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Democrats Temporarily Lose Senate Majority as Leahy Heads for Hip Surgery
“It could be over for the Senate Dems now,” a policy expert said after Sen. Patrick Leahy suffered a serious fall.
Poll: SCOTUS Anti-Abortion Ruling Could Motivate Strong Dem Turnout in Midterms
51 percent of voters say they're more likely to support a candidate that backs a federal law enshrining abortion rights.
To Win Midterms, Sanders Tells Democrats to Take Fight Directly to GOP
Democrats need to expose Republicans as “tools of special interests,” the Vermont senator said.
Dems Face Midterm Defeats If Sinema and Manchin Keep Obstructing, Sanders Says
Bernie Sanders warned that Democrats could see low voter turnout in the 2022 midterms if they don’t change course soon.
Anti-Terrorism Bill Targeting White Supremacists Puts House GOP on the Defensive
Progressives put civil liberties “guardrails” in the domestic terrorism bill passed by the House this week.
Democratic Leadership Sided With Corporatists to Fight Progressives in Primaries
Super PACs, corporatist Dems and oligarchs tried to shut out the voices of the people in these races, says Nina Turner.
Let’s End the Shame of Student Debt While Calling for Its Cancellation
To reduce income inequality, we need to reject “debt shaming” and insist on cancellation of student debt.
In Historic Vote, Congressional Staffers Win Right to Unionize
Congressional staffers will now be able to start forming unions on an office-by-office basis.
As US Marks 1 Million COVID Deaths, Biden Has Dropped Most Pandemic Protections
After 1 million COVID deaths, the Biden administration must make significant global investments to end the pandemic.
Americans Would Be More Likely to Vote for Democrats If They Pass a Climate Bill
Nearly half of voters say they’d be more likely to vote for Democrats this fall if Congress passed a clean energy bill.