“American workers should not be paying more in federal income taxes, in a given year, than profitable companies like Target, Amazon, and T-Mobile,” said the senator. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky on Wednesday introduced a bill that aims to close tax loopholes for corporations, end tax breaks for businesses that move jobs abroad, and […]
“The TERM Act is necessary because lifetime tenure on the United States Supreme Court leads to a court that is insulated from, and unaccountable to, the American people,” said Rep. Hank Johnson, the bill’s sponsor. As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on presidential immunity and other major issues in the months ahead, […]
“Trump’s legal theory defies common sense and would enable an almost limitless tyranny,” warned Public Citizen’s president. Monday was the deadline for amicus briefs in Donald J. Trump v. United States, and several organizations and experts took the opportunity to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the former Republican president and current candidate’s immunity claim. Trump is claiming […]
“House Republicans had a bad day,” said one reporter, listing challenges and changes to leadership as a government shutdown looms. The U.S. House of Representatives started a two-week recess on Friday, but not before a series of events that provoked fresh declarations of what has become a familiar phrase over the past few years: “Republicans in disarray.” Before leaving […]