Politics
Jo Freeman Reviews The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy
Jo Freeman Reviews: "As history, the book documents the CIA’s shift from pursuing Communists during the Cold War, who sold secrets to the Russians, to jihadists who wanted to destroy America. It wasn’t a quick shift, which is one reason CIA leaders didn’t see 9/11 coming. As early as 1993, signs said al-Qaeda was planning to fly planes into strategic buildings in the US – even the CIA itself. The men didn’t take seriously a prediction proposed by women. Over time, that changed. Indeed it was women who confirmed that Osama bin Ladin was holed up in a compound in Pakistan – by reading the laundry hanging outside to dry... The Sisterhood is a fascinating book, especially to those of us who started it knowing little about the CIA." more »
Justice Department Publishes Model Legislation to Help States Reduce Gun Violence and Improve Gun Safety
"First, the Department published model legislation to help states craft appropriate requirements for securing firearms kept in residences and vehicles and to ensure that those firearms do not fall into the hands of children, teens, and prohibited persons. Second, the Department published model legislation to help states craft appropriate requirements for the prompt reporting of lost or stolen firearms to law enforcement. The resources for states announced today follow model legislation on extreme risk protection orders first published by the Justice Department in June 2021. Wednesday, December 13, 2023" more »
Women’s Congressional Policy Institute: The House Will Consider H.R. 3226, the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Reauthorization Act of 2023
- On Tuesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will consider several bills, including S. 1840, a bill to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for FY 2024 through 2028. Hearings: Judiciary - On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee will hold a hearing, “Second Amendment Rights Empower Women’s Rights.” Military - On Tuesday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations with hold a hearing to examine Coast Guard Academy whistleblowers, focusing on stories of sexual assault and harassment. The House and Senate are in session. Health- The House will consider H.R. 3226, the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early more »
Readout of Justice Department Participation in the 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit
"Attorney General Garland provided updates on the Department’s work over the past year on issues unique to Tribal communities and how the Department’s broader work is taking into account Tribal interests. In his remarks, he announced that the U.S. Marshals Service has developed a legislative proposal to formalize its role in enforcing Tribal violent felony arrest warrants, which would expand the practice that the Marshals Service has piloted over the last year to serve Tribal warrants at the request of, and in close coordination with, Tribal law enforcement and the Department’s Office of Tribal Justice." more »