| Senate votes to codify same-sex marriage. | | ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ |  | | | | |  | | | | Wednesday, November 30 | | | | | | TRUMP SAYS HE HAD 'NEVER HEARD' OF WHITE NATIONALIST NICK FUENTES BEFORE DINNER Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had "no idea" what white nationalist Nick Fuentes' views were before they dined together at Mar-a-Lago last week. Revelations about the dinner have sparked bipartisan backlash in recent days. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) predicted "anyone" who gathers with white nationalists is "highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States." [HuffPost]
SENATE PASSES BILL CODIFYING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE PROTECTIONS The Senate passed historic legislation, codifying protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. The bill, which was supported by all Democrats and 12 Republicans, including Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), was introduced in response to conservatives on the Supreme Court overturning Roe this year, destroying 50 years of precedent, and suggesting that they could use the same rationale for overturning other landmark decisions. [HuffPost]
OATH KEEPERS FOUNDER ELMER STEWART RHODES CONVICTED OF SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY Two out of five defendants linked to the far-right Oath Keepers group, including its founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes, were found guilty of sedition, the most serious charge imposed on any of the Capitol rioters so far. The rarely used charge carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years, the same maximum as obstructing an official proceeding. Rhodes' estranged wife Tasha Adams told HuffPost's Sara Boboltz: "This is the first time he's ever faced consequences," but warned Rhodes may seek a presidential pardon. [HuffPost]
KANSAS JUDGE BLOCKS STATE BAN ON PRESCRIBING ABORTION DRUGS VIA TELEMEDICINE The battle over abortion drugs has only grown more heated in a post-Roe America. A Kansas judge blocked a 2011 state law that barred doctors from prescribing abortion pills via telemedicine. The law is at the center of a lawsuit brought in 2019 by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of a Wichita abortion clinic. [HuffPost] | | | | | | NEW YORK CITY PLAN WILL INVOLUNTARILY REMOVE AND HOSPITALIZE HOMELESS PEOPLE New York City mayor Eric Adams announced a plan authorizing police officers to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people who appear to be mentally ill or pose a threat to themselves or others. Involuntary hospitalization is required even if the homeless person doesn't appear to pose an imminent threat to the public. [HuffPost]
DOJ TAKES LEGAL ACTION OVER MISSISSIPPI CAPITAL'S DRINKING WATER CRISIS The U.S. Justice Department hopes to appoint an interim third party in charge of managing lingering concern about Jackson's water system. The DOJ also filed a complaint on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency accusing Mississippi's capital city of violating the Safe Drinking Water Act. [HuffPost]
PROGRESSIVE GROUPS CALL FOR SENATE INVESTIGATION INTO SUPREME COURT CORRUPTION Over 60 progressive groups, including Planned Parenthood and Demand Justice, called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate ethics lapses plaguing the Supreme Court. This follows allegations that Justice Samuel Alito leaked the outcome of a 2014 decision to members of a conservative Christian group that had been waging a pressure campaign targeting the court's conservatives. [HuffPost]
MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING OFFICERS WITH POLE DURING CAPITOL ATTACK An Indiana man accused of assaulting law enforcement officers with a flagpole during last year's deadly Capitol insurrection has been arrested on felony charges, the Justice Department said. Dale Huttle, whose nephew was also arrested for participating in the riot, reportedly said he has "no regrets" and called himself "the ultimate patriot." [HuffPost]
SEVEN SENATORS URGE BIDEN TO GRANT CLEMENCY TO LEONARD PELTIER Seven Democratic senators urgently appealed to President Joe Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, the ailing 78-year-old Native American rights activist whom the U.S. government put in prison 46 years ago after a trial riddled with misconduct and racism. Peltier is considered by many America's longest-serving prisoner. [HuffPost] | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | Does somebody keep forwarding you this newsletter? — Subscribe here!
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