NATIONAL POLITICS
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Here’s Where the Jan. 6 Criminal Proceedings Stand
As of March, about half of the more than 1,000 people charged have pleaded guilty and 445 defendants have been sentenced, according to the Justice department.
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House GOP’s First 100 Days: Few Results, Lots of Unpopular Ideas
House Republicans have spent their first 100 days in power discussing plans to cut social programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and food assistance and conducting half-baked and conspiracy-fueled investigations.
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Biden’s Budget Would Tax Billionaires, Corporations to Strengthen Medicare, Expand Child Care, and Help Families
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.
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GOP Plans Could Include Deep Cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act
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.
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House Republicans’ Agenda Focuses on Social Security Cuts and Sham Investigations—Not Working Families
Between Republicans’ economic agenda, spurious investigations, and threatened impeachments, the House is looking at a busy but unproductive year.
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We May Not Know Who Controls the US House and Senate for a Few Days—or Even Weeks
Control of the two chambers of Congress will come down to mail ballots that are still being counted in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Oregon—and possibly a December Senate run-off election in Georgia.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $13 Billion to Help Cut Winter Energy Costs for Struggling Families
With many American families facing record-high energy costs this coming winter, the Biden-Harris administration has announced several steps to help lessen the burden.
