Today’s Action: Freedom to Vote Act? Not with the filibuster in place.
Breaking: Schumer announces deal to avert shutdown
Today's Top Stories:
January 6 committee targets insurrectionist organizers of Stop the Steal rally in latest batch of subpoenas
Organizers of the rally that tried to overthrow the democratically elected government will be forced to disclose their coordination with Trump's White House.
Take Action: Tell Congress to expel Madison Cawthorn!
YouTube bans anti-vaccine activists, blocks all anti-vaccine content
About time.
Take Action: Tell Facebook to end its algorithm that spreads disinformation NOW!
Texas’ abortion ban suddenly set to BACKFIRE on Republicans
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Wow.
New video shows arson suspect igniting Austin, TX, democratic offices with Molotov cocktail
Katie Naranjo says the damage to their Austin headquarters was meant to intimidate, instead, she says the smashed glass door, small fire, and note are having the opposite effect.
A fake version of the Arizona audit report is circulating in QAnon groups, and it claims Trump won the election
For those keeping score at home, this is a sham report of a sham audit to support of the sham accusations from a sham president.
Judge suspends Britney Spears' dad's conservatorship
Freed Britney.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls out moderate Dems for threatening Build Back Better agenda
"I personally don't think it's an accident that the ones that a lot of lobbyists love are in the much smaller, underfunded bill, that don’t make prescription drugs easier to buy and more affordable, etcetera."
Take Action: Call on Joe Manchin to support Biden's reconciliation package!
America's race crisis through the lens of one man and his dog
American Refugee: A black man walks his pit bull through a white neighborhood. What could go wrong? LISTEN.
Former aide Corey Lewandowski made unwanted sexual advances on a Trump donor
The sexual predator apple doesn't fall far from the disgraced ex-president tree.
Homeland Security to end Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy in "coming weeks"
President Joe Biden's administration announced Wednesday it will seek to end in several weeks a Trump-era policy that forced migrants to wait in Mexico for immigration hearings.
Senate parliamentarian again blocks giving legal status to immigrants in budget bill
The top Senate official tasked with interpreting the chamber's rules blocked Democrats' second bid to legalize undocumented immigrants through a budget bill on Wednesday.
Krysten Sinema holds lobbyist fundraiser and immediately threatens standoff over Biden agenda
The Arizona Democrat is pushing her party to the brink of disaster — and now we know why.
My body, my choice...
Your body, my choice...
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Today’s Action: Freedom to Vote Act? Not with the filibuster in place.
Still in the minority, Senate Republicans have weaponized the filibuster this past session to block critical legislation from passage. Nothing has been off-limits — climate measures, educational investments, and voting protections have all been pushed aside by GOP senators hellbent on blocking President Biden’s agenda.
Our democracy is in need of serious reform. The Freedom to Vote Act would protect against partisan gerrymandering, expand early voting, and help rein in big money politics, but there’s no way it (or anything else) can pass with the current filibuster rules in place.
Call (202.224.3121) or write your senators and demand an end to the filibuster and the passage of the Freedom to Vote Act!
The Freedom to Vote Act builds on the For the People Act to deliver critical voting measures and redistricting provisions that are absolutely necessary for our future elections. All across the nation, conservative state legislatures are passing anti-voter laws that would greatly affect their most marginalized constituents’ right to vote.
The filibuster has been historically used to uphold racist Jim Crow laws, so it’s hardly a surprise that it’s being used for suppression now. It’s an outdated tactic that needs to be eliminated as quickly as possible, before any further badly needed legislation is thwarted.
Call (202.224.3121) or write your senators to tell them to eliminate the filibuster and advance the Freedom to Vote act!
