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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.
GOP Targets Food Aid, Student Debt Relief, and More for Debt Ceiling Deal
The Republican chair of the House Budget Committee put forth roughly $780 billion in proposed spending cuts.
From Taxing the Rich to Defending Social Security, Will Biden Deliver?
Amid GOP heckling, Biden embraced the rhetoric of economic populism in his State of the Union address.
White House Slams Manchin-GOP Push for Social Security, Medicare Commissions
The TRUST Act is a ploy to gut Social Security and Medicare behind closed doors, says one progressive advocacy group.
Republicans Have Introduced More Than 120 Anti-LGBTQ Bills in 2023 So Far
Many of these laws aim to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth — and in some states, even adults.
House Republican Bill Would Force Massive Cuts to Medicare Benefits
The bill would repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, including its $35 insulin cap and other drug cost reduction measures.
20 GOP Attorneys General Threaten Pharmacies If They Mail Abortion Pills
Ten of the 20 states whose attorneys general signed the letter to CVS and Walgreens still permit abortion care.
January 6 Report Obscured the Role of Racism in the “Stop the Steal” Movement
Donald Trump fired up white nationalists by naming individual Black election workers as spoilers of his alleged victory.