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Senate majority leader speaks after Tommy Tuberville of Alabama appeared to defend white nationalists in US militaryThe Democratic US Senate leader, Chuck Schumer, condemned as “utterly revolting” remarks in which the Alabama Republican Tommy Tubervill…
The proposed bill would offer three meals and a snack to all students regardless of incomeRepresentative Ilhan Omar, Senator Bernie Sanders and colleagues are set to introduce legislation on Thursday to revive one of the coronavirus pandemic era’s most…
Sebastien Lai, son of Jimmy, also criticises Vatican over failure to hold China to account over human rights abusesThe British son of the jailed Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has criticised Britain and the Vatican for failing to speak out stro…
The New York representative, known for his innumerable lies, is due to be arraigned on Wednesday for unspecified chargesFederal prosecutors in New York have charged congressman George Santos, the embattled House Republican who has been under scrutiny f…
Negotiations continue over plan to increase debt limitSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailJoe Biden will veto a border security proposal introduced by Republicans controlling the House of Representatives, the White House has ann…
Republican proposal mocked as ‘Default on America Act’ at hearing drawing attention to potential cuts to key programsSenate Democrats held a hearing on Thursday to lambaste House Republicans’ proposal to raise the US government’s borrowing limit in exc…
‘In the richest country in the history of the world, nobody should be forced to work for starvation wages’, Vermont senator saysBernie Sanders on Thursday announced a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour, saying the potent inflatio…
Enrique Tarrio’s conviction follows seven-day jury deliberationSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailFollowing vice president Kamala Harris’s meeting today with CEOs of tech companies including Microsoft and Google, Harris said th…
Central bank announces 10th straight increaseSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailJim Clyburn, a key Democratic House representative from South Carolina who served as House majority whip, endorsed fellow Democratic representative…
California senator absent for weeks as Democrats and progressives eye effect on pace of confirmations of liberal judgesCalls for Dianne Feinstein to resign from the US Senate because of ill health are not sexist or ageist, a prominent liberal columnist…