Tag: Sheldon Whitehouse
Big Oil profits surge as Democrats push windfall tax tied to...
Lawmakers and advocacy groups propose taxing fossil fuel windfalls as war-driven price spikes hit American households and deepen inequality.
Senate Democrats demand answers after EPA moves to drop monetized health...
Lawmakers say Trump administration policy could allow agency to sideline public health gains when weighing industry costs under the Clean Air Act.
Whitehouse report reveals Trump White House manipulated FBI Kavanaugh investigation, ignored...
According to the report, the FBI was directed by the White House to conduct only a small number of interviews, focusing on a limited group of witnesses.
Senate Democrats demand Alito recusal over display of flags linked to...
Top Senate Democrats are urging Chief Justice Roberts to support their call for Justice Samuel Alito's recusal from Trump-related cases, citing concerns over his impartiality due to his display of controversial flags associated with the January 6 insurrection.
Unmasking the shadows: The fight to end billionaire tax breaks for...
A groundbreaking legislative effort aims to seal a critical loophole in the tax code, curbing the unchecked flow of billionaire-funded dark money into American politics.
Rebuking fiscal hypocrisy: how tax cuts for the wealthy have skyrocketed...
Exploring the roots of the U.S. debt crisis: unpacking how tax cuts for the rich have fueled fiscal challenges.
Check out which Senators have the best environmental records
The list is made up entirely of Democrats and no Republicans. Are you surprised?
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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.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.