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Sanders Introduces Bill to Establish 32-Hour Workweek in US With No Loss of Pay
Major labor unions, including the UAW and the AFL-CIO, have endorsed the new legislation.

WA Activists and Researchers Use Live Video Feed to Document Deportation Flights
Privately run deportation flights have generated troubling reports of passenger mistreatment and in-flight emergencies.

16 Attorneys General From Red States Threaten to Sue Maine for Health Care Bill
The bill protects providers offering gender-affirming care to patients from states where such care is prohibited.

Biden’s Use of the Slur “Illegal” Underscores His Rightward Lurch on Immigration
Trump’s border plan is fascist. Why is the Democratic Party ceding rhetorical ground rather than confronting the right?

Washington Primary’s “Uncommitted” Vote Surpasses Organizers’ Expectations
“Voters have strongly rejected Biden's funding of Israel's war in Gaza at the polls,” said one organizer.

Cori Bush’s Gazan SOTU Guest: Congress Is “Complicit in the Murder of My Family”
Intimaa Salama attended the State of the Union while mourning for 35 family members killed by Israel in Gaza.

Biden and Trump Secure Party Nominations But Face Notably Low Voter Enthusiasm
A new poll shows that less than half of voters overall describe themselves as “enthusiastic” for the 2024 race.

More Children Killed in 4 Months of War on Gaza Than in 4 Years of Global War
Meanwhile, Israel’s invasion of Rafah looms with no truce in sight.

NAACP Letter to Student Athletes: Reconsider Choosing Florida
The University of Florida closed its DEI programs in response to a law Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last year.

Report: Trump Asked Musk to Purchase Truth Social Site Last Summer
Musk and Trump also met earlier this month in Palm Beach, Florida, with a group of Republican donors.