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NRA Tweets Text of Second Amendment After Shooter Kills 10 in Boulder, Colorado
The Boulder shooting has once again drawn attention to the role of the NRA and gun manufacturers in fueling this crisis.
DeJoy’s Plan to Supposedly Fix the USPS Could Make Mail Delivery Even Slower
A soon-to-be-released plan for the USPS will reportedly include changes that will slow already sluggish service.
DOJ Official Says Trump, Capitol Breach Attackers May Be Charged With Sedition
Sedition is defined as conspiring to “overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States.”
DC Statehood Bill, Supported by Majority of Americans, to Get Hearing on Monday
A recent poll shows that 54 percent of Americans back making Washington, D.C. the 51st state in the U.S.
Lindsey Graham Vows to Filibuster Voting Rights Bill Until He Collapses
Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox News that he “would talk 'til I fell over” if Democrats revive the talking filibuster.
Parties Charge A Lot for Committee and Leadership Roles. Corporations Benefit.
Secretive policies enforced by the two parties directly link legislative and political power to campaign fundraising.
Chomsky: Biden’s Early Agenda Gives Hope, But Activist Pressure Must Not Cease
Renowned public intellectual Noam Chomsky discusses President Joe Biden’s first months in office.
AOC Introduces Bill Giving Puerto Rico Pathway to Self-Determination
“It is fundamentally incompatible for an open democracy to have subjects,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday.
More Than 50 House Democrats Call on Biden to Fire Postal Board
Lawmakers accused the board of complicity with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's sabotage of the mail service.
GOP Senator Blocks Bill to Protect Stimulus Checks From Debt Collectors
Rules on reconciliation made it impossible to provide protections when the stimulus bill was first passed.