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480 State Legislators Send Open Letter Asking Congress to Pass Voting Rights Bills

In an open letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), 480 state legislators ask Congress to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. In the letter, the lawmakers,…

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One of the Biggest Democratic Super PACs Has Pledged $20 Million for Voting Rights Initiatives Ahead of 2022

Priorities USA, one of the biggest Democratic Super PACs, has pledged $20 million for voting rights initiatives ahead of the 2022 election cycle. The group’s announcement is aimed at actions by Republicans to restrict voting access and will comprise a digital effort that will include “a series of extensive voter information campaigns, going beyond a…

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Trump Suggested Sending Americans Infected with Covid-19 to Guantanamo Bay

According to Washington Post journalists Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta, who authored the new book, Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration’s Response to the Pandemic That Changed History, former President Donald Trump reportedly suggested sending Americans infected with Covid-19 to Guantanamo Bay in a bid to cut down on the number of cases on United…

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Beto O’Rourke Says He Supports Joe Manchin’s Voting Rights Compromise

During an appearance on CNN, former Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) said he supports Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-W. Va.) policy demands on voter reform for the Senate to pass the For the People Act. Manchin’s demands include banning partisan gerrymandering; requiring voter identification with new alternatives, such as a utility bill; mandating at least 15 consecutive days…

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Stacey Abrams Backs Joe Manchin’s Voting Rights Compromise

Speaking to CNN, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams says she supports Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-W. Va.) policy demands on voter reform for the Senate to pass the For the People Act. Manchin’s demands include banning partisan gerrymandering; requiring voter identification with new alternatives, such as a utility bill; mandating at…

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Florida Joins the List of GOP-led States Banning Critical Race Theory

Back in September, two months before losing the election to Joe Biden, when Donald Trump was repeating the fallacy either he win the election or it’s “rigged,†Trump announced the formation of the “1776 Commission,†a retaliation against The New York Times’ Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project,†dedicated to chronicling the country’s history beginning the year Europeans shipped the first enslaved…

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Opinion: #Cancel Culture: Jeffery Toobin, Chris Matthews, and Journalism

Recently, former MSNBC host Chris Matthews published “This Country,†his memoir of major historical moments in America. You may have known Matthews as the host of MSNBC’s ‘Hardball’ or from his political analysis. Just over a year ago, he left the network following accusations of inappropriate flirting. Likewise, you may have seen Jeffery Toobin, a…

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Former Senate Aide Blasts Manchin and GOP as “Enemies of Democracy”

Former Senate aide Brent Budowsky, who was an aide to former Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas) and former Rep. Bill Alexander (D-Ark.), criticized Senator Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) and the Republican Party in an op-ed for The Hill, referring to them as “enemies of democracy” who are blocking the Senate from passing crucial voting rights legislation….

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Pelosi Dismisses Manchin’s Objections, Urges Senate to Act to Defend Election Integrity

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) urged the Senate to approve a bill that would constitute the largest expansions of voter protections yet, dismissing the objections of Senator Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.), who vowed not to vote for the measure on partisan grounds and highlighted problems with the Democrats‘ ability to pass major legislation with a…

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Representative Jamaal Bowman: Joe Manchin Is “The New Mitch McConnell

Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) criticized Senator Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) after it emerged that Manchin would vote against an election reform bill crucial to the Democratic agenda. Bowman said Manchin is “doing everything in his power to stop democracy.” Bowman further compared Manchin and his tactics to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, whom he considers…

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Katie Hobbs, Arizona’s Secretary of State Who Defended Elections Amid GOP Attacks, Launches Bid for Governor

Katie Hobbs, who has served as Arizona’s Secretary of State since 2019 and defended the state‘s elections even as the GOP, led by former President Donald Trump, repeatedly assailed them with baseless conspiracy theories about election fraud, has announced a run for governor. “We did our job,†she said in a video announcing her bid. “They refused…

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Texas State Representative Briscoe Cain Can Barely Answer Whether “Voter Reform” Discriminates Against Minorities

Texas State Representative Briscoe Cain (R) claimed that a Texas “voter reform” bill doesn’t discriminate against non-whites despite concerns from Democrats and voting rights advocates that it does. “Democrats say the bill discourages minorities from voting. What is your argument against that?” “Fox and Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt asked Cain during the program. “Well, had…

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Unemployment Claims Reach Pandemic Low As Economic Recovery Continues

According to the latest report from the Department of Labor (DOL), the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped last week to 406,000 as the nation’s economic recovery continues. Unemployment applications declined 38,000 from 444,000 a week earlier. “The decline in applications reflects a swift rebound in economic growth. More Americans are venturing out to…

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Defends Insurrectionists While Refusing to Back January 6 Commission

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has announced she will not support a bipartisan commission to investigate the events of January 6. In a speech on the House floor, Greene defended the insurrectionists who stormed the United States Capitol in a bid to overturn the results of an election countless agencies have stressed was both free…

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Fauci: “I Just Don’t Understand What the Problem is with” Rand Paul

In an appearance on “CBS This Morning,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top expert on infectious diseases,” said he doesn’t “understand” Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who continued to entertain conspiracy theories about the origins of Covid-19 during a hearing on the pandemic response. “You know, Gayle,” Fauci told host Gayle King, “I just don’t want…

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1 Million Americans Signed Up for ACA Coverage After Biden Reopened the Exchange

President Joe Biden announced that 1 million Americans have signed up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) after his administration reopened the health care exchange for a special sign-up period. “That’s one million more Americans who now have the peace of mind that comes from having health insurance,” Biden said in a statement….

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Brian Kilmeade Gets Schooled by a Sixth-Grader on the Consequences of Trump’s Covid Response

“Fox and Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade did not receive the response he expected while speaking to a trio of students about their experiences with virtual learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. It all began after Kilmeade asked sixth-grader Mason Seder, who attends school in Philadelphia, what he misses the most about not being in school. “I…

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Yellen Goes to Bat for Biden’s Spending Plans Amid Republican Opposition: U.S. Will See “Big Returns”

Treasury Secretary defended President Joe Biden‘s spending plans on infrastructure, education, and jobs, saying that the plans are necessary in order to keep the United States competitive and will yield “big returns.” “The plans are extremely important and necessary to invest in our economy so that we can be competitive and have families and children…

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Biden Stands Up for the Press on World Press Freedom Day: “Truth is Increasingly Under Attack”

In an official statement issued to commemorate World Press Freedom Day, President Joe Biden warned that authoritarians around the world seek to undermine journalists and their role in preserving democratic values. “Journalists uncover the truth, check the abuse of power, and demand transparency from those in power. They are indispensable to the functioning of democracy,”…

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Doctor Laughs at Orange County Republican Who Asked If Covid-19 Vaccine Contained a Tracking Device

Doctors and other medical professionals have had to face an uphill battle against a tide of disinformation about Covid-19-related matters, particularly on vaccines. Vaccine hesitancy has the potential to undercut the United States’s efforts to lower Covid caseloads and ease the burden on hospitals; much disinformation spreads through social media; since the pandemic began, conspiracy…

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D.C. Police Officer Slams Trump and Politicians Who “Whitewash” and “Downplay” Seriousness of Capitol Riot

In an interview with CNN‘s Don Lemon, D.C. Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone, who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was beaten with a flagpole by a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters when they stormed the United States Capitol on January 6, slammed former President Donald Trump and politicians who “whitewash” and…

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Rick Santorum Rebuked as “Unhinged and Embarrassing Racist” After He Makes Absurd Claim About Native Americans

Rick Santorum, the former Republican senator from Pennsylvania, has been loudly rebuked by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) after he claimed that “there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.” “We came here and created a blank slate,” Santorum said in remarks to conservative group the Young America’s Foundation. “We birthed a…

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Kevin McCarthy Slammed for Defending Trump’s Response to Capitol Riot

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is facing harsh criticism for his about-face regarding former President Donald Trump’s response to the Capitol riot, which took place after a mob of his supporters, spurred by his falsehoods about election fraud, stormed the United States Capitol in a failed bid to overturn the results of the 2020 general…

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Deb Haaland Announces Creation of Commission to Investigate Violence Against Native American Women

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has announced the creation of a commission that will investigate and seek to curtail violence against Native American women. The commission will be a joint project between the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior. Haaland earlier  launched a new unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs which will…

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Anti-Science Ron Johnson Questions Government’s “Big Push” to Vaccinate Everyone

Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) questioned the government’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout, saying that it “probably should have limited the distribution to the vulnerable” and questioned the “big push to make sure everybody gets a vaccine.” [W]hy this big push to make sure everybody gets a vaccine, to the point where you better impose it, you’re going to…

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Alan Dershowitz Goes Completely Off The Rails Comparing Maxine Waters’ Statements on Chauvin Trial to KKK

Representative Maxine Waters‘s (D-Calif.) statements ahead of Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd were not unlike the intimidation tactics employed by the Ku Klux Klan, says attorney and conservative firebrand Alan Dershowitz. “Her message was clearly intended to get to the jury,” Dershowitz said during an interview with Newsmax. “‘If you acquit…

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Biden Calls on Global Community to Band Together in Speech During Virtual Climate Summit

President Joe Biden urged the international community to band together to tackle climate change in his speech during a virtual climate summit at the White House. “No nation can solve this crisis on our own,†Biden said. “All of us, particularly those of us who represent the world’s largest economies, we have to step up. 

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Conservative Radio Host Chris Baker Gets Fired Over Tweet About Derek Chauvin’s Verdict

Omaha radio host Chris Baker, the host of a conservative program on KFAB Radio, sparked controversy after he posted a tweet about Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict with a gif of four Black loincloth-wearing tribesmen dancing in celebration. Baker later deleted the tweet amid backlash, but screenshots continued to circulate on social media, including one taken…

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Anti-Defamation League Condemns Tucker Carlson, Urges Advertisers to Pull Their Ads

In remarks before the World Federation of Advertisers, Jonathan Greenblatt, the national director for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called on advertisers to “choose a side” and hold social media and television networks for problematic messaging that doesn’t “respect all people or that repeat baseless conspiracies that endanger all of us.†“Through your advertising muscle, you…

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Democrats Call on Republicans to Return Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Donation to Form an “America First Caucus”

House Democrats are calling on their Republican colleagues to return Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) donation to form an “America First Caucus” that would promote “Anglo-Saxon” values. “While they continue to dodge questions about Greene’s racist platform, the NRCC has refused to return the $175,000 in campaign cash Greene funneled into their coffers,” the Democratic…

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Federalist Co-Founder Ben Domenech Exposes His Anti-Science Approach, Calls Dr. Fauci “An Out of His Depth Bureaucrat”

Speaking on “Fox and Friends,” Ben Domenech, the co-founder and publisher of The Federalist who is also married to The View co-host Meghan McCain, criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, saying he is “sick and tired” of him “feeling that he can just weigh in on any kind of matter socially and have…

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Maxine Waters Refuses to Back Down Amid Republican Criticism of Her Remarks About Chauvin Trial

Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) refused to back down amid criticism from her Republican colleagues after she addressed protesters following the police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, Minnesota as the nation waits for the murder trial of Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd to conclude. Waters had said that if Chauvin is not found…

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Trump Continues Lying About Georgia Voting Procedures, Says Republicans Are Afraid of Being Called Racists

Former President Donald Trump claimed Republicans have not made controversial voting restrictions in the state of Georgia strong enough out of fear of being called racists. “My reaction is the Georgia bill is far too weak,” Trump told Fox News personality Sean Hannity. “It’s just where you have to have signature verification. They don’t have it….

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Not Happy About Being Called Out on His Election Lies, MyPillow CEO Countersues Dominion for $1.6 Billion

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell announced his company would countersue Dominion Voting Systems for $1.6 billion after Dominion filed a $1.3 billion lawsuit against Lindell and the company in February. “This lawsuit is brought in support of the marketplace of ideas and to remedy the grave harm that has been suffered by MyPillow as a result…

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Following Mass Shooting, Texas Republican Criticized for Promoting Measure That Makes It Easier for People to Carry Guns

Jared Patterson, a Republican Texas state representative, has been resoundingly criticized after he promoted a measure that makes it easier for individuals to carry guns in the wake of a mass shooting in Austin. Last week, the Texas House approved House Bill 1927, which will allow anyone at least 21-years-old to carry a handgun without a…

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Marjorie Taylor Greeene Is Trying to Expel Maxine Waters from Congress For Addressing Police Brutality

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will introduce a resolution to expel Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) from Congress, citing “her continual incitement of violence” after Waters addressed protesters following the police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Wright’s killing comes as Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial and facing murder charges for the…

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Joe Scarborough Takes Down Jim Jordan for Spreading Lies, Conspiracy Theories About Dr. Anthony Fauci

Speaking on “Morning Joe” earlier this morning, MSNBC pundit Joe Scarborough criticized Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for his spreading lies and conspiracy theories about Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Scarborough’s comments followed Jordan’s contentious behavior during a hearing held by the House Coronavirus Crisis Subcommittee in…

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Biden Administration Invests Billions of Dollars into Tracking and Combating Covid-19 Variants

President Joe Biden‘s administration announced it would invest $1.7 billion into tracking and combating COVID-19 variants as new strains of the virus continue to appear across the United States. “Thanks to today’s funding from the American Rescue Plan, states and the CDC will expand that even further and, importantly, provide states with more resources to…

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Ilhan Omar and House Democrats Call on Biden to Formally Raise Refugee Cap

Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and a group of House Democrats have called on President Joe Biden to formally raise the refugee cap to 62,500 after delaying the increase. “Having fought for four years against the Trump Administration’s full-scale assault on refugee resettlement in the United States, we were relieved to see you commit to increasing…

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Authorities Jail Man Who Participated in Capitol Riot and Tried to Flee to Switzerland

United States authorities have jailed a man who was caught on video beating police officers who attempted to help those who were injured during the Capitol riot, saying that his recent attempt to flee to Switzerland makes him a flight risk. Jeffrey Sabol, a geophysicist who was indicted alongside four others who allegedly participated in…

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Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Support Stricter Gun Control Measures

According to the latest Morning Consult-Politico tracking poll, two-thirds of Americans support stricter gun control measures. The poll was conducted following a spate of mass shootings in Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, and Colorado. Just 28% said they opposed tougher restrictions on gun ownership. The poll also found that 76% support banning gun ownership for those…

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Democrats Propose Permanently Boosting Unemployment Benefits

Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) have announced legislation that would set minimum federal standards for unemployment benefits nationwide. The legislation also includes a stipulation that unemployment benefits will receive an extra boost when unemployment is high. “As we’ve seen the last year, it’s much harder for the unemployment system to work in…

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President Biden, the Obamas, and Celebrities Will Participate in Covid-19 Vaccination TV Special

President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, and a slew of celebrities will participate in a Covid-19 vaccination television special to encourage as many Americans as possible to get vaccinated. The event, “Roll Up Your Sleeves,” airs Sunday on NBC. It aims to “educate viewers, raise awareness and dispel concerns…

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Trump Spits On Democracy With Claim That Georgia’s Voting Restrictions Are “Too Weak”

Former President Donald Trump said new voting restrictions passed in the state of Georgia are “too weak” as Governor Brian Kemp (R) and his government continue to face harsh criticism from advocacy groups who say the restrictions will disproportionately affect poorer communities and people of color. “Georgia’s election reform law is far too weak and…

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Yellen to Call for Global Minimum Tax Rate to Raise Revenue, Stop Companies from Evading Taxes

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will make the case for a global minimum tax rate to raise revenue in the United States as well as stop companies from shifting their profits overseas, a move that enables them to evade paying taxes. “Competitiveness is about more than how U.S.-headquartered companies fare against other companies in global merger…

Jayapal to Biden: Nation Can’t Afford to “Wait for Republicans to Have Some Awakening on Climate Change”

Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) says the country cannot afford to “wait for Republicans to have some awakening on climate change.” Let’s not water down a bill for a party that’s not actually interested in bipartisanship or wait for Republicans to have some awakening on climate change,” she said. “Let’s move with the urgency and boldness…

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Hosts of “Fox and Friends” Mock Concerns About Georgia Voting Restrictions

The hosts of “Fox and Friends” mocked concerns about voting restrictions in the state of Georgia after the Republican Party passed legislation that significantly curbs voting rights, including stricter identification requirements and a measure that makes it a misdemeanor to offer food and water to voters waiting in line. “The water argument is what cracks…

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