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Kentucky Gov. Beshear Demands McConnell Prove He Can Still Serve — or Resign
It's been a month and a half since Sen. Mitch McConnell made a public appearance.
Beshear Demands McConnell Update Constituents on Current Health Status
Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has not issued a personal public statement since being hospitalized on June 14.
Senate Passes War Resolution Demanding Trump End Hostilities in Iran
Most analyses say the measure is largely symbolic, but at least one Democratic lawmaker says it could be enforceable.
Senate Bill to Fund ICE and CBP Contains Zero Reforms to ICE
This rewards agencies “that have terrorized communities across the country,” said Amnesty International.
Progressive Dem Candidates Are Using Their Opposition to Schumer to Pitch Voters
Only 17 percent of voters nationwide give Chuck Schumer a positive approval rating.
As Congress Passes Epstein Files Release, Questions Grow Over Trump’s Next Moves
The measure to release the files passed with near-unanimous support in both the House and Senate.
The Political Blowback to GOP’s Medicaid Cuts Has Already Begun
Senate Republicans passed a budget package with the deepest cuts to health care in decades on Tuesday.
After All-Night Session of Wrangling, GOP Still Lacks Votes to Pass Budget Bill
With Democrats unanimously opposed to the bill, Senate Republicans can only afford to lose three GOP votes.
Senate GOP Moves to Slash Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Budget by Half
The new attack on the CFPB comes after an earlier proposal to eliminate its entire budget violated reconciliation rules.
Senate GOP Budget Draft Proposes Even Bigger Cuts to Medicaid Funding
The Senate Finance Committee text goes even further than the House version in its attacks on the program.