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Voting Rights Groups in Florida File Motion to Block DeSantis’s Racist Maps
The groups in the lawsuit allege that the new maps violate the “Fair Districts Amendment” to the state constitution.
149 Democrats Demand More Cash for Underfunded Labor Board as Union Push Spreads
The NLRB’s field staff has been cut in half over the past 20 years as it's faced budget shortfalls.
Ohio Republicans’ Bill Forces Doctors to Offer Disproven Drugs to Treat COVID
Doctors and health boards could be punished financially if they don't promote the disproven drugs.
Trump Conspiracy Theorists Made 8 Attempts to Breach Voting Systems in 5 States
All attempts involved Republican officials or party activists who have pushed false claims about Trump's election loss.
Indigenous Women Lead Effort to Push Biden to Block Enbridge’s Line 5 Expansion
The proposed expansion would route the pipeline through hundreds of waterways and further threaten tribal lands.
GOP Senators Unveil Bill to Bar Biden From Canceling Student Debt
Republicans say that only the wealthy benefit from student loan cancellation, which evidence shows is untrue.
Dems Ponder Changing Iowa for New Hampshire As First Presidential Primary State
Sixty percent of the U.S. is white, but more than 9 in 10 New Hampshire residents are white.
As Gas Prices Soared in 2021, Big Oil CEOs Got a Nearly $45 Million Raise
Twenty-eight major oil and gas CEOs collected a whopping $394 million in compensation in 2021.
Prompted by Ginni & Clarence Thomas Debacle, House Dems Schedule Ethics Hearing
Ginni and Clarence Thomas set off “ethical and legal alarm bells,” one Democratic committee member said.
Biden Embraces Some Harm Reduction Policies — But Doubles Down on Drug War
Biden’s recent budget request includes $355 million in additional funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration.