## Sanders: Democratic Party ‘has abandoned working class people’

Authored by thehill.com

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday accused the Democratic Party of largely ignoring the priorities of the working class and pointed to that as the biggest reason for why they lost control of the White House and Senate.

“It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” Sanders said in a statement about the results of Tuesday’s election.

“While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change.

Sanders, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, said “those of us concerned about grassroots democracy and economic justice need to have some very serious political discussions.”.

“Will the big money interests and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?

Will they understand the pain and political alienation that tens of millions of Americans are experiencing?

Do they have any ideas as to how we can take on the increasingly powerful Oligarchy, which has so much economic power?” »

### Ukraine, US have 'potential for stronger cooperation,' Zelensky says following Trump victory

Authored by kyivindependent.com

"On defense, on the economy, and on the future after the war – we have the potential for stronger cooperation," Zelensky said.

Zelensky previously shared Ukraine's five-point victory plan with Trump during a meeting in New York at the end of September.

During the meeting, Zelensky invited Trump to visit Ukraine, and Trump accepted the invitation — although such a visit has yet to occur. »

### Voters agree to remove same sex marriage ban from Colorado’s constitution

Authored by cpr.org

Voters put the ban into the state constitution in 2006, adding an amendment that stated, “Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state.”.

In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision to extend the federal right to marry to couples of the same sex.

Then, Congress went a step further, in 2022 repealing language in federal law banning marriage between gay couples. »

### USDA to eliminate school meal ‘junk fees’ for low-income families

Authored by k12dive.com

Starting in the 2027-28 school year, schools will be prohibited from charging junk fees to low-income families for meals served through the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday.

The new policy will only apply to students who are eligible for free and reduced-price school meals, but the USDA wants to eventually expand the ban on school meal junk fees for more students.

That report found 87% of 25,000 sampled school districts contract with payment processors to allow electronic payments for families' expenses like school lunches. »

### Hertz hits customer with $10,000 bill

Authored by euroweeklynews.com

A customer, who rented a car on Hertz’s supposed ‘unlimited miles’ deal, found himself slapped with an eye-watering £10,000 bill after he clocked a staggering 25,000 miles in just one month.

When he challenged the charge, Hertz did the unthinkable – they threatened to get him arrested.

One user said, ‘Hertz wants the glory of advertising ‘unlimited miles’ but none of the hassle of actually delivering it.’. »

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