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The Movement to Defund the Police Won’t Go Away When Biden Takes Office
Organizers plan to continue targeting city and state budgets to demand divestment from prisons and policing.
Republicans Are Using Capitol Breach as Excuse to Promote Anti-Protest Bills
GOP lawmakers are taking advantage of white supremacist violence to criminalize racial and climate justice protests.
The Trump Administration Promised States a Vaccine Reserve That Doesn’t Exist
Trump’s admin promised to send out stockpiled doses, but they’ve been shipping off the manufacturing line for weeks.
AOC Criticizes Biden’s Stimulus Plan, Says $1,400 Payments Should Be Full $2,000
The plan by Biden would pay every American $1,400, supplementing the $600 payments that were made weeks ago.
2020 Is Tied for the Hottest Year on Record, NASA Says
The top 10 hottest years on record have happened since 2005.
“Damning” New IG Report Finds Proof of Trump Team Cruelty to Asylum Seekers
The report directly implicates Trump in the disastrous family separation policy.
QAnon Trump Supporter Jacob Chansley Seeks Pardon From Trump for Capitol Breach
Chansley's lawyer argues that he shouldn't be punished for accepting the invitation, instructions from the president.
Poll Shows 56% of Americans Want Senate to Remove Trump and Bar Him From Office
The poll also indicates a majority want outgoing and twice-impeached President Trump to face criminal charges.
Biden Calls for $15 Federal Minimum Wage With Pandemic Relief Package
Meanwhile, the president-elect’s stimulus check proposal falls short of what progressives demand.
Republican AGs Cannot Shake Ties to Violent Trump Coup Attempt
The Republican Attorneys General Association was a member of the coalition that organized the January 6 protest.