House Republicans’ plan to cut taxes for the rich is next on their agenda
Passing more tax cuts would likely increase the deficit, which the GOP just spent months railing against.
By Emily Singer - June 08, 2023Politics
The House has passed a resolution that would cancel President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan.
By Emily Singer - May 25, 2023But so far zero have joined the Democrats' effort to make that happen.
By Josh Israel - May 25, 2023Legislation restricting transgender people's access to health care, school sports, and bathrooms has surged in Republican-controlled states, backed by major anti-LGBTQ groups.
By Nick Vachon - May 25, 2023The Republican caucus says Democrats must meet all their demands before they'll agree to raise the debt ceiling.
By Josh Israel - May 24, 2023There could be more Black women elected to the Senate in one year than have served in the entire history of the United States.
By Emily Singer - May 23, 2023The GOP's Limit, Save, Grow Act would slash federal spending by 22% with no exceptions for veterans' programs.
By Josh Israel - May 23, 2023The California Republican blamed Democrats for two bills he helped pass as House majority leader.
By Josh Israel - May 23, 2023Republicans are pushing for spending cuts and have rejected Biden's proposed tax increases for the ultrawealthy that would reduce the federal deficit.
By Oliver Willis - May 23, 2023Bernie Moreno will fight 'woke corporations waging war against our conservative values,' Vance said.
By Josh Israel - May 22, 2023Conservatives in the one-house Nebraska Legislature announced early this month that they would amend the trans health bill to squeeze in the abortion restrictions, combining the two most contentious measures of the session.
By Associated Press - May 20, 2023The bill would let state funds be used to pay for health insurance plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions.
By Associated Press - May 19, 2023Rep. Lauren Boebert has introduced a bill that would gut the 2022 bipartisan gun safety compromise law and other modest steps to curb gun violence.
By Josh Israel - May 19, 2023A federal grand jury indicted Santos on 13 criminal charges on May 10.
By Josh Israel - May 18, 2023Health care providers will have to stop offering any ‘transition’-related care to anyone under 18 if Gov. Greg Abbott signs the bill.
By Will Fritz - May 18, 2023Voting along party lines, Republicans in North Carolina's House and Senate voted on Tuesday to shorten the window on abortion access in the state by eight weeks.
By Rebekah Sager - May 18, 2023Giffords and March for Our Lives are asking law students to sign a pledge saying they won't represent the gun industry.
By Matt Cohen - May 18, 2023Republicans in the Missouri Legislature passed a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors on May 10.
By Will Fritz - May 18, 2023‘There are plenty of nonbinary [people] and trans men who are also having abortions and who need access and should be included in the conversation,’ Cazembe Murphy Jackson said.
By Rebekah Sager and Will Fritz - May 18, 2023Republicans won't run the cities of Jacksonville, Florida, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the first time in decades.
By Emily Singer - May 17, 2023Daniel Cameron won Tuesday’s primary and will face Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in November.
By Josh Israel - May 17, 2023Right-wing election denier Jim Marchant lost his bid for Nevada secretary of state in 2022.
By Josh Israel - May 17, 2023Nearly all the competitive Senate races will be for seats currently held by Democrats.
By Josh Israel - May 16, 2023The Biden administration reverted to pre-pandemic policies on May 11, allowing officials to process asylum claims and restoring penalties for unauthorized border crossings.
By Oliver Willis - May 16, 2023The Republican-run administration pulled out of the Electronic Registration Information Center, citing right-wing conspiracy theories.
By Josh Israel - May 15, 2023Several Republican officials have encourage the public to support Daniel Penny, who has been charged with manslaughter in the death of Jordan Neely.
By Emily Singer - May 15, 2023The Concord Fund, which has ties to Federalist Society co-chairman Leonard Leo, has given more than $2 million to a PAC supporting the Kentucky attorney general's gubernatorial campaign.
By Matt Cohen - May 12, 2023Kansas City’s new sanctuary status sets it apart as a Democratic-leaning city in a state with a Republican governor and GOP-controlled Legislature.
By Associated Press - May 12, 2023Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) blamed Democrats after he was criticized by the White House for refusing to denounce extremists serving in the military.
By Associated Press - May 11, 2023The billionaire hedge fund manager, who contributed millions to the Florida governor's recent reelection campaign, has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on local elections in Illinois.
By Matt Cohen - May 11, 2023During a town hall event broadcast on CNN, the former president repeatedly dodged questions about whether he would sign a federal abortion ban if he were reelected, while promising to 'negotiate so that people are happy.'
By Josh Israel - May 11, 2023