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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., drew comparisons between women risking their lives to protest Islamic law in Iran to women fighting for abortion rights in the United States. During a campaign rally to re-elect Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Friday, Omar said pro-life Republicans are challenging women’s bodily autonomy, much like Iran’s oppressive clerical regime led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

during a recent trip to Ireland that he was not yet ready to announce his reelection campaign, telling reporters: “We’ll announce it relatively soon.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre brushed off questions about Biden’s 2024 run on April 20, noting at a press briefing: “What I will say is that any announcement or anything that is related to 2024 certainly will not come from here.”At 80, Biden is the oldest serving president in U.S. history and would be 86 years old by the end of his potential second term, as to his fitness for the role and making the timing around his reelection announcement all the more important.

letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Johanthan Kanter from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), Rep.

Four Democratic lawmakers want the Justice Department to investigate Warner Bros. Discovery, claiming that the merged company has harmed workers and reduced consumer choice.

On Tuesday, Democratic House members released their plan for a “Transgender Bill of Rights” in an attempt to provide federal protections for transgender and gay Americans.The bill will attempt to codify the Supreme Court’s 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County decision, which established employee protections for gay and transgender workers. If passed, the bill would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include gay and trans people.The amended Act would ban conversion therapy, protection for gender identity and sex characteristics, and expand access to gender-affirming care. In addition, the bill would require the attorney general to designate a liaison to oversee the enforcement of civil rights for transgender people while also investing in services to prevent anti-transgender violence.Washington Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Co-Chair of the Transgender Equality Task Force, was a major player in getting the bill created. “As state legislatures across the country target our trans community with hateful, bigoted, and transphobic attacks, we are standing up and saying enough is enough,” Jayapal said in a joint statement with David Cicilline (RI), Marie Newman (IL), Mark Takano (CA), and Ritchie Torres (NY).

The chairman of the January 6th Committee, getting its first primetime moment, plans to start the hearing by warning that “our democracy remains in danger.”

Democratic U.S. Representatives Marie Newman of Illinois, Pramila Jayapal of Washington, and Jennifer Wexton of Virginia have introduced a resolution to recognize Nov. 20 as Transgender Day of Remembrance to honor those who have died due to anti-trans violence.

WASHINGTON -- ABC’s “This Week” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer.——NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.———CBS’ “Face the Nation" — Dr.

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Democratic Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal and other progressive lawmakers on Wednesday called for "transformative change across America" as America awaited the results of one Georgia runoff Senate race.

Glamour: We last spoke in 2017, and you were so open about the fact that serving in elected office can be a lonely experience, particularly as a woman of color. A lot has changed since then, and so many women of color joined you in the House of Representatives.

Portugal. The Man are the latest band to feel the Bern. The group announced over the weekend that they will join democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders at a huge rally in Tacoma, Washington, at the Tacoma Dome on on Monday night (Feb. 17). The event will also feature an appearance from actor/activist Tim Robbins and Rep. Pramila Jayapal.