With Donald Trump’s tax and agenda bill on the verge of collapse in the House of Representatives, the president is demanding that the GOP get it together to ensure the legislation becomes law. “Republicans MUST UNITE behind, ‘THE ONE, BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL!’” Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social, claiming that …
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As Republicans and Democrats prepare to face off about Medicaid cuts in next week’s Energy and Commerce Committee meetings at the House of Representatives, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is vehemently speaking out against threats to Medicaid. “They’re robbing people in order to hand it over to the rich,” the progressive New …
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Top officials at the Internal Revenue Service are predicting a large drop in tax revenue this year due to individuals and businesses either not filing or not paying all due taxes, IRS sources told The Washington Post. According to internal projections, the IRS could lose 10 percent of its revenue, …
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Donald Trump’s second term hasn’t even hit the 100-day mark, and the president has already made clear that his priority is not fulfilling the promises of prosperity he made to working class Americans on the campaign trail, but ensuring that the wealthy backers who fueled his victory get their payout. …
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Donald Trump led a virulently anti-immigrant campaign for president, fixated on the idea of “migrant crime” and the notion that foreigners are “taking your jobs.” The president-elect and his incoming administration remain committed to deporting undocumented immigrants and asylum-seekers — but Trump has already made clear he won’t stop big …
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President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t even taken office, and congressional Republicans are already taking cues from Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and the pair’s new playground, the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. GOP lawmakers immediately lined up against the original short-term government funding bill released this week after Musk voiced …
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President Joe Biden should commute the sentence of Charles Littlejohn, the former IRS contractor who was sentenced in January 2024 to five years in prison. By disclosing the federal tax records of Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires to news organizations, Littlejohn enabled vital reporting about how …
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The wealth of the world’s very richest people — a list dominated by U.S. billionaires, many of whom backed President-elect Donald Trump — has soared to record levels since the election. Billionaires’ investments to elect one of their own in Trump is paying off as Wall Street cash floods into …
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On Nov. 18 and 19, the heads of state of the Group of 20 nations will convene in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for their 19th annual summit. Issues on the agenda for the international leaders include climate change, social inclusion, and government reform. In this exclusive op-ed, Brian Eno — …
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By now, every pundit in America has their own 2024 election take, mostly confirming their prior opinions. Every Republican has a take, too, which is that Americans voted resoundingly for — well, for whatever policy that Republican cares about, from opposition to transgender rights to support for prayer in schools. …
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