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38 Members of Congressional Progressive Caucus Vote Against Debt Ceiling Bill
The legislation passed the House and now heads to the Senate, where lawmakers are expected to act before June 5.
Bush Files to Strike Expanded Work Requirements for SNAP Out of Debt Limit Bill
“Work requirements are ineffective at best, and deadly at worst,” Rep. Cori Bush said.
No Accountability for Trump Is a Greenlight for More Election Manipulation
Political science professor Anthony DiMaggio discusses what the stakes are for democracy in 2024.
Republicans Are Threatening to Oust McCarthy as Speaker Over Debt Ceiling Deal
If Democrats were uniformly in opposition, the vote would fail with the number of Republicans against the package.
New Work Requirements for Food Aid Would Deepen Hunger and Poverty, Critics Warn
This provision of the new debt ceiling agreement comes as food banks across the United States are seeing demand surge.
AOC Slams GOP After Gaetz Admits Debt Limit Negotiation Is “Hostage” Situation
“For all of this talk about negotiations, Republicans are not negotiating at all,” said Ocasio-Cortez.
House Republicans Plan to Unveil Deficit-Exploding Tax Cuts for the Rich
The move further shows that “this hostage crisis has never been about deficits for the GOP,” tweeted Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Republicans Are Quietly Moving to Limit Mifepristone Access Nationwide
A House panel advanced a 2024 budget bill that would block the ability to access the abortion drug via telehealth.
Labor Officials: Iowa GOP’s Child Labor Bill Would Violate Federal Law
Proposals like allowing children to work in meat coolers violate federal child labor safeguards, officials say.
GOP Tax Cut Plan Would Add $3.5T to Deficit, Congressional Budget Office Finds
If the GOP got its way, trillions would be transferred from the public straight into the pockets of the rich.