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Today’s Top Stories:
Saudi Arabia wires U.S. $100 million as Trump proclaims M.B.S. innocent
Meanwhile, Turkish officials have unearthed even more grim details of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s alleged murder… [more]
A bombshell 8-month investigation uncovers massive fraud by Trump and his children
Ivanka, Trump Jr., and Eric Trump have been criminally conspiring with their dad for over a decade and now they’ve been exposed.
People In All 50 States Are Defying Trump’s Efforts To Undo Obama’s Climate Saving Legacy With This Online Service
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FBI launches an investigation into whether Ivanka and Trump Jr. bribed a District Attorney
Dogged by criminal allegations, it appears Trump’s children reached into their dad’s bag of tricks.
The ocean is brown, the crabs are dead and the smell is unbearable. Welcome to Florida
Naples beaches are known as some of the state’s best for their tidy white sands and pristine waters, but the toll of the toxic red tide invasion is relentless… [more]
Michael Cohen has a meeting with prosecutors that spells disaster for Trump and his kids
Trump’s former lawyer sang like a bird and the Trump crime family should be very worried.
U.S. officials reveal when Mueller will be releasing first results of his Trump-Russia probe
There’s finally light at the end of the tunnel.
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Today’s Action: Demand the House pass permanent funding for the Violence Against Women Act
The House has had over two weeks to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) since funding ran out on September 30. And they haven’t…because apparently the physical safety and very survival of women is a partisan issue?
Every 16 hours in the United States, a woman is killed by her intimate partner with a gun. A staggering statistic that only scratches the surface of the variety and lethality in which millions of women face assault and brutality on a daily basis.
VAWA was enacted in 1994 in the aftermath of sexual harassment allegations by Anita Hill against then-nominee Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. This landmark legislation has provided abused, battered, and stalked women with vital support networks: rape crisis centers, shelters, legal assistance, counseling, and more.
Twenty four years later, Senate Republicans have confirmed a second Supreme Court justice with a history of sexual misconduct…and the House has allowed the VAWA to expire without a single Republican co-sponsor pushing it forward.
Which means the House must act immediately to prevent another crisis of its own making.
We need this act. Introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), this act will strengthen law enforcement’s ability to remove firearms from abusers, increase funding for rape crisis centers, and provide support for victims of domestic violence.
The act currently has 141 Democrat co-signers…and zero Republicans. And although the House has passed a stop-gap bill that provides temporary funding through December 7th, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) has refused all calls (even from his own party) to allow a vote on full authorization.
The GOP is really going out of its way to these days to prove their disrespect and carelessness towards women. So it’s time to turn up the volume and prove how much we care by taking action today.
PS — Please don’t forget to sign the petition demanding an end to Republicans voter suppression tactics BEFORE the midterms, and check out the brilliant “Don’t Think of an Elephant” by George Lakoff — a quick read that contains the ultimate keys for Democrats to win elections — and arguments.