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Trump Wanted Justice Department to Stop TV Hosts, “SNL” From Making Fun of Him
Trump apparently did not understand that satire was protected speech and repeatedly asked for something to be done.
20 Attorneys General Urge Postal Commission to Reject DeJoy’s Plan to Slow Mail
The postmaster’s plan to further slow mail would only compound the USPS’s service problems, the officials write.
GOP Rejects Green Infrastructure Funding in Face of Historic Drought and Heat
Many western states are seeing record temperatures, drought and water shortages.
By Refusing to Tax the Rich, GOP Set Terms of Bipartisan Infrastructure Debate
Republicans refuse to revise tax cuts for the wealthy, so a bipartisan group looked to raise revenue off everyone else.
Supreme Court Ruled Against Enslaved Children Even as US Celebrated Juneteenth
Child laborers on West African cocoa plantations are beaten, locked up and forced to toil for U.S. corporate profits.
California Rent Forgiveness Shows It’s Possible to Shift Our National Priorities
Government -- local, state and federal -- can actually help us if we invest in people's lives instead of wars.
Filibuster “Conversation” to Happen If GOP Blocks Voting Rights Bill, Psaki Says
Republicans are poised to block a procedural vote on Tuesday that would begin formal debate on the For the People Act.
Rand Paul Sows Confusion by Wrongly Implying COVID Survivors Don’t Need Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that those who previously had COVID-19 should get vaccinated.
Sunrise Movement’s 400-Mile Climate March Ends With Arrests at Ted Cruz’s House
Sunrise campaigners on Monday held signs that said, “Our Homes Flood, Our People Freeze, Cruz Abandons Us.”
Trump Loses to Ron DeSantis as GOP’s Top Pick for 2024, New Poll Finds
Trump has previously stated that if he does run in 2024, he'd consider Gov. Ron DeSantis for his vice president pick.