by People's Action | Jan 8, 2019 | Breakfast
Freedom For Cyntoia Brown Brown is granted clemency after serving 15 years in prison. CNN: "Cyntoia Denise Brown, a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man who bought her for sex when she was 16 years old, has been granted clemency, the Tennessee governor's...
by People's Action | Jan 7, 2019 | Breakfast
Shutdown May Force Evictions, End To Food Aid As shutdown drags on, Trump officials make new offer, seek novel ways to cope with its impacts. WaPo: "Trump administration officials began taking extraordinary steps to contain the fallout from the partial federal...
by People's Action | Dec 21, 2018 | Breakfast
House, Senate At Odds Over Border Wall House passes stopgap funding bill with $5 billion for Trump's border wall, at odds with Senate. NBC: "The House passed a stopgap measure Thursday night to fund the government that includes $5 billion for a border wall sought by...
by People's Action | Dec 20, 2018 | Breakfast
Last-Minute Deal Averts Shutdown Senate passes stopgap spending bill that would avert shutdown. NYT: "Moving to head off a looming government shutdown, the Senate passed a stopgap spending bill on Wednesday night that would keep the government funded through Feb. 8 —...
by People's Action | Dec 19, 2018 | Breakfast
Senate May Deny Wall, Avert Shutdown Senate to pass bill that would keep government open, deny Trump wall funding. WaPo: "The Senate intends to pass a short-term spending bill that would keep the government open through Feb. 8 but deny President Trump the money he...
by People's Action | Dec 18, 2018 | Breakfast
Russian Disinformation Targets Mueller Russian disinformation teams targeted Robert S. Mueller III, says report prepared for Senate. WaPo: "Months after President Trump took office, Russia’s disinformation teams trained their sights on a new target: special counsel...
