A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent consensus.
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The Transphobic Mask Is Off
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew up a bill making it a federal felony to provide pediatric transition care of any kind. The ultimate goal is a ban on all trans health care and the end of civil rights for trans people.
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Republicans Can’t Escape Their Self-Created Health Care Problem
Another series of failures ensures that a debate they can’t win will extend into the election year of 2026.
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Another Mass Staffing Purge at the VA
Up to 37,000 positions may be dropped, with the VA transformed into a facilitator for outsourcing, sources tell the Prospect.
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Constitutional Softball: Congress Gives Up Its Power of the Purse
After the shutdown deal, Trump has gone right back to withholding funds and dismantling appropriated entities.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Why Should We Replace Our ICBMs?
Intercontinental ballistic missiles are massively expensive, environmentally hazardous, and dubiously successful as a deterrent—even Donald Trump recognizes the madness of modernizing strategic nuclear weapons.
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They Power the U.S. Economy, but Will Struggle to Afford Health Care
Health insurance costs will skyrocket for millions of Americans if certain tax credits expire. Small business owners and the self-employed will be hit especially hard.
Posted inPolitics
Republican Conundrum: Working-Class Base, Plutocratic Agenda
Last week, some swing-district Republicans inched away, selectively, from their party’s economics.
Posted inTAP
The Republicans’ Endangered Health
The refusal to extend ACA subsidies becomes a huge political liability and signals deepening splits.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democratic Voters Are Clamoring for AI Regulation. Their Leaders Aren’t Interested.
A new AI commission established by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries includes several corporate-friendly legislators.