News | Reproductive Rights Senator: Republicans Will “100 Percent” Pass Abortion Ban If They Win Congress Republicans have already been shoving anti-abortion provisions into a wide swath of bills. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 18, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Democrats Are Pushing for a George Santos Censure Vote Democrats are planning to try to force a vote on the issue before the August recess. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Only 4 Democrats Vote for $886B Defense Bill After GOP Adds Anti-Abortion Rider The bill passed by a slim margin after Republicans attached provisions attacking trans people and abortion access. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Progressive Orgs Say Dems Should Fully Fund IRS After GOP Betrayal on Debt Deal GOP actions have nullified an agreement requiring cuts to the IRS, argued several economic justice groups. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams July 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health House Republicans Propose Cutting Federal Funds for Clean Water Programs by 64% "[The] proposal threatens the very safety of our country's water and wastewater systems," said Food & Water Watch. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams July 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Democrats Have a Real Shot at Winning the House Again in 2024 All 435 seats are up for grabs, but several aspects of next year's races are favorable to Democrats. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republicans Are Looking to Give Themselves $8,000 Raises While Slashing Welfare The minimum wage and House pay have remained the same since 2009 — but Republicans only want to raise one of the two. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 13, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace GOP Tanks Bipartisan Global Ban on Cluster Munitions Republicans instead advanced a proposal banning delivery of the widely prohibited weapons only to Ukraine. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 13, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republicans Unveil Sweeping Bill to Massively Suppress Voters Ahead of 2024 The bill is the product of years of Republican fearmongering over Trump’s election lies. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 11, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections A Jan. 6 “Moms” Group Funded by Big Lie Donors Is Stoking Voter Suppression The right-wing extremist group “Moms for America” has been flying under the radar as it works to undermine our rights. By Alyssa Bowen , Truthout July 9, 2023 Truthout