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Dem suggests CNN reporter gets pay cut in tense exchange over Congress wage hikes
5 days, 17 hours ago

Dem suggests CNN reporter gets pay cut in tense exchange over Congress wage hikes

Raw Story  

One provision in the recently negotiated federal spending package is a proposed pay increase for members of Congress, which would be the first in over a decade. Rep. Jared Golden told Politico that federal lawmakers already make more than 90% of Americans, and that he would not support the continuing resolution unless language is inserted that would block the pay …

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'Let’s do it': MAGA Republican's bold proposal gets thumbs up from Dem
1 week ago

'Let’s do it': MAGA Republican's bold proposal gets thumbs up from Dem

Raw Story  

A firebrand Republican senator and MAGA ally's new proposal just got a thumbs up from at least one Democratic lawmaker. “These are the people working class, people with families are who elected Donald Trump, and we need to deliver real and meaningful tax relief to them,” Hawley told Axios in an interview. Hawley added that he's already had discussions with …

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Independent readers have their say on reforming Britain’s electoral system – from PR to compulsory voting
5 months, 1 week ago

Independent readers have their say on reforming Britain’s electoral system – from PR to compulsory voting

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is also calling for change, as his party’s dispersed voter …

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Dem Senator Blasts Gun Provisions In Funding Bill
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dem Senator Blasts Gun Provisions In Funding Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A must-pass government funding package will expand gun rights for an unlikely group: veterans deemed mentally incompetent to manage their own affairs. Bill Clark via Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson trumpeted the rider as a victory that “prevents the Department of Veterans Affairs from attacking Second Amendment rights.” For decades, federal law has required the Veterans …

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Tougher IRS enforcement central to Dem economic package
2 years, 4 months ago

Tougher IRS enforcement central to Dem economic package

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After more than a decade of mostly losing out, the Internal Revenue Service may finally get the cash infusion it’s long wanted in the economic package that Democrats are working furiously to push through Congress before their August break. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., a longtime member of the Senate Finance Committee, said he hears the same thing from …

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GOP, Dem Senate bargainers divided over gun deal details
2 years, 6 months ago

GOP, Dem Senate bargainers divided over gun deal details

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican senators were at odds Thursday over how to keep firearms from dangerous people as bargainers struggled to finalize details of a gun violence compromise in time for their self-imposed deadline of holding votes in Congress next week. An outline of a deal has been endorsed by President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., …

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