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Lawmakers Welcome IG Probe Into Violent Police Clearing of Lafayette Square

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.

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

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Congress cannot abandon families in the midst of this ongoing economic crisis."

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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.

One advocate declared "it would be dangerously irresponsible for the House to...

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

Julia Conley, staff writer

"These amendments would pretty much guarantee the ability of an incumbent...

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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

Thanks to Trump, 4 Million US Children Are Uninsured as Coverage Declines for Second Year in a Row

Sen. Ron Wyden Tears Into Trump Intelligence Chief Pick as 'Least Qualified Individual Ever Nominated'

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) at a town hall in Multnomah County, Oregon on Feb 25, 2017.

Wyden Bill to Strip Tax Breaks From Private Prison Industry Profiting From Child Detentions

"This is not about Julian Assange. This is about the use of the Espionage Act to charge a recipient and publisher of classified information."

Sanders, Warren, Wyden Join Free Press Advocates in Denouncing Assange Prosecution as Grave Threat—But Others Are Silent

NSA Spying

Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to "Put a Stake in the Heart" of NSA's Domestic Phone Spying

<p>Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife, Louise Linton, hold up a sheet of new $1 bills, the first currency notes bearing his and U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza's signatures on Nov. 15 at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington

Republicans Succeeded in Making 2018 Yet Another Year the Rich Got Richer

'Real Teeth': Senator's Bill Would Punish CEOs With Up to 20 Years in Jail for Violating Consumer Privacy Rules

Calling for New Laws Over 'Trump Photo-Ops,' Warren Unveils Bill to Take 'Real Action' to Lower Prescription Drug Costs

Warren and Wyden Call for Insider Trading Probe After Trump's "Reckless" Jobs Report Tweet

As Mysterious 'Stingray' Use Sparks Spying Fears in DC, Trump FCC Chair Accused of 'Stonewalling' Probe