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Sanders Slams Democrats Who Want to Further Limit Eligibility for Relief Checks
Sen. Bernie Sanders warned Democrats against adopting narrower eligibility restrictions for direct relief.
States Are Poised to Cut Mental Health Care Despite Rising Demand Under COVID
States like Montana may respond to revenue shortfalls with cuts that further exacerbate a growing mental health crisis.
Republicans Have Already Introduced Over 100 Voter Suppression Bills This Year
Voting rights advocates are calling on Democrats to abolish the filibuster in order to pass pro-democracy reforms.
Biden Aims for US to Produce Millions of At-Home COVID Tests by End of Summer
The Biden administration will use the Defense Production Act to accelerate production of tests, gloves and vaccines.
January’s Jobs Report Proves Need for Swift Stimulus Passage, Biden Says
Biden also underscored the need to have a robust bill. “We can’t do too much here. We can do too little,” he said.
US Surpasses More People Vaccinated Than All-Time COVID Cases
Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are finally trending downward after holiday-related highs in January.
Virginia Poised to Become First State in the South to Abolish the Death Penalty
Since 1976, Virginia has executed 113 individuals, second only to Texas.
Trump Is the First President to Leave Office With a Loss of Jobs Since Hoover
The unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent, but job growth is still weak.
Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Is Now Ready to Pass With or Without Republicans
The popular $1.9 trillion stimulus is now set up to be passed with a simple majority vote.
Austin Leads the Way in Cutting Police Funding and Using the Money for Housing
The moves come as new Travis County DA José Garza rolls out bail reform and diversion policies.