BIZARRE: 31 - What They Never Told You

Draft signals Supreme Court shift on civil rights, experts say

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion jolted some legal experts for how it would not only upend abortion rights, but move onto shakier ground other constitutional rights such as same-sex marriage, contraception and more.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

Draft signals Supreme Court shift on civil rights, experts say - Roll Call

The Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion jolted some legal experts for how it would upend more than just abortion rights.

Roll Call · May 4, 2022

Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes

Text messages and testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power

The Independent UK · May 1, 2022

First Thing: Ukraine repelling intense Russian offensive in east

Shelling and strikes in Donbas increasing but Russians hampered by logistical problems, UK claims. Plus, Biden’s $6bn effort to save nuclear plants

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022

January 6 ‘was a coup organized by the president’, says Jamie Raskin

Member of House Capitol attack panel says hearings will focus on Trump’s bid to cling to power

The Guardian - US · Apr 20, 2022

Jamie Raskin on the climate crisis: ‘We’ve got to save democracy in order to save our species’

Progressive congressman from Maryland believes America can’t fix the planet without fixing its government first

The Guardian - US · Apr 18, 2022

"Trump knew": Inside the House committee

Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell says Jan. 6 committee is close to understanding what Donald Trump knew, and when

Salon · Apr 11, 2022

Trump is the ‘fourth branch of government’ and Republicans are his slaves, says furious Jan 6 committee member

Maryland Democrat also called House panel ‘the most bipartisan committee I’ve been on’

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Scavino, Navarro held in contempt of Congress in 1/6 probe

The House has voted to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress over their monthslong refusal to comply with subpoenas from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

House votes to hold Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress

Just two Republicans voted to hold the former Trump aides in contempt

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022