In just the latest move that reproductive rights advocates warn is part of the prolonged effort to overturn Roe v. Wade, GOP state senators in Alabama sent what would be the nation’s most extreme abortion ban to Republican Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk late Tuesday. “This unconstitutional measure would send women in the state back to Read more about Alabama's "Worst-of-Its-Kind" Abortion Ban an Explicit Effort to Destroy Roe, Warn Rights Groups[…]

Under increased pressure from progressive members of the Democratic caucus and constituents to move more aggressively toward impeachment proceedings, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday morning used her strongest language to date against President Donald Trump as she accused him of being “engaged in a cover-up.” “We do believe that it is important to follow Read more about President Donald Trump 'Engaged in a Cover-Up,' Says House Speaker Pelosi[…]

As reproductive rights advocates fight a recent upswell in extremist state abortion bans, the nation’s largest association for doctors specializing in women’s health on Wednesday warned against using the misleading language deployed by the anti-choice movement. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) told reporters that so-called “heartbeat bills” which have passed in Georgia, Alabama, and Read more about Don't Call Latest Abortion Bans 'Heartbeat Bills,' Doctors Say, Warning of Medically Inaccurate Right-Wing Talking Points[…]

Hundreds of interfaith leaders stood ready to face arrest outside the White House on Wednesday where they delivered a “moral indictment to an immoral administration.” The march and rally, dubbed Moral Witness Wednesday, was organized to denounce the President Donald Trump administration’s cruel and unjust policies including the detaining of migrant children and attacks on Read more about At White House Gates, Hundreds of Religious Leaders Demand Trump and His Enablers "Repent of Their Sins"[…]

Experts accused the White House of escalating its war on science after President Donald Trump issued a Friday executive order slashing federal advisory committees by at least one-third. “It was death by a thousand cuts, now they are taking a knife to the jugular,” said Gretchen Goldman, a research director at the Union of Concerned Read more about 'All-Out Assault on Science': Latest Executive Order by Trump Puts Expert Advice on the Chopping Block[…]

As progressive candidates continue to announce their intentions to oust corporate Democrats, a new report names 15 House Democrats to unseat in primary challenges. Published Monday by the left-leaning group RootsAction, the new report is entitled Bad Blues: Some of the House Democrats Who Deserve to Be ‘Primaried.’ The list, the report notes, “is by Read more about New Report Details the 15 House Democrats That Should Face Progressive Challengers[…]

In a letter to White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday, a group of senators demanded to know why Puerto Rico still hasn’t received the $600 million in emergency food stamp aid that Congress approved three weeks ago. “In the wealthiest country in the history of the world, it Read more about Senate Democrats Demand Trump Administration Answer for 'Unconscionable' Delay of Puerto Rico Food Aid[…]

With Alaska in the midst of an unprecedented heat wave that experts say is driven by the climate crisis, Anchorage—the state’s largest city—reached an all-time high temperature of 90 degrees on Thursday. “At 5 pm [Thursday] afternoon, Anchorage International Airport officially hit 90 degrees for the first time on record,” the Anchorage National Weather Service Read more about 'We Are in a Climate Emergency, America': Anchorage Hits 90 Degrees for First Time in Recorded History[…]

As meteorologists warned Thursday that temperatures above 100°F are expected to impact two-thirds of the country this weekend, U.S. government scientists revealed that last month was the hottest June ever recorded—bolstering calls for radical global action on the climate emergency. The revelation came in a new monthly climate report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Read more about NOAA's Finding That Last Month Was Hottest June Ever Recorded Bolsters Calls for Radical Climate Action[…]

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday affirmed that if he wins the presidency, his administration will only include officials who share his opposition to all fracking and fossil fuel development. The Vermont Independent, who is a Democratic candidate in the 2020 election, was the first candidate to sign a pledge put forward Wednesday by Food & Read more about Sanders First 2020 Democrat to Pledge, If Elected, All Top Appointees Will Back Fracking Ban and Bold Climate Action[…]