Tag: Senate
Intercept report reveals Senate ignored federal court employees willing to testify...
A new report from Ryan Grim for The Intercept has revealed that attorney Cyrus Sanai tried multiple times to reach out to Senators Charles Grassley and Dianne Feinstein on behalf of federal court employees also willing to speak out against Kavanaugh.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 18
Who is Christine Blasey Ford, catastrophic and historic flooding, Trumps sets up tariffs, and more.
Former State Senator sentenced to 18 years in prison for bribery...
“Jonathan Woods violated the public’s trust and misused his authority for the purpose of lining his own pockets."
Trump’s White House hiding Kavanaugh documents should be a much bigger...
This is a complete break from tradition and should be a national scandal. And yet, media coverage does not reflect that reality.
Progressive coalition pressures Senate Democrats demanding their opposition to Brett Kavanaugh
"Democratic senators should be united in opposition to Kavanaugh, instead of letting Republican senators ram through the confirmation of a nominee who was selected to protect the president from prosecution."
Senate Democrats, with few exceptions, are a gang of warmongers
Where’s the 'democratic socialist' challenge to militarism?
40 Democrats join Republicans and vote for $717 billion military spending...
The NDAA will hit Donald Trump's desk today and is "on track to become law before the start of the fiscal year for the first time since the fiscal 1997 bill."
Madonna or whore; frigid or a slut: Why women are still...
It's time for a push-back against vocal sexist slurs against women, in parliament and in broader society.
Demanding House vote on net neutrality, open internet defenders gear up...
"The overwhelming majority of Americans understand that strong net neutrality rules are the prerequisite for an open and citizen-friendly internet."
Senate saves net neutrality, now onto the House
“Today’s vote is a sign that the fight for internet freedom is far from over."