Democracy defenders on Tuesday applauded as Democratic leaders from both chambers of Congress came together to reintroduce the Freedom to Vote Act, which aims to improve voter access and electoral administration, boost election integrity, and increase civic participation and empowerment. “Today’s introduction of the Freedom to Vote Act is the …
Read More »Jill Biden Touts ‘Bidenomics’ In Pittsburgh Stop
Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star First Lady Jill Biden told a gathering of elected officials and union members in Pittsburgh on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s administration had kept pledges made during the 2020 campaign to bolster the region’s workforce and create more jobs. “Two years ago, my husband stood in …
Read More »Texas Investigating Claim That DPS Troopers Were Told To Push Migrants Back Into The Rio Grande And Deny Them Water
Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune A state trooper’s claims that superiors ordered officers at the border in Eagle Pass to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water has sparked a state investigation, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Tuesday. The trooper also reported that …
Read More »House Progressives Leader Apologizes For Israel Comments
Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat and the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, apologized Sunday for saying at a progressive activist conference a day prior that Israel is “a racist state.” Jayapal’s impromptu response to pro-Palestine protesters at the Netroots Nation conference in Chicago …
Read More »16 Michigan Republicans Charged With Felonies In 2020 Fake Elector Scheme
Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged 16 residents in the state in the investigation into a false electors scheme following the 2020 presidential election, including Michigan GOP National Committeewoman Kathy Berden and former Michigan GOP Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock. It is believed that these 16 …
Read More »Trump Says He Has Been Told He Is A Target Of Special Counsel’s Jan. 6 Investigation
Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch Donald Trump has received a target letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith, he said Tuesday, indicating another indictment of the former president is likely over his role in encouraging the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump posted to his social media site, …
Read More »Injunction Blocks Enforcement Of New Abortion Restrictions In Iowa
Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch An Iowa judge on Monday issued an injunction that prevents the state from enforcing a new law that seeks to ban almost all abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. The temporary injunction was issued three days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure into …
Read More »Republican Attorneys General Demand Access To Out-Of-State Abortion Medical Records
Republican Attorneys General in 19 states have joined together in an effort to prevent the federal government from shielding the medical records of those who cross state lines to obtain legal abortion or gender-affirming care from investigations in their home state. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) …
Read More »Georgia Supreme Court Rejects ‘Desperate and Frivolous’ Attempt by Trump to Kill 2020 Probe
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected a bid by former President Donald Trump—who is seeking the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination—to effectively end Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ probe into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The former president’s legal team last week filed petitions with …
Read More »Biden EPA Launches $20 Billion Initiative to Boost Green Economy
President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday opened a pair of grant competitions with a combined $20 billion in public funding designed to “mobilize private capital into clean technology projects.” The initiative aims to “create good-paying jobs and lower energy costs for American families, especially in low-income and disadvantaged communities, while …
Read More »GOP Advances Bill That Could Remove 220,000 Teachers From Classrooms
House Democrats warned that hundreds of thousands of teachers could lose their jobs if legislation advanced Friday by a Republican-controlled appropriations subcommittee becomes law. The panel’s draft Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill for the coming fiscal year calls for nearly $64 billion in total …
Read More »House Republicans Pass Overhaul Of Federal Elections System Out Of Committee
by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder On a party-line vote, the U.S. Committee on House Administration on Thursday night passed a bill that would enact strict new voting laws for states, such as requiring copies of IDs for voting by mail, and set penalties for states that allow voting by noncitizens …
Read More »Progressives Say IRS Cuts Should Be ‘Off the Table’ as GOP Reneges on Debt Ceiling Deal
Julia Conley, Common Dreams More than a dozen economic justice groups on Friday called on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee to move forward with fully funding the Internal Revenue Service, arguing that Republican actions have nullified a debt ceiling deal struck by the Biden White House and GOP leaders. Under …
Read More »800,000 People Are Getting Student Debt Relief. Here’s Who Qualifies.
Nadra Nittle Originally published by The 19th Weeks after the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan in June, many borrowers on Friday received some welcome news about loan relief: The Department of Education announced that it will discharge $39 billion in federal student debt for about …
Read More »Defense Bill That Targets Abortion Access, Trans Health, Racial Equity Passes House
Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder The U.S. House approved Friday an annual defense authorization bill loaded with GOP rollbacks of Pentagon policies on abortion and transgender health care, as well as efforts to boost racial equity. Republican amendments targeting social policy issues turned a typically bipartisan measure preserving the nation’s military …
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