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Republicans’ ‘dumb on crime’ crusade in Washington, DC, is coming to your state next

Cash bail, mandatory minimums, incarcerating children as adults—the Trump-led GOP is destroying decades of criminal justice reforms for “tough on crime” policies that are not only cruel but objectively don’t work.

Press freedom groups warn ‘no newsroom in America is safe’ after House GOP subpoenas left-wing outlet

“BreakThrough News is not the first, nor will it be the last, to come under official attack,” said one press freedom advocate.

by Stephen Prager July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

Amid deadly temperatures, GOP advances bill to ban federal heat protections for workers

“Congress should not respond to an escalating occupational hazard by permanently removing the Department of Labor’s authority to address it.”

by Jake Johnson July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed believes a new Democratic Party is possible

“The majority of Democrats out there are so far away from the party elders who hold all the power. And I think we have an opportunity as a party to molt: out with the old, in with what the people underneath the party really want.”