“Militarizing our communities against their will is not only un-American but also leads us down a dangerous path for our democracy,” said Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. While Tennessee elected officials sued over Republican Gov. Bill Lee deploying the National Guard in Memphis at the request of President Donald Trump, the White House on Friday escalated a battle about a […]
“As Trump and his henchmen take our democracy apart, we are called by our future to rescue it,” a progressive congressional candidate in Maine said at one of more than 2,700 scheduled protests. Democracy defenders took to the streets Saturday in big cities and small towns from coast to coast and around the world to protest President Donald […]
“It may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it’s important for them to know… it’s not like we don’t have a record of what they’re doing.” Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is warning top lieutenants of President Donald Trump’s violent and unlawful immigration enforcement policies that they will not always have the […]
“Congress has not authorized military force against Venezuela,” said Sen. Adam Schiff. “And we must assert our authority to stop the United States from being dragged—intentionally or accidentally—into full-fledged war.” With President Donald Trump floating potential military action within Venezuela and authorizing operations by the Central Intelligence Agency after launching several deadly strikes on boats near the South American country, three […]