by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "Given that the Constitution permits the Senate to impose the penalty of permanent disqualification only on former officeholders, it defies logic to suggest that the Senate is prohibited from trying and convicting former officeholders."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "I look forward to working with my colleagues in the House and the Senate to end the crisis of starvation wages in America and raise the minimum wage to a living wage of at least $15 an hour."
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "We are going to do everything in our power to make it loud and clear to bank executives: They must walk away from Line 3―or there will be consequences."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "continues to ignore its duty to properly account for the harm Nationwide Permit activities pose to species, then litigation may be necessary," the groups said.
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "My solution starts at the top: firing the whole board who presided over Trump and DeJoy's wrecking of USPS," said Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr.
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "If the United States and its partners return to the deal," said the nation's top diplomat, "Iran will reverse its actions. All the actions we are taking are reversible."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer "These events will occur more frequently and will become overall more destructive if measures are not taken to mitigate these risks," said one researcher.
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Democrats with a slim majority in the Congress can't pass this bill without progressives and must resist suggestions that will ultimately tank this relief bill."
by Paul Buchheit People who have money can buy stocks, wait for awhile, and ultimately get richer by doing nothing. But low-income Americans have to depend on wages for their fair share of national economic growth—and wages have barely budged in over 50 years.
by Norman Solomon If what's impeachable is only what members of Congress say it is, constituents should insist that egregiously narrow definitions must no longer prevail.
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