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Texas Democrats Walk Off House Floor to Block Voter Suppression Bill
The last-ditch move came hours after Texas Republicans rammed the bill through the state Senate in the dead of night.
GOP Bill Would Turn Trump Admin Guidance on “Dark Money” IRS Filings Into Law
The Don’t Weaponize the IRS Act would prevent the IRS from mandating 501(c)(4) nonprofits to identify their top donors.
Rural Communities Have Waited Nearly a Decade for Clean Drinking Water Systems
In some California communities, systems for drinking water remain tainted.
AFL-CIO Quietly Released a Police Reform Report. It Calls for More Funding.
The report by the country's largest federation of unions also rejected calls to expel police unions.
Outspoken Republican Who Opposes Legalization Owns Quite a Lot of Stock in Pot
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina) bought marijuana-industry stocks ahead of key votes on decriminalization bills.
Texas Advances Voter Suppression Law That Makes It Easier to Overturn Elections
Voting rights advocates say Texas already has more barriers to voting than most other states.
With Steel or Surveillance, Biden May Fill “Gaps” in Trump’s Border Wall
Whether the new barrier will be physical or technological, families along the border can only guess.
Tech Workers at Google, Apple and Amazon Show Solidarity With the Palestinians
Workers at tech companies spoke out against the relationship between the tech industry and Israeli apartheid.
Former DNC Chair Tom Perez Now Works for Anti-Labor Law Firm
Tom Perez has taken a job at a law and lobbying firm in D.C. that advertises “union avoidance” services.
Immigrant Advocates Are Worried About Threats to Due Process in New Biden Policy
The Biden administration has announced a “dedicated docket” process that advocates warn could harm asylum seekers.