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GOP Health Repeal Dead, For Now Two more Senate Republicans oppose health-care bill, leaving it without votes to pass. WaPo: "Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and Jerry Moran (Kan.) issued statements declaring that they would not vote for the revamped measure. The sudden breaks...
Mulvaney's MAGAnomics Mix of Groundhog Day and Flat Out Lies
Trump's Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney's sales pitch for "MAGAnomics" can best be described as a combination of Groundhog Day and outright lies.
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Senate Health Care Vote, CBO Score Delayed McCain surgery delays Senate health vote, CBO score. CNN: "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Saturday evening he would postpone a vote on the bill because Republican Sen. John McCain is recovering from surgery...
Sen. Bernie Sanders in Iowa: 'We're Fighting for the Future'
"We're fighting for the future of this planet, for our kids and grandchildren," Sen. Bernie Sanders told Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement. "And to do your best, you've got to be involved in the political process."
Republicans Working Against Workers
Ever since Republicans took power, they've labored to destroy worker protections. They’ve taken money from workers’ pockets and handed it to one-percenters on a silver platter, bought by contributions form the same one percent.
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New Health Care Bill New version of health overhaul in Senate. NYT: "Senate Republican leaders unveiled a fresh proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, revising their bill to help hold down insurance costs for consumers while keeping a pair of taxes on...
Tenants March to Stop Giveaways to Wall Street Landlords
While Republicans are proposing severe cuts to low-income housing assistance, they are continuing to subsidize Blackstone and other private-equity housing profiteers.
Trump’s Worst Collusion Isn’t With Russia, It’s With Corporations
If Trump’s people did work with Russia to undermine our vote, they should be held accountable. But politicians don’t stand a chance of redeeming our democracy unless they’re willing to take on the corporate conspirators much closer to home.
Why Teachers Don't Trust Betsy DeVos, And Neither Should You
"There is no reason to trust this woman," is what NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia says about Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Indeed, there are plenty of reasons not to trust her, based on her dark-money past and her current behavior.
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Closing Our Borders, Permanently? Trump crafting plan to slash legal immigration. Politico: "Donald Trump and his aides are quietly working with two conservative senators to dramatically scale back legal immigration — a move that would mark a fulfillment of one of the...
