jeopardize the paychecks of millions of federal workers and usher in billions of dollars in economic losses just to enlist more people in their culture wars. A triple whammy of national crises is shaping up to impact millions of Americans this week.
The consequences of McCarthy's shutdown chaos

Sep 18, 2023 | msnbc.com | Evan Brechtel |Symone D. Sanders

Imagine not being able to work because somebody else didn't do their job. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are facing the possibility of temporary layoffs and unpaid work, not to mention interrupted government services paid for by taxes, because House Republicans can't get on the same page. Congress has until September 30 to pass a resolution to fund the government.
People keep underestimating Fani Willis

Sep 12, 2023 | msnbc.com | Symone D. Sanders |Elaijah Gibbs-Jones

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is facing intense pressure from House Republicans and even second-guessing from a judge in her own state. But her record makes it clear she knows what she's doing. In a letter last week, Willis gave a sharp retort to House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, after he demanded that she turn over all documents related to her election interference case against former President Donald Trump and the 18 other people indicted in Georgia in August.
White supremacy can't be eradicated until it's called out

Aug 28, 2023 | msnbc.com | Symone D. Sanders

White extremism and hateful rhetoric were the basis for the killing of three innocent Black people in Jacksonville, Florida. On Saturday, Jacksonville authorities said a white, 21-year-old shooter armed with an AR-style rifle and Glock handgun opened fire at a Dollar General and killed three Black people. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said the shooter targeted Black people and had a swastika drawn on his legally purchased rifle.
Why our democracy remains in crisis

Aug 15, 2023 | msnbc.com | Symone D. Sanders

There are anti-democratic forces at work in America, but many Americans may not realize the extent of the danger. After all, democracy does not just happen. It needs to be carefully guarded and nurtured in order to survive. In short, our democracy is in crisis. After all, democracy does not just happen. It needs to be carefully guarded and nurtured in order to survive. Just last week, we saw a number of anti-democratic threats reported around the country. In Florida, Gov.
Teaching the truth about Juneteenth feels heavier this year

Jun 18, 2023 | msnbc.com | Symone D. Sanders

This year, people all over the United States will celebrate t he third federal Juneteenth holiday. But the journey to Juneteenth goes back more than a century. It was Sept. 22, 1862, when : Those words are taken from the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, issued following the Union Army's victory at the brutal Battle of Antietam in Maryland. These words served as Lincoln's formal notification to the Confederacy of his intention to free all enslaved people in the rebellious states.