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Top progressive Democrat slams Republican senators for 'baseless and frankly racist attacks' against SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
Jackson faced aggressive questioning this week from several GOP senators, including Josh Hawley, Te…
Oma Seddiq
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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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Biden is reportedly cutting free community college from Democrats' social-spending bill
Education Sec. Miguel Cardona expressed concerns free community college would be cut as Democrats n…
Ayelet Sheffey
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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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Progressive lawmakers want a 'single, ambitious' infrastructure package instead of Biden's 2-parter
Biden's $4 trillion infrastructure package is split up into two legislative pieces, but the Progres…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Politicians, union groups slam Elon Musk over taxes after he tweets asking for sketch ideas for his 'SNL' appearance
Politicians, unions, and journalists suggested Elon Musk should pay higher taxes, donate part of hi…
Kate Duffy
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'Don't you have a bunker to be in?' Lawmakers hit back at Trump after he ranted on Twitter about Seattle protests
In a series of tweets, Trump said Seattle was being taken over by "terrorists," and that Gov. Jay I…
Rosie Perper
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All the Democrats who have endorsed Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden after he dropped out
After Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Kamala Harris, a host of Democrats also threw …
Joshua Nelken-Zitser
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Progressives drop support for Mondaire Jones in key House race after he turned against embattled Rep. Jamaal Bowman
Ex-Rep. Mondaire Jones has lost the progressive caucus's support after he endorsed Rep. Jamaal Bowm…
Bryan Metzger
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Progressives are fuming at Biden for describing a migrant as an 'illegal' during his State of the Union address
"It's not an accurate way of talking about people, and it's a hurtful way of talking about people,"…
Bryan Metzger
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Biden knows Israel's war in Gaza is a problem for him — and he's changing his strategy to address it
Biden is taking a more aggressive posture toward Israel as "uncommitted" votes pile up in primary s…
Bryan Metzger
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A top progressive lawmaker is 'extremely concerned' about what the debt-ceiling deal means for student-loan borrowers, saying it constrains the time Biden has to get 'debt repayment plans up and running'
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal criticized the debt-ceiling deal that codifi…
Ayelet Sheffey
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These 105 Democrats declined to vote for a resolution declaring 'anti-Zionism is antisemitism'
Most Democrats voted either "no" or "present" on aresolution that drew criticism from even the most…
Bryan Metzger
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AOC says Biden choosing to compromise with the GOP on a debt ceiling deal would be 'profoundly destructive,' and the White House should 'expect pushback on nearly any significant concession'
"There will be huge backlash" if Biden caves on Democratic priorities for a debt ceiling deal, Rep.…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Secret negotiations and a 'hostage' situation: Republicans and Democrats still can't agree on a plan to save Americans from a debt ceiling catastrophe in just a few months
Americans could lose retirement savings and see mortgage payments surge if the US defaults on its d…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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Days before the Supreme Court takes on Biden's student-loan forgiveness, Elizabeth Warren urges it to 'do its job and apply the law as it is written'
Tuesday will be a critical day for millions of student-loan borrowers, and Democratic lawmakers are…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Bernie Sanders says it's time for a four-day work week
A four-day workweek pilot program out of the UK found that revenue was up, workers slept better, an…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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George Santos once bragged about having no student debt from a school he never actually attended: 'I hate looking at youth today and seeing them sitting on their behinds'
Rep. Santos, who has been caught in a web of lies regarding his resume, never actually went to NYU …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Bernie Sanders just introduced a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $17 an hour
"There are millions of workers in this country who are working literally on starvation wages," Sen.…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey…
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A group challenging Biden's student-loan forgiveness in the Supreme Court this week says it's 'very clear' the relief is illegal: 'We feel very good about our case'
A day before the Supreme Court takes on student-debt relief, the Job Creators Network said it's hop…