The Sea Island Summit has always been the DeceptiCon gathering of Wall Street elites to cloister themselves and plan a strategy to protect their interests from the base of republican voters…
Senate Passes Border Spending Package, Setting Up Fight with House…
Both the Senate and House have now passed legislation delivering billions of dollars to address the growing humanitarian crisis at the southern border. But lawmakers have no agreement on how to reconcile those bills before a recess set to start on Friday. The Senate passed a $4.6 billion emergency spending bill on Wednesday, one day […]
Republicans Trigger ‘Nuclear Option’ to Speed Trump Nominees…
Senate Republicans used the “nuclear option” Wednesday to unilaterally reduce debate time on most presidential nominees, the latest in a series of changes to the fabric of the Senate to dilute the power of the minority. The move by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) immediately paves the way to expedite confirmations of President Donald […]
McConnell: Senate Will Vote on the Green New Deal…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he plans to hold a vote on the progressives’ Green New Deal, a move that could put Democrats — including several presidential hopefuls — on record backing a plan that Republicans have derided as a “socialist fantasy.” “I’ve noted with great interest the Green New Deal and […]
What the Net Neutrality Repeal Means…
After a protracted and vicious fight, the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) on Monday officially repealed net neutrality rules requiring internet providers to treat all web content equally. The Republican-led FCC’s decision to scrap the Obama-era rules has led many observers and consumers to wonder: “How will my internet be affected?” The most vocal advocates for […]
CBO Predictions About The Senate Health Care Bill Are Deeply Flawed…
If you want to understand the utter absurdity of the CBO’s predictions of health insurance coverage under GOP health care proposals, all you have to do is look at the three major GOP health care bills from the last two years: The Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act (H.R. 3762), the American Health Care Act, […]