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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…
Congresswoman says Dominion should have refused to settle its $1.6bn defamation suit until Fox agreed to apologizeDominion Voting Systems would have served the US public good had it refused to settle its $1.6bn defamation suit against Fox News until th…
Kevin McCarthy kickstarted talks with the White House, but his proposal may not even have the Republican votes to move forwardAs hundreds of millions of Americans faced a deadline on Tuesday to file their annual tax returns, Congress continued to squab…
Thomas under scrutiny after accepting luxury giftsSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailThe Democratic chair of the Senate judiciary committee has asked chief justice John Roberts to testify on 2 May about the court’s ethics, foll…
Justices will decide by end of week on whether to allow ruling reversing drug’s authorization from taking effectSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailA top House Republican has signaled that the party will indeed try to impeach ho…
The disgraced Republican congressman who is the subject of a House ethics panel inquiry, is expected to face many challengersDisgraced Republican congressman George Santos, who has admitted to fabricating parts of his resume in his successful bid for a…