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Poll: 74 Percent of Millionaires in G20 Countries Support Higher Taxes on Wealth
Meanwhile, 260 millionaires and billionaires signed a letter imploring leaders to raise taxes on rich people like them.
Roger Stone Recordings Prompt Capitol Police Investigation Into Him
“Either Swalwell or Nadler has to die before the election,” Stone reportedly said to his bodyguard in a 2020 recording.
Ben & Jerry’s Calls for “Permanent and Immediate” Ceasefire in Gaza
“Millions are marching around the world but the corporate world has been silent,” the company’s board chair said.
SCOTUS Will Hear Starbucks Case Arguing Against Key Labor Law Enforcement Tool
“Starbucks just expanded its war on its own employees to a war on all U.S. workers,” the union said.
Idaho GOP Pushes Bill That Could Ban Library Books With Same-Sex Handholding
The homophobic content ban would allow right-wing parents to sue libraries over any content they deem “obscene.”
IRS Funding Targeted by GOP Has Allowed Agency to Recover $500M From the Rich
Democrats said the IRS’s successes have made it clear that the GOP is trying to protect their wealthy benefactors.
UN Office Warns AL Nitrogen Execution May Violate International Ban on Torture
A planned execution at Alabama's Holman Correctional Facility on January 25 may breach two human rights treaties.
Top Trump Attorney Withdraws Ahead of E. Jean Carroll Defamation Trial
Joe Tacopina's departure came just one day before jury selection is set to begin in New York.
Poll: Most Voters Would Back SCOTUS Action to Bar Trump From Office in Some Way
Only 39 percent of Americans want the court to rule that Trump is eligible or that states can't bar him from running.
Mother and Children Drown in Rio Grande as Texas Blocks Agents From Aiding Them
“The Texas governor’s policies are cruel, dangerous, and inhumane," said a spokesperson for Homeland Security.