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Republicans Are Threatening to Oust McCarthy as Speaker Over Debt Ceiling Deal
If Democrats were uniformly in opposition, the vote would fail with the number of Republicans against the package.
Watchdog Hits DeSantis With FEC Complaint for Campaign Finance Violation
The complaint alleges he violated rules barring political candidates from spending “soft money” on federal elections.
New Work Requirements for Food Aid Would Deepen Hunger and Poverty, Critics Warn
This provision of the new debt ceiling agreement comes as food banks across the United States are seeing demand surge.
Top Oil and Gas Lobby Spent More in Pennsylvania Than Other States Last Year
The API has established a powerful, well-funded machine to keep Pennsylvania a top fossil fuel producing state.
The SNAP Expansion Helped Me Lead a Dignified Life on Disability — Now It’s Gone
Pandemic social programs were a life saver. Now conservatives want to shred what little is left after they expired.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Impeached in Whirlwind Corruption Scandal
Paxton, a key Trump ally who sued to challenge the 2020 election results, now awaits trial in the State Senate.
Biden-GOP Debt Ceiling Deal Slashes Assistance Programs and Protects the Wealthy
The deal will impose new work requirements on benefits recipients while protecting the spiraling pentagon budget.
Pro-DeSantis Super PAC to Inherit Millions, Circumventing Campaign Finance Laws
Over $80 million may be transferred from DeSantis' old state-level PAC to a new PAC set to back his presidential bid.
Congressman Pushes Bill to Block States’ Discriminatory Property Ownership Bans
A new Florida property law targeting citizens of China, Syria, Venezuela and other nations is part of nationwide wave.
Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Shielding Elon Musk’s SpaceX From Lawsuits
An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded last month, resulting in catastrophic environmental damage.