#EndTheLies, Declare Reproductive Rights Advocates as Senate GOP Pushes 20-Week Abortion Ban
Reproductive rights advocates came together on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning to combat misinformation used by Republican lawmakers to push anti-choice legislation—including a bill currently before Congress that would impose a nationwide 20-week abortion ban. “Instead of listening to the expertise of medical organizations, healthcare providers, and the real-life situations of patients and families, anti-abortion politicians…
Ahead of Key Hearing on US Extradition, Assange Gets 50 Weeks in Prison for UK Bail Violation
The day before a court hearing planned for Thursday on the U.S. Justice Department’s request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, a British judge sentenced him to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago, when he first took refuge at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. “What is at…
Staffers for Top Democrats Reportedly Attended 'Luxury' Retreat Hosted by Lobbyists Fighting Medicare for All
As nurses, doctors, and ordinary Americans ramped up their nationwide effort to build support for Medicare for All at the grassroots level and in Congress, staffers for some of America’s top Democratic lawmakers reportedly attended a “luxury” retreat hosted by corporate lobbyists working to undermine the growing push for single-payer. According to The Intercept‘s Lee…
'Grotesque and Dehumanizing' Conditions of Border Facilities Detailed in Photos and New Report by Inspector General
A scathing new report from the Office of the Inspector General on Tuesday says that the number of detainees held in U.S. detention centers is at crisis levels and represents an “immediate risk” to the health and safety of everyone in the facilities. Overcrowding at Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) facilities is due to the…
New York Dem announces bid to lead Dem House campaign arm
New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D) on Saturday announced his candidacy to lead the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the House Democrats’ campaign arm. In a note to his Democratic colleagues obtained by The Atlantic’s Elaina Plott, Maloney touted his “proven fundraising strength” as well as his success in New York’s 18th congressional district,…
Florida New Members 2019
Rep.-elect Michael Waltz (R-Fla.-06) DATE OF BIRTH: Jan. 31, 1974RESIDENCE: St. Augustine Beach, Fla.OCCUPATION: BusinessmanEDUCATION: B.S., Virginia Military InstituteFAMILY: Wife, Brenda; one daughter ADVERTISEMENT After a long career of military service, Michael Waltz will now be serving his country in Congress, replacing former Rep. Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisGOP tentatively decides on Jacksonville for site of…
GOP operatives dig for dirt against rising star O’Rourke
Republicans are feverishly digging into Beto O’Rourke’s past, a sign they view the former Texas congressman as a potential threat if he wins the Democratic presidential nomination. GOP organizations and political action committees have spent recent weeks delving into multiple areas of O’Rourke’s life, from his voting record to a drunken driving arrest in 1998.…
'Beyond Barbaric': Internal Govt Report Reveals Migrants Forced to Stand on Toilets for Breathing Space at Overcrowded US Detention Center
A federal immigrant detention facility in El Paso, Texas is so unsanitary and overcrowded that migrants held by the Trump administration were forced to wear “soiled clothing for days or weeks” at a time and stand on toilets to find breathing space in their cells. That’s according to a not-yet-released report by the Department of…
Over 1,351 Climate Strikes in 110 Countries Planned for Friday as Global Revolt Escalates
Two months after what was reportedly the largest international climate demonstration ever, young people around the world are expected to make history again on Friday with a second global climate strike. Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg, who began the global movement in which students around the world have walked out of their classrooms on a weekly basis…
New Report Exposes Pentagon's Massive Contributions to Climate Crisis Post-9/11
From the 2001 launch of the so-called War on Terror to 2017, the Pentagon generated at least 1.2 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases—with annual rates exceeding the planet-warming emissions of industrialized countries such as Portugal or Sweden—according to new research. Boston University professor Neta C. Crawford details the U.S. Department of Defense’s massive contributions…