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In Congress, ‘see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil’

Two congressmen whose staff members accused them of sexual misconduct resigned Tuesday, leaving calls for reform and accountability in their wake. Now, House veterans and victim advocates warn the departure of Reps. Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas won’t — and shouldn’t — be the end of Congress’s…

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Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown – How 918 people followed a cult leader to their deaths

In a new National Geographic documentary on Hulu, survivors discuss their memories of the jungle ‘utopia’ in Guyana where Reverend Jim Jones caused the death of nearly a thousand of his followers in 1978

The Independent UK

‘It wasn’t suicide … they were murdered’: inside the Jonestown cult massacre

A shocking new Hulu docuseries, Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown, returns to 1978 and the tragedy that killed over 900 people on a controlling leader’s orders

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Retired U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier is campaigning for seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors

Retired U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier is running for a seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, which is where she launched her political career more than 40 years ago

The Independent UK

Harris, Feinstein told in 2018 of American killed by fentanyl pills from Mexican pharmacy

LOS ANGELES — In December 2018, Celia Harms sat down in her San Mateo, California, home to write a letter. Over the course of more than 900 words, she told a story that would become familiar to parents from San Diego to Texas to Indiana: Her son had gone to…

Los Angeles Times

Ohio train derailed with toxic chemicals

Trains carry hazardous chemicals every day. They're also dangerously unregulated.

Salon

Senators want answers in wake of AP’s prison investigations

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he plans to question the director of the federal Bureau of Prisons this week about why the agency continues to stand by a high-ranking official who beat Black inmates in the 1990s

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House passes defense bill that includes proposal to combat sexual assault in military

The defense bill provision could move military one step closer to historic changes that will impact how its sexual assault cases are prosecuted. On Thursday, the House passed the bill, 350-80.

WEKU

Gillibrand calls new NDAA ‘huge milestone’ in military justice

WASHINGTON — The newly released defense authorization bill for fiscal 2023 all but completes a decade-long campaign to overhaul the tradition-bound military justice system, advocates of the change say.

Tribune News Service

Gillibrand calls new NDAA 'huge milestone' in military justice - Roll Call

The defense authorization measure would move authority over prosecutions for major crimes from commanders to professional prosecutors.

Roll Call

White House vows to tackle sexual assault in military amid rise

Pentagon survey released this week finds reported sexual assault cases in US military increased by 13 percent in 2021.

Al Jazeera

Sexual assault spike spurs military to focus on prevention

Alarmed by a dramatic increase in reported sexual assaults in the military, defense leaders say they want beef up prevention

The Independent UK

Pentagon discloses a record rate of sexual assaults - Roll Call

Of all servicemembers, 8.4 percent of women and 1.5 percent of men said they had been assaulted or that someone had tried to assault them.

Roll Call

What the end of the Pelosi era could cost California

WASHINGTON — California could be on the cusp of losing one of the most effective national political allies it's ever had.

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Army tells House panel of enormous personnel shortfalls

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is hemorrhaging people.

The Guardian - US

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House colleagues arrested during pro-choice protest

The legislators were engaged in peaceful civil disobedience against the loss of abortion rights in front of the supreme court

Axios

17 House Democrats arrested at abortion rights rally

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney were among those detained.

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Army tells House panel of enormous personnel shortfalls - Roll Call

Factors include a tough recruiting environment, signs of declining morale among servicemembers, obesity and lack of education among recruits.

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Axios

Sister's death drives lawmaker's push for gun reform

"This trauma has been with me all my life," U.S. Rep. Salud Carbaja told Axios.

The Independent UK

Abuse-clouded prison gets attention, but will things change?

The director of the federal Bureau of Prisons and a task force of senior agency officials traveled recently to a federal women's prison in California

Los Angeles Times

Top lawmakers demand investigation of corruption in Armenian genocide victim payments

Four influential California lawmakers called this week for an investigation into a $17.5-million class-action settlement on behalf of Armenian genocide victims that a Los Angeles Times investigation found had been marred by fraud, diverted funds and a rejection rate of 92%.

Los Angeles Times

California lawmakers demand investigation of corruption in Armenian genocide victim payments

LOS ANGELES — Four influential California lawmakers called this week for an investigation into a $17.5 million class-action settlement on behalf of Armenian genocide victims that a Los Angeles Times investigation found had been marred by fraud, diverted funds and a rejection rate of 92%.

Sports Illustrated

Congress Introduces Bill to Investigate Gender Equity Within NCAA Operations

The bill is being introduced a year after inequalities between the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments triggered outrage among college sports and U.S. leaders.

Axios

House Dems introduce resolution to ratify Equal Rights Amendment to Constitution

If added to the Constitution, the ERA would guarantee legal gender equality.

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