News | Immigration AOC: GOP Would Rather Sacrifice Child Labor Laws Than Allow Legal Immigration Republicans “would rather roll back child labor laws … than allow immigrants into their community,” she said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 18, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Republicans Added 27 Anti-Wildlife Measures in FY 2024 Appropriations Bills A new report notes that GOP lawmakers have expressed outright hostility to the survival of endangered species. By Olivia Rosane , CommonDreams January 18, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Iowa Republican Caucus Was a MAGA-Fest, But Iowa Is Far From Representative Only 1 in 20 Iowa voters took part in the ultra-conservative, white-dominated Iowa caucus that solidified Trump’s bid. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout January 16, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections IRS Funding Targeted by GOP Has Allowed Agency to Recover $500M From the Rich Democrats said the IRS’s successes have made it clear that the GOP is trying to protect their wealthy benefactors. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 16, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Business PACs Have Given Election Objectors $108 Million Since Capitol Attacks Over 1,400 corporate PACs and industry trade groups have made contributions to their campaigns or affiliated PACs. By Anna Massoglia , OpenSecrets January 12, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Most Members of Congress Have Been Moral Failures on Gaza Some Democrats who are said to support a ceasefire have only done so with obstructive caveats and preconditions. By Norman Solomon , Salon January 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections House Report Reveals Trump Received $8M in Foreign Payments as President Republicans are seeking to impeach Biden over foreign government payments they have no evidence of. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 4, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Report: Current Congress on Track to Pass Fewest Laws of Any Congress in Decades This session has been marked with chaos and bitter political attacks by the House Republican majority. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Clarence Thomas Repeatedly Pushed for Removing Ban on Speaking Fees for Justices Documents reveal that Thomas hinted he might resign if salaries weren't raised for Supreme Court justices. By Justin Elliott , Joshua Kaplan , Alex Mierjeski , Brett Murphy , ProPublica December 19, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pressley Bill Would Classify Discriminatory Book Bans as Civil Rights Violations The bill would also require public and school libraries to have a diverse book collection. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 18, 2023 Truthout