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Ben Cardin

Healthy MOMMIES Act Introduced to Tackle 'Unconscionable' US Maternal Mortality Crisis

Kira Dixon Johnson

As 2020 Democrats Steer Clear, Progressive Groups Urge Pelosi and Schumer to #SkipAIPAC

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"AIPAC doesn't speak for a growing number of American Jews, progressives, and human rights advocates who want a just peace for Israel/Palestine."

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'Democrats Can Stop This': Ahead of Fourth Vote, Senate Pressured to Defeat 'Unconstitutional' Attack on Right to Protest

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"The Senate is voting on a bill promoting state laws that suppress the right to...

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'The Right Thing to Do': Senate Dems Demand Back Pay for Furloughed Government Contractors

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Trump shutdown protest

"Contract workers and their families should not suffer the consequences of a...

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For Second Time During Shutdown, Four Democrats Vote With GOP to Punish Boycotts of Israel

'Time to Play Hardball': Progressives Pressure Senate Democrats to Stonewall All Bills That Don't End Trump Shutdown

'Let's Get Our Priorities Right': Outrage as Bipartisan Group of Senators Pushes Bill to Punish Israel Boycotts Amid Shutdown

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and hold a news conference to announce proposed gun control legislation at the U.S. Capitol October 4, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Sanders, Feinstein Demand Congress Ditch Effort to Criminalize Pro-Palestinian BDS Campaign

'A Cowardly Act': Democrat Leads Bipartisan Push to Sneak Criminalization of Pro-Palestinian BDS Campaign Into Must-Pass Spending Bill

Whip the vote

With 19 Dems Still 'On the Fence,' Progressives Say If Schumer Won't Whip Caucus to Stop Kavanaugh, They Will

As the Washington Post's Jeff Stein noted on Twitter, the legislation will hit Trump's desk at a time when "military spending, adjusted for inflation, is higher than at any point outside the Iraq War."

40 Senate Democrats Vote to Send $717B Military Spending Bill to Trump's Desk

Millions Lack Food, Housing, and Healthcare, But 38 Democrats Just Joined GOP to Spend $716 Billion on Endless War and Empire

With Chance to Denounce Torture, Why Have These Democrats Not Said They Are a "No" on Haspel?

Schumer Denounced for 'Absolutely Disgusting' AIPAC Speech

Decrying Failure of For-Profit System, 1 Million Demand Senators Back Medicare for All

Chelsea Manning: Whistleblower, Activist... Senator?

Confirmed: Chelsea Manning Running in Maryland's Democratic US Senate Primary

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GOP Lawmakers Outnumber Democratic Lawmakers 2 To 1 In Stimulus Debate On Cable News

Think Progress is reporting today: ...the cable networks are still turning more often to Republicans and allowing them to set the agenda on major issues, most recently on the debate over the economic recovery package.

Newswire

American Federation of Government Employees

“Workers Prevailed,” AFGE Union Leader Says as Trump Signs Deal to Avert Another Shutdown

Social Security Works

Activists Hold Rally to Keep North Baltimore's Social Security Office Open...

Free Press

The Senate Clears the First Hurdle Toward Rejecting the Trump FCC's Attack on Net Neutrality...

Progressive Change Campaign Committee

PCCC, Senate Democrats Push for Public Option with New Congressional Resolution and Nationwide Grassroots Coalition Campaign

350.org

Senators to Expose Web of Denial Blocking Action on Climate

Reprieve

Nine-Year-Old Sues UK Government to Bring Back Father Kidnapped to Ethiopia

Views

Manar Waheed, Kate Ruane

With the Right to Boycott Under Attack, Some Members of Congress Are Pushing Back

Bob Dreyfuss

Is a War With Iran on the Horizon?

Kate Ruane, Abdullah Hasan

Marco Rubio and His Colleagues Need a Refresher on the First Amendment

Kate Ruane

Instead of Ending the Shutdown, Senators Plan to Encourage Punishment of Israel Boycotts

Kate Ruane

Congress Is Trying to Use the Spending Bill to Criminalize Boycotts of Israel and Other Countries

William Hartung

Donald Trump, Gunrunner for Hire

Will Bunch

Voters Wanted a Revolution. How'd They Get Stuck With Corrupt Bob Menendez?

William Hartung

Weapons For Anyone

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan

Chelsea Manning: We Got This

Medea Benjamin, Ariel Gold

Why Are Democratic Senators Enabling One Of Trump’s Worst Decisions?