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Here’s What Senate Democrats Should Be Doing to Fight Trump
Senate rules were explicitly designed to protect the minority. Democrats should exploit them mercilessly to slow Trump and ...
House GOP rushing to produce Trump’s big budget bill with tax cuts, program cuts and other promises
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are working overtime after a lengthy White House meeting to meet President Donald Trump’s ...
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2. Views of Trump administration, congressional leadership
The public is split – including along partisan lines – in assessments of JD Vance, top Trump appointees and most leaders in the new Congress.
White House Forces Showdown Over Congress’s Power of the Purse
The confirmation of Russell T. Vought to lead the powerful White House budget office is likely to escalate the funding fights ...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court says elections chief can remain in post
MADISON, Wis. - A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that the swing state’s nonpartisan top elections official, ...
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Elon Musk Just Completed His Sinister Takeover of USAID
On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave ...
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A majority of Texans say abortions should be allowed in cases of rape and incest in new poll
A new poll from University of Houston researchers shows that 83% of Texans supported the exceptions to the state's abortion ...
In setback for GOP, top Wisconsin court lets elections director keep job
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling dashed the hopes of Republican state lawmakers who sought to replace the director of Wisconsin’s Elections Commission.
Democrats are conspicuously silent about changing filibuster rules now that they’re in the minority
The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. It’s been on the Senate books since 1917, ...