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Senate Votes Against Biden Vaccine-or-Test Mandate, Thanks to Manchin and Tester
The Republican-led repeal push comes amid the rapid spread of the COVID-19 variant Omicron.
Fuel-Contaminated Water From Aging Navy Facility Sickens Pearl Harbor Families
Hawaii Congressman Kaialii Kahele called the recurring contamination a “crisis of astronomical proportions.”
People in Prison Organize Collectively for Survival. We All Need to Learn How.
“In a death-making institution, the formation of a social life-support system is a rebellious act,” says Kelly Hayes.
Warren Slams Hertz for Raising Prices 147 Percent While Pursuing $2B in Buybacks
The company paid out about $19 million in bonuses to executives surrounding its bankruptcy.
California to Become Abortion Sanctuary If SCOTUS Upends “Roe” Protections
“We'll be a sanctuary” for abortion for the rest of the country, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
Mark Meadows Expected to Join Other Trumpists Charged With Contempt of Congress
The work of the committee grinds on.
Senate Rejects Sanders’s Resolution to Block $650M Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia
The White House issued a statement supporting the sale despite Biden’s promises to help end the war in Yemen.
Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Racial justice leaders are urging Senate Democrats to postpone winter recess until they pass the bills.
Matt Gaetz Says He’s Talked to Donald Trump About Becoming Speaker of the House
There's no requirement for the Speaker to be a member of the House of Representatives.
Ayanna Pressley Introduces Resolution to Remove Lauren Boebert From Committees
Following Boebert’s Islamophobic attacks on Omar, at least 40 Democrats have called for her removal from committees.