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April 28, 2022
Grace Segers
“It Would Be Huge”: Democrats Cheer Biden’s Baby Steps on Canceling Student Debt
The president said on Thursday that he was mulling some form of forgiveness, although he stopped short of the $50,000 figure for which some have lobbied.
March 7, 2022
Grace Segers
Congress Weighs the Consequences of Banning Russian Oil
Bipartisan momentum is growing to hit Putin where it hurts. But American taxpayers—and the planet—are going to have to take one for the team as well.
December 22, 2021
Grace Segers
A New Year’s Resolution for Congress: Finish What You Started in 2021
Democratic lawmakers will return from the holidays with a long list of uncompleted chores and unresolved issues.
December 20, 2017
Graham Vyse
Democrats: We Can Win Suburban Republicans With a Progressive Platform
What the party has learned from its two biggest wins of 2017.
January 16, 2017
Abby Rabinowitz
At Scott Pruitt’s Confirmation Hearing, Science Will Be on Trial
Trump’s EPA nominee is more than just a climate change denier. Democrats must frame his appointment as a corporate-backed attack on science itself.
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