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Joe Biden
Tax Resisters Divert Their Money From War to Human Welfare
It is because we consent and pay our taxes without much thought that half the money we pay the government is for war.
Democrats in Congress Are Planning to Move Ahead on Expanding the Supreme Court
The legislation comes the same week President Joe Biden established a commission to examine changes to the High Court.
“Zero Troops” in Afghanistan by 9/11 Anniversary, Biden White House Says
It's unclear if the troop withdrawal being discussed includes hundreds of special ops forces that remain in the country.
Dem-Aligned Pollsters: Our Data Was Off in 2020 and We’re Not Sure How to Fix It
Five polling organizations that work with Democrats have several theories (but no consensus) on why things went wrong.
Biden Fulfills Campaign Pledge to Create Commission on Supreme Court Reforms
Changing the composition size of the high court would take a simple act of Congress.
Manchin’s Objection to Infrastructure Bill May Be Motivated by Corporate Donors
This is about more than getting along with Republicans.
Bernie Sanders Invites Oil Executives to Testify at Hearing on Climate Crisis
The federal government provides fossil fuel companies with $15 billion in direct subsidies each year.
Congress Urged to Reject Biden’s Pentagon Budget Increase
Analysts and antiwar critics say any increase in the Defense Department's bloated budget would be unacceptable.
Manchin Pens Op-Ed Against Filibuster Reform, Using Section 304 to Pass Bills
Manchin wants a “new era of bipartisanship” — something Republicans have not indicated they're willing to get behind.
McConnell-Led Opposition to Infrastructure Plan May Haunt GOP in Next Elections
McConnell's usual scare tactics may fail if Biden's new infrastructure bill delivers tangible economic benefits.