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Manchin Claims Others Won’t Compromise After Forcing Reconciliation to Be Halved
The senator only seems to care about the deficit when it comes to proposals he doesn’t like.
Legal Brief Details What Trump’s Trying to Hide From the January 6 Committee
The National Archives says Trump wants to conceal drafts of speeches, phone call logs and handwritten notes from aides.
Sanders Says He’s Still Working to Get Drug Price Plan Into Reconciliation Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s still making calls and negotiating to have the proposals included.
Poll Shows O’Rourke Ties Abbott in Hypothetical Race for Texas Gov. Next Year
Beto O'Rourke has yet to declare his candidacy, but it's widely expected he'll be running for governor next year.
Chomsky: Build Back Better Fiasco Exposes How Both Parties Serve Corporate Power
Failure of Biden’s efforts to reshape federal priorities will have a terrible human cost and hand the GOP a weapon.
Trial of Rudy Giuliani Associate Exposes Methods and Networks of Secret Donors
Lev Parnas's case shows how foreign donors secretly funnel money through straw donors, shell companies and “dark money.”
Capitol Police Wrongly Worried About Leftist Counterprotesters on January 6
Police sought to provide safe passage for Trump loyalists to the Capitol while “excluding access” to counterprotesters.
The Centerpiece of the Build Back Better Climate Plan Has Been Stripped Out
The Democrats’ compromises are better than nothing but far less than what is needed to meet the climate crisis.
Meadows’s Delay to Comply With Jan. 6 Subpoena May Lead to Contempt Charges
“Anyone who tries to stonewall our effort will face the consequences,” an anonymous source on the commission said.
Progressive Dems Balk at “Trust Manchin” After Frantic Push by Biden and Pelosi
Manchin and Sinema have sown enough chaos to bring us to this moment, which I suspect is what they wanted all along.