If the country defaults on its debt, millions of people would lose their jobs, retirement accounts would be decimated, Social Security payments could be delayed, Medicare and Medicaid benefits could be affected, and military members could see paychecks delayed. As...
Republicans immediately rejected Biden’s plan, but have yet to release their own budget. They have made it clear, however, that they want to apply deep spending cuts to everything from health insurance to food assistance benefits. President Joe Biden on Thursday...
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 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...