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Yemeni people affected by war receive food aid from a humanitarian organization on February 11, 2020 in Sana'a, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Moving forward, said one expert, "the international community needs to stop fueling the conflict, generously fund Yemen's humanitarian response, and prioritize peace."


Gwinnett County election workers handle ballots as part of the recount for the 2020 presidential election at the Beauty P. Baldwin Voter Registrations and Elections Building on November 16, 2020 in Lawrenceville, Georgia. (Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Democrats have a clear choice. They can get rid of the filibuster to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the For the People Act to stop GOP voter suppression, or they can allow the GOP to undermine democracy for the next decade."


A protester holds a sign in front of the White House during a demonstration against the Dakota Access Pipeline on March 10, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"You can continue to show your administration values the environment and the rights of Indigenous communities more than the profits of outdated fossil fuel industries."


Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday called for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to be expelled from Congress. (Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images; C-SPAN)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
House Democrats and 11 Republicans came together Thursday to remove the GOP congresswoman from her committee assignments.


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on January 27, 2021.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Eighty-three percent of the benefits of the Trump tax plan went to the 1% and large corporations... There was not one Democrat that voted for that bill."


Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del) walk out of the West Wing after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House February 3, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Let's be really, really clear. Doing this will cost Democrats control of the Congress in 2022 and the White House in 2024... It is a colossally bad idea."


Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) listens as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Means testing is a form of austerity. Scaling back on stimulus would be a mistake."


A scene from outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. during the January 6, 2021 attack on the complex by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. (Photo: Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The use of violence and lies to overturn an election is not worthy of debate," the staffers wrote. "Either you stand with the republic or against it."


On January 29, 2021, hundreds of people gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota to demand that President Joe Biden and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz take action to stop the Line 3 pipeline. (Photo: @ResistLine3/Twitter)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After a Minnesota court allowed construction to continue, Rep. Ilhan Omar appealed to President Joe Biden to stop the contentious project.



by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Labor leaders called for replacements "with a background in labor-management relations who are not hostile toward unions."

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