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March 16, 2023
Prem Thakker
Senate Moves To Finally Repeal 1991 and 2002 Iraq War Authorizations
The symbolic AUMF vote comes ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
March 16, 2023
Tori Otten
Janet Yellen Trashes GOP Debt Ceiling Plan as “Recipe for Economic and Financial Catastrophe”
The treasury secretary did not mince words on the Republican plan.
March 16, 2023
Tori Otten
U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Skyrocketed in 2021, in Sign That U.S. Is “Not Faring All That Well”
A new CDC report reveals the spike in maternal deaths in the United States, especially among Black Americans.
March 15, 2023
Prem Thakker
A Viral Moment on the Definition of “Woke” Reveals All You Need to Know About the Right’s Attacks
Conservative author Bethany Mandel’s struggle to define the word “woke” spoke volumes.
March 15, 2023
Tori Otten
GOP Rep. Andy Ogles Seems to Have Kept $25,000 From a GoFundMe for a Child Burial Garden
The freshman Republican raised the money using a photo of his stillborn child.
March 15, 2023
Prem Thakker
Instead of Fixing an Already Broken Industry, Government Approves Another Rail Merger
The merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern comes as East Palestine, Ohio, is still recovering from a disastrous train derailment.
March 15, 2023
Tori Otten
Who Is Matthew Kacsmaryk, the Judge Who Could Pull Abortion Pills From the Market?
The Trump-appointed judge is set to issue a decision on mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion. Here’s what his track record reveals.
March 15, 2023
Tori Otten
San Francisco Board Open to Paying Black Residents $5 Million in Reparations
The city’s board of supervisors moved forward a draft plan with suggestions on how to compensate Black residents for centuries of slavery and systemic racism.
March 15, 2023
Prem Thakker
Oklahoma Republicans Stop Bill That Would’ve Banned Hitting Disabled Kids at School
Republican lawmakers read Bible verses and talked about the need for physical discipline, before voting against the bill.
March 15, 2023
Prem Thakker
Environmental Groups Sue Biden Administration to Stop the Invasive Willow Oil Drilling Project
“It’s clear that we can’t count on Biden to keep his word on confronting climate change and halting drilling on public lands.”
March 15, 2023
Tori Otten
Lindsey Graham Suggests Shooting Down Russian Fighter Jets After U.S. Drone Downed
“What would Ronald Reagan do right now?” the Republican senator asked on Fox News.
March 14, 2023
Prem Thakker
Tennessee Is Willing to Give Up Nearly $1.3 Billion in Funding for This Anti-Trans Bill
The Republican legislature’s commitment to knocking down trans rights is astonishing.
March 14, 2023
Tori Otten
Senate Republicans Rebuke DeSantis for Saying Ukraine Is Not a Vital U.S. Interest
“I don’t know what he’s trying to do. Obviously, he doesn’t deal with foreign policy every day as governor.”
March 14, 2023
Prem Thakker
What Is Andrew Cuomo Thinking With the Launch of a “Progressives for Israel” Group?
This is a bizarre move by the disgraced former New York governor.
March 14, 2023
Prem Thakker
Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern for Environmental and Economic Damage After Toxic Train Derailment
Ohio Attorney General David Yost announced the lawsuit against the massive rail company.
March 14, 2023
Tori Otten
Ron DeSantis Is Now Attacking the Hyatt Regency Because It Hosted a Drag Show
The Florida governor has been waging a war on drag and on LGBTQ people in his state.
March 14, 2023
Prem Thakker
Ron DeSantis Wants to Make It a Felony to Have an Undocumented Person in Your Home or Car
A new Florida bill criminalizes not just undocumented Floridians but anyone who associates with them.
March 14, 2023
Tori Otten
After Largest Bank Failure Since 2008, Nancy Mace Says Now Is Not the Time for Politics
The South Carolina representative seems to want to “thoughts-and-prayers” bank regulation.
March 14, 2023
Tori Otten
The New Inflation Report Has Some Signs of Hope
Here’s what you need to know about the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ new consumer price index report.
March 14, 2023
Prem Thakker
Biden to Issue Executive Order Increasing Background Checks on Gun Sales
Biden is expected to sign the order while visiting Monterey Park, California, where a deadly mass shooting took place earlier this year.

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