Voters in four states have approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, while those in a fifth state rejected a flawed version of the question. The measures approved Tuesday could curtail the use of prison labor in Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont. In Louisiana, […]

‘Happy Pride. Now, abolish the damn filibuster and pass the Equality Act,’ tweeted Rep. Mondaire Jones.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper disputed a letter from a top military official saying the country would respect the Iraqi Parliament’s vote to expel American troops from the country.

Rep. Rob Bishop also implied that death would be preferable to seeing the Green New Deal become law.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) uncovered ‘compelling new evidence’ about the Trump administration’s family separation policy.

At the beginning of hurricane season, the Trump administration transferred $10 million away from FEMA to fund ICE programs focused on detention and removal.

Sen. Jeff Merkley called it ‘unacceptable’ for Trump to make Supreme Court appointments that would allow him to pardon himself.

The White House remains in damage control mode.