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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.
If Schools Reopen This Fall, More People Will Likely Die. Full Stop.
We are dangerously unready to thrust millions of children into the enclosed close-quarters reality of school.
Sanders Calls on “Do-Nothing” Senate to Pass Sweeping COVID Stimulus Legislation
Sanders urged the Senate to approve relief that includes $2,000 monthly checks, rent cancellation and expanded Medicare.
Progressive Candidates Surge Again as Trump Drags GOP Down
AOC defeated her conservative primary opponent by the razor-thin margin of 72-19. And that's just the beginning.
Protesters Disrupt McConnell’s Sleep to Protest Police Killing of Breonna Taylor
Youth demonstrators gathered outside the Senate majority leader's house on Friday chanting, “No Justice! No Sleep!”
The Stock Market Is Recovering. We Are Not. Congress Is to Blame.
In the present crisis, both congressional action and inaction suggest that its priority is preserving capital.
McConnell Blocks Resolution Condemning Assault on Nonviolent Protesters
McConnell blocked the passage of a resolution condemning Trump for violating protesters' constitutional rights.