$285 Billion Tax Cut for Rich Is Now Second-Costliest Item of Build Back Better
A tax of $285 billionThat would be cut predominantly flow to rich households is now the second most expensive component of the Build Back Better Act after corporate Democrats succeeded in slashing funding for a number of key progressive priorities — and removingOther programs are also available. The House of Representatives is set to vote […]
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Advocates Demand Stay of Execution for Julius Jones in Oklahoma
Advocates in Oklahoma are rallying outside the barricaded governor’s mansion ahead of the planned Thursday execution of prisoner Julius Jones, who was convicted of a 1999 murder but has maintained his innocence. Another man privately admitted to committing the murder and framing Jones, and Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board has recommended twice that his death […]
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Judge Allows Rittenhouse to Eliminate Jury Members Using a Raffle Drum
After the judge allowed the defendant the opportunity to play a part in deciding his fate, 18 jurors heard testimony in the Kyle Rittenhouse jury trial. He is accused of killing two people and injuring another during an uprising in Kenosha. Wisconsin last year. All 18 jurors’ numbers were written down on slips of paper […]
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Michigan GOP’s Voter Restrictions Could Eliminate 20 Percent of Polling Sites
A controversial scheme Michigan Republicans to bypass Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s veto of their proposed voting restrictions A new study suggests that one out of five polling locations in the state could be eliminated. The head of Michigan’s Republican Party is funding the “Secure MI Vote” petition, which includes a ban on in-kind contributions to […]
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GOP Billionaires Who Never Donated to Democrats Are Funding Manchin and Sinema
In May, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) told Politico that he wasn’t in any rush to advance the Biden White House’s priorities and pass a Democratic budget reconciliation bill, saying, “there’s no magic date and there’s no magic time, there’s no magic number.” As the bill has been developed, Manchin, along with conservative Arizona Democrat Kyrsten […]
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US Officials Outrageously Claim Black Men Fleeing Slavery Lack “Credible Fear”
Two months have passed since U.S. border patrol officers were captured on video floggingHaitian asylum seekers armed with riding crops. The Biden administration is continuing its pursuit to deport Black asylum seekers. It uses a seemingly simple but still deadly instrument: boilerplate form letters. Truthout recently gained access to two of these letters via the […]
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GOP Representative Brags About Infrastructure Funding Despite Voting Against It
Alabama Republican Rep. Gary Palmer bragged about funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure bill that passed the House this week and was signed into Law. He boasted about funding for an Alabama project that would be funded by the House. partly encircle Birmingham and “[build] a better future for the Birmingham metro area,” he said in […]
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Why the Debt Limit Is an Indispensable Tool to Ensure Limited Government
While the debt limit has been removed from most people’s focus, it’s one of the best tools to ensure a limited government that doesn’t burden Americans and sap our economic vitality. Few people knew that $5 trillion of new debt from the coronavirus pandemic era would be able to sneak in between July 2019 and […]
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With No Change in Votes, GOP Would Win Through Gerrymandering
A current evaluation of legislative redistricting maps from throughout the US showcases the huge affect of political gerrymandering, which is able to possible profit the Republican Celebration in subsequent yr’s 2022 midterm races — even when voters’ preferences haven’t modified since Democrats received in 2020. Polling from this week reveals that Democrats are at present […]
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House Freedom Caucus Takes Shot at ‘Tyrannical’ Vaccine Mandate
Ahead of the early January deadline for President Joe Biden’s vaccination mandate, members of the House Freedom Caucus gathered in Washington to discuss that mandate, which members called “tyrannical,” and to hear testimony from Americans who could lose their jobs as a result of it. Biden authorized the Occupational Health and Safety Administration to be […]
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