Trump’s budget meets with criticism from the left and the right
The $4.4 trillion budget plan, which is viewed by Congress as little more than a suggestion, will likely draw criticism from conservatives who worry that Republicans are embracing deficit spending.
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Rattled by U.S. fiscal, monetary tug-of-war, investors start looking abroad
The worst week in the U.S. stock market in two years and benchmark 10-year Treasury yields hitting four-year highs are prompting fund managers to rethink their allocation plans.
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Jeff Sessions' new budget: ramp up imprisonment and deportations, squeeze everything else
Having Jefferson Beauregard Sessions as the nation’s top law enforcement officer continues to be exactly the wreck his critics warned it would be. As attorney general, his priorities are exactly what they were as longstanding racist senator: curtail civil rights, …
Parents Of A Republican Running For Senate Donated $2,700 Maximum To His Democratic Opponent
Republican Kevin Nicholson is trying to unseat Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in 2018, but he’s failed to get the endorsements most candidates have the most ease getting — those of their own parents. According to CNN, Donna and Michael …
Bob Corker may reconsider retirement, setting up Republican battle in Tennessee
Republican Sen. Bob Corker announced his retirement in the midst of a feud with Donald Trump, and now his retirement is setting up another fight among Republicans. With a poll showing potential trouble for Republicans in the race to replace …
Pennsylvania governor rejects Republican-drawn congressional map
Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf rejected a Republican-drawn congressional map on Tuesday as unfairly skewed toward protecting Republican candidates, likely putting the state’s top court in charge of creating new boundaries.
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Trump's infrastructure plan is about hurting blue states—even if that means hurting the economy
Like the Republican tax bill, Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan is all about hurting blue states, even at the expense of the broader economy.
The White House isn’t being coy about where its priorities lie in the $1.5 trillion proposal, …
The Blue Wave Hits Florida As Democrats Flip Their 36th Republican Held State Legislature Seat
The blue wave rolled into Florida on Tuesday night as Democrat Margaret Good flipped Florida’s House Seat in a district that Trump carried by 5 points. Here is the DLCC’s tweet congratulating Good on her win: BREAKING: @goodforflorida has won …
Trump administration mulls next Medicaid lawsuit bait—lifetime limits
While Republicans are generally utterly incapable of making policy, they are extremely creative when it comes to unmaking it, as long as the unmaking involves hurting and humiliating poor people. A whole bunch of Republican states have been …