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  • Heads Up, Trump: Democrats Say They’ll Make Hate Crimes a Top Priority in 2019

    Earlier this month, an FBI report found that the number of reported hate crimes increased substantially under President Donald Trump’s tenure in office. Now, following the Democrats taking power back in the House of Representatives, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is warning the Trump administration that the rise in hate crimes—and the…

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    Anne Branigin

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  • Rep. Karen Bass Ate Jeff Sessions for Lunch and It Was Delicious

    On Monday, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) completely dismantled U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions as he testified before the House Judiciary Committee. Bass questioned why the FBI would be investigating and writing reports on “black identity extremists,” labeling them as a threat against the police, but not writing those same reports and conducting those same investigations…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Jeff Sessions Has Another Chance to Lie His Ass Off Before Congress

    Another day, another opportunity to perjure your damn self. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is speaking before the House Judiciary Committee again Tuesday about Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But Sessions—the man Coretta Scott King warned us was too racist to be a federal judge, let alone attorney general—will have a little help…

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    Anne Branigin

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