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FWD: TAKE ACTION: Tell the Senate: Stop Trump’s anti-abortion, anti-voting rights judicial nominee!

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  President Donald Trump is racing to add yet another dangerous and biased judge to the federal courts. Benjamin Flowers has a record of being anti-abortion, anti-trans, and hostile to voting rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. He is currently up for a spot on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals—and will soon receive a vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Now is the time to act to stop this dangerous nominee. Tell the Senate: Vote NO on Benjamin Flowers’ Judicial Nomination We deserve unbiased federal judges who will protect the rights of everyday people, no matter their race, gender, or sexual orientation. TAKE ACTION Trump selected Flowers precisely because of his record opposing reproductive freedom, LGBTQIA+ rights, voting rights protections, and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. As Ohio’s Solicitor General, Flowers actively worked to restrict access to abortion care and weaken civil rights protections. If given a lifetime federal judgeship, he wo...
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The World Cup has arrived, but how are the vibes?

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  ADVERTISEMENT New from CommonWealth Beacon DATA PRIVACY: House lawmakers signed off on a measure aimed at limiting the collection and sale of private data, though the legislation deviates in some ways from a version passed by the Senate earlier this year, Jennifer Smith reports. LAST CALL: Democrats in the Massachusetts House unanimously approved a bill backed by Gov. Maura Healey that would allow bars to keep serving alcohol until 3 a.m. through the end of July, subject to local approval. Ella Adams for State House News Service breaks it down. OPINION: Massachusetts should approve a proposed affiliation between CVS Health and Mass General Brigham — but only if state regulators can ensure that more access isn’t superseded by higher prices, write Paul Hattis, a senior fellow at the Lown Institute, and John McDonough, a professor at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. OPINION: The “transparency” bill passed by the House last week was anything but and instead served to...
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