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Obama Announces Order Allowing Millions of Undocumented Immigrants Safety, for Now
President Obama's executive order will allow some 5 million immigrants the right to live and work legally.
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Senate Narrowly Rejects Keystone XL Amidst Protests by Climate Activists
The Keystone XL pipeline is a political football in Washington, but activists say it would make a devastating contribution to climate change.
Now That the Senate Has Picked New Leaders, Will We Get New Policies?
With a short lame duck session to finish first, 2015 already looks like a legislative session that will be full of butting heads, dueling policies, and outside action groups …
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The Pentagon Wants $5 Billion for Iraq-Syria War? Three Reasons to Oppose
Congress still has not debated and voted to authorize use of military force in Iraq and Syria.
What Do Joni Ernst’s Senate Win and Support for Embryo “Personhood” Really Tell Us?
Stop saying Joni Ernst won because she ran from her personhood stance.
US Chamber of Commerce Dominates Undisclosed Spending in Congressional Races
The chamber has spent almost as much as the next two dark money groups combined, Public Citizen's US chamber watch program finds.
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Concerned About ISIS, but Also About Endless War? Back Limits on the Use of Force
Polls show the majority of Americans think that Congress should debate and vote to use military force.
When It Comes to Torture, Silence Is Bipartisan
The clock is ticking down on the Committee's effort to release a public accounting of our nationu2019s failed and repugnant torture program.
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ISIS vs. Ebola: A Blank Check to Bomb ISIS While Funding to Fight Ebola Is Slashed
A stunning disproportion in spending on ISIS versus Ebola crises highlights a fatal distortion in US priorities.
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An Appeal From Okinawa to the US Congress
The fact that the governments of Japan and the United States should be committed to a project against the wishes of “most” of the people of Okinawa should in …