Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Tag: house Republicans

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public...

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.

House GOP blocks ACA tax credit vote as subsidy expiration threatens...

House leadership’s refusal to act before year’s end leaves millions of ACA enrollees facing steep premium increases as internal Republican divisions stall legislation.

House Republicans move to block EPA action on toxic PFAS in...

A provision in the latest GOP spending bill would halt enforcement of an EPA risk assessment warning that sewage sludge fertilizer contaminates farmland with cancer-linked forever chemicals.

House Republicans advance massive budget bill with Medicaid cuts and tax...

GOP lawmakers pushed a sweeping bill forward in a rare Sunday vote after cutting a backroom deal with far-right Republicans to fast-track deeper Medicaid cuts and slash food aid—while offering permanent tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.

GOP tax cuts for the rich advance as Republicans push record-breaking...

As House Republicans approve tax breaks for the wealthy, they simultaneously move to gut Medicaid and food assistance, rejecting all amendments to protect vulnerable Americans.

Trump-GOP tax bill delivers $5 trillion to billionaires while slashing aid...

The legislation extends Trump-era tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, adds new corporate giveaways, and revives controversial provisions targeting civil society, while gutting Medicaid and SNAP.

GOP Medicaid cuts would drop millions from coverage while boosting tax...

New Republican plan could strip 8.6 million Americans of healthcare while permanently enriching the ultra-wealthy through revived 2017 tax breaks.

GOP’s $4.5 trillion tax giveaway: Slashing Medicaid and food stamps to...

House Republicans propose massive tax cuts for billionaires while gutting Medicaid, food assistance, and student loan programs, sparking outrage from lawmakers and advocacy groups.

$7.8 million from foreign governments: Trump’s unprecedented earnings in office raise...

Exposing the ties: uncovering Trump's multi-million dollar deals with foreign states during presidency.

House Republicans with ties to fossil fuel industry head to COP26...

The group of House Republicans assert that their trip to the UN climate summit reflects a sincere interest in climate change, but together they’ve raised more than $2.5 million from the fossil fuel industry over their careers, raising doubts about the purpose of their trip.

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Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns

Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.

Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...

Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.

Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses

Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.

ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis

Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.