Casey Quinlan, Michigan Advance Construction workers who work on federal projects are poised to receive better wages and worker protections under a Department of Labor rule touted by Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday. Speaking at a union hall in Philadelphia, Harris praised the Biden administration’s economic agenda and pointed …

On Wednesday, a dramatic incident unfolded in Provo, Utah, where the FBI shot and killed a man named Craig Deleeuw Robertson while executing a warrant at his residence. Robertson had allegedly made serious online threats to not only President Joe Biden but also to New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg. This …

Special Counsel Jack Smith acquired a search warrant earlier this year for the Twitter account belonging to former President Donald Trump, the handle @realDonaldTrump. New court documents have shed light on this previously undisclosed development. At the outset, Twitter resisted complying with the search warrant issued on January 17. This …

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Tuesday introduced legislation that would prohibit the inclusion of medical debt—which impacts more than 100 million people across the U.S.—on credit or consumer reports. “The use of credit reports—which frequently contain errors—is now more than ever a huge barrier to a thriving …

Grace Panetta Originally published by The 19th Ohio voters rejected an effort that would have made it harder to pass citizen-led ballot initiatives, in a rebuke of Republican efforts to block an expansion of abortion rights that’s on the ballot in November. Issue 1, which would have raised the threshold …

Matt Vasilogambros, Pennsylvania Capital-Star The year started out strong for advocates trying to make it easier for people with felony convictions to regain their voting rights. In March, the Democratic-led legislatures in Minnesota and New Mexico enacted measures that cleared a pathway for residents serving prison time for felonies to …

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Democrats on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Monday slammed the Republican leadership’s ongoing attacks on federal nutrition assistance, specifically criticizing members of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s team for floating eligibility restrictions on top of those already imposed by the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement. “You have seen …

President Joe Biden warmly welcomed the Houston Astros on Monday to honor their 2022 World Series victory. The team, including players, coaches, manager Dusty Baker, and owner Jim Crane, joined the president at the White House to celebrate their achievement. During the event in the East Room, President Biden praised …

Julia Conley, Common Dreams Recent polling in Ohio has shown that a majority of residents disapprove of a proposed measure that will be on ballots across the state in a special election on Tuesday, but abortion rights advocates have spent recent days warning voters that failing to block the proposal …

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was greeted at his home state’s premier political event over the weekend with loud boos and chants of “retire!” as the longtime Republican leader faces increased scrutiny following a series of recent health incidents. As McConnell opened his speech at Kentucky’s annual Fancy Farm picnic, …

Ariana Figueroa, Idaho Capital Sun On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, in which 23 people were murdered, more than 160 religious, civil rights and immigrant advocacy groups called on congressional leaders to denounce lawmakers who use white supremacist, anti-immigrant rhetoric, arguing …

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Four Georgia district attorneys filed a lawsuit this week to stop the creation of a new disciplinary committee that has the power to remove county prosecutors from public office. The plaintiffs in the state lawsuit accuse Gov. Brian Kemp and other GOP lawmakers of passing legislation …

Olivia Rosane, Common Dreams Former President Donald Trump lashed out on social media Sunday against the judge who was assigned to try his case in an indictment charging him with conspiring to remain in power after losing the 2020 presidential election. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who was appointed by …

Ariana Figueroa, Florida Phoenix A federal appeals court last week decided to allow the Biden administration to keep in place a temporary two-year rule that restricts asylum at the U.S. border, while the legal challenges to a lower court’s ruling play out. The decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court …

Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch Former President Donald Trump said in a speech Friday in Alabama that he wears as a “badge of honor” his recent indictment on charges of attempting to subvert the 2020 presidential election. In a nearly hour-long speech at a Montgomery fundraising dinner for the Alabama …