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November 8, 2017 12:19 pm | By 41734Public Education Advocates Condemn Trump Tax Scam, Applaud Sewell Bill
Update: On November 13, the National Coalition for Public Education released another statement on the Trump tax scam. This time, NCPE called out Senators Hatch and Scott for trying to slip their own school voucher-like schemes into the Senate tax…
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November 3, 2017 11:07 am | By 28187, 28185The Progressive Happy Hour: Environmental Justice (and a Baking Scandal)
As the country is still reeling from disasterous storms, the Trump administration continues to stake out harmful positions on environmental issues that shape many communities’ quality of life. In the November 3 episode of “The Progressive Happy Hour,” hosts Christin…
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November 2, 2017 11:55 am | By 28179Letter: Judicial Nominee Leonard Steven Grasz Lacks Respect for the Law
In August, Trump nominated Leonard Steven Grasz to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The Senate Judiciary Committee held Grasz’s hearing on Wednesday, November 1. In examining Grasz’s record, including more than a decade as Chief…
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November 1, 2017 10:22 am | By 28179Letter: The Judiciary Committee Should Reject Mark Norris’s Judicial Nomination
On July 13, President Trump nominated state Sen. Mark Norris to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding Norris's hearing on Wednesday, November 1. People For the American Way…
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October 31, 2017 5:26 pm | By 59144PFAW and Allies Tell Ed Gillespie and Marco Rubio: Racism Has No Place in Virginia
With just a week left until Election Day in Virginia, on Monday evening People For the American Way, CASA in Action, Indivisible, and other allies protested the racist rhetoric being spewed throughout Virginia by Ed Gillespie and his campaign for governor,…
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October 31, 2017 12:47 pm | By 41734Supreme Court Brief: Religion Should Not be Used as a Sword to Discriminate
On December 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, yet another legal vehicle being used by the Religious Right to co-opt religious liberty and turn it into a license…
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October 31, 2017 12:07 pm | By 41734Letter: Surveillance Reformers Oppose USA LIBERTY Act
Update: On November 8, the House Judiciary Committee defeated an amendment offered by Representatives Ted Poe and Zoe Lofgren to help close the backdoor search loophole. PFAW, Demand Progress, and 41 other organizations supported the Poe-Lofgren amendment. You can view…
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October 30, 2017 1:50 pm | By 41734Letter: Groups Urge Facebook and Google to Endorse Honest Ads Act, Protect U.S. Elections
On October 20, more than two dozen reform organizations came together to support the Honest Ads Act introduced by Senators Amy Klobuchar, Mark Warner, and John McCain. Now many of those same groups, including People For the American Way, are…
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October 26, 2017 4:24 pm | By 53562PFAW Goes All-In for Progressive Candidates in Virginia 2017 Election
The upcoming election in Virginia is the biggest election of 2017. Three important statewide seats are open—the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general—as well as a number of significant State House seats that could help to regain Democratic control of…
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October 25, 2017 5:46 pm | By 43665Your New Favorite Podcast: PFAW Launches “The Progressive Happy Hour”
In the Trump era, we could all use a podcast to help us unpack the most important news, strategize for progressive change, and raise a glass to the resistance. And it doesn’t hurt to throw in a little discussion of…
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October 24, 2017 2:56 pm | By 41734Letter: Surveillance Reformers Endorse USA RIGHTS Act
On October 24, Senators Rand Paul and Ron Wyden introduced the USA RIGHTS Act. This bipartisan legislation addresses the federal government's abuse of the surveillance authorities granted by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, including a new search…
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October 20, 2017 12:56 pm | By 28187, 28185, 28194The Progressive Happy Hour: The Birth Control Battles
The Trump administration is ramping up its attacks on women’s rights, announcing a policy change that could cause hundreds of thousands of women to lose access to birth control coverage. In the October 20 episode of “The Progressive Happy Hour,”…
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October 20, 2017 12:35 pm | By 41734
Letter: Groups Support Legislation to Expose Foreign Influence in U.S. Elections
As investigations continue into the Trump campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 election, People For the American Way is among the more than two dozen reform organizations that are supporting the Honest Ads Act. This new bipartisan legislation, introduced…
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October 19, 2017 12:04 pm | By 28186Promoting Accountability and Transparency of Congressional Investigations into Russian Interference in 2016 Elections
As at least three congressional committees continue investigating Russian interference in our 2016 elections and related matters—including possible involvement by the Trump campaign—fifteen experts on congressional investigations and on national security have come together to propose a series of benchmarks…
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October 18, 2017 3:11 pm | By 41734Letter: Senate Budget Threatens Health and Economic Security of LGBTQ People
On October 5, the U.S. House passed a callous and irresponsible budget that threatens real harm for real people. Now the U.S. Senate has entered the fray, and the proposal they're debating is also likely to leave millions of Americans…
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October 17, 2017 11:30 am | By 41734PFAW and Allies: Jeff Mateer is Wholly Unfit for a Lifetime Appointment
On September 7, President Trump nominated Jeff Mateer to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—yet another alarming and dangerous nod to Trump's far-right base. Mateer is an anti-LGBTQ zealot who spoke at a…
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October 17, 2017 9:37 am | By 28179Letter: The Judiciary Committee Should Reject Greg Katsas’s Nomination
On September 7, President Trump nominated Greg Katsas to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding Katsas's hearing today, October 17. People For the American Way sent the…
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October 13, 2017 1:53 pm | By 28187, 28185, 28191The Progressive Happy Hour: Virginia is for Progressives
The Virginia gubernatorial race is heating up, and the Republican candidate has made clear he’s eager to take a page out of Trump’s racist, anti-immigrant playbook. In the October 13 episode of “The Progressive Happy Hour,” hosts Christin “Cici” Battle…
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October 11, 2017 4:41 pm | By 53561New Latinos Vote! Ad Takes on Ed Gillespie’s Anti-Immigrant Attack Ads in Spanish
Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie is using both dog-whistle and overtly racist appeals in his campaign attack ads and mailers—demonizing Latinos and immigrants, even accusing Democrats of fighting FOR the gang MS-13. On Thursday, Trump echoed the fearmongering message…
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October 6, 2017 1:49 pm | By 28187, 28185, 28188The Progressive Happy Hour: Shonda and the Supreme Court
The first Supreme Court term of the Trump era is off and running, and there’s plenty to be paying attention to—from gerrymandering to LGBTQ rights to attacks on people who work for a living. In the October 6 episode of…