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Rep. Pramila Jayapal says Biden's age is not 'ideal' but that the coverage has been 'very unfair' to him
The top progressive indicated that the Gaza war was a bigger issue: "If we lose this election... it…
Bryan Metzger
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Progressives dish on 'chilling effect' on Israel criticism after uproar over Pramila Jayapal's comments: 'We never do anything constructive on this issue'
"Sometimes the blowback is so intense, you can't even do your job for a number of days," said Democ…
Bryan Metzger
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Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal says Biden is 'very, very interested' in getting more workers overtime pay
The Congressional Progressive Caucus called for more than doubling the overtime eligibility thresho…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Indian-American Pramila Jayapal wins Congressional seat for third consecutive term
Jayapal, who has been critical of India's policies on Jammu and Kashmir and the Citizenship …
PTI
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An armed man accused of shouting 'I'm going to kill you' outside of Rep. Pramila Jayapal's home had plans to pitch a tent on her property, police say
"Go back to India, I'm going to kill you," police said the 48-year-old man shouted while driving ar…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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This 53-year-old Democrat becomes the first South Asian American woman to chair the US House of Representatives
The 53-year-old Democrat from Washington DC, on Tuesday said, "Today, I became the first South A…
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Frustration grows as the movement to ban stock trading in Congress stalls: 'They're trying to run out the clock'
From the war in Ukraine to mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, other pressing m…
Bryan Metzger
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Pelosi fumed that Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pramila Jayapal were competing for 'queen bee' of the left, a new book says
Pelosi told a colleague that "their reward might be serving in the House minority after the next el…
Grace Panetta
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Biden is planning to announce another student-loan payment-pause extension through August 31, reports say
Reports confirmed that Biden would announce his fourth extension of student-loan pandemic relief th…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden needs to 'make clear' to student-loan borrowers his 'intention to cancel a meaningful amount' of debt, nearly 100 Democratic lawmakers say
Biden "has a historic opportunity to repair the damage caused by decades of policy failures" on stu…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden can 'put money in millions of people's pockets' by canceling student debt on his own, progressive lawmakers say
"We're continuing to push very hard" for Biden to use executive action to cancel a "significant por…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Progressives urge Biden to go around Congress and cancel student debt, boost workers' wages, and combat the climate emergency
With the midterm elections quickly approaching, progressives urge Biden to use his executive powers…
Ayelet Sheffey,Joseph Zeballo…
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Democrats unveil an ultramillionaire tax on the top 0.05% of American households
The bill would place a 2% annual tax on household net worth between $50 million and $1 billion and …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Stimulus aid lifted Americans' total incomes by $1.1 trillion last year
Stimulus and unemployment checks led to a whopping 36.6% increase in transfer receipts, according t…
Ayelet Sheffey
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US Elections 2020: From Niraj Antani to Pramila Jayapal, here are all the Indian Americans who have won big
The 2020 US elections are underway and while the results for the Presidential seat will be a long w…
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Progressives in Congress are backing a bill for a 4-day work week
Countries around the world have tried out a 4-day work week and found it boosts productivity and ha…
Juliana Kaplan
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Nancy Pelosi pulls the plug on a House vote for Biden's infrastructure bill for the second time as progressives threatened to sink it
Pelosi wanted to pass the infrastructure bill to give Biden a major policy win but ended up yanking…
Ayelet Sheffey,Joseph Zeballo…
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Progressive Democrats push Biden to advance plans for student loan forgiveness
Roughly 45 million Americans hold $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, according to the Federal Rese…
John L. Dorman
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Top Democrats introduce a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025, raising pay for 32 million Americans
Top Democrats introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 on Tuesday, which would gradually raise the…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Democrats want to allow 60-year-olds into Medicare as part of Biden's infrastructure package
The step could provide coverage to 23 million Americans, but centrist Sen. Joe Manchin said he oppo…