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Manchin Wins Cuts to Unemployment Benefits as COVID Relief Bill Passes Senate
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin played a central role in cutting beneficial measures from the COVID relief package.
Eight Democrats Joined GOP to Vote Down Sanders’s $15 Minimum Wage Amendment
Sen. Bernie Sanders's effort to reattach a $15 minimum wage provision to the Senate COVID relief package failed Friday.
Former Impeachment Manager Sues Trump Over January 6 Capitol Breach
The lawsuit also names Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and GOP Rep. Mo Brooks as co-defendants.
“Moderate” Democrats May Obstruct Fundamentally Essential Electoral Reform
Democrats have a small window of opportunity to stop an undemocratic movement from securing minority rule indefinitely.
FBI Arrests Former Trump Appointee for Role in January 6 Capitol Breach
The FBI arrested Federico Klein, a former State Department official.
GOP Goes All In to Obstruct Relief Bill Nine Days Before Jobless Benefits Expire
Republican lawmakers are attempting to grind the Senate to a halt to delay passage of the popular bill.
AOC Slams Biden Administration Over Lowering COVID Stimulus Income Thresholds
“It’s a move that makes little-to-no political or economic sense,” Ocasio-Cortez said of the compromise deal.
Georgia Bill Would Criminalize Giving Water to Voters Waiting in Long Lines
The measure is part of a bill that reduces early voting times and imposes other restrictive measures on Georgia voters.
Right-Wing Supreme Court Justices May Weaken Key Provision of Voting Rights Act
The court may strike another key provision of the act as the House passes a sweeping election reform package.
AOC Opposes New Puerto Rico Statehood Bill, Says Puerto Ricans Should Decide
Over the past decade, pro-statehood governors have helped colonize the island by attracting wealthy state-dwellers.