“We are taking on the big-money interests who have an army of lobbyists trying to defeat Medicare for All.” Documents obtained by the Washington Post Monday showed that lobbyists helped three state lawmakers draft op-eds this year attacking Medicare for All, a revelation Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted as further evidence that the healthcare industry is “terrified” of the push […]
Trump “can huff and puff all he wants: this pipeline isn’t getting built” President Donald Trump issued on Friday a new presidential permit to allow for the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. “This is a ridiculous attempt by Trump to skirt due process to benefit an oil corporation,” said 350.org executive director […]
WASHINGTON – Thursday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tom Udall (D-NM), and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced two major, bipartisan bills to address violence against Native women, children, and Tribal law enforcement: the Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act (NYTOPA) and the Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act (Justice for Native Survivors). […]
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether Ryan Zinke lied to Interior Department investigators. The Washington Post reported Thursday that the Justice Department’s public integrity section had begun the probe of the interior secretary, who left office Wednesday. Zinke told the Associated Press that he had not lied to the investigators looking into possible […]
