Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday in Washington to a four-count federal indictment that he illegally attempted to overturn his 2020 reelection loss to stay in power for another four years in the White House. Trump, who has denied all wrongdoing in the array of allegations he is facing, entered his plea […]
Two-and-a-half years after the insurrection, said one advocate, “these poison pills are an attempt to stymie our democracy by other means.” A coalition that has been monitoring Republican lawmakers’ crafting of appropriations bills in the U.S. House in recent weeks warned on Wednesday that more than a dozen policy riders have been added to spending legislation with […]
“Republicans were warned that their repeated brinksmanship and deficit-funded tax giveaways for the wealthy and big corporations would have consequences,” said one House Democrat. Democratic lawmakers and economists placed the blame squarely on the Republican Party after Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating on Tuesday, citing repeated standoffs over the nation’s debt ceiling in recent […]
“Congress must follow suit and make this a reality for every child who calls America home,” said U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley. The Massachusetts Legislature on Monday approved a budget proposal that requires the state’s public schools to provide all K-12 students with free meals, making permanent a highly successful pandemic-era program. Maura Healey, the state’s Democratic governor, is expected […]