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He's One Of The Last Anti-Abortion Democrats In Congress. His Time May Be Up.
He's kept his Illinois House seat for years. But his party has shifted left and progressive Marie Newman is betting their district has, too.
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157 Republicans Just Opposed Renewing The Violence Against Women Act
They sided with the National Rifle Association over women’s safety. Not a good look!
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Republicans Blow Up Senate Rules To Confirm More Trump Judges
Mitch McConnell used the "nuclear option" to reduce debate time on most lifetime court picks from 30 hours to two.
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Senate Bill Pushes The Feds To Focus On Violence Against Native Women
New legislation puts a spotlight on the invisible crisis of murdered, missing and trafficked indigenous women.
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Republicans Fail To Change Senate Rules To Confirm More Trump Judges
But it's not over. Mitch McConnell is ready to use the contentious "nuclear option" to get this done.
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Mitch McConnell Plans To Change The Rules Again To Confirm More Trump Judges
The GOP leader, who blocked lots of Obama's court picks, is ready to make it easier to confirm district judges now.
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Congress Can't Stop The Pentagon From Spending $1 Billion On Trump's Wall
But Democrats can take away some of the Defense Department's power over its money -- and they're threatening to do it.
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Trump May Not Be Able To Tilt The Courts As Much As He Wants
For all the lifetime circuit judges he’s confirming ― and it’s a lot ― he isn’t replacing that many Democratic appointees.
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Deb Haaland Shames GOP For Trying To Strip Protections From Abused Native Women
"An abomination," said the indigenous congresswoman.
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GOP Tries To Gut Protections For Native Women In Violence Against Women Act
They tried -- and failed -- to repeal a 2013 provision that helps tribes crack down on non-Native domestic abusers.
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Trump Court Pick Who Blamed Women For Date Rape To Fill Brett Kavanaugh's Court Seat
She's weakened protections for sexual assault survivors and has argued that women can avoid date rape by staying sober.
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Senate Advances Trump Court Pick Who Blamed Women For Date Rape
Neomi Rao, up for a lifetime federal court seat, also has a record of weakening protections for sexual assault survivors.
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Was Sherrod Brown Likable Enough To Be President Though?
His voice is gravelly. His suits are rumpled. And the Ohio Democrat *really* needs to smile more.
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Senate Confirms Trump Court Pick Who Repeatedly Weakened Voting Rights
Every Republican voted to make Eric Murphy, 39, a lifetime federal judge.
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Chad Readler Fought Obamacare Protections. Now He's A Lifetime Federal Judge.
Nearly every Republican voted to put the 46-year-old onto a U.S. circuit court.
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Senate Confirms 36-Year-Old To Lifetime Seat On U.S. Circuit Court
Every Democrat opposed Trump nominee Allison Jones Rushing, who is going to be a federal judge for a long, long time.
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Trump's Judicial Nominees Aren't Just Ideologues. They're Really Young.
Republicans are about to confirm lifetime federal judges ages 37, 40 and 46.
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Kristin Hersh Is Finally Making Peace With Her Other Self
The Throwing Muses frontwoman is out with her rowdiest solo album yet. She only had to confront a torturous alternate personality to get here.
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Trump Keeps Being Racist To Native Americans And Getting Away With It
Political leaders mostly say nothing when the president demeans indigenous people.
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Elizabeth Warren Makes Surprise Appearance At Native American Conference
The 2020 presidential contender recently apologized to the Cherokee Nation after she took a DNA test to back up her claims of Native ancestry.