Tag: Senate
EPA administrator lied about private email usage for official business
Lying to the Senate under oath is perjury.
Senator Warren persists, we persist
Senator Warren persists. Now it’s our turn. We will persist as we resist.
Silenced twice by the U.S. Senate, Coretta Scott King’s words live...
What made history was a woman: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, bringing to life the words of another historic woman, Coretta Scott King, whose words will inform and inspire the resistance.
Senate panel approves former ExxonMobil chief executive for secretary of state
His nomination now heads to the full Senate, which should confirm him next week.
30 years later, the Senate should reject Jeff Sessions again
The Senate Judiciary Committee should be consistent and reject Sessions as attorney general, as it rejected him for a judgeship 30 years ago.
Ethics professionals pen open letter: Trump’s cabinet nominations must be delayed
The Republican-controlled Senate is pushing hard to hold confirmation hearings for Trump’s cabinet picks, before their financial disclosure reports and ethics agreements are finalized.
Latest Senate Food Workers Victory Highlights Perils of Privatization
“Good Jobs Nation is calling next president to adopt a ‘Model Employer’ policy of contracting with employers that pay good wages and recognize workers’ right to form a union.”
The Curse of Incumbency (And Death of Democracy?)
There's still a chance we can fix it, that it isn't too late. As voters, we have to wake up and do our part to awaken others to the crisis we're facing in this country.
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Family sues fossil fuel giants for wrongful death in first climate disaster case of...
In a legal first, a Washington state woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against some of the world’s largest fossil fuel...
This campaign against deportation flights shows how to target companies enabling Trump
A multiracial crowd of all ages carrying witty signs and chanting: Their target was the commercial airline Avelo, which has proposed operating as an ICE subcontractor to carry out deportation flights.
Is Trump’s axis of the plutocrats marginalizing Israel?
President Trump managed to realign U.S. Middle Eastern policy to center on—and yes, it should be capitalized!—an Axis of the Plutocrats, Gulf sheikhs who are using their galactic fortunes to reshape the region.
US military vets and allies begin 40-day hunger strike for Gaza
The hunger strikers are gathering at the U.S. Mission to the U.N. for their action.
22 young Americans sue Trump administration to block executive orders pushing fossil fuels over...
In Lighthiser v. Trump, the youth plaintiffs say the administration’s actions violate their constitutional rights to life, health and safety and breach congressional mandates to safeguard public health and ecosystems.