Dem Candidate in Swing House District Spent Years Calling for Reparations. Then She Ran for Congress.

Sue Altman was vocal supporter of reparations, which polls show is unpopular Sue Altman (Facebook) Sue Altman (D., N.J.) is a longtime supporter of reparations, but you wouldn’t know it from the way she’s campaigned for Congress. Altman, the presumptive Democratic nominee for New Jersey’s hotly contested Seventh Congressional District, enthusiastically supported reparations during her

Bipartisan Bill Would End NIH Pain Tests on Cats and Dogs

There are reportedly around 48,000 dogs and 14,000 cats currently imprisoned in labs across the United States. A new bipartisan bill aims to prohibit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from subjecting certain animals to cruel experiments like mutilations and injections with infectious viruses. On Thursday, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced HR 7958, Preventing Animal

Dem Rep. Eric Sorensen Says Climate Change To Blame for Border Crisis

Illinois Democrat describes himself as ‘meteorologist,’ though he doesn’t meet federal standards for that title Rep. Eric Sorensen (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Rep. Eric Sorensen (D., Ill.) says climate change is driving “violence” and “chaos” in Central America, causing residents to flood the U.S. border. During an interview with a regional PBS affiliate last week, the