New report shows alarming lack of LGBTQ protections in dozens of states
A patchwork range of nondiscrimination laws has left LGBTQ people vulnerable across the country.
By Casey Quinlan - January 28, 2021A patchwork range of nondiscrimination laws has left LGBTQ people vulnerable across the country.
By Casey Quinlan - January 28, 2021A group of wealthy Americans has come out in support of the latest effort to increase workers’ wages, saying doing so would benefit everyone.
By Amy Lieu - January 27, 2021Congressional Republicans say increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 will cost millions of jobs. Experts say that’s not quite true.
By Amy Lieu - January 26, 2021Republicans are determined to continue fighting transgender equality.
By Casey Quinlan - January 26, 2021Democratic lesbian and gay lawmakers say they’re determined to improve the lives of LGBTQ people, now that they have control of the Senate once more.
By Casey Quinlan - January 17, 2021‘This is not a joke. Our lives and our livelihoods are at risk.’
By Amy Lieu - January 12, 2021Biden first needs to reverse Trump’s policies, said Human Rights Campaign’s Alphonso David.
By Casey Quinlan - January 08, 2021‘The evidence of election fraud by Mr. Trump is now in broad daylight.’
By Amy Lieu - January 05, 2021Asian Americans are the fastest-growing sector of the U.S. electorate.
By Amy Lieu - January 02, 2021Multiple polls show that most Republicans thought relief payments should be much bigger than $600.
By Amy Lieu - December 22, 2020The bill would limit what patients can be billed for out-of-network services to a fee that’s based on in-network charges.
By Associated Press - December 22, 2020Republican Rep.-elect Nancy Mace is complaining about limited doses, but Trump’s White House just turned down 100 million.
By Donna Provencher - December 21, 2020Americans will receive a second smaller round of direct payments and renters will get some assistance with evictions, among other things.
By Associated Press - December 21, 2020Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to expand liability protections for businesses, but not help people in need.
By Donna Provencher - December 02, 2020Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) is the third congressman from his state to test positive.
By Amy Lieu - December 01, 2020Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) is making a serious bid for assistant speaker of the House.
By Casey Quinlan - November 17, 2020‘It’s seeing people that look like us in Congress that is inspiring women, more than anything, to run.’
By Associated Press - November 14, 2020Democratic candidates made history on Tuesday.
By Casey Quinlan - November 04, 2020The National Republican Campaign Committee attacked Gina Ortiz Jones for her support of transgender service members.
By Casey Quinlan - October 22, 2020These Republican members of Congress have repeatedly attacked LGBTQ equality.
By Casey Quinlan - October 09, 2020If it becomes law, the new emergency phone number dedicated to suicide prevention will go into effect in July 2022.
By Donna Provencher - September 28, 2020A group of bipartisan House members released a deal framework that would expand unemployment aid, boost rental assistance, and provide state and local aid.
By Emily Singer - September 15, 2020Experts say even the Trump administration’s limited ban on donations is unnecessary.
By Casey Quinlan - September 09, 2020Clyburn, the highest-ranking Black lawmaker in Congress, is one of the few leaders of the civil rights movement still in elective office today.
By Associated Press - August 18, 2020The New York congresswoman took to the House floor Thursday to address a male GOP colleague who called her a ‘f***ing b*tch’ earlier in the week.
By Emily Singer - July 23, 2020The House voted 305-113 to stop displaying the statues in public view.
By Josh Israel - July 22, 2020Lewis, who served 17 terms in the House, was a force behind civil rights and voting rights laws for decades.
By Associated Press - July 20, 2020Recent polling suggests Trump’s woes are trickling down to House races that could help Democrats expand their majority.
By Emily Singer - July 10, 2020The Justice in Policing Act would limit police protections and ban choke holds, among other sweeping changes.
By Associated Press - June 13, 2020‘To those who would suggest a pause, I would say the hunger doesn’t take a pause, the rent doesn’t take a pause,’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
By Associated Press - May 12, 2020