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In Canada, Denialism Grows Over Residential Schools Ahead of Orange Shirt Day
As the U.S. and Canada observe days to reckon with their history of Native genocide, racist backlash is growing.
Dem-Led Caucuses Slam GOP for Adding Anti-Immigration Agenda to Funding Bill
“It is not appropriate to establish new immigration and border policy” in this way, they said in a joint statement.
FL Superintendent Orders Librarians to Purge LGBTQ Books From School District
“These characters and themes cannot exist,” the school district superintendent told librarians.
“Unions for Trump” Signholder at Trump Rally Admitted They’re Not a Union Member
Trump's speech took place at a facility that doesn't employ a unionized workforce.
Inside the High-Security “Black Site” Where Leonard Peltier Is Incarcerated
The prison where the Indigenous activist is held has been in a near-constant state of lockdown for almost four years.
Trump Says No GOP Candidate Running Against Him Should Be His VP
Other Republicans vying for the party's nomination are simply “running for a job,” Trump said.
Wealthy Americans Failed to Pay $65.7 Billion in Taxes From 2017 to 2020
The amount owed by over 1.4 million high earners is almost enough to fund a universal child care program for one year.
GOP Holds Biden Impeachment Hearing Days Before Deadline to Keep Government Open
“Republicans are launching an impeachment drive based on a long-debunked and discredited lie,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin.
Judge Blocks Texas’s Anti-Drag Show Law, Citing First Amendment Speech Rights
“Drag shows express a litany of emotions and purposes” that warrant protection, the judge wrote.
Impending Government Shutdown May Hit Tribal Nations Particularly Hard
Rural tribal governments that heavily depend on federal funding may see relatively more furloughs and service stoppage.