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I’ve Seen Firsthand the Heartbreak of ICE Detention. This Must End.
No one should be forced to spend a holiday -- or any other day -- jailed in a detention center, away from their family.
Trump’s Latest Attack on the Environment May Be His Most Alarming Yet
Frontline communities whose air and water quality have suffered under already-lax policies will be most impacted.
The Trump Administration Just Opened a New Immigrant Prison in Rural Michigan
But a statewide coalition of activists aims to shut it down.
47 Years After “Roe v. Wade,” Theoretical Abortion Rights Are Not Enough
A right to abortion is meaningless if it cannot be exercised.
Senate Urged to Convict Trump After GAO Says Freezing Ukraine Aid Was Illegal
The GAO, a federal watchdog agency, says the White House broke the law by withholding aid to Ukraine.
Trump Has Suspended Nearly 50 Laws to Build the Wall
Laws protecting lands, wildlife and the public interest have been cast aside.
A Christian Nationalist Group Is Quietly Shaping Bills for State Legislatures
Seemingly disparate anti-LGBTQ, anti-choice bills can all be traced to a handbook produced by theocrats.
States Can’t Protect Themselves From the Harmful Effects of ACA Repeal
The Trump administration and 18 state attorneys general are asking courts to declare the entire ACA unconstitutional.
Trump Administration Proposes Death-Dealing Rule Change for Disability Benefits
Adding bureaucratic hurdles could discourage many from receiving social security benefits that they need to survive.
Democrats Move to War Powers Vote as Iran Tensions Escalate
The Trump administration pressured lawmakers to not discuss the legality of unilateral military action against Iran.