#McConnell denounces white supremacy in response to Tuberville controversy

#McConnell denounces white supremacy in response to Tuberville controversy

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday condemned white supremacy when asked about fellow Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) hesitancy to call out white nationalists. “White supremacy is simply unacceptable in the military and in our whole country,” he told reporters when asked about Tuberville’s latest controversial comments on white nationalism. Tuberville faced criticism earlier…

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#Investigation finds Clarence Thomas accepted more undisclosed gifts from wealthy friends through elite association

#Investigation finds Clarence Thomas accepted more undisclosed gifts from wealthy friends through elite association

A New York Times investigation revealed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was brought access to the wealthy through relationships he built with members of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. The Times reported that just months after Thomas joined the bench in 1991, he was welcomed into the Horatio Alger Association, a nonprofit…

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#Domestic workers are organizing for better working conditions nationwide

#Domestic workers are organizing for better working conditions nationwide

Domestic workers throughout the country are pushing for better working conditions, staging rallies and protests and lobbying for labor protections. The workers, including nannies, house cleaners and home care workers, have launched campaigns in places including Miami, where two organizations led a mid-June march calling for a “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights.” That same week, workers rallied in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square — a…

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#Democrats see hope in House, gloom in Senate

#Democrats see hope in House, gloom in Senate

Democrats see a clear path to winning back the House majority in next fall’s elections, even as their worries grow that they could lose their hard-fought Senate majority.  In the House, Democrats need to pick up five seats to take back their majority, and the House map includes close to a dozen seats being defended…

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#Greene ousted from Freedom Caucus, board member says 

#Greene ousted from Freedom Caucus, board member says 

The hard-line House Freedom Caucus has voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from its ranks, according to Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), a caucus board member. “A vote was taken to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Freedom Caucus for some of the things she’s done,” Harris told Politico and CNN on Thursday. A spokesperson for…

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