February 28, 2025
‘Major Attack on Direct Democracy’: GOP Pushes to Make Ballot Measures Harder | Common Dreams
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‘Major Attack on Direct Democracy’: GOP Pushes to Make Ballot Measures Harder | Common Dreams

As Americans face the reality of President Donald Trump’s second term and the mass firings, takeover of federal agencies by billionaire mogul Elon Musk, and looming trade war that have come with it, the direct democracy advocacy group Fairness Project warned of a “major attack” on voters’ rights taking place […]
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February 27, 2025
Rich Republicans on Key Tax Panels Poised to Gain Over Million From Trump Tax Cuts | Common Dreams
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Rich Republicans on Key Tax Panels Poised to Gain Over $24 Million From Trump Tax Cuts | Common Dreams

An analysis published Thursday shows that Republicans on key committees in the House and Senate are poised to reap huge windfalls for themselves and their families if the trillions of dollars in tax breaks they’ve been tasked with crafting become law. The Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) report examines GOP […]
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February 26, 2025
‘We the People—Not the Wealthy Few’: Voters Target Greed of Landlords, Insurers, and Gas Giants | Common Dreams
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‘We the People—Not the Wealthy Few’: Voters Target Greed of Landlords, Insurers, and Gas Giants | Common Dreams

After meeting with their members of Congress, working-class voters on Wednesday marched to the Washington, D.C. offices of three companies behind the nation’s housing, health, and climate crises that are set to cash in on federal Republicans’ planned tax giveaways. Organized by People’s Action Institute, the protest targeted Blackstone, an […]
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February 26, 2025
Republicans Told to ‘Stop Cowering’ From Voters as They Back Unpopular Medicaid Cuts | Common Dreams
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Republicans Told to ‘Stop Cowering’ From Voters as They Back Unpopular Medicaid Cuts | Common Dreams

  In the wake of their passage late Tuesday of a budget resolution that sets the stage for massive cuts to Medicaid and other key programs, House Republicans who supported the measure with near unanimity faced calls to explain their vote to constituents who will be directly harmed if the […]
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February 26, 2025
‘Showing You Exactly Who They’re Working For,’ GOP Votes to Gut Medicaid for Tax Cuts | Common Dreams
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‘Showing You Exactly Who They’re Working For,’ GOP Votes to Gut Medicaid for Tax Cuts | Common Dreams

  House Republicans rammed through their budget blueprint late Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened to pressure wavering members to vote for the resolution, which jumpstarts the process of enacting sweeping cuts to Medicaid and other programs to finance trillions of dollars in proposed tax cuts primarily for the rich. […]
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February 25, 2025
Progressives Launch ‘Tax the Greedy Billionaires’ Coalition to Counter Trump-GOP Agenda | Common Dreams
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Progressives Launch ‘Tax the Greedy Billionaires’ Coalition to Counter Trump-GOP Agenda | Common Dreams

  As House Republicans prepared to vote Tuesday on a budget blueprint that calls for ravaging Medicaid and other programs to help fund trillions of dollars in tax breaks for the wealthy, progressive lawmakers joined community members and organizers outside of the U.S. Capitol to launch a new coalition demanding […]
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February 25, 2025
GOP Plows Ahead With Budget That Would Slash Medicaid, Food Benefits for Million
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GOP Plows Ahead With Budget That Would Slash Medicaid, Food Benefits for Million

  Republicans on the House Rules Committee voted late Monday to advance a budget resolution that, if translated into law, would enact painful cuts to Medicaid and federal nutrition assistance, potentially stripping critical benefits from tens of millions of low-income Americans to help fund trillions of dollars in tax giveaways […]
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February 23, 2025
GOP Lawmakers Face Growing Backlash to Trump-Musk Agenda | Common Dreams
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GOP Lawmakers Face Growing Backlash to Trump-Musk Agenda | Common Dreams

  At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump told his Republican supporters that, having overseen the firing of roughly 30,000 federal employees and backed proposals to slash the Medicaid and Medicare programs that millions of Americans across the political spectrum rely on, he has […]
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February 21, 2025
‘Families Lose and Billionaires Win’: Senate GOP Signals Support for Deep Medicaid Cuts | Common Dreams
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‘Families Lose and Billionaires Win’: Senate GOP Signals Support for Deep Medicaid Cuts | Common Dreams

Senate Republicans approved a budget resolution early Friday after rejecting a flurry of Democratic amendments aimed at preventing cuts to Medicaid, school meal initiatives, and other programs. Republicans in the House and Senate are moving in the direction of legislation that would slash critical programs to help fund trillions of […]
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February 20, 2025
Senate GOP Confirms ‘Unqualified Extremist’ Kash Patel to Lead FBI
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Senate GOP Confirms ‘Unqualified Extremist’ Kash Patel to Lead FBI

Government watchdogs said Thursday that Republicans in the U.S. Senate had demonstrated that “political fealty” to President Donald Trump takes precedence over the nation’s best interests when they voted to confirm Kash Patel, a conspiracy theorist and former federal prosecutor, to lead the FBI. Patel has joined Trump in threatening […]
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February 20, 2025
Trump Opens Door to Medicare Cuts After Backing GOP Plan to Gut Medicaid
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Trump Opens Door to Medicare Cuts After Backing GOP Plan to Gut Medicaid

Beltway journalists reported Thursday on “confusion” spreading throughout the White House and the Republican caucus following U.S. President Donald Trump’s endorsement of a House plan that would slash Medicaid and comments from the administration that suggested Trump will not protect Medicare—but Democratic lawmakers and progressive advocates said the message was […]
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February 18, 2025
As Musk Attacks CFPB, GOP Lawmakers Take Aim at Overdraft Rule—A Gift to Wall Street
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As Musk Attacks CFPB, GOP Lawmakers Take Aim at Overdraft Rule—A Gift to Wall Street

A U.S. watchdog group on Tuesday slammed Republicans in Congress for trying to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s overdraft rule as U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk target the CFPB as a whole. The Accountable.US statement came in response to Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and […]
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As Musk Attacks CFPB, GOP Lawmakers Take Aim at Overdraft Rule—A Gift to Wall Street
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