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Republicans Are Threatening to Oust McCarthy as Speaker Over Debt Ceiling Deal
If Democrats were uniformly in opposition, the vote would fail with the number of Republicans against the package.
Dozens of GoFundMe Users Seek Funds to Flee States Passing Transphobic Laws
Many trans individuals and their families see little recourse but to leave their states in response to anti-trans laws.
74 Percent of Voters Support Raising Federal Minimum Wage to $20 an Hour
The federal minimum wage hasn’t been raised in 14 years, a record-long stretch.
Watchdog Hits DeSantis With FEC Complaint for Campaign Finance Violation
The complaint alleges he violated rules barring political candidates from spending “soft money” on federal elections.
Autistic Youth and Those With Mental Health Conditions Target of Anti-Trans Laws
Withholding hormone therapy based on the presence of depression, anxiety or suicidality may cause harm, experts say.
How Do We Push Back Against the US Warfare State?
Our own silence in many ways represents the most powerful propaganda of all, says Norman Solomon.
Denial Isn’t an Effective Health Care Strategy, Say People With Long COVID
Gaslighting and disbelief make long COVID worse for people living with long-term effects from the virus.
New Work Requirements for Food Aid Would Deepen Hunger and Poverty, Critics Warn
This provision of the new debt ceiling agreement comes as food banks across the United States are seeing demand surge.
Supreme Court “Sackett” Decision Shrinks Protections for US Wetlands
This narrow interpretation of the Clean Water Act limits what qualifies as “waters of the United States.”
Bernie Sanders and William Barber Announce Rallies for $17 Minimum Wage
Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, plans to join Sanders to “make the moral case for raising wages.”