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May 24, 2023
Grace Segers
Childless Adults Will Bear the Brunt of Republican Cuts to the Safety Net
The GOP wants additional work requirements for SNAP and Medicaid beneficiaries in the debt ceiling deal, despite evidence that shows they are ineffective.
May 22, 2023
Kate Aronoff
The Republicans’ Debt Ceiling Trap
In exchange for not blowing up the economy, the GOP is asking for expedited pipeline approval, and pretending it will help clean energy as well.
May 18, 2023
Prem Thakker
People Close to Dianne Feinstein Are Joking That She’ll Resign When She’s Dead
Apparently, the California senator has been battling inflammation of the brain and facial paralysis too.
May 18, 2023
The Run-Up
Because the 2024 elections start now
May 18, 2023
Prem Thakker
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Calling Her a White Supremacist Is the Same as Using the N-Word
Greene made the comment while lying about Jamaal Bowman, a Black congressman, and calling him “aggressive.”
May 16, 2023
Prem Thakker
John Fetterman Asks Bank Execs if CEOs Who Crash Banks Should Get Work Requirements
The Pennsylvania senator challenged former executives from Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank about the bank collapses.
May 15, 2023
Prem Thakker
Paul Gosar’s Staffer Is Reportedly a Follower of Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes
A new report reveals the close ties between the far-right Arizona representative’s digital director and white supremacist leader Nick Fuentes.
May 15, 2023
Grace Segers
Congress Is Racing to Catch Up With Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers agree that the rapid evolution of this technology needs to be addressed—but they’re still getting up to speed on the details.
May 11, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Republicans Are Truly Losing Their Minds Over ESG
Right-wingers at a House Oversight Committee hearing Tuesday insisted this boring investment strategy is some kind of global conspiracy.
May 11, 2023
Pablo Manríquez
Dianne Feinstein Has Returned. Now: Can She Still Cast Votes?
The California senator is back on Capitol Hill. Now she just needs to remember how to vote—because the Democrats need her on Thursday.
May 10, 2023
Tori Otten
Republican Senator Has No Problem With White Nationalists: “I Call Them Americans”
Tommy Tuberville is defending racists in the military.
May 10, 2023
Grace Segers
Survivors of the 2011 Debt Limit Showdown Say This Time Is Worse
“I’m much more worried,” says Maryland Democrat Chris van Hollen.
May 10, 2023
Tori Otten
Republicans Finally Admit They Have No Incriminating Evidence on Joe Biden
A 65-page report, a press conference, and nothing to show for it
May 10, 2023
Tori Otten
George Santos Indictment Leaves One Big Question Unanswered
The new charges against the Republican congressman show what else prosecutors are trying to uncover.
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
Dianne Feinstein Finally Issues Statement on Her Absence, Refuses to Say When She’ll Be Back
The California senator is pretending her absence makes no difference in what’s happening in Congress.
May 4, 2023
Prem Thakker
The Growing Number of Lawmakers Calling on Clarence Thomas to Resign—or Be Impeached
Here’s a list of every member of Congress calling for Clarence Thomas’s removal from the court.
May 2, 2023
Grace Segers
Democrats Are Making a High-Stakes Bet on the Debt Ceiling
They might not fully appreciate what House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would be willing to do to keep his speakership.
May 2, 2023
Tori Otten
Will the Freedom Caucus Destroy the U.S. Economy?
The government could run out of money to pay its bills sooner than expected. And the Freedom Caucus doesn’t seem to care.
April 27, 2023
Grace Segers
Don’t Look Now, but a Bipartisan Plan to Rein in the Supreme Court Has Arrived
Clarence Thomas’s news-making scandals have senators eager to rein in the high court. At least one Republican has signed on to the effort.
April 26, 2023
Timothy Noah
We Found That “Woke” Military Spending Kevin McCarthy Was Railing About. It’s for Veterans!
The Republicans promised defense cuts. There won’t be any. But those lazy veterans are getting a kick in the pants!
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