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Sanders Slams GOP for $1.9 Trillion Gift to Rich in First Speech as Budget Chair
The GOP has used reconciliation to unilaterally pass tax cuts for the wealthy and attempt to repeal the ACA.
Presidential Approval Is the Highest It’s Been Since 2009, Poll Shows
A new poll finds that Biden’s approval rating is 61 percent, the highest rating a president has received since 2009.
The House Impeachment Memo Is Tragedy. The Trump Defense Is Farce.
Trump’s defense reads like pure farce: His legal team misspells “United States” before the counterargument even begins.
370 Congressional Aides Urge Senate to Bar Trump From Holding Office Ever Again
“The use of violence and lies to overturn an election is not worthy of debate,” staffers wrote in their open letter.
Progressive PAC Wants to Find the “Next AOC” to Replace Manchin and Sinema
Last month, they launched an ad campaign against Manchin for his opposition to $2,000 relief checks.
Polls Show Major Support for Biden’s Stimulus Plan That GOP Wants to Undercut
Democrats are making preparations to pass Biden’s COVID-19 stimulus bill soon via budget reconciliation.
Trump Aimed His Mob “Like a Loaded Cannon” at Capitol, Impeachment Filing Claims
Democrats leading the call for Trump's indictment rejected Republican claims that doing so would be unconstitutional.
AOC Says She Went Into Hiding Prior to January 6, Fearing for Her Life
On January 4, Representative Ocasio-Cortez left the Capitol to find Trump militants at her car, yelling at her.
Biden Condemns Burma Military Coup, as Critics Question Claims of Election Fraud
Biden suggested he might issue sanctions on the country if democratically elected officials weren't returned to power.
Is Corporate Money Threatening the Progressive Agenda in Congress?
Aides say that pauses on corporate PAC donations means lawmakers won’t oppose progressives as fiercely, WSJ reports.