#Jeffries suggests Dems won’t help nominate ‘extremist extraordinaire’ Jordan as Speaker

#Jeffries suggests Dems won’t help nominate ‘extremist extraordinaire’ Jordan as Speaker

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday reiterated the need for bipartisanship amid the race for Speaker — but suggested the Republicans’ most recent choice wasn’t the answer. House Republicans delivered Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) the second GOP nomination for the leadership role on Friday — a day after first choice and Majority…

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#Palestine defends attack on Israel

#Palestine defends attack on Israel

Palestinian officials are defending the Saturday attack against Israel after militant forces assaulted the country in multiple directions in a surprise maneuver that has left at lest 40 Israelis dead. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they have “repeatedly warned against the consequences of blocking the political horizon and failing to enable the Palestinian…

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#Rep. Phillips to step down from Democratic leadership role

#Rep. Phillips to step down from Democratic leadership role

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) is stepping down from his Democratic leadership role as he mulls a primary challenge to President Biden. A spokesperson from Phillips’ office confirmed with The Hill that the congressman will be stepping down from his position as co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC). “My convictions relative to the…

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#Ending state-sanctioned theft to preserve police legitimacy

#Ending state-sanctioned theft to preserve police legitimacy

Civil asset forfeiture is not an asset to the American people—it is legalized theft without constitutionally-required due process of law. Thankfully, the practice may finally be curbed.  Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit found Wayne County, Michigan’s civil asset forfeiture program in violation of the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. Civil…

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