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What Did McCarthy Promise GOP Extremists in Backroom Deals?
Reports indicate that the new speaker expressed willingness to leverage the debt ceiling to pursue spending cuts.
Lauren Boebert Says Republicans Will Push for Term Limits in Congress
Boebert did not say what she believes the term limit should be, however.
7,000 New York Nurses Go on Strike, Decrying “Unimaginable” Working Conditions
Workers say that understaffing and patient safety issues have forced them to go on strike.
Texas Lawsuit Against Planned Parenthood Challenges Medicaid Reimbursements
Planned Parenthood is asking a judge for a ruling in their favor in a lawsuit brought by the state of Texas.
“Bolsonaro Must Not Be Given Refuge in Florida,” Progressive US Lawmakers Say
“Two years ago our Capitol was attacked by fanatics, now we are watching it happen in Brazil,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said.
CIA-Backed Units Killed Hundreds of Afghan Civilians in Brutal Night Raids
“Zero Units” backed by the U.S. made virtually no effort to distinguish noncombatants and killed with total impunity.
Despite Indigenous Land Protections, Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon Continues
Protected areas are losing forest to weak environmental policies. It's up to Lula's new administration to change that.
State Legislatures Are Now Targeting Health Care for Transgender Adults
Legislators in at least seven states have prefiled bills that would restrict or even criminalize gender affirming care.
Peace Activists Take on the Pentagon’s Corporate “Merchants of Death”
Activists are planning a tribunal where they will try the worlds biggest weapons manufacturers for war crimes.
House GOP Priorities Include “Born Alive” Measure and Other Anti-Abortion Laws
The law would take important decisions about the care of infants out of the hands of parents and medical professionals.