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Ron Johnson Says He Wasn’t Afraid on Jan. 6 But Would Have Been If It Were BLM
If there were “Black Lives Matter and antifa protesters, I might have been a little concerned,” Johnson said.
A Number of Republicans in Congress Aren’t Getting Vaccinated
More than two-fifths of Republican voters nationwide are also refusing to get vaccinated, recent polling shows.
Stacey Abrams Calls GOP Voter Suppression Effort “Jim Crow in a Suit and Tie”
Georgia Republicans have been aggressively pushing racist voter suppression laws after record turnout in 2020 elections.
Stimulus Aid and Child Tax Credit Should Be Made Permanent, Say Senate Democrats
Top Democrats are pushing to codify measures like the expanded Child Tax Credit that reports show will reduce poverty.
Biden to Push for Higher Taxes on Wealthy, Most Ambitious Plan Since Early 1990s
The proposals Biden is considering would increase federal revenues by around $2.1 trillion.
Over a Third of Global Arms Exports Came From the US in the Last Five Years
A new report shows that the past decade saw the highest levels of weapons sales since the end of the Cold War.
Congress Urged to Stop Debt Collectors From Snatching Relief Checks
Some people who received relief through the CARES Act had their money seized.
Protesters and Lawmakers Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor One Year Later
Protests in Louisville, Kentucky, Saturday marked a year since police killed the 26-year-old Black woman at her home.
OSHA Performed Half as Many Workplace Inspections in 2020 Compared to 2019
Despite receiving more complaints, the agency performed 50 percent fewer inspections. Some of them were done remotely.
House Dems to Revive Medicare for All Bill 1 Year After COVID Reached All States
Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell will introduce the Medicare for All Act of 2021 on March 17.