Rep. Joe Kennedy III says millennial voters will be the defining factor in this year’s midterm elections.
“Regardless of whatever your political leanings are, you got to make your voice heard,” the Democrat from Massachusetts told Cheddar. “Waiting for a politician to try and come around and court you? That's not the way any of this should go. Go out there and demand their voice. Go out there and organize, activate, and demand that you get heard.”
Kennedy, a 37-year-old political scion, delivered the Democratic response to this year’s State of the Union. Some of his speeches have gone viral, and he has amassed more than a million followers across social media platforms.
The congressman says he empathizes with young adults who don’t yet understand how political policies may affect them or don’t act because they’ve “got a lot on their plate.”
But in the same breath he insists millennials go out and vote, warning that future concerns ranging from student loans to the deficit to climate change will all “fall on their shoulders.”
Philip Wegmann, reporter for the Washington Examiner, spoke with Cheddar about the late Sen. John McCain's legacy and how he'll be remembered among his colleagues in the Senate.
Cheddar looks back at the life and legacy of Sen. John McCain, who died Saturday at 81 following a year-long battle with brain cancer.
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Rick Wilson, author of "Everything Trump Touches Dies" tells Cheddar that the news of Michael Cohen's plea deal is "the first inning of the first game" in the special counsel's sprawling investigation.
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President Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to tax fraud, while ex-campaign chief Paul Manafort was convicted on 8 of 18 counts in his own trial Tuesday.
The Trump administration is weakening restrictions on coal-powered plant emissions, rolling back an Obama-era policy meant to lower harmful chemicals in the environment.
The former attorney to President Donald Trump took a plea deal Tuesday, admitting he paid off Stormy Daniels at the behest of President Trump. Cohen was charged with financial fraud, unlawful corporate campaign contributions, and evading personal income tax.
