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Bernie Sanders Demands a $17 Minimum Wage as Trump’s Tariffs Embarrass GOP
Hungry for an economic populism that challenges Trump, Democrats line up behind Sanders’s latest minimum wage push.
Nearly 40% of Those in Mike Johnson’s District Rely on Medicaid as He Eyes Cuts
Without Medicaid, many can’t afford health coverage in a state where the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
House Republicans Advance Bill Backing Trump- and Musk-Led Destruction
Critics say the bill would accelerate their plan of gutting Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security, among other things.
Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Native American Health Programs
Tribal leaders are calling on Congress to exempt tribes from cuts and are preparing to fight to preserve their access.
Progressives Say Chuck Schumer Has Voted to “Surrender” to Trump and Musk
Waleed Shahid described the senator's vote for Trump's spending bill as an “utterly embarrassing strategic blunder.”
Proposed Lawsuit for Constitutional Convention Cites Petitions From 1789
A draft of a lawsuit circulating among some attorneys general claims states reached the two-thirds threshold in 1979.
Rep. Al Green Shares Why He Disrupted Trump’s Address to Congress
Green has repeatedly called to impeach Trump and says he is currently preparing another such effort.
House Republicans — Joined by 10 Dems — Vote to Censure Rep. Al Green
“I’m willing to suffer whatever punishment is available to me,” Green said earlier this week.
Republicans Plan to Use Budgeting Trick to Hide Deficit From Trump Tax Cuts
Republicans want to change how the Congressional Budget Office calculates the cost of extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.
House Republicans Vote to Gut Medicaid for Tax Cuts After Pressure From Trump
“They're showing you exactly who they’re working for,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal said on social media.