Impeachment’s Influence Hazy as Issue in Congressional Races

ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Nov 30, 2019 For now, Republicans are wielding impeachment mostly as an offensive weapon and Democrats are generally playing defense. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Democratic Party Couldn’t Care Less About Whistleblowers

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Sep 30, 2019 A MoveOn campaign aims to protect those who take great personal risk to defend our democracy. The liberal group isn't fooling anybody. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Biden Declares LGBTQ Rights His Top Priority

BILL BARROW / The Associated Press Jun 2, 2019 The Democratic presidential candidate touts the Equality Act, an effort to enshrine LGBTQ protections into labor and civil rights laws. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Is the Democratic Party Finally Standing Up to the Israel Lobby?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 22, 2019 Heeding the call of MoveOn.org, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and others have pledged to skip this year's annual AIPAC conference. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Progressives Demand Democrats Stonewall on All Senate Bills

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jan 8, 2019 Amid a government shutdown, organizations such as Indivisible call on elected officials to force the hand of Donald Trump and the GOP. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Welcome to the Jungle: New Democrats Get Early Political Lesson

LAURIE KELLMAN / The Associated Press Jan 4, 2019 Lesson one: Speaking with the bluntness of a candidate can produce swift and uncomfortable results. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Republicans (and Some Democrats Too) Reject Impeachment Talk

LISA MASCARO and STEVE PEOPLES / The Associated Press Aug 22, 2018 The guilty plea of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and the fraud conviction of onetime campaign chair Paul Manafort are presenting a loyalty test for Republicans, while Democrats fear calls for impeachment will galvanize GOP voters in November. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Protesters Take to Streets Nationwide Over Trump Immigration Policy

The Associated Press and Truthdig Jun 30, 2018 Activists, parents and first-time protesters rally in more than 600 American cities, motivated by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Moms Outraged by Family Separations Become Protest Leaders

GILLIAN FLACCUS and AMY TAXIN / The Associated Press Jun 29, 2018 “As moms, we know how important it is to be with your child,” says Kate Sharaf, a Portland, Ore., co-organizer of one of over 600 "Families Belong Together" rallies expected to draw thousands nationwide on Saturday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pelosi Pulls Out All the Stops: an 8-Hour Speech on DACA

STEVE PEOPLES and ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Feb 7, 2018 The House minority leader sets a record with an address aimed at pressuring Republicans to allow a vote on protection of “Dreamer” immigrants. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Divided Democrats Face Backlash on Immigration

STEVE PEOPLES and MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jan 4, 2018 The party's inaction has enraged liberal activists, who have shifted their anger away from the Republicans who run Congress. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Message to Democrats: Block Neil Gorsuch’s Nomination ‘Using All Available Means’

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Feb 1, 2017 Democrats in Congress and progressive advocacy groups consider President Trump's pick for the Supreme Court "extreme" and "disastrous." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )