Tag: Congressional Budget Office
‘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."
‘An absolute outrage’: Sanders rips ‘wealthy tax cheats’ as CBO estimates...
“The richest 1% is responsible for 70% of all unpaid taxes... Congress is leaving hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes uncollected from the wealthy.”
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Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner to remove synthetic food dyes from US food supply
The agency will work with the food industry to revoke authorization for two of the dyes in the coming months and eliminate the remaining six come the end of the year.
Trump administration resumes student loan collections, threatening millions with garnished wages and economic hardship
Restarting federal loan garnishments and ending relief programs, the Trump administration advances a sweeping overhaul that critics say punishes struggling borrowers and deepens a national crisis.
The ever-expanding war machine
Dismantling the government while pumping up the Pentagon.
If fear is the goal, then solidarity is the antidote
So let this be our mantra: It outlaws me, and I outlaw it.
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.