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Alabama Passes Near Total Ban on Abortion
The bill's only exception is grave risk to the mother's life -- not cases of rape and incest.
Despite Threats, Anti-Coup Activists Remain Inside Venezuelan Embassy in DC
Activists have occupied the embassy to prevent it from being taken over by Venezuela's U.S.-backed opposition.
Ex-Iranian Ambassador Warns About US Escalation in Iran
Ambassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian discusses the plan to send as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East.
Arundhati Roy on the Indian Election and Narendra Modi’s Far-Right Agenda
Far-right movements in the U.S. and India embrace caste systems: They believe humans are fundamentally unequal.
Trump Steps Up War on Whistleblowers With Arrest of Veteran
Air Force vet Daniel Hale was charged under the Espionage Act for leaking drone war documents.
Movement Grows to Free Black Women From Jail for Mother’s Day
For the third year in a row, “Black Mama’s Bail Out Day” is raising money to bail black women out of jail.
Rep. Deb Haaland Introduces Bill to Make Uber, Lyft Pay Fair Share of Taxes
Haaland's bill would require companies in the gig economy to pay drivers’ Social Security and Medicare costs.
House Panel Holds Barr in Contempt as Trump Claims Executive Privilege
Meanwhile, the House Intelligence Committee subpoenaed the Justice Department for the unredacted Mueller report.
New York Times Report on Trump’s Taxes May Prompt Fraud Investigation
Trump may have lost more money than nearly any other individual taxpayer and paid no federal income taxes for 10 years.
Georgia’s New “Fetal Heartbeat” Bill Criminalizes Women Who Seek Abortions
On Tuesday, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law one of the country’s most restrictive abortion bans.