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Senate Rejects Sanders’s Resolution to Block $650M Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia
The White House issued a statement supporting the sale despite Biden’s promises to help end the war in Yemen.
Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Racial justice leaders are urging Senate Democrats to postpone winter recess until they pass the bills.
Matt Gaetz Says He’s Talked to Donald Trump About Becoming Speaker of the House
There's no requirement for the Speaker to be a member of the House of Representatives.
Ayanna Pressley Introduces Resolution to Remove Lauren Boebert From Committees
Following Boebert’s Islamophobic attacks on Omar, at least 40 Democrats have called for her removal from committees.
Students in Arizona Launch Hunger Strike to Pass Freedom to Vote Act
The cross-partisan group is calling on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to support a change in Senate rules to advance the bill.
House Passes $778 Billion Military Bill as Other Priorities Stall
The bill contains nearly twice as much annual funding as Democrats' flagship social spending and climate bill.
Progressives Ask Why Deal to Pass Debt Ceiling Can’t Be Used for Voting Rights
The deal would allow a workaround of the filibuster, enabling Senate Democrats to increase the limit with just 51 votes.
Baristas in Buffalo Are Poised to Unionize Using Starbucks’s Own PR Against It
Workers United members say their union drive may succeed tomorrow in part by turning Starbucks's own PR against it.
Trump Admits He Fired Former FBI Director James Comey to Benefit Himself
Commentators noted that Trump “basically” acknowledged that Comey's termination was to halt the Russia investigation.
Where Are the Damn PCR Tests Already? It’s Been 21 Months!
The staggering lack of easily available testing remains a glaring national crisis.