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Kyrsten Sinema Exploring Federal Minimum Wage of $11, Lower Than Her Own State’s
Sinema is looking into raising the federal minimum wage to $11 an hour, but the minimum wage in her state is $12.15.
Democrats in Congress Are Planning to Move Ahead on Expanding the Supreme Court
The legislation comes the same week President Joe Biden established a commission to examine changes to the High Court.
GOP Senators Introduce Retaliatory Legislation Against MLB for Leaving Georgia
The lawmakers said they were retaliating against the league's recent political stance over Georgia's voter restrictions.
Dem-Aligned Pollsters: Our Data Was Off in 2020 and We’re Not Sure How to Fix It
Five polling organizations that work with Democrats have several theories (but no consensus) on why things went wrong.
Corporations Back Away From Georgia Voting Bill After Funding Its Sponsors
The GOP-backed bill introduces a series of stringent voter restrictions under the auspices of “election integrity.”
Economic Pressure on GA Grows as Will Smith Pulls Film Production Out of State
Smith's is the first film or TV production to join the economic boycott of Georgia over its restrictive voting measures.
Biden Fulfills Campaign Pledge to Create Commission on Supreme Court Reforms
Changing the composition size of the high court would take a simple act of Congress.
Manchin’s Objection to Infrastructure Bill May Be Motivated by Corporate Donors
This is about more than getting along with Republicans.
Sanders Calls on Democrats to Pursue Big Legislative Agenda Without Republicans
Progressive lawmakers have warned the Biden administration against pursuing the dead end of negotiations with the GOP.
Trumpism Is Not Just an American Problem. It’s Festering in the UK.
Under Boris Johnson’s watch, the U.K. has been using the pandemic as a cover for implementing authoritarian rules.