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Rep. Ritchie Torres quietly leaves Progressive Caucus amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war
The NY Democrat had irked colleagues over his vocal criticisms of fellow caucus members, but he ins…
Bryan Metzger
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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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Ilhan Omar is fighting a lonely battle against the 'muscle memory' driving Democrats' response to Russia's war in Ukraine
"A lot of progressives, I feel, have abandoned their principles of being anti-war," Rep. Ilhan Omar…
Bryan Metzger
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AOC declines to say whether she'll back Biden in 2024: 'We'll cross that bridge when we get to it'
"I think we should endorse when we get to it, but I believe that the president has been doing a ver…
John L. Dorman
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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 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 are planning for Pelosi's expected exit from House leadership, Hakeem Jeffries seen as favorite to lead caucus: report
In December 2018, Pelosi came to an agreement that would limit her tenure to four years as speaker …
John L. Dorman
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Republicans are holding the American economy 'hostage' over the debt ceiling after rejecting Biden's offer of $3 trillion in deficit cut proposals, House Progressive Caucus says
Republicans have rejected Democratic proposals to lower the deficit. Democrats will blame them if t…
Ethan Dodd
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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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AOC points to 'trust' issues in explaining her vote against Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill, remains wary of moderates who called for CBO score
"People would say that within our caucus, one of the issues that we have had is trust. And trust is…
John L. Dorman
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'This is not a time to be cute': Rep. Katie Porter slams Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over holdup of Democratic-led infrastructure bill
"People want to know where you are, progressives in the House ... everybody in the Senate wants to …
John L. Dorman
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Centrist House Democrats blast Pelosi for delaying vote on $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
"While I have great respect for the Speaker, I believe her decision to again delay a vote on the bi…
John L. Dorman
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Progressives Dems celebrated derailing the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, as they pledge to hold out for the $3.5 trillion package to pass first
Members of the Progressive Caucus are refusing to approve an infrastructure bill until a much large…
Tom Porter
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AOC, progressive lawmakers call out moderate House Democrats over 'concerns' about $3.5 trillion reconciliation package
"Just bc something is 'bipartisan' doesn't mean it's good," tweeted AOC in a message aimed at moder…
John L. Dorman
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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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Indian-American lawmakers of 'Samosa Caucus' welcome a new member into their fold
The Indian-American lawmakers of the 'Samosa Caucus' have welcomed Shri Thanedar's addition to the …
PTI
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Matt Gaetz can count on some progressives' support as he threatens to force a vote on ousting Kevin McCarthy
Rep. Maxwell Frost has no problem supporting Gaetz's motion to vacate. "My message to McCarthy is: …
Bryan Metzger
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House GOP Freedom Caucus members want to block student-loan forgiveness in their new proposal to deal with the debt ceiling
The far-right Freedom Caucus unveiled a plan to cut spending in the "woke and weaponized federal bu…
Ayelet Sheffey
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House Democrats just launched a 'Dads Caucus' to push for parental leave, the child tax credit, and universal childcare
"Dads need to do our part advancing policies that will make a difference in the lives of so many wo…