Tag: Senate
Treasury refuses to close private jet tax loophole senators call a...
The formula values a flight from New York to Washington at $236, against a fair market cost of up to $5,112
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advances ‘America the Beautiful Act’...
The bill will fund infrastructure repairs including crumbling park roads, bridges, failing water and wastewater systems, visitor centers, and employee housing.
May 1 deadline could trigger constitutional clash over Trump’s Iran war
As the War Powers Resolution clock expires, a legal confrontation is emerging over whether President Donald Trump can continue military operations in Iran without congressional approval.
Senate GOP blocks effort to overturn $10.3 billion corporate tax break...
Resolution targeting Trump administration guidance on corporate minimum tax fails 51-47 as advocates warn of expanded loopholes.
America at a crossroads. What if MAGA Trump bloodlust sets the...
Losing the House (and Senate) will induce a 2020 replay but this time desperate Chicken Little will implode when repeating the same pathetic, “rigged” trickery again.
Amid Trump’s proposed pipeline safety rollbacks, senator questions regulators’ industry ties
Industry connections among Transportation Department regulators showed how they are seeking to loosen oil and gas pipeline safety regulations and Sen. Maria Cantwell is demanding answers.
House vote on defense bill pushes annual military spending past $1...
House advances $893 billion defense policy as culture war riders and audit penalties collide with pay raises, troop increases, and a looming Senate clash.
Trump’s top tax official built career helping billionaires dodge taxes
Ken Kies, a longtime lobbyist for major corporations and the ultra-wealthy, now leads the Treasury’s tax policy office under Trump—just as Republicans push for new tax cuts benefiting the richest Americans.
Senator tackled and cuffed at DHS press event in LA as...
Sen. Alex Padilla was violently removed and handcuffed while attempting to question DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, drawing widespread condemnation and fueling fears of growing authoritarianism.
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EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs
A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike
A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage
Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run
DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.