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2 weeks, 3 days ago

'Self-serving wannabe oligarchs': Congressman shreds GOP plan to dismantle government

Rep. Greg Casar on Thursday tore into an initiative by President-elect Donald Trump's wealthy allies to cut government programs and services. The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, task force, led by tech billionaire Elon Musk and pharmaceutical entrepreneur/former Trump primary rival Vivek Ramaswamy, has pledged to cut $2 trillion from the federal government, a figure experts have said is …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pushed by public opinion shift, Democrats adopt immigration restrictions

NPR

Pushed by public opinion shift, Democrats adopt immigration restrictions toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images When President Biden took office on Jan. 20, 2021, he did what he had promised: he rescinded many of former President Donald Trump’s draconian immigration policies. Sponsor Message Andrea Flores, who served as the director of border management on the National Security Council under …

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3 months ago

Watch: Project 2025 adviser admits he thinks Haitians should have been enslaved longer

Raw Story

Rep. Greg Casar managed to corner Mark Krikorian, the longtime director of the right-wing Center for Immigration Studies and an adviser to the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, during a congressional hearing — where he forced Krikorian to admit that he thinks Haiti would have been better off socioeconomically if slavery had continued for a few more decades. "I'll ask you, …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. lawmakers join Latin American counterparts to form Panamerican Congress

LA Times

The devastation of the Amazon rainforest is among the issues the Panamerican Congress may seek to address. A group of U.S. lawmakers is meeting this week with Latin American counterparts to form a new multinational congress to tackle thorny cross-border issues such as climate change and migration throughout the Western Hemisphere. “Instead of the old model of the United States …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

A right to drink? Inside the debate to protect US workers against the heat

Al Jazeera

As summer intensifies, so too does the scrutiny over the US’s lack of workplace protections against environmental heat. In 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott also signed what critics called the “Death Star” bill — so named for its ability to destroy local regulations that went beyond existing state mandates. “The Texas government doesn’t want local laws, but they also don’t …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Despite charges, few call for Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar to resign from office

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, is facing charges of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, also called for Menendez to step down last September, but she is barred from discussing the Cuellar case due to her seat on the House Ethics Committee. “The substance of the allegations …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

House Republicans fail to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

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. Democratic Texas Rep Gregorio Casar told The Independent after the vote that “it's sad …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Texas is ending mandated water breaks for construction workers even as temperatures soar

LA Times

For Eva Marroquin, a regular day at work brings on a pounding headache, a racing heart and her body feeling like it’s on fire. Known as the “Death Star” bill, HB 2127 will nullify local regulations like the existing water protections in Dallas and Austin, and prevent other cities from implementing similar protections in the future. “When you have people …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Thirst strike at US Capitol to call for national heat protections after Texas plans to ban water breaks for workers

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A thirst strike is taking place at the US Capitol on Tuesday to demand that …

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2 years, 1 month ago

2022 midterm election results: Live analysis of key House, Senate races

Slate

Slate blogged along as Democrats experienced a surprisingly good midterm night on Tuesday. 12:33 a.m.: In a midterm year overrun with election deniers vowing to prevent another Biden victory in their state, it caused no small amount of alarm when the GOP candidate for Wisconsin governor, Tim Michels, was caught at a recent election stop saying, “Republicans will never lose …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Texas begins 2022 US election season with congressional primaries

Al Jazeera

Primary contests in Republican-dominated Texas may test whether winning depends on support from former President Donald Trump. Here are five Texas primary contests to watch: Democrat challenged by AOC-backed progressive In the 28th Texas Congressional District in Laredo and San Antonio, US Representative Henry Cuellar faces a challenge from Jessica Cisneros, a Latina immigration lawyer who has been endorsed by …

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2 years, 10 months ago

AOC rallies for Texas progressives: New hope for midterms?

Salon

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican, "could never," tweeted AOC on Sunday afternoon as she shared a video of herself dancing with constituents following an afternoon rally with Casar in San Antonio: At a rally on Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez bolstered both candidates by saying that Texas deserves more members in Congress willing to fight for …

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