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Speaker Mike Johnson could block the seating of victorious Democrats in the House of Representatives on January 3. On Jan 6, 2021, Trump ordered then-Vice President Mike Pence to violate his constitutional duty to certify the duly elected electors

Reader Comments: We Know Where Talk of Erasing a Population for Generation Leads; Press Pool Turned Its Cameras Away; Was “Defund the Police” Crazy? and Defund? No; Are You For or Against the Murder of 20,000 Children; resources; virtual events;

When I was 20, I knew why I was protesting. The injustice was visible. The stakes were clear. Today the danger is no less visible though it is wrapped in patriotic language and asks us to confuse loyalty to a person with loyalty to the Constitution.

Reader Comments: More ICE Killings; Todd Blanche - Trump's Hired GumShoe Lawyer; USAID; Civil Rights on the 250th Anniversary of the Country; Take Action: Support Mahmoud Khalil; The Case for Tripling Union Membership; lots more and Cartoons;

Reader Comments: World Cup, World Stage, Trump; What the Country Wants and Believes; What’s the Matter With JD Vance?; Judeo-Bolshevist Target; Take Action - Honduras: The Narco-Dictatorship Returns; Symposium: Forging A Democracy That Works for All

Reader Comments: Birthright Citizenship Upheld Just Barely; Democratic Socialist Beliefs - New York City and Denver elections; Woody Guthrie Keeps Resonating; Iran War Made Rich Even Richer; Chile Sentences Pinochet’s Agents; Trump's Capitol Offenses

In past eras of American politics, the people, through their representatives in Congress, have shaped and settled constitutional meaning, rebuking the court when it overstepped its role as a legitimate actor.

The 60-day deadline expires on Friday. The War Powers Resolution of 1973, a law mandating that a president must withdraw from a conflict 60 days after notifying Congress that American forces are fighting.

Based on oral arguments, the Supreme Court seems poised to block Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. Six justices, three Republicans, scoffed at his efforts to overrule birthright citizenship rights spelled out in the 14th Amendment.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) has ordered the termination of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agreements with law enforcement on Wednesday in an attempt to establish principles for agencies and divisions, to not being a tool for ICE.