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After House Republicans embarrassed themselves for weeks before picking a new Speaker, they settled on a relative unknown—Rep. Mike Johnson—hoping to hide their extremism. Make no mistake about it. The GOP choice for Speaker is Jim Jordan with a jacket...

As the Supreme Court kicks off its new term this October, the docket is filled with cases that could reshape America—from gun rights and social media censorship to racial gerrymandering and access to reproductive health care. With ethical controversies and...

The walls are closing in on Donald Trump. Four of his co-conspirators (including attorneys Sidney Powell & Jenna Ellis) in the Georgia case have pled guilty and are now cooperating with authorities. Judges in two of his trials have imposed gag...

As global powers convene to deliberate the future of nuclear armament, The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a global effort to avert nuclear disaster, needs our support more than ever. With global tensions and conflicts on the rise,...

As war wages between Israel and Hamas, Americans of Arab, Jewish, and Muslim backgrounds are experiencing a rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia here at home in the U.S. No one should encounter discrimination, endure violence, or live in fear because of...

The January 6 insurrection was a direct attack on the foundation of our democratic institutions, only made worse by the fact that the former sitting president, Donald Trump, incited the violence that day. Trump's actions and his continued propagation of...

In an audacious and deeply troubling move, House Republicans have called for a formal impeachment inquiry targeting President Joe Biden. This announcement comes despite the glaring absence of concrete evidence linking the President to any criminal...

For 30-plus years, Clarence Thomas has served on the U.S. Supreme Court where he helped overturn the right to abortion, eviscerated the Voting Rights Act, gutted environmental protections and turned on the flow of corporate money that would corrupt our...

The student loan payment process, meant to be straightforward, is growing more complex and challenging. Recently student loan servicer MOHELA neglected to send timely billing statements to 2.5 million borrowers in a glaring example of systemic failure that...

Every day, we hear news of another mass shooting, another life lost, another community shattered. The common denominator? Assault weapons. These firearms have no place in our neighborhoods. Congress must take action and ban assault weapons. The...

Congress passed a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown and continue funding government programs through January 2024 with a glaring omission–they did not include extra aid money for low-income parents, children, and infants. Congress...

According to a newly released report, the expiration of pandemic-era public assistance programs like the expanded Child Tax Credit led to increased poverty rates across all racial and ethnic groups. This isn't just a setback; it's a policy failure that...

George Santos is a demonstrated liar who does not belong in the United States Congress. He is facing a 23 count indictment ranging from wire fraud to false statements to theft of public money and has been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. ...

Yes, the threat of a government shutdown still looms large, with severe consequences for millions of Americans. While a temporary deal was reached to avert a government shutdown in October, Congress only has until November 17 to pass yet another funding...

After repeatedly failing to pick a leader, House Republicans have finally elected Rep. Mike Johnson as the next Speaker. Johnson is an election denier, supporter of the Big Lie, and played a key role in the attempts to overturn the 2020 election. But...

Donald Trump's legal team is shamelessly exploiting delay tactics, seeking to postpone his legal proceedings amid serious state and federal charges. With court dates set in January, March, and May, Trump is using every tactic in the book to postpone,...

In 2022, Americans voted in record numbers, with 52.2% of the citizen voting-age population participating. However, about 30% of eligible Americans remain unregistered to vote despite robust efforts from civic voter registration programs. This gap in...

On August 14, 2023, a grand jury in Fulton County, GA, indicted Donald Trump and 19 co-conspirators (including Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Mark Meadows) for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. This follows three previous...

According to the Census Bureau, child poverty more than doubled from 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2022. The overall poverty rate also had the largest one-year jump on record. This was no accident. In December 2021, Congress failed to extend the federal child...

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans are out of control. The new Black history standards approved by the Florida State Board of Education include revisionist and offensive language suggesting that some Black people benefited from slavery because it...

To address the looming global catastrophe of climate change, the United Nations is calling on global leaders to phase out fossil fuels. However, despite President Biden’s verbal commitment to climate goals, his administration has and continues to approve...

Universal Basic Income is a lifeline that empowers everyone to live with dignity and freedom. It's a monthly stipend, no strings attached. Imagine the possibilities: less stress over bills, more opportunities for education, and the freedom to pursue...

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution enshrines the right to the right to practice any religion, or no religion at all. This tenet is critical in maintaining an environment of religious freedom, diversity, and pluralism. However, recent...

It has been over one year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Now, one in three have lost access to abortion. In low-income communities of color, the effects have been even harsher. And tens of thousands have traveled to another state to seek...

In the aftermath of Maui's tragic wildfires, predatory land developers are cold calling survivors and lurking around emergency shelters to speak with residents of Lāhainā. Not to offer help or give comfort in the wake of a tragedy — but to capitalize on...

MAGA Republicans, led by Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), have ousted Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. This is the first such removal in congressional history. Gaetz initiated McCarthy's removal from his leadership position after McCarthy relied on Democratic...

Excellent news: Federal Communications Commission Chair (FCC) Jessica Rosenworcel has announced plans to restore net neutrality! Without basic net neutrality protections, corporations like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T are able to block, throttle, and...

Union contracts for nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) expired on September 14 after the ‘Big 3’ motor companies—Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler)—refused to negotiate in good faith with workers. This is the first time in...

The Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has recommended that cannabis, or marijuana, be reclassified as a Schedule III drug, down from a Schedule I, under the Controlled Substances Act. In other words, the Biden admin is seeking...

Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown by passing a 47-day clean funding bill, but it did not include necessary funding for Ukraine. We must press Congress to approve Ukraine aid immediately. As President Biden warned Congress on October 1st: "we...

Partisan gerrymandering is as un-democratic as it gets–drawing a voting map that helps a political party illegally–and Republicans have been shamelessly pursuing it in recent years. Unable to trust the voters to pick who they want to represent them, GOP...

Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court in April. But before she can try a single case, Republicans are now threatening impeachment. When voters elect someone, politicians can’t overturn the election...

In August, we saw a deadly and devastating wildfire hit Maui, Hawaii due to dry conditions and hurricane-induced winds exacerbated by the climate crisis. And that’s on top of this summer’s record shattering heat waves that hit much of the U.S. and Europe,...

Donald Trump has now been indicted by four separate grand juries of everyday Americans. In Fulton County, GA, Trump and 19 co-conspirators (including Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Mark Meadows) were indicted for attempting to overturn the...

Medicaid is a health program that serves 90+ million low-income children, pregnant people, adults, seniors, and people with disabilities in the United States. Federal and state governments jointly finance Medicaid, but state governments administer and run...

Fossil fuel companies have known about the threat of the climate crisis at least since the 1970s, when the industry predicted global warming with incredible accuracy. Still, these corporations have spent billions to spread doubt and misinformation about...

District Attorney Fani Willis has overseen the sweeping legal case in Georgia against Donald Trump, bringing an indictment against Trump for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss. Since taking on this high-profile case, Willis has become a target of...

The United States Postal Service continues to languish under Trump-holdover Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s failing leadership. DeJoy’s dangerous 10-year privatization plan for the USPS remains a real threat to workers, consumers, and our entire postal...

Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House Speaker on the 15th ballot with the help of Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the extremists have owned him ever since. First, they threatened the full faith and credit of the United States to demand outrageous cuts....

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion is now banned or tightly restricted in 21 states. But we can fight back and win, and help elect more and better Democrats, since abortion rights remain popular in swing states, and even in...

Public transparency is our best defense against corruption and disinformation. As the case against Donald Trump goes to court for his illegal actions around January 6–including conspiracy to violate civil rights, conspiracy to defraud the United States...

Every federal judge in this country–except the nine justices of the Supreme Court–are bound by a code of ethics that prevents blatant conflicts of interest. Without a code of ethics or accountability, Justice Clarence Thomas has been able to accept...

As law enforcement continues to claim the lives of unarmed individuals across the country, officers are increasingly shielded from accountability due to qualified immunity—a legal doctrine that strictly limits the right to sue police officers and other...

The United States has surpassed 400 mass shootings in 2023, on pace for a record-breaking year in gun violence with an average of nearly two mass shootings a day. Gun violence is the leading cause of death among children and teens. This is devastating...

Our nation is reeling as we deal with repeated instances of gun violence that seem to have no end. There have been 164 mass shootings so far in 2023, averaging about 1.5 per day. Yet, certain political factions refuse to take action, partly because of the...

Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans have declared war on education, and the impacts are no joke. First, the state Board of Education passed new Black history standards that repeated discredited and deeply offensive claims that Black people somehow...

Ohio Republicans are so afraid of the voters passing a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights that they tried making it harder for voters to have their say. The good news? They failed. The abortion measure will now be on the November 2023...

As of August 15, 2023, Donald Trump has been indicted four times, for a total of 91 criminal charges in four different jurisdictions. A grand jury in Fulton County indicted Trump and 19 co-conspirators (including Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman,...

The inhumanity at our borders must end. Texas state troopers have been caught in horrific acts against asylum-seekers, proving yet again that the state's treatment of immigrants is immoral, unacceptable, and frankly, inhumane. Under the leadership of...

Rehabilitation, not punishment, should be the cornerstone of our penal system. House Democrats introduced the Solitary Confinement Reform Act, a bill that would broadly ban the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons, jails, and detention centers....