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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.
As Columbia’s Endowment Grows to $14 Billion, Student Workers Demand Living Wage
Three thousand student workers at New York City’s Columbia University are on their fifth week of strike.
Students in Arizona Launch Hunger Strike to Pass Freedom to Vote Act
The cross-partisan group is calling on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to support a change in Senate rules to advance the bill.
House Passes $778 Billion Military Bill as Other Priorities Stall
The bill contains nearly twice as much annual funding as Democrats' flagship social spending and climate bill.