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"The 14th Amendment makes clear that based on his past behavior, Donald Trump is disqualified from ever holding federal office again," said Rep. David Cicilline, the lead sponsor of a new bill raising a constitutional challenge against Trump's bid.

The tension at the heart of Jeffries’ relationship with the key progressive bloc of his party could shape how the newly minted leader approaches his task as the first new House Democratic leader in two decades.

The US lacks the most basic policies and infrastructure to support parents like me — and mothers bear the worst of it. At a time when we should be overjoyed at the life we’ve brought into the world, we feel anger at a system that’s hostile to us.

The Oath Keepers roster shows that 306 dues-paying Oath Keepers members listed themselves as affiliated with DHS, including 21 who said they were working for the agency at the time their names were added.

Amazon benefits from local poverty through exploitative subcontracts, experts say.

The prolific LA poet Alexis Rhone Fancher offers a strong a poem of grief and the absence of legacy.

As yet another scandal involving Medicare Advantage made headlines this week, progressive U.S. lawmakers and advocates renewed calls to abolish the private health insurance program.

Lately, in the West, the sentiment on the prospects of a peaceful end to the war imposed on the Ukrainian people is heard more and more often. But are such negotiations possible, and who will benefit from them? And does Putin actually want peace?

The gun control movement has won important legislative and legal victories since the massacre at the Connecticut elementary school a decade ago. But not significant federal legislation.