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A bipartisan pair of congressmen, including a vocal ally of President Trump, on Tuesday unveiled a measure to prevent the president from conducting a military strike against Iran without congressional approval. Read more »

Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) introduced legislation on Tuesday aimed at ensuring equal pay for LGBT workers, which are shown in a recent survey to struggle with achieving financial parity with their non-LGBT counterparts. Read more »

As the prospect of a confrontation with Iran continues to rise, an increasing number of members of Congress have a new objective: ensuring President Trump does not launch a war without their approval. Read more »

Lawyers recently visited a detention center in Clint, TX, and what they reported back was subhuman treatment. Read more »

The vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Friday that President Trump made the right decision by calling off an attack on Iran but added he needs to discuss his plans with Congress because he has a “lack of understanding.” Read more »

Senior US Democrats led the outcry on Friday against Donald Trump’s dramatic almost-launch of military action on Iran and the last-minute pullback – calling the crisis “self-inflicted” by America and pressing for a swift de-escalation. Read more »

The House voted on Tuesday (June 18) to block President Trump’s move to ban transgender people from military service, reported NBC News. Read more »

The House of Representatives have voted to block the Pentagon from accessing funds that will implement Donald Trump’s barbaric and homophobic transgender military ban. Read more »

Lawmakers in Congress have voted to defund Trump’s transgender military ban. Read more »

Democrats want to ban the ban. Lawmakers in Capitol Hill voted Tuesday night to block a controversial ban on transgender troops implemented by the Trump administration. Read more »