This week President Trump nominated Republican attorney James E. “Trey” Trainor III of Texas to serve on the Federal Election Commission
Anti-pipeline organizers are holding a series of protests and other events this month targeting both state and federal regulators
Number of companies seeking federal permits to disturb marine mammals while conducting seismic tests for offshore oil and gas reserves along the…
Recently U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced that President Trump plans to issue an executive order expanding offshore drilling in areas now off limits, including the Atlantic Ocean and parts of the Arctic.
Date on which the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling that the congressional districts drawn by North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature…
Kobach’has a record of making unsubstantiated claims about the extent of voter fraud and using them to promote strict voter ID laws and other policies that make it harder to vote
The ex-cop and Tea Party politician deciding justice for Alton Sterling’s killers
The staggering new numbers
“We need to show this administration, Congress and large corporate interests that our human and economic worth is more powerful than their agenda of hate and greed”
Percent of Planned Parenthood’s patients who access care through Medicaid and/or the Title X family planning program: 60
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