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January 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The Most Terrifying Answer in Trump’s Budget Chief Hearing
Donald Trump nominated Russell Vought to run the Office of Management and Budget.
January 2, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Eyes Axing These Key Programs to Help His Friends Get Richer
Donald Trump wants to extend his tax-cut program.
December 20, 2024
Edith Olmsted
House Republicans Snub Trump and Finally Pass Bill to Avoid Shutdown
The House of Representatives has passed a spending bill, missing a key Trump demand.
December 20, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Elon Musk’s Latest Tantrum Shows He Has No Idea What He’s Doing
Elon Musk is now threatening to primary everyone.
December 20, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Elon Musk Suddenly Realizes He Has No Clue How to Govern
Musk is trying to backtrack on his previous demands to shut down the government.
December 20, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Is Desperately Trying to Shift Blame for Impending Shutdown
Donald Trump is realizing he messed up with the spending bill.
December 19, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Hakeem Jeffries Lets Mike Johnson Dig His Own Spending Bill Grave
Mike Johnson has been scrambling to appease Elon Musk and Donald Trump with his spending bill.
December 19, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Mike Johnson’s Spending Bill May Have Cost Him His Most Powerful Ally
Donald Trump is not happy with Mike Johnson’s efforts to keep the government open.
December 19, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Dragged for Letting “President Musk” Run the Government
Elon Musk is singlehandedly driving the government into a shutdown.
December 18, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Republican Rep. Kicks Off New Speaker Drama Over Spending Bill
Is Mike Johnson about to lose his job?
December 18, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Elon Musk Is Bullying Mike Johnson to Drive Government Into Shutdown
Musk is now cyberbullying the speaker of the House.
December 18, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Rand Paul Brutally Shreds Mike Johnson Over Spending Bill
Senator Rand Paul has made his opinions clear.
December 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Mike Johnson Under Fire as House Republicans Torch His Funding Bill
Republicans are trashing the government funding bill despite not having even seen it yet.
April 6, 2023
Grace Segers
The Republican Plan to Cut the Deficit on the Backs of Struggling Americans
The GOP is again pushing for harsher work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP—even though it would barely dent our national debt.

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