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Marjorie Taylor Greene Targets Dem Lawmaker’s Trans Daughter With Cruel Sign
Greene is pushing back against the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on gender.
Trump Cabinet Members Urged Staffers to “Be the Resistance” Within Biden Admin
It's unclear how many Trump appointees may have burrowed into career positions inside their departments.
Biden Postal Board Nominees Urged to Push for Removal of Postmaster General
DeJoy's tenure has been characterized by declines in Postal Service performance and accusations of deliberate sabotage.
New Massachusetts Rules Would Eliminate Handwritten Letters in Prison
The rules would increase surveillance of incarcerated people while also making written communications inaccessible.
Biden Could Hire Jobless Oil and Gas Workers to Plug Abandoned Oil Wells
Tens of thousands of oil and gas workers are losing their jobs. The Biden administration could hire them tomorrow.
Cori Bush Grills Postmaster DeJoy About USPS’s Board of “Millionaire White Boys”
The board is currently made up of six white men, but new picks by Joe Biden may change that soon.
In What Universe Is a $15 Wage “Too High”? Joe Manchin’s.
Further, the CBO often culls negative effect studies to critique a $15 minimum wage, stoking resistance to an increase.
Texas Power Grid Deregulation Cost Texans $28 Billion Over Two Decades
Deregulation was supposed to provide cheaper energy options, but instead it’s caused residents to pay billions more.
Feds Convene Grand Jury to Probe Past Violent Conduct of George Floyd’s Killer
A lawyer for George Floyd's family said it was “gratifying” to see the DOJ under Biden moving forward on the case.
10 Largest US Cities Will Spend More on Police Than Public Health This Year
The combined policing budgets of these cities is 3.6 times greater than their public health department budgets.