Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Wednesday introduced her “Family Bill of Rights,” a five-point economic policy that aims to “lift many of the financial burdens on families and help level the playing field for children.”
“The resources and care available at the start of a child’s life have a crucial impact on their health, safety, development, and future success — but not every child starts on equal footing,” the senator from New York wrote on a Medium post detailing her plan.
“Families and kids face huge disparities in opportunity and resources depending on their income and zip code, and the gap is wider for families of color,” she noted. “That isn’t fair, and it isn’t acceptable.”
Gillibrand vowed Wednesday that, if she is elected president, she will implement her proposal, which “guarantees a set of fundamental rights to give every child the chance to succeed — no matter what block they grow up on,” during her first 100 days in office.
Gillibrand’s sweeping Family Bill of Rights addresses everything from maternal care and paid family leave to universal pre-K and healthcare for children. To cover the costs, she proposes a financial transaction tax, which would generate $777 billion over a decade, according to her campaign.
The five fundamental rights of her proposal are:
The right to a safe and healthy pregnancy;
The right to give birth or adopt a child, regardless of income or sexual orientation;
The right to a safe and affordable nursery;
The right to personally care for your loved ones while still getting paid, including care for your child in its infancy; and
The right to affordable childcare and early education before kindergarten is available publicly.
To improve maternal care—particulary for women of color, who are more than three times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than their white peers—Gillibrand calls for a plan modeled off of former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp’s (D-N.D.) legislation to study data from rural communities, improve training, and make it easier to boost the number of OB-GYNs.
Gillibrand’s proposal would “ensure that taxpayer-funded adoption and child welfare agencies can’t discriminate against foster or adoptive families,” and “provide a tax credit to ensure that a family’s ability to adopt and provide a stable home for a child isn’t dependent on their wealth.” She would also require insurance companies to cover fertility treatment.
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Borrowing a page from Finland’s book, the senator calls for launching a nationwide program to provide new parents with “baby bundles” that contain necessary supplies “like diapers, swaddle blankets, and onesies, all in a box with a small mattress that can be repurposed as a nursery bed.”
“Every child deserves the same opportunities to learn, grow, and reach their potential — which is why I would enact universal pre-K and expand the Child and Dependent Care tax credit so that families can afford safe, high-quality childcare.” —Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
The presidential hopeful aims to ensure universal healthcare for kids by automatically enrolling every newborn in the existing Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and giving them access to Medicaid’s Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit.
“Every child deserves the same opportunities to learn, grow, and reach their potential — which is why I would enact universal pre-K and expand the Child and Dependent Care tax credit so that families can afford safe, high-quality childcare,” Gillibrand wrote. “My plan would also professionalize at-home and day care, expand access to early education for children with disabilities, and support childcare workers.”
Gillibrand, who has a track record of advocating for policies such as paid leave, has made children and families a key focus of her presidential campaign. When she announced her exploratory committee on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in January, the senator said she is running for president “because as a young mom, I’m going to fight for other people’s kids as hard as I would fight for my own.”
While Gillibrand’s new policy is comprehensive, she isn’t the only Democratic primary candidate to roll out family-focused proposals.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), in February, put forth a plan to tax the wealthy to help establish universal childcare. On Wednesday, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) reintroduced a bill from 2018 designed to combat racial bias in maternal care.
Earlier this month, on the heels of an “absolutely devastating” report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the nation’s rising maternal mortality, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) unveiled legislation crafted to promote community-based, holistic healthcare for pregnant people and new parents.
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With unions under assault by the Trump administration, the right-wing Supreme Court, and Republicans at the state-level, Nevada’s Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday signed into law a slate of pro-worker bills that included legislation giving public sector workers the right to bargain collectively for better wages and working conditions.
“Americans are looking for an answer to a rigged economy that favors the wealthy, and it’s clear that they are turning to unions in growing numbers.” —Lee Saunders, AFSCME
“This is a historic day for state employees and all Nevadans, as collective bargaining rights will mean a voice on the job to make meaningful changes in our workplaces and communities,” said Harry Schiffman, president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 4041, which represents over 17,000 Nevada public workers.
AFSCME President Lee Saunders applauded Sisolak for enshrining collective bargaining rights for public employees into Nevada law and said it’s “time to make it easier all across the country for working people to join in strong unions.”
“By signing this bill, Governor Sisolak demonstrates his understanding of the importance of giving working people a seat at the table and the voice on the job they deserve,” Saunders said in a statement. “Americans are looking for an answer to a rigged economy that favors the wealthy, and it’s clear that they are turning to unions in growing numbers.”
In a press release, AFSCME said the legislation—SB 135—will give over 20,000 Nevada state workers collective bargaining rights, which the union described as “the largest expansion” of that crucial workplace power anywhere in the country over the last 16 years.
“Today marks yet another massive win for working people and the labor movement as union momentum continues to grow across the country,” said AFSCME.
In addition to S.B. 135, Sisolak on Wednesday also signed into law bills to raise the minimum wage from $8.25 to $12 an hour by 2024 and require all businesses with over 50 employees to guarantee paid sick leave.
Last week, Sisolak signed legislation that would make Nevada the first state to bar employers from refusing to hire a prospective employee due to a positive test for marijuana.
The slate of pro-worker bills were hailed as powerful evidence of what union strength can accomplish at the state level, even in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus vs. AFSCME, which was viewed as an existential threat to public-sector unions.
“Across the country, more workers are coming together to demand a level playing field through unions,” AFSCME said in a statement on Wednesday. “Grocery store workers, teachers, public service workers, journalists, and hotel and food service workers are joining in a wave of activism and new organizing drives.”
“Unions are enjoying their highest level of public support in 15 years and presidential candidates have embraced unions at a level not seen in years,” AFSCME added. “It is clear that unions are seeing increasing grassroots and political momentum, and AFSCME will continue to pursue a growth agenda in Nevada and across the country.”
As Saunders put it in an interview with In These Times following the high court’s Janus ruling, “Anyone writing our obituary is going to be sorely disappointed.”
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That was President Donald Trump’s dismissive response to just the latest accusation against him alleging a past sexual assault, this time from Elle advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. In a New York Magazine article published on June 21, Carroll described a terrifying encounter from the president in 1994 wherein the then-real estate magnate attacked Carroll and raped her.
Carroll escaped, she recounted, after three minutes.
Trump, asked about the assault on Monday by The Hill, denied the allegations.
“I’ll say it with great respect,” said Trump. “Number one, she’s not my type. Number two, it never happened. It never happened, okay?”
Carroll’s accusations, while serious, did not merit much coverage on the nation’s weekend political shows or even The New York Times.
As HuffPost reporter Hayley Miller wrote Sunday night, “the allegation went largely undiscussed by major TV networks on Sunday morning, clearing the path for yet another sexual assault allegation against the president to slip into the void.”
Miller detailed the failure of television news to handle the accusations as a major news story:
Reaction to the president’s comments on Monday from liberals and progressives focused on what Trump’s comments said—and didn’t say.
“She’s not my type is not ‘I didn’t do it,'” MSNBC analyst Zerlina Maxwell tweeted.
Daily Beast reporter Sam Stein pointed out that Trump could have denied the accusations in a number of ways that would have emphasized the president’s rejection of sexual assault and mistreatment of women—but he didn’t.
Actress and vocal Trump critic Zandy Hartig, meanwhile, took to Twitter to make the connection between Trump’s comments and their implications more explicit.
“Defending himself by saying, ‘She’s not my type,’ is admitting that he assaults women who ARE his type,” wrote Hartig. “Like his ex-wife, for example.”
In an interview with CNN‘s Anderson Cooper on Monday night, Carroll said that the president’s response to her was par for the course.
“He’s denied all 15 women who have come forward. He denies,” said Carroll. “He turns it around. He threatens and he attacks.”
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Not a single House Republican on Tuesday voted to proceed to debate on a Democratic resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s racist attacks on progressive Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib.
The resolution (pdf)—which is on track to pass by Tuesday evening—”strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color.”
The procedural motion to begin debate passed by a vote of 233-190.
While a handful of Republican members of Congress have condemned Trump’s Twitter attacks, which said the freshman Democrats should “go back” to the countries “from which they came,” the vast majority have either stayed silent or defended the president.
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During a press conference ahead of Tuesday’s vote, Republican congressional leaders defended Trump’s remarks and said his attacks on the four congresswomen were not racist.
“I believe this is about ideology,” said House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). “This is about socialism versus freedom.”
Heidi Hess, co-director of CREDO Action, said in a statement Tuesday that there is no doubt that Trump’s comments were racist.
“Donald Trump is a racist—and he’s been a racist since long before entering the Oval Office,” said Hess. “Every single policy forced through by his administration has harmed black, brown, and immigrant communities. House Democrats must stand together with congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley, and listen to these new leaders in the party who are fighting for their communities by standing up to Trump’s hate.”
Advocates for sexual assault survivors hope a screening and discussion of a critically-acclaimed new Netflix series will help put pressure on federal lawmakers to renew legislation requiring thorough investigations into rape cases.
Producers of the eight-part miniseries “Unbelievable” joined with the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) and CBS Studios to bring the series to Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
“A phrase one hears often is that the investigation of a sexual assault can feel like a second assault. I wanted to really unpack that and pull that out of what has come to feel a little bit like a phrase that’s lost its impact and its meaning, and bring it into a really emotional experience for a viewer.” —Susannah Grant, “Unbelievable” producerThe show is based on a true story which was the focus of a Pulitzer Prize-winning report by the Marshall Project and ProPublica in 2015. The series juxtaposes the experience of a young woman (played by Kaitlyn Dever) after surviving a sexual assault—in which police call her account into question—with the story of two detectives (played by Toni Collette and Merritt Wever) whose compassionate, thoughtful, and thorough examination of a serial rape case offers what one critic called a “radical” true crime story.
“‘Unbelievable’ is concerned with the victims of that rapist, how they are treated by an inconsistent criminal justice system, and what a difference it makes when a woman who says she’s been assaulted is not only heard, but treated with compassion,” wrote Jen Chaney at New York magazine. “This should not qualify as a radical approach to crime storytelling. But it indeed feels radical.”
Several lawmakers will screen the series at the Hart Senate Office Building in the days before the Debbie Smith Act of 2004 expires. The law provides funding for crime labs to process rape kits and other DNA evidence and requires states to cut down on their rape kit backlogs. Tens of thousands of rape kits have been untested by U.S. police departments.
RAINN’s policy team joined Dever and executive producers Susannah Grant and Sarah Timberman on Wednesday on Capitol Hill, where they met with lawmakers including Reps. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Karen Bass (D-Calif.) to urge them to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act.
Watching “Unbelievable,” Grant told reporters Wednesday, “You go through the process with a young woman who has just experienced a sexual assault.”
“A phrase one hears often is that the investigation of a sexual assault can feel like a second assault,” said Grant. “I wanted to really unpack that and pull that out of what has come to feel a little bit like a phrase that’s lost its impact and its meaning, and bring it into a really emotional experience for a viewer—so we show it in detail.”
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In addition to praise from critics, the series has won applause from journalists and political observers on social media, some of whom said “Unbelievable” could have the capacity to change how police departments and others treat survivors of sexual assault.
Charles Leclerc qualified fifth for Sunday’s Tuscan Grand Prix, a productive result that exceeded the Ferrari driver’s expectations.
Ferrari’s dismal results of late were anticipated to slightly improve at Mugello, a fast track but not the low downforce environment in which the Scuderia had suffered at Spa and Monza.
Leclerc’s best effort in Q3 that yielded P5 on his final lap was helped by a late yellow flag in the session triggered by a spin by Esteban Ocon that denied a few of the Monegasque’s rivals a shot at a better lap.
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix – Qualifying results
Overall, Leclerc said he was “very happy, very happy with the lap overall”.
“I put everything together and P5 was definitely above any of our expectations. So very, very happy,” added the Ferrari charger.
“Monza and Spa was extremely difficult for the whole team. I struggled massively to drive the car with those low downforce settings, [it was] very difficult with the balance.
“But here we managed to put the balance right, and it felt very good in the car. We are lacking overall performance to be able to fight with the guys in front, but the balance was very good today.
“It gave me confidence, and I could give my best on that qualy lap. But it was tricky, because the first lap in Q3, I was with old tyres.
“So then to go from old to new, it was tricky, but at the end we made it happen.”
Leclerc vowed to give it his all on Sunday to try and secure a good result for his team’s 1,000th Grand Prix but admitted to fearing those that will inevitably be snapping at his heels at the start tomorrow.
“There is a good opportunity,” Leclerc said. “But on the other hand, if we look at the race pace of the other teams on Friday, there are quite a lot of cars that are stronger than us on Friday.
“It’s going to be difficult to keep them behind, but that’s my job in the car and I will give everything.”
Sebastian Vettel’s under-performance relative to his teammate continued in qualifying at Mugello where the German qualified 14th.
“It is a bit of a fight, but it’s a fight the whole year,” lamented Vettel.
“We try nevertheless to do everything we can, to understand the car a bit more.
“I try to do anything I can driving to adapt, but I think there’s still more to do.”
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Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE’s (I-Vt.) 2016 presidential campaign manager said he believes a potential 2020 White House bid by the senator would be a much larger effort than the one two years ago.
“This time, he starts off as a front-runner, or one of the front-runners,” Jeff Weaver told The Associated Press in a story published Monday.
“It’ll be a much bigger campaign if he runs again, in terms of the size of the operation,” he added.
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Weaver noted that Sanders has already established a fundraising network and an army of staff and volunteers.
Sanders has appeared near the top of several polls of potential Democratic candidates for the 2020 campaign. The Vermont senator lost the 2016 Democratic nomination to former Secretary of State Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE.
He has been noncommittal about launching a campaign for the 2020 election, though he is thought to be among one of several likely candidates, along with Democratic Sens. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (Mass.), Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (Calif.), and Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Warren, Pressley introduce bill to make it a crime for police officers to deny medical care to people in custody Senate Dems press DOJ over coronavirus safety precautions in juvenile detention centers MORE (N.Y.) and former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE.
Sanders said last week he will “probably” run if he believes he’s the best candidate to defeat President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE in the general election.
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) said on Monday that he will not seek another term in the mayor’s office, a move that could portend a possible 2020 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
“The responsibility of leading an administration also includes the responsibility to recognize when it is time to get ready to move on,” Buttigieg said in a news conference at his office.
“I know now that the time has come to prepare the city for new leadership again.”
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Buttigieg’s announcement came just three days before he is expected to speak at a holiday party for the liberal group Progress Iowa in Des Moines — an engagement seen as significant because of Iowa’s status as the first state to hold caucuses in presidential election years.
Buttigieg became the youngest person to serve as the mayor of a city with a population of more than 100,000 when he took office in 2012 at the age of 29. He won a second term in 2015.
But speculation has long swirled that Buttigieg, now 36, planned to seek higher office.
He ran unsuccessfully for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman in 2017. But that bid helped him build a national profile and raised his stature among national Democrats, whose support would be crucial in a potential presidential run.
Still, if he mounts a presidential campaign, Buttigieg is likely to face a crowded primary field, including a large number of possible opponents with sweeping national profiles.
Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE is said to be considering a potential White House run in 2020. As is Rep. Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: report O’Rourke on Texas reopening: ‘Dangerous, dumb and weak’ Parties gear up for battle over Texas state House MORE (D-Texas), who garnered a sort of rockstar status among Democrats during his unsuccessful 2018 Senate bid against Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R-Texas).
So far, roughly three dozen Democrats have emerged as possible contenders for the party’s nomination to challenge President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE.
House Democrats’ campaign arm sent out an email on Tuesday night to fundraise off of President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s own attempts to raise money before his national prime-time address.
Trump sent an email asking his supporters to raise $500,000 for his “Official Secure the Border Fund” at the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, a joint fundraising committee for the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee, before his 9 p.m. EST speech.
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“Just look at the facts: drugs are poisoning our loved ones, MS-13 gang members are threatening our safety, illegal criminals are flooding our nation,” the Trump email stated.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) released their own fundraising email later Tuesday, encouraging supporters to donate $1 “to make his shutdown speech backfire.”
“Trump just personally called his entire base to action,” the DCCC email read. “He just sent donors a disgusting email urging them to flood him with cash before his big shutdown tonight.”
The DCCC email then calls for a “massive surge of opposition” before Trump takes the stage so Republicans don’t think America supports “Trump’s despicable shutdown and abhorrent border wall.” It includes a pitch for readers to donate money to Democrats.
Now DCCC is fundraising off of Trump fundraising off of his wall speech tonight. Never change, DC politics! pic.twitter.com/BotOUN0yAb
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) January 9, 2019
Trump’s prime-time address will center around his demand for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The president’s demand for a border wall triggered a partial government shutdown on Dec. 22. Democrats have vowed to not approve any new funding for such a wall.
Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiTrump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Pelosi: Georgia primary ‘disgrace’ could preview an election debacle in November MORE (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerChuck SchumerOvernight Health Care: US showing signs of retreat in battle against COVID-19 | Regeneron begins clinical trials of potential coronavirus antibody treatment | CMS warns nursing homes against seizing residents’ stimulus checks Schumer requests briefing with White House coronavirus task force as cases rise Schumer on Trump’s tweet about 75-year-old protester: He ‘should go back to hiding in the bunker’ MORE (D-N.Y.) are slated to deliver a joint response to Trump’s speech on Tuesday night.
Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) responded to President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE calling him “Crazy Bernie” Wednesday by flipping the “crazy” tag back on the president.
“What’s crazy is that we have a president who is a racist, a sexist, a xenophobe and a fraud,” Sanders, who announced his 2020 candidacy Tuesday, tweeted.
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“We are going to bring people together and not only defeat Trump but transform the economic and political life of this country.”
What’s crazy is that we have a president who is a racist, a sexist, a xenophobe and a fraud. We are going to bring people together and not only defeat Trump but transform the economic and political life of this country. Say you’re in: https://t.co/rxqbjJJKv3 https://t.co/HoJG0Rlwq1
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 20, 2019
Trump, who occasionally derides Sanders as “Crazy Bernie,” first weighed in Tuesday afternoon on the senator’s decision to pursue the Democratic nomination.
“Personally I think he missed his time,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “But I like Bernie because he is one person that, you know, on trade he sort of would agree on trade. I’m being very tough on trade, he was tough on trade.”
Sanders is pursuing the Democratic nomination for the second time after placing second in the 2016 primary.
He joins a field of candidates including Sens. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.), Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.), Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-Minn.) and Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-N.J.).
Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE and former Rep. Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: report O’Rourke on Texas reopening: ‘Dangerous, dumb and weak’ Parties gear up for battle over Texas state House MORE (D-Texas) are among those who are expected to announce soon whether they will run in 2020.