A group of House Democrats called for legislation on Monday that would add four seats to the Supreme Court, lamenting a "ultra right-wing" branch that just overturned the Roe v. Wade decision on abortion rights. The eight lawmakers cited recent Supreme Court decisions that rolled back Miranda rights, threw out a New York gun control law and allowed religion to surface in schools — as well as the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision that overturned the right to abortion in Roe — in saying there was a need to add new justices to the court. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), the lead sponsor of the 2021 Judiciary Act, called the current makeup "a Supreme Court at crisis with itself and with our democracy" where "basic freedoms are under assault" from the 6-3 conservative supermajority on the bench. The Supreme Court isn't susceptible to the popular vote the way Congress is, Johnson said, and it has used that fact to amass power. "It's making decisions that usurp the power of the legislative and executive branches," he said. Read more. |
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🗳️ Frustrated Democrats mull drastic step: Challenging Biden in 2024 |
The chances that Biden could attract a primary challenger are rising amid devastating polling numbers with Democrats and particularly young voters. |
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🌴 Gavin Newsom plants flag on climate, spurring 2024 chatter |
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is positioning himself and his state as a national leader on climate issues amid speculation of a possible 2024 White House bid. |
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🍑 Rep. Jody Hice subpoenaed in Georgia election investigation
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Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) has been subpoenaed in his home state to appear before a special grand jury investigating efforts by former President Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
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✈️ Flights halted out of UK air base after runway melts due to heat wave
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Scorching heat in Britain led officials to shut down runways at an air base and a commercial airport in London on Monday. |
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✊ Harris says rights under assault from 'extremist so-called leaders'
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Vice President Harris told a gathering at a civil rights conference Monday that Americans' freedoms are under assault from "extremist so-called leaders" looking to curtail access to abortion services and enact voting restrictions.
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🏛️ Eight House office staffers become first to start unionization effort |
Staffers at eight House offices began the process to unionize on Monday, becoming the first congressional employees to move forward in the unionization effort on Capitol Hill.
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🌴 Florida's Demings tests positive for COVID-19 |
Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), who is in the midst of a Senate campaign, said on Monday that she tested positive for COVID-19. |
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🗓 Fauci to retire before the end of Biden's term |
Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser, says he plans to retire by the end of Biden's term in office.
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🎒 Dallas school students required to carry clear or mesh backpacks |
Students in Dallas will be required to use clear or mesh backpacks when they return to school in the fall, district officials announced on Monday.
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🥇 Pulitzers rejects Trump demand to revoke WaPo, NYT awards
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The Pulitzer Prize board has rejected requests from former President Trump to revoke national reporting awards given to The Washington Post and The New York Times. |
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🙈 DC has highest monkeypox cases nationally per capita
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The nation's capital has the highest number of monkeypox cases per capita, with 122 confirmed cases as of Sunday, health officials reported on Monday. |
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Lack of trust is fueling the current COVID-19 surge
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"The nation is experiencing a COVID-19 tsunami. Yet, people's behavior suggests that no one is noticing," writes Sheldon H. Jacobson, Ph.D., a professor in computer science and the Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. |
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