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ALEC Works to Pass Industry-Backed COVID Liability Shields at the State Level
Mitch McConnell is holding hostage additional aid for people and businesses until he gets his immunity bill.
Right-Wing Groups Took Millions in COVID Aid and Spent It Lobbying Against Aid
Numerous groups that eagerly accepted PPP loans have urged Mitch McConnell to slash unemployment benefits.
Senate Departs for 3-Day Weekend as Unemployment Benefits Expire for 30 Million
More than 25,000,000 unemployed Americans are about to lose their extra unemployment benefits.
GOP Leaders Attempt to Distance Themselves From Trump’s Election Delay Talk
Under the Constitution, the president doesn't have the power to move the date of federal elections.
GOP Stimulus Bill Shows McConnell and Trump Are Perfectly Happy to Watch You Die
The only thing inevitable in life is death, and thanks in large part to Republicans, it’s knocking on our national door.
The Decades-Long Battle to Privatize the Post Office Could Be Coming to a Head
The USPS serves and employs more people than most government agencies, and it desperately needs COVID relief to survive.
McConnell Laughs When Asked If COVID Relief Bill Will Pass by End of Next Week
Benefits are set to expire next week for around 30 million Americans thrown out of work by the pandemic.
Senate GOP’s COVID Plan May Raid Social Security and Cut Unemployment Benefits
The plan being crafted could include a cut to the payroll tax -- a funding mechanism for Social Security and Medicare.
To Honor John Lewis, Democrats Demand McConnell Stop Blocking Voting Rights Act
Efforts in Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act have stalled, while some suggest the bill be renamed after Lewis.
It’s Time to Shut the Country Down — and Pay People to Stay Home
It will be hard, but the far side of inaction at this juncture is very nearly unthinkable.