Etiqueta: Civil Rights

Donald Trump is reported to be issuing a “license to discriminate” executive order Thursday, but don’t despair — not only will it undoubtedly be challenged in court, there are ways to try to stop it. GLAAD has started a petition against the order, reading simply, “I stand against any license to discriminate.”

Democrats slammed President Trump on Tuesday as they reignited efforts to protect LGBT people from discrimination. “The Trump administration has quickly proved it will not defend and respect the rights of LGBT Americans,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said at a press conference to reintroduce the Equality Act. The

El senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley es un gran orador. La semana pasada, el demócrata de Oregón intentó bloquear al candidato a la Corte Suprema del presidente Donald Trump, Neil Gorsuch, con un discurso en el Senado. Duró más de 15 horas y finalmente fracasó: Gorsuch prestó juramento el 10 de abril. Pero el líder de Merkley hizo una

WASHINGTON – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation Wednesday to block immigration agents from stalking sensitive locations like schools, hospitals and religious institutions without prior approval and exigent circumstances. The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act codifies the Department of Homeland Security’s existing policies and expands on those policies to

WASHINGTON – Los senadores Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, demócratas por Oregón, denunciaron el lunes el anuncio del fiscal general de EE. UU., Jeff Sessions, de que la administración Trump comenzaría a retener las subvenciones del Departamento de Justicia de las “ciudades santuario” y los condados. Su anuncio decía: “Las ciudades santuario y los condados son aquellos que eligen no delegar a sus

In a half-hour Senate floor speech today, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) cited President Donald Trump’s attacks on the press as evidence of a “dangerous tilt toward authoritarianism” that must be resisted. “Throughout his candidacy, and now within the walls of the White House, President Trump has viciously, repeatedly attacked the media. He