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7,000+ Lawyers, Law Students Demand Hawley and Cruz Resign for Inciting 'Violence and Terror'

Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas; center, fist-bumping) and Josh Hawley (Mo., directly behind Cruz) are being urged to resign for their role in inciting the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. last week. (Photo: Erin Schaff/AFP via Getty Images)

As New Jobless Figures Show 'Massive Pain on the Eve of the New Year,' Dems Rip McConnell for Stonewalling $2,000 Relief Checks

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) heads to the Senate floor of the Capitol building on December 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. McConnell said today the Senate would “begin a process” to consider bigger Covid-19 relief, from the recently passed $600 per person to $2,000. (Photo: Tasos Katopidis/Getty Images)

"It's more than a stimulus check," admonished Rep. Barbara Lee. "It's a survival check."

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Director of National Intelligence Admits Government Used Section 215 to Track Browsing History

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Protesters demand an end to mass surveillance by government agencies. (Photo: Susan Melkisethian/flickr/cc)

After initially denying the practice, Director of National Intelligence John...

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ACLU Sues to Find Out How and Why Federal Agencies Are Accessing Americans' Cell Phone Location Data

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A woman checks her cell phone as she waits in line to enter the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C on November 29, 2017 for a hearing on Carpenter v. United States. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

"We're suing to bring some much-needed transparency to these disturbing...

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Former CISA head Christopher Krebs. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

'This Is Chaos': Trump Fires Top Election Security Official Christopher Krebs Who Called BS on Voter Fraud Lies

Reporting by Motherboard on Monday sparked alarm over the U.S. military buying location data harvested from mobile phone applications. (Photo: Getty Images)

'Absolutely Sickening': US Military Buys Location Data Harvested From Apps, Including One for Muslim Prayers

Sens. Chuck Schumer (L) and Ron Wyden sent a letter to Treasury Department inspectors general on Thursday urging them to probe possible political interference in IRS audits of President Donald Trump's tax returns. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Citing 'Dubious' Practices and Possible White House Interference, Schumer and Wyden Demand IG Probe Into IRS Trump Audit

President Donald Trump speaks with Dr. Deborah Birx and Dr. Robert Redfield during a Covid-19 briefing on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

'We Need Answers Now,' Says Warren After Explosive Reports Indicate Top Trump Officials Pushed CDC Changes

Alleging 'Cover-Up to Protect Secretary Bernhardt,' Lawmakers Demand Criminal Perjury Probe Into Top Interior Official

'This Has to Stop': Oregon Senators Unveil Amendment to Bar Trump From Sending Secret Police Into US Cities

Protestors are tear gassed as the police disperse them near the White House on June 1, 2020 as demonstrations against George Floyd's death continue.

Lawmakers Welcome IG Probe Into Violent Police Clearing of Lafayette Square

With Joblessness at Highest Level Since Great Depression, Wyden Rips GOP for Acting Like 'Mission Accomplished'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) talks with reporters following the weekly Senate Republican Policy Committee luncheon in the U.S. Capitol Nov. 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

'No Excuse': Senate Slammed for Reauthorizing Government Spy Powers Without Crucial Privacy Protections

If This 'Doesn't Give You Chills I Don't Know What Will': McConnell Patriot Act Expansion Would Hand AG Barr Unprecedented Spy Powers

Sex workers and activists

Progressives Unveil New Bill to Investigate How Anti-Trafficking Law Has 'Demonized and Harmed' Sex Workers

'Astonishing' Trump Rule Could Let Banks Classify NFL Stadium Investments as Aid to Poor Communities