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H.R. 8868: Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026 H.R. 8868, the Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026, was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on 2026-05-15. Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8868 (link to congress.gov)
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S. 5690: Renewing the Dream Act S. 5690, Renewing the Dream Act, was ordered read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (2026-10-15). Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/56… (link to congress.gov)
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Proposal for city takeover of power grid qualifies for Ann Arbor's November ballot Ann Arbor voters will decide whether to create a municipal electric utility that could replace DTE Energy as the city's power provider. Source: Michigan Public michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2… (link to michiganpublic.org)
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US judge orders Trump administration to halt noncitizen voting investigation A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to halt investigations in nine states into whether noncitizens are registered to vote, citing flawed data. Source: The Guardian US theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/trump-admin… (link to theguardian.com)
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As Trump’s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and Drones DHS is intimidating a border tribe with surveillance, masked agents and drones as Trump's wall closes in, per ProPublica. Source: ProPublica propublica.org/article/tohono-oodham-nation-ari… (link to propublica.org)
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Five Big Ideas for Employee Ownership (2026) Video from the June 2026 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum in Washington, where speakers including worker-cooperative advocates outlined proposals to expand employee ownership. Source: Aspen Institute aspeninstitute.org/videos/five-big-ideas-for-em… (link to aspeninstitute.org)
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AIPAC Makes Last-Minute Donation to Boost Rogers in Michigan Senate Race Against El-Sayed AIPAC made a last-minute donation to boost Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race against Abdul El-Sayed, whom it has spent heavily against. Source: The New York Times Politics nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/politics/aipac-michig… (link to nytimes.com)
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Gay congressman presses HUD Secretary Scott Turner over agency’s retreat from LGBTQ+ housing protections U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres pressed HUD Secretary Scott Turner over the agency's retreat from LGBTQ+ housing protections as it shrinks its backlog of discrimination complaints. Source: The Advocate advocate.com/politics/national/ritchie-torres-h… (link to advocate.com)
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The decline of rights under UK's Labour: 2024-2026 Argues the UK government has extended restrictions on protest and expanded surveillance and policing powers. Source: Statewatch statewatch.org/analyses/2026/the-decline-of-rig… (link to statewatch.org)
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Banishing the Elders: How Southern México Has Become Part of the U.S. Deportation Regime The United States is deporting Cuban seniors by the hundreds to southern México, where they have little hope of return. Source: The Border Chronicle theborderchronicle.com/banishing-the-elders-how… (link to theborderchronicle.com)
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S. 4551: Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026 S. 4551, the Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026, was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on 2026-05-18. Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/45… (link to congress.gov)
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Trump seeks historic $1.5 trillion for military in budget request The White House asked for about $1.5 trillion for defense in fiscal 2027, a roughly 40% jump, while proposing cuts to domestic programs. Source: Al Jazeera aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/3/trump-seeks-histori… (link to aljazeera.com)
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California's billionaire wealth tax heads toward voters A labor-backed California measure would levy a one-time 5% tax on billionaires' net worth, with most proceeds earmarked for health care. Opponents are organizing against it as the November ballot approaches. Source: The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0713/wealth-tax… (link to csmonitor.com)
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Will green card caps for Indians be removed? Looks at efforts to lift per-country green card limits after the FY2026 EB-2 allotment for Indian applicants was exhausted. Source: NewsBytes newsbytesapp.com/news/world/will-green-card-cap… (link to newsbytesapp.com)
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The Supreme Court Is Coming for Affirmative Action—Again The Supreme Court has accepted a case that takes aim at efforts to increase diversity at high-performing public schools. Source: The Nation thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-aff… (link to thenation.com)
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NYC high school faces backlash over ‘intifada’ post The Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter at Stuyvesant High School co-signed a social media post declaring 'Intifada Until Victory!', and the school faces backlash. Source: Politico politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook-pm/2… (link to politico.com)
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Mississippi AG Says Police Shooting That Killed 1-Year-Old Was ‘Justified’ Mississippi's attorney general ruled an officer was justified in a police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley; the family's attorney is demanding release of body camera footage. Source: Capital B capitalbnews.org/mississippi-police-shooting-ko… (link to capitalbnews.org)
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AK SB 180: An Act relating to the development of the Susitna River power project by the Alaska Energy Authority; relating to the regulation of liquefied natural gas import facilities by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; and providing for an effective date. AK SB 180, on the Susitna River power project and liquefied natural gas import facility regulation, was returned to rules committee. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB180/ (link to openstates.org)
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DSA should lead the charge for a new constitution An advocacy essay urging DSA to campaign for a new democratic constitution with a single proportional legislature. Source: Democratic Constitution Blog democraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/dsa-s… (link to democraticconstitutionblog.substack.com)
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How Idaho's abortion ban reshaped reproductive care and fueled a fight for change Voters in Virginia, Nevada, Missouri and Idaho will decide on reproductive rights in November, as a citizen-led initiative in Idaho seeks to restore some abortion rights. Source: PBS NewsHour pbs.org/newshour/show/how-idahos-abortion-ban-r… (link to pbs.org)
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