#Report of discriminatory policing in Minneapolis ‘unsurprising,’ says Congressional Black Caucus 

#Report of discriminatory policing in Minneapolis ‘unsurprising,’ says Congressional Black Caucus 

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) findings that the Minneapolis Police Department routinely used excessive force and unlawfully discriminated against Black and Native American people is “appalling” but not surprising, the Congressional Black Caucus said Friday.  “While the findings are appalling, they are wholly unsurprising given the public outcry from residents and organizers in the City…

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#The fight against cancer faces daunting new challenge: debt politics

#The fight against cancer faces daunting new challenge: debt politics

Even in times of federal budget tightening, cancer research has garnered bipartisan congressional backing, combining with private sector funding to fuel significant scientific progress in tackling the killer disease. “Cancer’s escaped the political gravitational pull,” said Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University Law School. But this year could be different,…

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#House GOP inches closer to Mayorkas impeachment amid discord in conference

#House GOP inches closer to Mayorkas impeachment amid discord in conference

House Republicans inched closer this week toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, officially launching an investigation that would serve as the basis for any inquiry. But conservative supporters of the effort still face enormous hurdles, including a reluctance of leadership to take such a drastic step and the continued opposition from more moderate lawmakers…

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#GOP fears Trump legal woes will boomerang on them 

#GOP fears Trump legal woes will boomerang on them 

Senate Republicans are worried former President Trump’s legal troubles will create a major headwind for GOP candidates in 2024.   They say the battle between the Justice Department and Trump, who pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he violated the Espionage Act and obstructed justice with his handling of classified documents, will become a…

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#Five Takeaways from Trump’s arraignment 

#Five Takeaways from Trump’s arraignment 

Former President Trump was arraigned on 37 criminal charges on Tuesday in Miami — a day that was at once extraordinary and mundane. The extraordinary element was the nature of the event itself — the first-ever federal arraignment of a former president. The charges against Trump pertain to his possession of sensitive documents at his…

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