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CPAC Speakers Made “Genocidal” Comments Against Trans Community, Observers Warn
The GOP has the goal of “pushing trans people out of public life and eradicating transness,” says ACLU's Chase Strangio.
Mississippi Republicans Want Their Own Cops and Judges in Majority-Black Jackson
Black leaders compare the push to expand a state police force responsible for recent shootings to “apartheid.”
GOP Megadonors Are Trying to Pull the Party Away From Trump. It Could Get Ugly.
The onset of the primary season is barely 10 months away, and the scramble for control of the GOP is intensifying.
It’s Time for the Wealthy to Pay Their Fair Share Into Social Security
When Congress put a cap on Social Security contributions in 1983, they didn't anticipate 40 years of rising inequality.
GOP-Controlled Statehouses Are Lurching Right Due to Unfettered Corporate Money
Corporate spending unleashed by “Citizens United” is to blame for the stampede to the far right in state governments.
How Marjorie Taylor Greene Went From a Congressional Joke to a GOP Power Broker
Marjorie Taylor Greene is quickly amassing power at the heart of the Republican Party. That’s bad news for democracy.
GOP Decries Debt While Introducing Bill to Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent
The extension would deliver an average tax cut of $175,710 to the richest 0.1 percent, according to one estimate.
Senate Dems Warn GOP Budget Cuts Would “Deny 1 Million Babies Access to Formula”
The cuts “are so extreme they don't want to show them to you,” says Senate Budget Committee Chair Sheldon Whitehouse.
White House: The GOP’s Current Agenda Would Add $3 Trillion to National Debt
The administration says the GOP doesn’t actually care about the national debt, but rather wants to slash welfare.
GOP-Run Southern Legislatures Are Using Rule Changes to Undermine Democracy
After midterm gains, Republicans across the south are reducing transparency and cutting Democrats out of key votes.