Protests Erupt in Kentucky After GOP Supermajority Passes Extreme Anti-Choice, Anti-Union Bills | Daily Digest 01/09/2017

Senate Hearings Begin for Wealthiest Cabinet in U.S. History Despite Lack of Vetting & Repeal & Run? Republicans Move to Axe Obamacare, But What Will Replacement Look Like? Democracy Now! Daily Digest A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González Monday, January 9, 2017 democracynow.org Stories Protests Erupt in Kentucky After GOP Supermajority Passes Extreme Anti-Choice, Anti-Union Bills In Kentucky, hundreds of demonstrators packed into the Capitol building Saturday to protest the state Legislature's passage of a slew of controversial bills, ... Read More → Senate Hearings Begin for Wealthiest Cabinet in U.S. History Despite Lack of Vetting A barrage of Senate confirmation hearings is set to begin Tuesday for what could be the wealthiest Cabinet in modern American history. This comes despite ... Read More → Repeal & Run? Republicans Move to Axe Obamacare, But What Will Replacement Look Like? Republicans in the newly sworn-in 115th Congress are moving swiftly to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature healthcare law. By a vote ... Read More → Headlines → Confirmation Hearings to Begin Before Trump Nominees Finish Ethics Clearances Fort Lauderdale Alleged Shooter is Iraq War Vet with History of Domestic Violence After Briefing, Trump Denies Russian Hacking Affected 2016 Election U.S. Tanks & Troops Head to Eastern Europe Amid Tensions Between U.S. and Russia Hundreds Protest as KY Legislature Passes Anti-Union, Anti-Choice Bills Iraq: At Least 20 Killed in 2 Suicide Bomb Attacks in Baghdad Syria: Dozens Killed in Fuel Truck Explosion; Airstrikes Near Damascus & in North Israel: 4 IDF Soldiers Killed in Palestinian Truck Attack Brazil: Dozens Killed in 2 More Prison Uprisings Mexico: Massive Nationwide Demonstrations Protest Fuel Hikes Texas: 2 Arrested Locked to Machinery to Delay Trans-Pecos Pipeline Construction Florida: 7 from Food Not Bombs Arrested Feeding People in City Park New York: Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant to Shut Down by 2021 South Dakota: Residents Hold Vigil for Murdered Trans Woman Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow Former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani Dies at 82 Meryl Streep Rails Against Trump in Golden Globes Achievement Award Speech Forward this email → Donate today → Follow 2017 PEACE BALL: JAN. 19, WASHINGTON D.C. Featuring musical performances by Solange and Esperanza Spalding COLUMN Obama, Deporter in Chief, Should Pardon the Undocumented WEB EXCLUSIVE WATCH: Meryl Streep Slams Trump for Bullying & Calls for an Independent Free Press WEB EXCLUSIVE From Keystone XL Pipeline to #DAPL: Jasilyn Charger, Water Protector from Cheyenne River Reservation WORK WITH US! Senior TV Producer SPEAKING EVENT 1/14 Randolph, VT 1/15 New York, NY 1/16 Ann Arbor, MI 207 W 25th St — 11th Floor — New York, NY — 10001 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License