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Pressure to End Filibuster Mounts After Republicans Block Voting Rights Debate
Senate Republicans, who hold the minority, blocked debate on the bill that would massively expand voting rights Tuesday.
McConnell Is Stacking the Courts and Using Voter Suppression to Maintain Power
Mitch McConnell has established himself as the U.S.’s most dangerous practitioner of might-is-right politics.
Sinema’s Op-Ed Defending the Filibuster Is a Triumph for Republican Obstruction
The senator’s argument comes just as Republicans are about to use the filibuster to block voting rights legislation.
Majority of Americans Say GOP “Election Audits” Are Effort to Undermine Results
A plurality of poll respondents also said such audits work to weaken democracy in the U.S.
Democrats Introduce Bill to Combat Republican Voter Suppression Efforts
The legislation combats GOP efforts to remove election officials for partisan reasons and challenge voters’ eligibility.
Trump Wanted Justice Department to Stop TV Hosts, “SNL” From Making Fun of Him
Trump apparently did not understand that satire was protected speech and repeatedly asked for something to be done.
20 Attorneys General Urge Postal Commission to Reject DeJoy’s Plan to Slow Mail
The postmaster’s plan to further slow mail would only compound the USPS’s service problems, the officials write.
By Refusing to Tax the Rich, GOP Set Terms of Bipartisan Infrastructure Debate
Republicans refuse to revise tax cuts for the wealthy, so a bipartisan group looked to raise revenue off everyone else.
Supreme Court Ruled Against Enslaved Children Even as US Celebrated Juneteenth
Child laborers on West African cocoa plantations are beaten, locked up and forced to toil for U.S. corporate profits.
California Rent Forgiveness Shows It’s Possible to Shift Our National Priorities
Government -- local, state and federal -- can actually help us if we invest in people's lives instead of wars.