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June 9, 2023
Prem Thakker
Republicans Lash Out After Trump Indictment: “We Have Now Reached a War Phase”
Republicans are doubling down on their defense of Donald Trump.
June 8, 2023
Tori Otten
Supreme Court Makes It Easier for Dems to Retake the House With Voting Rights Ruling
The court’s decision affects congressional district maps across the country, and a few Republicans are in big trouble.
June 7, 2023
Prem Thakker
In Sign That Biden Probe Is Going Great, GOP Senator Begs for More Whistleblowers
The Republican Party is grasping for straws in its “investigation” of Joe Biden.
June 7, 2023
Grace Segers
House Republicans Want to Teach D.C. About Election Integrity. Seriously.
Meanwhile 700,000 Americans living in the capital don’t have full representation in Congress.
June 6, 2023
Tori Otten
Democratic Congresswoman Rips Anti-Trans GOP Witness: “Do You Actually Believe This Garbage?”
Becca Balint is tired.
June 6, 2023
Prem Thakker
GOP Representative Cuts Off Jamaal Bowman as He Talks About Racist Bill
Representative Virginia Foxx banged the gavel nine times as Bowman tried to discuss the problems with the bill.
June 2, 2023
Grace Segers
The Work Requirements Fight Isn’t Over
Conservatives grumble that the debt ceiling deal was insufficient. Can they force new talks on work requirements?
June 2, 2023
Tori Otten
Is James Comer Lying About His Biden Probe Sources?
First it was four, then 10. So who knows? And naturally, he’s not telling the committee’s Democrats anything.
June 1, 2023
Tori Otten
GOP Senator Admits Republicans Don’t Care if Accusations Against Joe Biden Are “Accurate”
Republicans have totally lost the plot with their investigation into Joe Biden.
June 1, 2023
Grace Segers
McCarthy Emerges From the Debt Deal ... Stronger?
By getting the deal through the fractious House, the speaker proved his doubters wrong.
May 31, 2023
Timothy Noah
The Debt Ceiling Compromise Is a Missed Opportunity to Raise Taxes on the Wealthy
At least the debt crisis is now over. But the Kevin McCarthy crisis is just getting started.
May 31, 2023
Grace Segers
The Debt Deal That Nobody Liked
The debt ceiling agreement forged by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will save the economy from default, but the vibes on Capitol Hill were still decidedly mixed.
May 30, 2023
Tori Otten
Here Are the House Republicans Expected to Vote Against the Debt Ceiling Deal
Kevin McCarthy does not have his entire party behind him.
May 26, 2023
Grace Segers
Why It Matters if the U.S. Credit Rating Is Downgraded—Again
The current debt ceiling impasse could convince ratings agencies to cast their baleful eye over the U.S. sovereign credit, with serious implications.
May 24, 2023
Tori Otten
Entire House Laughs at Marjorie Taylor Greene After She Asks for Decorum
The irony of the far-right congresswoman talking about decorum
May 24, 2023
Pablo Manríquez
House Progressives Tear Into McCarthy, GOP Over Debt Limit Negotiations
“Sorry, bud,” AOC clapped back at McCarthy after he took a shot at her. “The only person here holding the entire U.S. economy hostage because they’ve completely lost control is you.”
May 24, 2023
Grace Segers
Childless Adults Will Bear the Brunt of Republican Cuts to the Safety Net
The GOP wants additional work requirements for SNAP and Medicaid beneficiaries in the debt ceiling deal, despite evidence that shows they are ineffective.
May 22, 2023
Kate Aronoff
The Republicans’ Debt Ceiling Trap
In exchange for not blowing up the economy, the GOP is asking for expedited pipeline approval, and pretending it will help clean energy as well.
May 18, 2023
Prem Thakker
People Close to Dianne Feinstein Are Joking That She’ll Resign When She’s Dead
Apparently, the California senator has been battling inflammation of the brain and facial paralysis too.
May 18, 2023
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