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Beto O’Rourke Officially Announces Run to Unseat Gov. Greg Abbott
The challenge comes as Abbott is facing low ratings, having led the state down a far right path over the past year.
Rittenhouse Judge Drops Illegal Gun Possession Charges Ahead of Final Arguments
Wisconsin law states that anyone under 18 years of age cannot possess a deadly weapon.
As Damning New Memo Shakes Trump’s Defense, January 6 Committee Turns Up Heat
Trump acolytes Steve Bannon and Mark Meadows are but the first on the select committee’s long list.
Manchin Lashes Out Against Biden’s Pro-Union Electric Vehicle Tax Credit
Manchin said incentivizing the purchase of electric vehicles only from companies with unions would be “un-American.”
House Democrats Plan to Pass $1.75 Trillion Reconciliation Bill This Week
House Democrats are planning to vote on the reconciliation bill this week, but a Senate vote may still be weeks away.
Steve Bannon Surrenders to FBI, But Maintains He’s “Taking Down” Biden
The former Trump political adviser was found in contempt of Congress following his refusal to testify about January 6.
Corporate Media Harms Not Only Through Omission, But Also by Distortion
A look at how the corporate media marginalized or distorted some of the most important news stories of 2020-2021.
Homer Plessy, of Plessy v. Ferguson, Receives Posthumous Pardon From State Board
The final approval of Plessy's pardon now goes to the desk of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards.
Big Pharma, GOP Plot to Use Senate Parliamentarian to Stop Drug Price Reforms
Lobbyists are urging Republican senators to use parliamentary challenges to scrap drug-pricing language in the BBB Act.
NYC Taxi Drivers Win Debt Relief After 2-Week Hunger Strike
The average debt owed on medallions, the physical permits to operate taxis, is $600,000.