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Biden Administration

Republicans Are Threatening to Shut Down Government Over Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
It's a last-ditch attempt by the GOP to deny funding for enforcement of Biden's vaccine mandate for large businesses.

Biden Is Quietly Continuing a Trump-Era Ploy to Privatize Medicare
The Medicare experiment could result in health care policy and political nightmare, but most in Congress seem unaware.

Biden Is Offering “Trivial Changes” to Oil and Gas Leasing Policy, Critics Say
A new Interior Department report about leasing public lands and waters has left climate campaigners fuming.

Climate Diplomacy Failed Again. Only Movements From Below Can Save the Planet.
Let's not again be fooled into hoping that a climate conference used to defend national economic interests will save us.

Biden’s Call for Racial Equity Lacks Protections for Marginalized Workers
Strengthened protections for meat-processing workers are long overdue. It's time for the federal government to act.

North Carolina Prison Has Ignored Woman’s Pleas for Gender-Affirming Surgery
Trans people behind bars are being denied what experts agree is medically necessary care.

US Officials Outrageously Claim Black Men Fleeing Slavery Lack “Credible Fear”
The DHS is issuing form letters of denial to Black asylum seekers from Mauritania who escaped enslavement and torture.

Biden Administration Is Playing With Fire by Failing to Regulate Cryptocurrency
Growing evidence shows cryptocurrency invites scams that threaten the broader economy, say public interest groups.

Elizabeth Warren Urges Biden to Free People Imprisoned on Marijuana Charges
Warren called U.S. cannabis policy “failed and racist” as Biden faces mounting pressure to take executive action.

After Bipartisan Bill, Progressives Demand Fast Passage of Build Back Better Act
Progressives in and out of Congress say corporate Democrats must “keep their word” and approve the $1.75 trillion bill.