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Trump rejects bipartisan plan to prevent Christmas-time government shutdown
5 days, 12 hours ago

Trump rejects bipartisan plan to prevent Christmas-time government shutdown

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday disrupted bipartisan efforts to avert a government shutdown as he pressured his fellow Republicans in Congress to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded past the end of the week. Trump instead urged Congress to pass legislation that would tie up loose ends before he takes office next month by raising the government's …

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The talk was taxes, testosterone and rage when Fox News commentators covered the DNC
4 months ago

The talk was taxes, testosterone and rage when Fox News commentators covered the DNC

LA Times  

Fox News’ negative tone in covering the Democratic National Convention shifted once Kamala Harris took the stage and in a panel discussion that followed. Consider the chyrons that leaped onto the screen as Watters, then Hannity and Gingrich, chatted: “Dems Ditch Policy, Go All In on Emotion”; “When Will Kamala Do an Interview?”; “Kamala Has Never Cared About the Border”; …

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Connecticut lawmakers debate spending remaining COVID-19 funds, forgoing changes to state budget
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Connecticut lawmakers debate spending remaining COVID-19 funds, forgoing changes to state budget

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Facing a Dec. 31 deadline, Connecticut lawmakers were on track Tuesday to approve a Democratic plan to spend at least $360 million in remaining federal COVID-19 pandemic funds on key areas, including higher education, not-for-profit social service agencies, municipal aid and children’s mental health. Republicans in the House and Senate argued the Democrats’ plan sets the state …

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Iowa Democrats’ plan: Hold 1st caucuses, report votes later
1 year, 7 months ago

Iowa Democrats’ plan: Hold 1st caucuses, report votes later

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Democrats are proposing a novel way to get around their demotion from the leadoff spot on the party’s presidential nominating calendar: They would still put on the first-in-the-nation caucuses but would be open to withholding the results until after other states have their contests. Iowa …

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House Dems unveil Hail Mary plan to defuse GOP's debt ceiling 'ticking time bomb'
1 year, 7 months ago

House Dems unveil Hail Mary plan to defuse GOP's debt ceiling 'ticking time bomb'

Raw Story  

House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled their closely held plan to force a vote on a debt ceiling hike "without extreme conditions," a remote bid to prevent the chamber's GOP majority from unleashing an unprecedented and severely damaging U.S. default. Less than 24 hours after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the federal government may not be able to meet its …

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Illinois Democrats’ plan seeks to divest from Russian debt
2 years, 9 months ago

Illinois Democrats’ plan seeks to divest from Russian debt

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. A House Democrat last week introduced a plan to divest from Russian debt, welcome Ukrainian refugees to Illinois and develop a method for detecting Russian money laundering in local real estate. “This is not a situation where we can sit back and ignore what’s happening,” Chicago Democratic Rep. Lindsey LaPointe said of Russian President Vladimir …

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How 2021 Could Have Been Different for Biden
2 years, 11 months ago

How 2021 Could Have Been Different for Biden

Live Mint  

With inflation running at more than 6 percent and President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda in peril, ’tis the season for second-guessing. So I’d like to focus on what may well have been the original sin of the Biden administration and the narrow Democratic majority in Congress: last February’s decision to reject Senate Republicans’ offer of a $600 billion Covid relief …

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Biden $3.5T plan tests voter appeal of expansive gov’t role
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden $3.5T plan tests voter appeal of expansive gov’t role

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s “build back better” agenda is poised to be the most far-reaching federal investment since FDR’s New Deal or LBJ’s Great Society — a prodigious effort to tax the rich and shift money into projects and programs touching the lives of nearly every American. Biden cited the climate change provisions of the plan, declaring that they …

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‘Fire this corrupt man’: USPS chief Louis DeJoy unveils mail rollbacks as Democrats demand his removal
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Fire this corrupt man’: USPS chief Louis DeJoy unveils mail rollbacks as Democrats demand his removal

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. Mr DeJoy’s 10-year “Delivering for America” plan – coming off a year plagued by …

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Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan

India Today  

President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats faced challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage. FATE OF MINIMUM WAGE HIKE UNCLEAR Democrats will have to sort out how to handle a proposed minimum-wage increase, which may have …

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Senate Can't Vote On $15 Minimum Wage, Parliamentarian Rules
3 years, 9 months ago

Senate Can't Vote On $15 Minimum Wage, Parliamentarian Rules

NPR  

Senate Can't Vote On $15 Minimum Wage, Parliamentarian Rules Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Updated at 9:27 p.m. ET Senate Democrats will not be forced to confront an internal political battle over increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 following a decision by the primary keeper of Senate rules. The Senate parliamentarian ruled that …

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Stimulus plan: Here’s what’s in the House Democrats’ full proposal
3 years, 10 months ago

Stimulus plan: Here’s what’s in the House Democrats’ full proposal

CNN  

CNN — The House has passed the Democrats’ massive coronavirus relief package, bringing President Joe Biden’s stimulus proposal one step closer to reality. Here’s what’s in the bill: Stimulus checks The House bill would provide direct payments worth up to $1,400 per person. Optional paid sick and family leave Unlike Biden’s proposal, the House bill would not reinstate mandatory paid …

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Treasury secretary Yellen says Biden's plan could restore full employment by 2022
3 years, 10 months ago

Treasury secretary Yellen says Biden's plan could restore full employment by 2022

Hindustan Times  

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday the country was still in a “deep hole” with millions of lost jobs but that President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief plan could generate enough growth to restore full employment by next year. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens as US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the state of the economy during a …

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