GOP-Led House Ways and Means Committee Subpoenas BreakThrough News

The Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee has subpoenaed BreakThrough News, demanding the independent online news outlet hand over internal communications and financial records. BreakThrough News says it’s being targeted over its coverage of U.S. mass deportations, ICE abuses, Cuba and Palestine solidarity and U.S. foreign policy. BreakThrough News has launched a fundraiser to pay for legal expenses. In a statement, it said, “For years, Republican lawmakers have painted a target on our backs, falsely claiming that our political views and reporting are part of some foreign plot.” www.democracynow.org