Former U.S. President Donald Trump said FBI agents have raided his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. “My beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Trump said in lengthy statement Monday evening. “After working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, […]
‘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, […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats, over uniform Republican opposition, Sunday approved sweeping legislation to combat climate change, trim health care costs and raise taxes on highly profitable corporations. The measure, a scaled-down version of President Joe Biden’s long-stalled economic legislative plan, was narrowly approved 51-50, with the tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President Kamala Harris after […]
“The Republican playbook is the Viktor Orbán playbook,” said one observer. “And you can call that what you want—but I am going to continue to call it fascism.” Attacks on LGBTQ+ people and boasts of stopping an “invasion” of immigrants were among the remarks that drew loud applause from Republicans attending Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán’s speech […]