“I know it is shocking to some Republicans that the government actually on occasion does something to benefit working families and low-income people,” said the Vermont senator. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday mocked the GOP over its sustained meltdown in the wake of President Joe Biden’s plan for student debt cancellation, noting that he never hears […]
‘Republicans told millions of Americans who use insulin to go to hell.’ Senate Republicans on Sunday successfully stripped a proposed $35 per month cap on out-of-pocket spending on insulin for patients enrolled in private insurance from the tax and climate bill making its way through the Senate. The Senate parliamentarian had earlier ruled that the provision, […]
Ukraine said parts of the facility were “seriously damaged” by Russian military strikes. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) raised grave concerns on Saturday about the shelling the previous day at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, saying the action showed the risk of a nuclear disaster. IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said he was “extremely […]
Critics note that Trump urged the Ukrainian president not to talk to separatists and “instead began sending weapons to Ukraine,” as if the country “could recover its lost territories by force.” As demands for urgent diplomacy stacked up Tuesday due to the escalating crisis in Ukraine, former U.S. President Donald Trump issued a statement that ignored his administration’s contributions to […]