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For some Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut package passed by Trump's Republican allies in Congress on ...

The big beautiful bill will cause 11.8 million more Americans to become uninsured by 2034, according to the Congressional ...

Scheduled increases in the minimum wage will come too late now that Congress has passed Trump's tax and budget bill.

Trump and his cohort have proposed huge cuts to the National Institutes of Health, including a whopping 38% cut for The ...

As I write this, House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is talking … and talking … and talking, using his ...

Back-to-back retirement announcements last week from a Republican representative and senator represented a victory for ...

The fact remains that Republicans are only slightly offsetting significant tax cuts for the rich by decimating programs that help the poor, including food stamps and Medicaid.

Elon Musk says he has formed a new political party amid his ongoing feud with President Donald Trump. Musk asked his 221.7 ...

We live in a one-party system, not a democracy,' Elon Musk wrote on X, as he announced the launch of his 'American Party' ...

President Donald Trump signed what may become one of the most destructive bills to have ever made its way through Congress, ...

Democratic state representative blasts Republicans for their support of a bill that he says will harm many Pennsylvanians.