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Juneteenth Is Officially a Federal Holiday
"Great nations don't ignore their most painful moments," the president said before signing a bill creating a holiday to mark the end of slavery
With an Aim to End Forever Wars, House Votes to Repeal 2002 Iraq War Resolution
“After nearly 20 years of fighting for this, we’re finally one step closer to ending forever wars,” said Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, the chief sponsor of the bill
Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare, Dismissing Another Republican Challenge
The court, including Trump-nominated Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, decided against a case brought by Republican-led states trying overturn the Affordable Care Act
The Extreme Right-Wing Takeover of the Supreme Court Suffers a Setback
The court upheld Obamacare (again), and in its ruling on a Catholic foster care agency, it beat back radical changes sought by the court’s extremists
What We Know About the Killing of Winston Smith in Minneapolis
The 32-year-old's death at the hands of law enforcement has set off unrest in the streets — and led to the alleged murder of a protester
Ranked-Choice Voting, Explained With Ice Cream
The popular new election reform can be confusing. We turned to ice cream to explain
‘A Now-or-Never Moment’: Texas Pols Who Beat Back Voting Attack Take the Fight to Congress
They blocked a voter-suppression nightmare at home. Now, Texas Democrats are pressuring Congress (ahem, Joe Manchin) to pass the For the People Act
Here Are the Excuses Republicans Are Giving for Voting Against Honoring Capitol Police Officers
The bill to award gold medal to officers who responded to the insurrection passed, but 21 GOP lawmakers opposed it
The Forever-Trump Movement Has Won
The 45th president lost an election and incited a failed insurrection, but his grip on the GOP is absolute. What’s next for a party at war with democracy — and the future?
Republicans and Democrats Agree: It’s Time To Take on Tech Titans
Trustbuster Lina Khan's confirmation to the FTC is the latest example of a growing bipartisan consensus
FBI Warns Lawmakers of More ‘Real-World Violence’ From QAnon Followers
"In the FBI's view, the top domestic violent extremist threat comes from racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists," Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Tuesday
Democrats Introduce Bill to End the War on Drugs
"The War on Drugs stands as a stain on our national conscience since its very inception," Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman said in announcing the Drug Policy Reform Act, which would decriminalize all drugs