Social Security, Medicare, and 2024: House Republicans proposed wildly unpopular cuts to entitlement programs—and President Biden pounced.
55 years ago

Social Security, Medicare, and 2024: House Republicans proposed wildly unpopular cuts to entitlement programs—and President Biden pounced.

Slate  

Does Joe Biden have a little momentum? Recently, both Trump and Republican members of Congress have generously taken to making Biden’s case for him—grabbing the third rail of American politics with both hands by pledging to cut beloved entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. It calls for raising the eligibility age for Social Security, a major benefit cut; overhauling Medicare into a voucherlike “premium support” system, a privatization gambit Paul Ryan once pined for, ultimately to his own political disadvantage; and an endorsement of the Life at Conception Act, which was already under attack because it would severely restrict not just abortion but likely in vitro fertilization as well. https://t.co/RAHjjUlGDa — Joe Biden March 11, 2024 “Many of my Republican friends want to put social security and Medicare back on the chopping block again,” Biden said in a campaign speech in New Hampshire. The Trump team’s attempt to split the difference on Social Security and Medicare cuts, already a near-impossible task, is made even more difficult by the RSC’s new vision.

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"Please take care of us": Low-income Trump voters worry he'll cut benefits they rely on
2 weeks, 2 days ago

"Please take care of us": Low-income Trump voters worry he'll cut benefits they rely on

Salon  

From low-income voters who supported Donald Trump last month, a plea to the president-elect: don’t cut our benefits. “We helped get you in office; please take care of us,” Mosura said, shifting the conversation as though she were speaking to Trump. “Please don’t cut the things that help the most vulnerable.” Trump has enlisted billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy …

'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda
3 weeks ago

'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin warned CNN's Jim Sciutto that Republicans could very well slash critical programs like Social Security and Medicare in the next Congress — but Sciutto wanted to know what exactly Democrats plan to do about it. "So let's talk about what comes next, because Republicans in their private meeting, they made a handshake agreement to cut $2.5 trillion …

'You guys suck': Irate MTG snatches Trump's Social Security promise and throws it on floor
3 weeks, 3 days ago

'You guys suck': Irate MTG snatches Trump's Social Security promise and throws it on floor

Raw Story  

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene literally threw President-elect Donald Trump's promise not to cut Social Security on the floor as she met with the House DOGE Caucus for the first time on Tuesday. As Greene was heading into a meeting with the caucus that will give recommendations to Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, she was confronted by advocate Alex Lawson, executive …

Donald Trump is ready to make Republicans touch the third rail
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump is ready to make Republicans touch the third rail

Salon  

There are a thousand election hot takes and post-mortems floating around these days and I'm sure we'll soon come to some consensus about what drove the Trump victory But if there's one thing we do know it's that he won both of his elections at least in part by shedding some Republican Party orthodoxy that had been bringing the GOP …

'Chomping at the bit': Analyst claims Republican just showed rush to slash Social Security
1 month, 1 week ago

'Chomping at the bit': Analyst claims Republican just showed rush to slash Social Security

Raw Story  

Republicans are already revealing their eagerness to cut earned benefits for millions of Americans, if one House Republican is to be believed. In a recent interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, Rep. Richard McCormick said that he aims to convince his fellow lawmakers that "hard decisions" need to be made about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid if his party …

'Have the stomach': Republican claims Dems need to back Social Security and Medicare cuts
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1 month, 1 week ago

'Have the stomach': Republican claims Dems need to back Social Security and Medicare cuts

Raw Story  

Rep. Richard McCormick told Fox Business that Republicans will desperately need help from Democrats if they intend to cut Social Security and Medicare — both of which are programs Democrats have historically supported. So, Trump's tax cuts and his mass deportation plan will result in adding almost as much as the entire government functioning for a year. "We're gonna have …

Column: Trump pledges not to cut Social Security. Here are the ways he could breach that promise
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Column: Trump pledges not to cut Social Security. Here are the ways he could breach that promise

LA Times  

Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley explained to a congressional committee that the program’s caseload has expanded rapidly while staffing has hit a 50-year low. “There’s a very serious worry on the horizon,” Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley told Al Sharpton on MSNBC last weekend, “because Donald Trump’s policies would seriously reduce the fiscal health of Social Security. Let’s take a …

"No mistake on who they're serving": Republicans eye Medicaid, SNAP cuts to pay for Trump tax plan
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

"No mistake on who they're serving": Republicans eye Medicaid, SNAP cuts to pay for Trump tax plan

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump and his advisers are eyeing major cuts to federal safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps to balance the cost of their massive tax agenda, The Washington Post reported Monday. “To pay for tax cuts for their billionaire donors, the GOP wants to make food and health care unaffordable and inaccessible for the most vulnerable people …

Democrats’ Surprisingly Simple Closing Message Against Donald Trump: The Issues
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats’ Surprisingly Simple Closing Message Against Donald Trump: The Issues

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It’s one of the most-aired ads of the 2024 election: Buddy, a Black man from Allentown, Pennsylvania, watches on a tablet as former President Donald Trump tells a crowd at a fundraiser: “I know about 20 of you, and you’re rich as hell. Kamala Harris is gonna make billionaires pay their fair share.” While rhetoric from Harris, …

Experts: Analysis shows Trump proposal would "dramatically worsen Social Security’s finances"
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts: Analysis shows Trump proposal would "dramatically worsen Social Security’s finances"

Salon  

Social Security funds could run out in the next six years if former President Donald Trump wins in November, according to a new report from the bipartisan group Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Trump’s policies would add over $2.3 trillion to Social Security’s deficit between 2026 and 2033 and — and cause a 33% cut to benefits in 2035, …

At debate, Biden meant to say he had beaten ‘big pharma,’ not Medicare
6 months, 1 week ago

At debate, Biden meant to say he had beaten ‘big pharma,’ not Medicare

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — At least one mystery about President Joe Biden’s often convoluted answers during the presidential debate has been solved. Early in the debate, the 81-year-old Democrat was asked a question about the national debt and ended his meandering answer by declaring, “We finally beat Medicare.” That was not what Biden had intended to say about the popular program providing …

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’
8 months ago

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report Monday. Meanwhile, Social Security’s trust funds — which cover old age and disability recipients — will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035, …

Column: Social Security is again in the crosshairs of a GOP budget, even though a long-term fix would be simple
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Social Security is again in the crosshairs of a GOP budget, even though a long-term fix would be simple

LA Times  

House Speaker Mike Johnson : His caucus makes no secret about what it intends to do with government services, and it’s not pretty. That brings us to the Republican Study Committee’s prescriptions for Social Security and the other major benefit programs, Medicare and Medicaid. The committee members grouse about how Social Security has expanded since it was originally signed into …

On Campaign Trail In Ohio, Trump Warns Of 'Bloodbath' If He Loses In November
9 months, 3 weeks ago

On Campaign Trail In Ohio, Trump Warns Of 'Bloodbath' If He Loses In November

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING VANDALIA, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump claimed that he — not President Joe Biden — will protect Social Security and warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses in November as he campaigned for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio. Trump, speaking on a wind-whipped airfield outside of Dayton Saturday, praised his chosen candidate in the race …

‘If I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath’: Trump campaign downplays remarks
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘If I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath’: Trump campaign downplays remarks

LA Times  

Former President Trump warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses in November, and claimed that he — not President Biden — will protect Social Security, as he campaigned for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio. Trump, speaking Saturday on a wind-whipped airfield outside Dayton, praised his chosen candidate in the Senate race as an “‘America first’ champion” and a “political …

Renowned economist predicts Trump will 'wreck' Social Security if he wins
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Renowned economist predicts Trump will 'wreck' Social Security if he wins

Raw Story  

During his 2016 campaign, Donald Trump vowed not to cut Social Security if he won the election. Krugman continued, "It clearly signaled Democrats' vision for the future — in particular, their belief that we can preserve the solvency of Social Security and Medicare by raising taxes on high incomes rather than by cutting benefits. President George W. Bush proposed privatizing …

'Social Security is on the ballot,' say advocates as Trump threatens cuts
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Social Security is on the ballot,' say advocates as Trump threatens cuts

Raw Story  

With U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed 2025 budget released by the White House Monday just after former President Donald Trump issued his latest threat to slash Social Security and other safety net programs, economic justice groups said the choice between the two 2024 candidates could not be clearer. While Trump's answer was "largely gibberish," according to former National Economic Council …

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy
1 year ago

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy

NPR  

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images; Eduardo Munoz Alvarez-Pool/Getty Images; Jim Vondruska/Getty Images; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images; Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images; Eduardo Munoz Alvarez-Pool/Getty Images; Jim Vondruska/Getty Images; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images; Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The classic …

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term

India Today  

Former President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is “seriously looking at alternatives” if he wins a second term. Trump’s comments drew a rebuke from Democratic President Joe Biden‘s campaign, which cast them as another “extremist” proposal from …

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace ‘Obamacare’ if he wins a second term
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace ‘Obamacare’ if he wins a second term

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is “seriously looking at alternatives” if he wins a second term. Trump’s comments drew rebuke from Democratic President Joe Biden ‘s campaign, which cast them as another “extremist” …

Why Republican Presidential Contenders Are Mostly Silent About Biden’s Signature Prescription Drug Policy
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Republican Presidential Contenders Are Mostly Silent About Biden’s Signature Prescription Drug Policy

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden speaks during an event celebrating the start of Medicare's prescription drug price negotiation at the White House on Aug. 29, 2023. “Unlike Donald Trump, President Biden had the courage to stand up to Big Pharma, and thanks to his and Democrats’ leadership, seniors won’t have to choose between putting a meal on the table and their life-saving …

Debt limit deal is in place, but budget deficit is still a multi-decade challenge for US government
1 year, 7 months ago

Debt limit deal is in place, but budget deficit is still a multi-decade challenge for US government

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Even with the new spending restraints in the debt limit deal that cut borrowing by $1.5 trillion, the U.S. government’s deficits are still on course to keep climbing to record levels over the next few decades. “This debt limit agreement is shaking out to be a political face-saving deal without much substance in terms of changing the U.S. …

'Things are looking good': President Biden hopeful on debt ceiling after Treasury warns of June 5 default
1 year, 7 months ago

'Things are looking good': President Biden hopeful on debt ceiling after Treasury warns of June 5 default

Firstpost  

Negotiators are discussing a deal that would lift the limit for two years, but remain at odds over whether to stiffen work requirements for some anti-poverty programs Democratic President Joe Biden and a Republican negotiator said on Friday they were working on a deal to raise the US government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling after the Treasury Department warned that a …

Pence seeks ‘common sense’ Social Security, Medicare reform
1 year, 9 months ago

Pence seeks ‘common sense’ Social Security, Medicare reform

Associated Press  

As he mulls a 2024 presidential bid, former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called for “common sense and compassionate solutions” to reform entitlement programs and the nation’s debt burden, suggesting changes to Social Security and Medicare programs hurtling toward insolvency, particularly for younger generations, without naming specific recommendations. “It’ll just take courage to do it, and that’s where your …

Biden says he’s focused ‘intensely’ on lowering drug costs
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden says he’s focused ‘intensely’ on lowering drug costs

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration was focused “intensely” on lowering health care costs and took aim at “MAGA” Republicans who he said are intent on dialing back Medicare coverage for millions of Americans. “Let’s protect the lower prescription drug costs for everyone” Already, the legislation caps the price of insulin at $35 for disabled …

Republicans Pitch Cuts To Federal Food Benefits
1 year, 9 months ago

Republicans Pitch Cuts To Federal Food Benefits

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — All year, Republicans have said they want President Joe Biden to agree to major spending cuts without saying what cuts they want. Dusty Johnson on Tuesday introduced legislation that would expand “work requirements” in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the federal policy often known as food stamps that helps more than 20 million households buy …

Healthcare coverage for millions in U.S. will turn on a debate emerging in Washington
1 year, 10 months ago

Healthcare coverage for millions in U.S. will turn on a debate emerging in Washington

LA Times  

President Biden used his State of the Union speech to bait Republicans into a fight over Medicare. Biden’s plan will “ask the wealthiest to pay a little more to ensure that this program is around for at least 25 more years for our seniors who need it,” White House budget director Shalanda Young told reporters in unveiling the spending plan …

Why America can't put a dent in its $31-trillion debt
1 year, 10 months ago

Why America can't put a dent in its $31-trillion debt

LA Times  

In his State of the Union address, President Biden promised to find trillions in spending reductions to tackle the national debt. Since the Reagan era, budget experts have warned that without changes to Social Security and Medicare, a huge wave of spending would build as baby boomers claimed their benefits and healthcare prices rose. Social Security and Medicare are among …

Chuck Schumer Vows No Cuts To Medicaid Amid Debt Limit Fight
1 year, 10 months ago

Chuck Schumer Vows No Cuts To Medicaid Amid Debt Limit Fight

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made clear that Democrats won’t accept cuts to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income Americans, amid the ongoing standoff with Republicans over the nation’s borrowing limit. We don’t think any cuts on Medicaid, just like cuts on Medicare and Social Security, should be attached to debt ceiling brinksmanship,” Schumer told …

Column: Who’s lying about the GOP’s plans to cut Social Security? The GOP, of course
1 year, 10 months ago

Column: Who’s lying about the GOP’s plans to cut Social Security? The GOP, of course

LA Times  

From left, GOP Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Mike Lee of Utah jeer during the State of the Union address when President Biden accused Republicans of wanting to cut Social Security. Let’s examine the fiscal 2023 budget proposal issued by the Republican Study Committee, a key policy body, last June under the title “Blueprint to Save America.” This plan …

Republicans Could Target Medicaid Benefits If They Don't Touch Medicare And Social Security
1 year, 11 months ago

Republicans Could Target Medicaid Benefits If They Don't Touch Medicare And Social Security

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. “The assumption that there is lots of easy money to save is wrong, something I learned running a state Medicaid program.” - Drew Altman, KFF There’s a saying in politics that poor programs remain poor, and there’s a lot of truth to that. KFF “The assumption that there …

In GOP-held Florida, Biden vows no cuts to Social Security
1 year, 11 months ago

In GOP-held Florida, Biden vows no cuts to Social Security

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Florida — With an eye toward the 2024 campaign, President Joe Biden took direct aim at Republicans who have floated cuts to Social Security and Medicare — telling an audience in Florida on Thursday that he would create a “nightmare” for anyone who dreamed of trying them. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told Louisville’s 840 WHAS on Thursday …

Watch: Biden addresses social security and medicare in Tampa
1 year, 11 months ago

Watch: Biden addresses social security and medicare in Tampa

The Independent  

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Kevin McCarthy's face-plant: The new GOP speaker is not the negotiation ninja he thinks he is
1 year, 11 months ago

Kevin McCarthy's face-plant: The new GOP speaker is not the negotiation ninja he thinks he is

Raw Story  

After being forced into submission by people like Donald Trump and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one would think Speaker Kevin McCarthy would have downgraded his own self-assessment as a master negotiator. Axios described Biden as "baiting Republicans to agree with his push to protect Medicare and Social Security." As Tara Golshan at Vanity Fair pointed out in a lengthy Twitter …

Kevin McCarthy's Medicare faceplant
1 year, 11 months ago

Kevin McCarthy's Medicare faceplant

Raw Story  

As I explained in the Standing Room Only newsletter, McCarthy's strategy seems to be to threaten to force the U.S. into debt default and simply let Biden intuit the ransom McCarthy would like paid, i.e. Axios described Biden as "baiting Republicans to agree with his push to protect Medicare and Social Security." As Tara Golshan at Vanity Fair pointed out …

Biden warns of GOP plans for Medicare, Social Security cuts
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden warns of GOP plans for Medicare, Social Security cuts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden suggested that Republicans want to slash Medicare and Social Security, the GOP howls of protest during his State of the Union address showcased a striking apparent turnaround for the party that built a brand for years trying to do just that. The record ranges from President George W. Bush’s ideas about privatizing Social Security …

Biden promises to defend social programmes in Florida speech
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden promises to defend social programmes in Florida speech

Al Jazeera  

Biden has accused members of the Republican Party of threatening to cut programmes like Medicare and Social Security. “I signed the Inflation Reduction Act and took on the most powerful interest we’ve been fighting for years, pharma, to bring down healthcare costs so you can have a better night’s sleep.” The Tampa speech comes as Biden travels to key swing …

Republicans Are Angry at Joe Biden for Accurately Describing Plan to Sunset Social Security
1 year, 11 months ago

Republicans Are Angry at Joe Biden for Accurately Describing Plan to Sunset Social Security

Slate  

In early 2022, Florida Sen. Rick Scott, the chair of the Republican Senate campaign arm, released what he called an “11 Point Plan to Save America.” One year later, one specific dim element of that plan—a proposal that all laws, including Social Security and Medicare, would expire in five years unless reapproved—is still coming back to haunt Republicans. “I’m politely …

Biden doubles down on attacks over GOP’s ‘dream’ to cut Social Security and Medicare
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden doubles down on attacks over GOP’s ‘dream’ to cut Social Security and Medicare

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When Mr Biden spoke in the House chamber …

Republicans Applaud Biden On Social Security During State Of The Union
1 year, 11 months ago

Republicans Applaud Biden On Social Security During State Of The Union

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden engaged in something of a live negotiation with congressional Republicans during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night — and the two sides even seemed to agree. But for the past two weeks, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has made definitive statements that Republicans “won’t touch” Social Security or Medicare as …

Republicans erupted at Biden’s SOTU remarks on Social Security and Medicare. But these lawmakers have proposed cuts
1 year, 11 months ago

Republicans erupted at Biden’s SOTU remarks on Social Security and Medicare. But these lawmakers have proposed cuts

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some Republicans -- some Republicans …

Biden speech takeaways: More conciliation than conflict
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden speech takeaways: More conciliation than conflict

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The State of the Union address tends to have a ritual rhythm. ___ REGULAR JOE Biden used the speech to highlight his focus on the common man, calling out billionaires who pay lower tax rates than does the middle class, and airlines that treat their passengers like “suckers.” It amounted to a dare to Republican lawmakers who increasingly …

CNN host smacks down Republican's claim that no one wants to cut Social Security
1 year, 11 months ago

CNN host smacks down Republican's claim that no one wants to cut Social Security

Raw Story  

Rep. Byron Donalds tried to claim that no Republicans wanted to cut Social Security during an appearance on CNN Wednesday, but he was quickly called out by host Kaitlan Collins. While discussing President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech, Donalds accused Biden of creating a "fallacy" that the GOP had plans to cut Social Security and Medicare. she said, …

Biden stares down Republican hecklers in feisty State of the Union speech
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden stares down Republican hecklers in feisty State of the Union speech

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Marjorie Taylor Green heckles Biden as president challenges GOP After shaking Mr McCarthy’s hand, …

Biden's State Of The Union Speech Shows This Isn't Your Father's Democratic Party
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden's State Of The Union Speech Shows This Isn't Your Father's Democratic Party

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden, when describing the wacky and extreme element of the modern GOP, has long leaned on a simple phrase: “This isn’t your father’s Republican Party.” His State of the Union address, delivered Tuesday night, had a slightly different message, this time about his side of the aisle: “This isn’t your father’s Democratic Party. It’s your …

'A public beat down': Never Trumpers heap praise on Biden's handling of MAGA congress
1 year, 11 months ago

'A public beat down': Never Trumpers heap praise on Biden's handling of MAGA congress

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden endured many interruptions from the far-right during the State of the Union, but among those Republicans and former Republican allies, there was a shock seeing him go after the House GOP, "and win." “Joe Biden sparring with the crowd and winning wasn’t something I expected," said former Rep. Adam Kinzinger. RELATED: Kevin McCarthy slammed for not applauding …

'Need to stop Biden's excess spending': Trump warns Republicans to avoid cuts to medicare, social security
1 year, 11 months ago

'Need to stop Biden's excess spending': Trump warns Republicans to avoid cuts to medicare, social security

India Today  

Former US President Donald Trump, who launched his 2024 presidential re-election bid in November, on Friday urged Republicans in Congress not to cut “a single penny” from medicare or social security. He warned his fellow Republicans not to "destroy" federal retirement and health benefits as they try to exact spending cuts from President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies in …

Kevin McCarthy Is About to Enter Political Hell
2 years, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy Is About to Enter Political Hell

Slate  

The final count is in: Republicans will hold a slim 222–213 majority in the House of Representatives, giving whoever lands the terrible job of speaker a four-seat cushion on any floor vote. A number of Freedom Caucusers have already said they won’t vote for Kevin McCarthy as speaker unless he agrees to a ludicrous set of hostage-taking demands that would …

Elizabeth Warren sounds the alarm on GOP plot to "blow up the economy" to help Trump win in 2024
2 years, 1 month ago

Elizabeth Warren sounds the alarm on GOP plot to "blow up the economy" to help Trump win in 2024

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. Asked Sunday whether the Senate will to act on the debt ceiling during the lame-duck session, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said it is "something that we will look at over the next few weeks." "There's great risk to even discussing not doing it," said Pelosi, pointing to the destructive 2011 standoff over …

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