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Civil Rights and Social Justice

December 8, 2021

Rep. Eric Swalwell and Rep. Ted Lieu join Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss what the frivolous lawsuit from Mark Meadows and the Trump team stonewalling the January 6 Committee means for its investigation and the trickle-down effect on the rule of law, as Rep. Swalwell says, "If people start to believe that law and order doesn't matter anymore, then as a democracy and as a country, we're lost."


December 1, 2021

In the biggest challenge to abortion rights in decades, the Supreme Court's conservative majority signaled they would allow states to ban abortion much earlier in pregnancy and may even overturn the nationwide right that has existed for nearly 50 years.


November 30, 2021

A series of flyers stating that "every aspect of the COVID agenda is Jewish" were found in Beverly Hills on November 28.

According to the Beverly Hills Police Department, the police found that the flyers were "enclosed in plastic bags" and "distributed to homes in several blocks in the northeast area of the City." They are investigating the matter.


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November 29, 2021

LOS ANGELES – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after reports that anti-Semitic flyers were left at homes in Beverly Hills.


November 23, 2021

Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF) applauded Members of Congress for pressing the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the law enforcement arm of the service, to crack down against illegal animal fighting shipments that continue to be uncovered by AWA in their ongoing investigations.


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November 19, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) voted along with his Democratic colleagues to pass the Build Back Better Act, a once-in-a generation bill to lower the everyday costs that burden working families – from health care to child care and more.


November 17, 2021

On Monday, November 15, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684, after it had passed both the U.S. Senate and House with bipartisan support.


November 17, 2021

The House on Wednesday voted 223-207 to censure Arizona Republican Paul Gosar and remove him from his committee roles for posting an animated video that depicted him killing New York Democrat


November 15, 2021

Washington (CNN) - Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn's call for "one religion" in the US to win the battle of good versus evil has garnered sharp backlash from a range of critics.


November 10, 2021

WASHINGTON — When Democrats in Congress set out to try to enact President Joe Biden's sweeping legislative agenda, it quickly became apparent that resolving policy differences might be the least of their problems.

The problem was trust.