“Her death was preventable!” said civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who was hired to represent the family of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta. Youtube video of police bodycam, surveillance, and other broadcast footage provided by Los Angeles Times. (warning: the video is disturbing) The Los Angeles Police Department released video footage Monday showing the moment when an […]
“These coordinated efforts are based on the same lies about the 2020 election that led to a violent insurrection.” A detailed analysis published Thursday shines further light on the Republican Party’s sprawling assault on voting rights and the democratic process nationwide, an effort that includes legislation that would “politicize, criminalize, and interfere” with elections. Compiled by the States […]
“This program is Social Security for our children, and Democrats must keep it going over the long-term,” said Sen. Ron Wyden. Data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that more than 21 million people across the country live in households where there was “sometimes or often not enough to eat in the last seven days,” a five-month […]
“Let him vote no on the Senate floor—not on Fox News.” Update: In a letter sent to colleagues Monday morning, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced that “the Senate will, in fact, consider the Build Back Better Act, very early in the new year, so that every member of this body has the opportunity to make […]