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The GOP Would Rather Hold Hungry Families Hostage Than Tax the Wealthy
The GOP, unable to destroy the social safety net through normal legislative processes, has turned to blackmail.

Sinema Illegally Used $180K in Campaign Funds on Lavish Trips, Complaint Alleges
In April 2022, Sinema seemingly spent $8,500 in campaign funds at a Ritz-Carlton hotel to run in the Boston Marathon.

NAACP Issues Travel Advisory to Florida Over Anti-Black History Education Laws
The advisory implores current residents to "defeat the regressive policies of this Governor and this state legislature."

GOP Demands Larger Pentagon Budget Amid Continued Push to Slash Aid Programs
Republicans are reportedly demanding even stricter work requirements than they originally proposed for SNAP recipients.

Fascism Is Rising, But It Does Not Have to Be Our Future
Fascism won’t be defeated with reactive organizing. We need long-term strategy.

House Republicans Attempt to Block Poultry Regulation Opposed by GOP Megadonor
Republican megadonor Ron Cameron owns a massive poultry company that has been working to kill the regulation.

Report: Archives Has Proof Trump Knew He Couldn’t Declassify Docs on His Own
Trump has wrongly claimed, several times, that he could declassify documents just by thinking about doing so.

Americans Have Less Trust in Supreme Court Than Ever, Poll Finds
The proportion of people with “hardly any” confidence in the Supreme Court has shot up by 15 points since 2021.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Yet Another Plan to Impeach Biden
Greene made impeachment filings against four Biden officials this week and introduced charges against Biden in 2021.

Historic New York Bill Aims to End Funding of Illegal Israeli Settlements
While praised by human rights organizations, the bill is already facing backlash from pro-Israel lawmakers.