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Big Pharma Delivered Campaign Cash to Key Lawmakers With Surgical Precision
Campaign donations to members of Congress are only the tip of the iceberg of the industry's influence peddling.
Ocasio-Cortez Backs Social Security Expansion, Says the Wealthy Need to Chip In
SSI payments cap at $142,800 in wages, allowing the rich to pay only a small portion of their wages to the program.
Calls for Greene’s Expulsion Grow After She Compares Jan. 6 to Declaration
Greene is among several GOP lawmakers alleged to have taken part in coordinating with those who attacked the Capitol.
Texas Lawmaker Demands Schools Tell Him If They Have Books on Race, Sexuality
Critics have decried Republican State Rep. Matt Krause's crusade against school libraries as a campaign tactic.
Elon Musk Opposes Billionaire Tax While Making a Record $36 Billion in One Day
Musk’s net worth of over $288 billion is over 1 percent of the U.S. GDP of $22.7 trillion.
Warren Introduces Bill to Levy 15 Percent Minimum Tax on Corporate Profits
The tax would be levied on profits that corporations report to shareholders with the aim of capturing a truer tax rate.
Progressives Say Reconciliation Framework Not Enough to Pass Infrastructure Bill
Dozens of progressives in Congress may vote against the infrastructure bill, says Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
Judge Bars Prosecutors From Calling Those Killed by Kyle Rittenhouse “Victims”
The judge has also formally barred prosecutors from noting Rittenhouse's connections to white nationalist groups.
Deborah Birx Admits Trump’s Campaign Distracted From COVID Response
Trump's former COVID coordinator testified to the House that at least 130,000 lives were unnecessarily lost.
Mo Brooks Says He’d Be “Proud” of His Staff If They Helped Plan January 6 Attack
Brooks wore body armor on January 6 while instructing the crowd to “start taking down names and kicking ass.”