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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Files a Motion to Oust House Speaker Mike Johnson
Greene said she filed because Johnson forced a vote on continuing resolutions and funding bills to avert a shutdown.
Prominent Jewish Americans Sign Statement Denouncing AIPAC’s Electoral Influence
The statement by prominent Jewish Americans expressed opposition to “the unprecedented and damaging role of AIPAC.”
As VP Harris Visits Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans Call for End to US Colonialism
Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Puerto Rico during a week marking the abolition of slavery and a massacre.
Biden to Forgive $6 Billion in Student Debt for 78,000 Public Service Workers
Those selected to get relief should expect to receive emails as early as next week informing them of this development.
Jared Kushner Calls for Israel to “Move People Out,” “Finish the Job” in Gaza
Kushner also said that Israel should displace Palestinians by moving them to the Negev, an Israeli desert region.
Nearly 1 in 5 GOP Primary Voters on Tuesday Didn’t Vote for Trump
Even if just a sliver of protest voters stay home in November, it could spell disaster for the GOP nominee.
7 in 10 Americans Say Trump’s “Presidential Immunity” Argument Is Bogus
Trump's legal team submitted a brief to the Supreme Court demanding the election subversion case against him be dropped.
Lawsuit Challenging Virginia’s Felony Disenfranchisement Laws Moves Forward
Virginia's expansion of felony disenfranchisement violates an 1870 federal statute, the lawsuit contends.
Critics Decry Trump’s Downplaying of “Bloodbath” Comments
Examined alongside other violent rhetoric he's employed, Trump's comments are deeply troubling, commentators say.
As a Social Worker, I Know Oregon’s Recriminalization of Drugs Impedes Treatment
Oregon’s move to recriminalize drugs sets people up to fail. We need evidence-based help beyond treatment alone.