Biden supports making a temporary $3,000 payment to parents in stimulus bill permanent going forward
James Bice·23h
Senate Democrats want to make the larger tax credit permanent and give families an option to receive monthly checks. Biden wants a permanent one, too.
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The House passed a police reform bill named for George Floyd that would ban choke holds and 'qualified immunity' for officers
Warren Edwards·1d
The bill, which is supported by President Biden, heads to the Senate where it needs at least 10 Republican votes to become law.
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The US House passes H.R. 1, a major voting rights and campaign finance reform package
Marc Anderson·1d
The bill, known as the For the People Act, would make sweeping election reform and strengthen regulations on both lobbying and money in politics.
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Unpaid internships have recently come under fire. New legislation from Sens. Cory Booker and Tim Scott would make State Department ones paid.
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The House is wrapping early as officials warn of new extremist threats, as far-right conspiracy theories falsely claim Trump will be re-inaugurated this week
James Dixon·2d
Capitol Police are monitoring information about possible extremist protests surrounding "what some have described as the 'true Inauguration Day.'"
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts Democrats' last-minute compromise on stimulus checks as an 'own-goal'
Manuel Darcangelo·2d
Other progressives criticized "Senate silliness." Biden struck a deal with Senate Democrats pushing to lower income thresholds for direct payments.
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Biden cuts 16 million people off from stimulus checks after striking deal with moderate Senate Democrats, study says
Thomas Jones·2d
Biden approved phasing out direct payments entirely for individuals making above $80,000 a year and married couples earning more than $160,000.
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Last week, the US Supreme Court rejected Trump's effort to keep his tax returns hidden from the Manhattan District Attorney.
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Republicans and majority of Democrats vote to keep incarcerated people from participating in elections
Donny Stiteler·3d
No Republicans supported restoring the right to vote to incarcerated felons. A majority of Democrats likewise opposed the measure.
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Senate Democrats prepare to advance the $1.9 trillion stimulus plan without a $15-an-hour minimum wage
Jesse Rodriguez·Mar 01
Democratic efforts to salvage the wage increase with a new tax plan collapsed over the weekend as Senate Democrats gear up to pass the stimulus bill.
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23 progressive Democrats including AOC urge Biden to overrule top Senate official and keep a $15 minimum wage in the stimulus package
Frances Buoy·Mar 01
The Biden administration has indicated it wouldn't overrule the Senate parliamentarian, leaving prospects of a wage hike for workers in doubt.
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House committee introduces reformed community-project funding guidelines to avoid misusage
James Finch·Mar 01
Earmarks were abused by congress members in the past, and the new guidelines include public transparency and vetting measures to ensure proper usage.
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Global stocks rise after US stimulus package passes and falling bond yields reignite risk appetite
John Burns·Mar 01
With $1.9 trillion in stimulus now a certainty, risk assets such as stocks, emerging-market currencies, crude oil and copper rallied.
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Congressman Matt Gaetz doubles down on his defense of Ted Cruz's Cancún vacation
Edgar Williams·Feb 28
Florida GOP Rep. Gaetz claimed at CPAC that the news media is more worried about Ted Cruz's vacation than migrant 'caravans going through Mexico.'
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GOP Rep. Gosar skipped the House stimulus bill vote to attend a white nationalist event in Florida
Reginald Wetzel·Feb 28
Gosar attended an event hosted by notorious white nationalist Nick Fuentes, using COVID-19 rules to avoid attending the $1.9 trillion stimulus vote.
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GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy said he'd bet his 'personal house' that Republicans will 'get the majority back' in 2022
Vivian Matthews·Feb 28
"I would bet my house. My personal house. Don't tell my wife, but I will bet it," McCarthy said on Saturday to a CPAC crowd.
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Ted Cruz mocked Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at CPAC after the congresswoman raised millions for his Texan constituents
Richard Baty·Feb 28
Senator Ted Cruz described his political rivals, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as "shrill" and "angry."
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Electric bikes could get much cheaper under a new proposal from two House Democrats
Belinda Miller·Feb 27
If passed, the bill would give up to a $1,500 tax credit to people who buy a new e-bike under $8,000.
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