House Republicans want to apply deep cuts to everything from health insurance to food assistance benefits, an effort that would plunge millions more Americans into extreme poverty. Speaking at a recreation center in Virginia last week, President Biden asserted that...
Biden’s blueprint includes several recently passed laws which are expected to create millions of good-paying jobs—including many that don’t require a college degree—in construction, manufacturing, and other sectors. Too many American families and communities have...
The debt ceiling is a numerical limit, set by Congress, on how much money the federal government can borrow to pay its bills. Increasing the debt ceiling is a routine congressional task, but Republicans want to hold it hostage to make cuts to Social Security and...
The House GOP has signaled that it intends to focus on a partisan agenda instead of on the needs of working people. Republicans are set to take control of the House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2023, and members of the new majority already have schemes brewing....
Republicans have said they want to extend the Trump tax cuts, which mostly benefited corporations and the ultra wealthy; cut spending on Social Security and Medicare; and repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, which lowered the cost of prescription drugs and raised taxes...