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Wisconsin Lawmaker Says Trump Is Still Pressuring Him to Decertify 2020 Election
Trump's demands to decertify Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin have been “very consistent,” one state lawmaker said.
It’s Time for Congress to End US Involvement in the Saudi-Led War on Yemen
Saudi Arabia could resume its bombing campaign and blockade of Yemen when the ceasefire expires at the end of July.
It’s Time for Public Power. New York State Could Lead the Way.
It's time to take electrical power generation and distribution out of the hands of polluting, for-profit corporations.
National Archives Probes Potentially Illegal Deletion of Secret Service Texts
The agency has asked the Secret Service to determine whether or not the texts were, in fact, illegally deleted.
Garland Issues Memo Shielding Political Candidates From DOJ Inquiries
The directive requires any inquiry into candidates running for president to be approved by the attorney general first.
US Counted Over 126,000 New COVID Infections Yesterday. What Are We Doing?
How much we come to regret our inaction will be counted in corpses once the snow melts.
The Attack on Abortion Is an Attack on Democracy Itself
The Christian nationalists targeting abortion are also engaged in attacks on voting, education, and other basic rights.
Manchin Has Spent Years Funneling $15M to Preserve Valley Where He Owns a Condo
While blocking all climate initiatives, Sen. Joe Manchin funneled federal funds to protect Canaan Valley.
House Moves to Codify Marriage Equality Threatened by “Extremist Justices”
Even though the bill has bipartisan support, it faces difficult odds of passage in the Senate due to the filibuster.
The Value of the Federal Minimum Wage Is at a 66-Year Low
Every day of inaction from Congress extends the longest period in history without a federal minimum wage raise.