News | Politics & Elections Vance Has Missed Every Single Senate Vote Since Being Named Trump’s VP Choice Vance hasn't cast a single vote in the Senate for the past 10 weeks. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 25, 2024 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Manchin Derides Harris Over Aim to End Filibuster to Protect Reproductive Rights Three-quarters of Americans believe ending the filibuster will likely have a positive outcome for the country. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 25, 2024 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Anti-Trans Policy Pushed by Project 2025 Passes Dem-Controlled Senate Committee Transgender care for members of the military and their dependents is under threat more than ever before. By Erin Reed , ErinInTheMorning July 12, 2024 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights GOP Senators Block Bill to Enshrine Contraception Protections Republicans filibustered the advancement of the bill, which would have codified the right to access birth control. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 6, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections TN Senate GOP Passes Bill Allowing Teachers to Carry Concealed Guns in Schools Gun control advocates, including families of mass shooting survivors, condemned the legislation. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams April 10, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Joe Lieberman Backed the Iraq War and Opposed the Public Option The former senator and vice presidential candidate died at 82 on Wednesday. By Common Dreams Staff , CommonDreams March 28, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media Bipartisan TikTok Crackdown Comes Amid Rising Anti-China Rhetoric The focus on TikTok misses the real threat of Big Tech, says information studies professor Ramesh Srinivasan. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! March 14, 2024 Truthout
News | War & Peace Senators to Biden: US Law Forbids Arming Israel If It Keeps Blocking Aid to Gaza Palestinians are dying of starvation after months of incessant Israeli bombing and attacks on humanitarian convoys. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams March 12, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Mitch McConnell Will Be Remembered for Throwing Trump a Political Life Raft McConnell formally endorses Trump and after 40 years in power, departs a Senate GOP in thrall to the former president. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout March 7, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections “McConnell’s Legacy Has Been One of Obstruction,” Says Sen. Jeff Merkley Merkley describes McConnell’s use of the filibuster as having “broken the cycle in which government can function.” By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! February 29, 2024 Truthout