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Watch a conversation about progressive America at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Read full article: Watch a conversation about progressive America at the 2024 Texas Tribune FestivalMSNBC host Katie Phang will moderate a conversation with three leading progressives: U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. The conversation starts at 1:15 p.m. Saturday.
Friends and family share memories at Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s funeral
Read full article: Friends and family share memories at Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s funeralReflections on the late Congresswoman from Houston's lie will also come from her children as well as local and national leaders.
Dignitaries at Sheila Jackson Lee’s funeral include Glenda Glover, the Clintons, Ben Crump, Al Sharpton, Kamala Harris
Read full article: Dignitaries at Sheila Jackson Lee’s funeral include Glenda Glover, the Clintons, Ben Crump, Al Sharpton, Kamala HarrisReflections on the late Congresswoman from Houston's lie will also come from her children as well as local and national leaders.
What Jamaal Bowman's loss in New York means for the future of 'the Squad'
Read full article: What Jamaal Bowman's loss in New York means for the future of 'the Squad'George Latimer's decisive victory over Rep. Jamaal Bowman in suburban New York dealt the left-flank its first electoral defeat this cycle.
Biden's reference to 'an illegal' rankles some Democrats who argue he's still preferable to Trump
Read full article: Biden's reference to 'an illegal' rankles some Democrats who argue he's still preferable to TrumpPresident Joe Biden is facing disappointment and anger from some allies for calling the suspect in the killing of a Georgia nursing student an “illegal” during his State of the Union speech.
The Biden administration is expected to keep cap on refugees admitted to the US at 125,000
Read full article: The Biden administration is expected to keep cap on refugees admitted to the US at 125,000The Biden administration is expected to keep the cap on refugees admitted to the United States at 125,000 for the next fiscal year, which begins Sunday.
Israeli president seeks to reassure Congress on his country's democracy, U.S. ties
Read full article: Israeli president seeks to reassure Congress on his country's democracy, U.S. tiesIsrael's president sought to reassure Congress about the state of Israel’s democracy and the strength of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
Israeli president tells Congress his country is committed to democracy but concedes 'painful debate'
Read full article: Israeli president tells Congress his country is committed to democracy but concedes 'painful debate'Israel's president sought to reassure Congress about the state of Israel’s democracy and the strength of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
House passes resolution to show support for Israel after Democrat's comments about 'racist' state
Read full article: House passes resolution to show support for Israel after Democrat's comments about 'racist' stateThe House voted overwhelming bipartisan to pass a resolution reaffirming support for Israel, which appears to serve as an implicit rebuke of a leading Democrat who called the country a “racist state” but later apologized.
Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval
Read full article: Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approvalUnder fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hunting for votes from fellow Republicans for the debt ceiling deal.
Debt ceiling agreement gets thumbs up from business groups, jeers from some on political right
Read full article: Debt ceiling agreement gets thumbs up from business groups, jeers from some on political rightThe reviews are starting to come in about the debt ceiling agreement reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Congress' anger at FBI shapes surveillance program's future
Read full article: Congress' anger at FBI shapes surveillance program's futureGrowing anger at the FBI from both parties in Congress has become a major hurdle for U.S. intelligence agencies fighting to keep vast powers to collect foreign communications.
House passes trans athlete ban for girls and women's teams
Read full article: House passes trans athlete ban for girls and women's teamsThe Republican-led House has passed a bill that would bar federally supported schools and colleges from allowing transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male from competing on girls or women’s sports teams.
Texas progressives want Title 42 ended, highlighting wide ideological gulf on Congressional immigration deal
Read full article: Texas progressives want Title 42 ended, highlighting wide ideological gulf on Congressional immigration dealThe spectrum of ideas on immigration could throw cold water on hope that there will be a breakthrough in Congress.
After Pelosi attack, House chair wants answers from police
Read full article: After Pelosi attack, House chair wants answers from policeA top ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding fresh answers from the U.S. Capitol Police about security failures that led to a brutal attack on Pelosi’s husband last week.
Lawmakers demand apology for border detention of Iranians
Read full article: Lawmakers demand apology for border detention of IraniansTwo U.S. congresswomen have renewed demands for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide a formal apology and release records in connection with the January 2020 detainment of 200 Iranian Americans at the U.S.-Canada border.
Progressives warn against 'false choice' in Biden bill trims
Read full article: Progressives warn against 'false choice' in Biden bill trimsProgressive leaders in Congress are warning against what they say is a “false choice” over how to trim President Joe Biden’s now-$2 trillion proposal for beefing up social services and tackling climate change.
Congressional members share own abortion stories at hearing
Read full article: Congressional members share own abortion stories at hearingThree Democratic members of Congress have offered deeply personal testimony about their own abortions as a congressional committee looks at how to respond to conservative states that are passing laws limiting abortion access.
COVID fears grow in Capitol as three lawmakers test positive
Read full article: COVID fears grow in Capitol as three lawmakers test positiveA second Democratic member of the House who was forced to go into lockdown during last weeks violent protest has tested positive for COVID-19. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington says she has tested positive. Those who tested positive were among dozens of lawmakers who were whisked to a secure location when pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on Wednesday. It's not certain where and when lawmakers caught the illness, but the Capitol’s attending physician notified all House lawmakers of possible virus exposure and urged them to be tested. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey said Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19.
The Latest: Fla. lawyer in tobacco cases dies from COVID-19
Read full article: The Latest: Fla. lawyer in tobacco cases dies from COVID-19Brad Little says people 65 and over will be able to get the coronavirus vaccine starting Feb. 1. Overall, Illinois has reported more than 1 million cases and 17,743 deaths. Ontario reported 2,903 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, including eight new cases of a variant from the United Kingdom. ___MADRID — Spain is reporting 25,438 coronavirus cases and more than 400 deaths for the second day in a row. Italy added 14,242 coronavirus infections on Tuesday, increasing the tally to 2.3 million cases.
Dems to Facebook: Get serious about misinformation, hate
Read full article: Dems to Facebook: Get serious about misinformation, hateTwo of Facebook's toughest critics on Capitol Hill, Jayapal and David Cicilline of Rhode Island, have urged the social media platform to get serious about misinformation, voter suppression and hate speech ahead of the 2020 election. Federal officials have largely let the companies set their own policies on hate speech and misinformation. Specifically, the lawmakers asked Facebook to remove any post, group or page that promotes racial violence, voter suppression or election-related misinformation. They also urged Facebook to hire more experts on racial hate groups and to improve enforcement of an existing ban on posts encouraging people to take weapons to polls or election offices. Facebook has announced several changes intended to curb voting misinformation, and has also removed hundreds of accounts tied to hate groups or individuals who encouraged followers to show up armed at protests against racist policing.
US border officers were told to stop Iran-born travelers, officer says
Read full article: US border officers were told to stop Iran-born travelers, officer says(CNN) – US border officers working at Canadian border crossings were directed to stop travelers of Iranian descent for questioning following the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, an unnamed Customs and Border Protection officer alleged in an email to an immigration attorney. An email sent to immigration attorney Leonard Saunders by a Washington state CBP officer tells a different story. The officer's email was first reported by CNN news partner CBC and provided to CNN by Saunders, who did not reveal the officer's name. A former CBP officer told CNN the person who wrote the email worked with him at the agency and was told by current CBP officers that the individual is still an active officer at the Blaine border crossing. "I just know him as an experienced CBP officer," the attorney said.