Tag: Sheldon Whitehouse
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Trump’s Iran war drives more than $100 billion to fossil fuel...
Analysis finds oil and gas price spikes linked to the conflict have shifted massive wealth from households and businesses to major energy companies while lawmakers propose taxing windfall profits.
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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Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.