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June 3, 2025
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
Trump Loses It at Rand Paul as GOP Budget Bill Seems Doomed in Senate
Trump went on angry rant blasting the Republican senator who seems unwilling to back down.
June 2, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
John Fetterman Trashed by Hometown Paper in Scathing Critique
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s editorial board held nothing back in its condemnation of the Pennsylvania senator.
June 2, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Lindsey Graham Under Fire After Sick Post About Greta Thunberg
The Republican senator is attacking Greta after she joined a flotilla to break Israel’s siege on Gaza.
June 2, 2025
Grace Segers
Small Farmers Are Struggling With Trumpian Chaos—and Bracing for More
Grant freezes and program cuts at USDA, as well as efforts to slash food stamps, could leave community providers in rural America floundering.
May 30, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Joni Ernst Stoops to Shocking Low When Told Medicaid Cuts Will Kill
Senator Joni Ernst had a disgusting answer when confronted by a constituent at her town hall about Trump’s budget bill.
May 30, 2025
Susan Milligan
Lawmakers No Longer Understand the American Family
The definition of the “traditional family” has broadened considerably over the past few decades. But policymakers keep trying to fit their ideas to a tradition that no longer exists.
May 29, 2025
Timothy Noah
A Trade Court Stopped Trump’s Tariffs. Why Didn’t Congress?
The law is clear, and the legislature’s powers are unambiguous. But Republicans in Washington have fully knuckled under.
May 28, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Republican Congressman Claims We Should Listen to Putin More
Representative Mark Green doesn’t find anything wrong with listening to the Kremlin.
May 28, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Republican Town Hall Erupts After Damning Confession on Budget Bill
Representative Mike Flood sparked fury after telling his constituents more about his vote on the budget.
May 27, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
GOP’s Dumbest Senator Tommy Tuberville Launches Run for Governor
Tommy Tuberville will finally leave the Senate after only one embarrassing term.
May 23, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Republican Congressman Seriously Claims Straws Are Only for Women
Fellas, is it gay to use a straw?
May 22, 2025
Kate Aronoff
Republicans Are Rewriting Congressional Rules So Cars Can Pollute More
The GOP engineered a complicated maneuver to stop letting California set its own vehicle emissions standards. The consequences could reach far beyond air quality.
May 22, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Suffers Massive Blow in War on Education Department
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Education Department, slamming the move as an attempt to take over the power of Congress.
May 22, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
GOP Lawmaker Makes Chilling Threat After Israeli Embassy Staff Killed
Republicans are already using the killing of two Israeli Embassy aides to “nuke” Gaza.
May 22, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Pass Horrid Tax Bill Thanks to Democrats Dying in Office
Republicans passed their terrible tax bill by one vote. Guess how many Democrats died in office this year.
May 22, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
House Republican Breaks Ranks and Shreds Trump’s “Debt Bomb” Tax Bill
Representative Thomas Massie warned his party that their bill is an absolute disaster.
May 22, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Only Two Republicans Were Brave Enough to Vote Against Medicaid Cuts
House Republicans just passed their disastrous tax bill.
May 21, 2025
Grace Segers
Here Are the Worst Things in Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill
The GOP is struggling to pass a budget bill that would threaten millions of poor Americans’ livelihoods and health care—to the benefit of the wealthy.
May 21, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Are About to Massively Screw Up the Courts Using Tax Bill
Republicans are trying to use their tax bill to help Trump with his war on the courts. But their current language will destroy the judicial system.
May 21, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Sneak Massive Medicare Cuts Into Their Horrid Tax Bill
The Congressional Budget Office estimates billions in cuts to the health care program.
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