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DeSantis Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban Into Law in Dead of Night
Abortion rights defenders warn that the six-week ban poses life-and-death risks to Floridians.
Clarence Thomas Sold 3 Properties to Billionaire Crow and Never Disclosed It
A new investigation unveils, for the first time, a direct financial transfer from Crow to the Supreme Court justice.
Report: Trump Made $160 Million in Foreign Business Deals as President
Trump repeatedly broke his promise that his company wouldn’t make new foreign business deals while he was in office.
Tennessee Lawmakers Aren’t the First Progressives Expelled for Their Activism
John Wilkes, Adam Clayton Powell, and Julian Bond were elected, excluded and returned to the legislature.
AOC, Bowman Call for Biden Administration to Reverse Willow Oil Project Approval
Climate groups have warned that the project would release a “carbon bomb.”
Justin Pearson Reinstated to Tennessee Legislature One Week After Expulsion
“[Tennessee Republicans] tried to kill democracy,” Pearson said after he was sworn back into office.
Elon Musk Calls to “Defund” NPR After It Quits Twitter
Musk’s attacks on the outlet serve not only as an attack on journalists, but on public goods as a whole.
EPA Proposes Major Reforms to Reduce Cancer Risk Near Industrial Facilities
The new rules could reduce exposed residents’ unacceptable cancer risk by 96 percent.
US Senators Demand DOJ Investigate Expulsion of 2 Black Lawmakers in Tennessee
The senators said the expulsions were “antithetical to American democracy and values.”
Right-Wing Appeals Court Judges Allow Abortion Pill Limits to Take Effect
The decision upheld part of a ruling that halted the FDA’s decision allowing mifepristone to be distributed by mail.