Tag: House of Representatives
House passes PRESS Act advancing press freedoms
If passed, the federal law would prohibit the government from compelling journalists and telecommunication providers to disclose sources and work product.
US House votes to expel George Santos
Rep. Santos faces a 23-count federal indictment that includes campaign finance crimes.
GOP ‘political arsonists’ get their man: McCarthy ousted in historic House...
The 216-210 vote to remove McCarthy (R-Calif.) came after his allies failed to come up with enough votes to table the motion to vacate.
‘The people have spoken’: Both expelled Tennessee Democrats win back their...
"This is only the beginning for this movement."
‘On what planet is that fiscally responsible?’ GOP spending cuts would...
"Even by the low standards of Congress in 2023, it's shocking how quickly House Republicans ripped up their end of the bargain that steered the country clear of default last month."
House GOP panel releases budget that would ‘destroy Social Security as...
"The largest group of House Republicans just released a budget that calls for massive tax cuts for the super-rich and raising the Social Security retirement age, a benefit cut for millions of Americans."
‘MAGA economic sabotage’: 217 House Republicans pass debt ceiling bill with...
"Republicans just passed a bill that would kill jobs, take away federal benefits for millions, and make everyday life for Americans more expensive. This is completely unworkable."
Can careening House misfits double down what made Trump unelectable—and dodge...
How do two failed House years, after the wildly absurd kick-off, not wreck the right, not the left?
House GOP begins march toward nationwide abortion ban with two ‘absurd’...
"The GOP is using these dangerous lies to try to pass anti-choice bills that harm pregnant people and their families."
‘The GOP is irretrievably broken’: House adjourns after McCarthy fails to...
"Unfortunately, it's the American people who will pay the price for House Republicans' inability to govern."
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‘Absolute nonsense’: As measles cases soar & kids die, expert slams RFK Jr. on...
Amid a growing number of measles cases in the United States, RFK Jr. has promoted skepticism of the efficacy of the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.
The 89%: Exposing the climate majority and the media silence that keeps them unheard
Despite overwhelming global support for bold climate action, most governments are falling short—and newsrooms may be helping them do it.
Archaeology can now tell us how people have muffled and challenged economic inequality across...
Without archaeology, there is no way to truly examine economic inequality, its causes, and its consequences over very long time spans on a global scale.
How Pope Francis divinized Palestinian suffering: The Gaza Pietà
Although he appealed to international law in this passage, he was pessimistic that war is ever compatible with it.
‘No nonprofit is safe’: Trump escalates federal crackdown on civil society organizations
From Ivy League universities to climate and justice nonprofits, the Trump administration is deploying tax threats, federal takeovers, and embedded agents to suppress ideological dissent and dismantle nonprofit independence.