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Federal Judge Blocks USDA From Tying Food Aid for 39 Million Americans to Political Demands

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction sought by 20 states and D.C., freezing USDA rules that tied SNAP and other nutrition funding to compliance with unrelated policy demands.

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Raskin Just Introduced a Bill to Force Presidents to Tell Congress Every Dollar They Take From People They Pardon

Rep. Jamie Raskin's proposed Protecting Our Democracy Act would force presidents to disclose — and bar them from accepting — payments from people they pardon.

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This November, Virginia Voters Will Decide on Abortion Rights, Marriage Equality, and Automatic Voting Restoration

On November 3, 2026, Virginia voters will decide three constitutional amendments: reproductive freedom, automatic voting-rights restoration after a felony sentence, and marriage equality.

44d ago

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The PRO Act Is Back: The Bill That Would Make It Far Easier to Join a Union Returns to Congress

The PRO Act has been reintroduced in Congress by Reps. Bobby Scott and Brian Fitzpatrick and Sen. Bernie Sanders, reviving the biggest pro-worker labor bill in decades.

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New Bill Would Guarantee a Job to Every Adult Who Wants One in 15 Struggling Communities — at $17 an Hour

Sen. Cory Booker and Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman and Ilhan Omar reintroduced the Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act — a three-year pilot guaranteeing living-wage jobs in up to 15 high-unemployment communities.

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A Bipartisan Coalition in Congress Just Introduced a Bill to Ban Lawmakers, Their Spouses, and Kids From Trading Stocks

A bipartisan coalition has introduced the ETHICS Act, which would ban members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks.

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A Democrat and a Republican Just Teamed Up on a Bill to Ban Congress From Trading Stocks and End Their Automatic Pay Raises

Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) introduced the bipartisan No Corruption in Government Act, which would ban congressional stock trading, repeal automatic pay raises, and triple the lobbying ban.

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Trump and Bernie Sanders Land on the Same Idea: Everyday Americans Should Get a Cut of the AI Boom

President Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders have separately backed the same principle — that ordinary Americans should share in AI-boom profits. Sanders wants a mandatory public wealth fund; Trump favors voluntary equity stakes. There is no joint bill.

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Scott Pelley Accuses CBS Leadership of Putting “A Thumb on the Scale” for Trump

Ousted '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley says CBS leadership pushed to tilt a Minnesota immigration segment toward Trump's framing. CBS disputes his account.

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Bernie Sanders Forces Senate Vote to Block Arms Sales to Israel – And Most Senate Democrats Vote With Him

Sen. Bernie Sanders forced Senate votes to block $446.8M in arms sales to Israel. Both resolutions failed, but 40 of 47 Senate Democrats backed him - the most ever.

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A Federal Lawsuit Just Moved to Block the UFC Cage Fight Trump Planned on the White House Lawn for His 80th Birthday

Two Virginia residents filed a federal lawsuit to block the June 14 UFC event on the White House South Lawn, arguing the administration unlawfully approved a sporting event on protected federal parkland.

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As Trump Rules Alone on Tariffs, War and Spending, Congress Is on Track to Pass the Fewest Bills in 50 Years

The 119th Congress is on track to pass the fewest bills in roughly 50 years while President Trump acts unilaterally on tariffs, war and spending.

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