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Democrats Face Make Or Break Moment On Minimum Wage In Next COVID-19 Bill
WASHINGTON — Democrats are fast approaching a make-or-break moment on establishing a national $15-an-hour minimum wage and providing more COVID-19…
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Bob Dole Says He’ll Undergo Treatment For Lung Cancer
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Former U.S. Republican Senator Bob Dole, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 1996, said on Thursday that…
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Democrats Want To Bring Back Earmarks
Bacon is back on the congressional menu. Democratic leaders in the House and Senate are planning on returning earmarks ―…
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Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response To Capitol Insurrection
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Large bipartisan majority of Americans favor more COVID economic relief
A very large and bipartisan majority of Americans would support congressional passage of a new stimulus bill to help those…
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Backlash Grows Against Centrist Move To Restrict COVID-19 Relief Checks
A growing bipartisan backlash is emerging against the possibility that Congress would lower the income eligibility for proposed $1,400 relief…
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Liz Cheney survives vote to remove her from GOP leadership
House Republicans voted by a large margin Wednesday to allow Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney to stay on as the GOP…
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Biden Signs More Orders To Undo Trump’s Immigration Policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a second spate of orders to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies,…
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Corporate PACs halt GOP donations — why it’s not “financially meaningful”
A growing number of American companies are pledging to pause donations from their political action committees (PAC) to lawmakers who…
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Nonprofit To Spend $1 Million Pushing For COVID-19 Relief Checks
WorkMoney, a nonprofit geared toward helping Americans who are struggling during the pandemic, plans to spend $1 million mobilizing grassroots…
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