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Racial Profiling Is ICE’s New Norm. Activists Are Mobilizing in Response.
Arizonans long endured grim racial profiling under SB 1070. Now the Supreme Court has greenlighted its use nationwide.
Tlaib Introduces Resolution to Recognize Gaza Genocide, Call for Arms Embargo
The legislation is cosponsored by 20 House Democrats, including progressive caucus leader Rep. Greg Casar.
Jeffries Blocks Vote on Restoring Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights
Democrats have sought a vote on restoring collective bargaining rights removed by Trump for over 1 million workers.
“Department of War” Name Change, Which Isn’t Even Official, Will Cost $2 Billion
The move prioritizes "political theater over responsible governance,” a group of Democrats said in a statement.
ACLU Suit Targets “Dire” Conditions at CoreCivic-Run ICE Jail in California
“No human being, immigrant or not, should be subjected to these horrendous conditions,” said one of the plaintiffs.
India’s Largest Paramilitary Hires US Lobbyists to Influence Congress
US firm Squire Patton Boggs lobbied lawmakers on behalf of a Hindu nationalist group linked to violence against Muslims.
DOJ Joins Republican Party’s Effort to Block California’s New Congressional Maps
The DOJ has not intervened in other lawsuits regarding gerrymandered maps in GOP-led states.
Montana Has an Ambitious Plan to End Dark Money in Elections
Polls suggest 74 percent of voters in the state will back a ballot initiative to counter the effects of Citizens United.
Trump’s New National Security Strategy Suggests Further Domestic Crackdown
The forthcoming strategy’s focus on the “homeland” is expected to exceed even post-9/11 policies, sources say.
Over 1,000 Starbucks Workers Go on Strike on Company’s “Red Cup Day”
It’s been four years since workers first unionized in Buffalo, but workers still don’t have a contract.