Today's Top Stories:
Sen. Lindsey Graham interrupted SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson so many times that Sen. Dick Durbin intervened to let her speak
The Republican competition to see who could be the most offensive and obnoxious boor. But it was Lindsey Graham who made the biggest ass of himself.
VIDEO OF THE DAY: A Republican Senator just called out his OWN party to their faces for "jack*ssery" during today’s hearing.
The reprehensible display of QAnon conspiracies and barely disguised racism from his colleagues was too much for Sen. Ben Sasse.
Major update on windfall tax for oil companies
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Whoa.
13,000 Afghan babies have died from malnourishment since January as US sanctions prevent aid groups from delivering relief
95 percent of the population does not have enough to eat, and 3.5 million children need nutritional support. The United Nations has called the situation "a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of unparalleled proportions."
Texas official orders LGBT+ books pulled from library shelves
A North Texas superintendent told his employees that if they were different, "You better hide it...here in this community, we’re going to be conservative."
COVID testing and treatment for uninsured ends
Two years into the pandemic and with a new variant on the horizon, America has officialy given up on fighting the COVID-19 virus because...how are you gonna pay for it?
Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright dies at 84 of cancer
The glass ceiling-breaking Albright was remembered for her years of service to the United States and for defending the US sanctions on Iraq that led to deaths of half a million children by starvation.
Ron Johnson REFUSES to fight for Wisconsin jobs!
OD Action partner: This is Democrats' chance to retire the Trump Republican and keep the Senate.
SCOTUS sides with Republicans, rejects Wisconsin governor's state legislative map
The heavily partisan court flexed its muscle on behalf of Republicans in an appalling show of judicial overreach.
Manhattan prosecutor confirms Trump committed multiple felonies before resigning
A New York lawyer who quit in protest of the DA's hesitancy to charge Trump wrote in his resignation letter that Trump lied on numerous financial statements and "committed crimes."
Wall Street bonuses have soared by 1,743% since 1985
A new analysis finds that if the federal minimum wage had increased at the same rate, it would currently be $61.75 an hour.
Sen. Sanders vows to reintroduce M4A bill as Biden admin continues with dangerous Medicare privatization scheme
The Biden team appears to be insistent on rebranding a Trump-era Medicare backdoor privatization scheme as millions are set to lose Medicaid coverage when pandemic extensions expire.
Russia, Russia, Russia
And in other news...
Hope...
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