National Security Powers Act seeks to curb presidential war powers
Senators Chris Murphy, Mike Lee and Bernie Sanders have introduced legislation to curb executive authority when it comes to going…
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‘SANE Act’ calls for $73 Billion cut to U.S. nuclear arsenal
Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would trim $73 billion from the U.S. nuclear arsenal over the next decade.…
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Domestic violence is more than just physical, state laws are starting to recognize that
By Lisa Aronson Fontes Three or more U.S. women are murdered every day by their current or former intimate partner.…
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Progressives angry that Manchin wants to ‘reward the insurrectionists’, stifle For the People Act
By Jessica Corbett Sen. Joe Manchin won praise from the Daily Caller and Fox News contributors while infuriating voting rights advocates on Tuesday with his…
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Despite GOP opposition, D.C. statehood bill advances to full vote
The House Oversight Committee has advanced a bill that would make Washington, D.C., the 51st state. The Washington, D.C. Admission…
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‘This bill marks a new era’: Democrats seek to add four seats to the Supreme Court
By Jake Johnson Democrats in the House and Senate on Thursday are planning to introduce legislation to expand the number of seats…
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House passes bills giving 2.5 million Dreamers a pathway to citizenship
The House of Representatives passed two immigration bills that would establish a pathway to citizenship or legal residency for undocumented…
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If the filibuster can’t be abolished, it can at least be ‘more painful’ for senators who want to derail a bill
By Caroline Fredrickson Our democracy is in serious need of reform. So perhaps it’s not surprising that a landmark bill…
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Sanders new bill includes higher taxes on companies with huge CEO-worker pay gaps
By Jake Johnson Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Wednesday unveiled legislation that would hike taxes on large corporations that…
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House passes For the People Act, but it still has to make it through ‘McConnell’s filibuster brick wall’
By Jake Johnson After applauding House Democrats for passing—yet again—a sweeping plan to expand voting rights, rein in dark money,…
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