“This fall, we must elect more senators and representatives who will codify a woman’s right to choose into federal law once again, elect more state leaders to protect this right at the local level,” the President said.
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Oil companies are making a windfall. Here’s why they keep closing refineries.
Refining oil is a dirty, dangerous business. Understandably, few private sector firms want to build, upgrade, or expand refineries at a time when the nation is trying to pivot to a renewable energy future.
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31 white supremacists tied to hate group charged with planning riot near Idaho Pride event
“Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White said authorities received a tip about a ‘little army’ loading into a U-Haul truck Saturday afternoon. Police later arrested thirty-nine people who had masks, white supremacist insignia and shields,” The Washington Post reported.
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Watch the unveiling of NPI’s June 2022 assault weapons ban poll finding
With Attorney General Bob Ferguson, State Senator Manka Dhingra, State Representative Jamila Taylor, State Senator Patty Kuderer, and Emily Cantrell of the Alliance for Gun Responsibility.
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Chris Murphy confronts Republicans on gun safety inaction: “What are we doing?”
Senator Chris Murphy, who represents Newtown in the United States Senate along with Richard Blumenthal, delivered a speech on the floor of the Senate demanding that his Republican colleagues stop blocking gun safety bills from reaching the President’s desk.
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Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr calls for action and slams Mitch McConnell before NBA playoffs game
Watch and listen to Steve Kerr’s call to action for gun safety following the horrific slaughter of schoolchildren and teachers in Uvalde, Texas.
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Anthony Albanese sworn in as thirty-first prime minister of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia has a new leader: Anthony Albanese. Following Labor’s victory in the 2022 Australian federal election, Albanese has assumed office along with several top ministers. Watch the swearing-in ceremony and the press conference that followed.
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SNL bids adieu to Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, and Pete Davidson
Watch highlights from the twentieth (and final) episode of SNL’s forty-seventh season, hosted by Natasha Lyonne, with Japanese Breakfast as the musical guest, including the farewell appearances by four departing cast members.
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For decades, Patty Murray has blocked Republican attempts to limit abortion
This Washington Post profile by Mike DeBonis delves into some of the behind-the-scenes work Patty Murray has done to protect reproductive rights at the federal level, with one Republican senator stating on the record: “She’s very effective.”
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SNL takes aim at Depp-Heard courtroom conflict
Watch highlights from the nineteenth episode of SNL’s forty-seventh season, hosted by Selena Gomez, with Post Malone as the musical guest.
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The fall of Roe would also be an attack on religious liberty
“A ban on abortion in Missouri violates our freedom as Jews to control our bodies in a way that is consistent with our religious beliefs. As Jews, we understand religious persecution very well. Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion is also deeply troubling because it reveals his disturbing view of pregnant people as mere birthing vessels,” Stacy Newman and Dana Sandweiss write.
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Newly enacted Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act will subject judges and Supreme Court justices to new financial disclosure requirements
“The legislation was introduced after the Wall Street Journal reported in September that more than 130 federal judges had violated U.S. law and judicial ethics by overseeing court cases involving companies in which either they or members of their family owned stock,” Time’s Madeleine Carlisle explains.
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Abortion care has joined economic security as a top midterms issue, Monmouth finds
“The importance of abortion policy in the current midterms compared with four years ago has shifted the most among Democrats,” says the polling institute.
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SNL responds to leaked Alito draft assailing Roe v. Wade
Watch highlights from the eighteenth episode of SNL’s forty-seventh season, hosted by Benedict Cumberbatch, with Arcade Fire as the musical guest, including the Roe v. Wade cold open.
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Ray Luján: Don’t let Republicans off the hook for their obstruction
“I don’t think the attention should be taken off of those that are causing obstruction, especially those Republican members that were once on board with some of these policies,” the New Mexico senator said.
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Trevor Noah spares nobody in scorching White House Correspondents Dinner set
Watch comedian Trevor Noah’s complete remarks at the 2022 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, courtesy of C-SPAN.
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President Joe Biden roasts Republicans and big media at the White House Correspondents Dinner
Watch President Biden’s complete remarks at the 2022 White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton, courtesy of C-SPAN.
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Battle for Donbas will be decisive, former British commander says
“Donbas could put the Russians back on a successful footing or bring them to what is essentially a defeat,” says General Sir Richard Barrons, the former commander of the UK’s Joint Forces Command.
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Meet the woman behind “Libs of TikTok,” secretly fueling the right’s outrage machine
“Libs of TikTok has become an agenda-setter in right-wing online discourse, and the content it surfaces shows a direct correlation with the recent push in legislation and rhetoric directly targeting the LGBTQ+ community,” The Washington Post reports.
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SNL skewers two favorite marks (MTG, Trump) in “Easter Wishes” cold open
Watch highlights from the seventeenth episode of SNL’s forty-seventh season, hosted by Lizzo (who also performed as the musical guest), including the Easter Wishes cold open.
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U.S. Representative Kim Schrier lauds federal funding for improved water treatment in Sammamish and Issaquah
Watch Kim Schrier’s April 11th press conference in Issaquah celebrating the appropriation of funds for the Sammamish Plateau Water District, which plans to upgrade its water treatment facilities to protect Washingtonians in its jurisdiction from toxic PFAS chemicals.
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