After months of delay, House lawmakers this weekend passed a package of bills to send foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Included in that package of legislation is also a bill that could end up banning TikTok. Hard-right Republicans are threatening to oust Speaker Mike Johnson over his decision to bring Ukraine aid up for a vote. At the same time, the legislation heads to the Senate for consideration later this week.
The Supreme Court hears a case today over one of the country’s most heartbreaking and increasingly intractable issues: homelessness. In Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, the justices will weigh whether penalizing people experiencing homelessness is “cruel and unusual” and, therefore, a violation of the Eight Amendment. Jeremiah Hayden, staff reporter for Street Roots in Portland, explains what’s at stake in the case.
And in headlines: We’ve got a roundup of climate news in honor of Earth Day, opening statements begin in former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial, and workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee join the United Auto Workers union.
Show Notes:
Staying Lahaina Strong
How to Help Maui Locals
Maui Residents Flee Deadly Fires
OH Said No!
Oh Hi Go Vote
Falling Short One Goal
Even the Scandals are Bigger in Texas
Keeping It 100°+
Do The Indict Thing
The Devil Went Down To Georgia
We Have Issues With This One
More Charges, More Problems
Here's The Deal With Hunter Biden
What Can Organizing Do For You?
Coal Miner's Dilemma
The Far Right's Not Alright
Indictment Girl Summer
Bringing SCOTUS Up To Code
Indictments Come In Threes
Crimea River
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