Members of the House authored a letter urging President Joe Biden to take action to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, protecting rights for all regardless of sex, before he leaves office early next year. “As we approach the conclusion of your historic administration, we urge you to take immediate action …
Read More »Wesley Bell Ran Against the Death Penalty, But Activists Say He Failed Them
In the wake of a police killing near St. Louis that created a national firestorm, Wesley Bell campaigned as a reformer and defeated a conservative Democrat to become the city’s prosecuting attorney. Six years later, some local progressive advocates are not happy with Bell — and not just because he …
Read More »DOJ Probing Democratic Rep. Cori Bush's Security Spending
Rep. Cori Bush is the subject of a Justice Department investigation concerning the misappropriation of federal security funds, the “Squad” member confirmed on Tuesday. The investigation was first reported by Punchbowl News. Bush (D-Mo.) wrote in a statement that “the Department of Justice is reviewing my campaign’s spending on security …
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