Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, who lost reelection last month and said he would not be “bullied,” switched his vote to no after the president berated him during a closed-door lunch hours earlier. Two Senate Republicans who supported a previous resolution calling for an end to the US war on Iran changed their votes late Wednesday after […]
“Millions losing SNAP, including children, is an emergency that Congress needs to fix now, before more people are hurt.” An analysis updated Monday by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates that millions of people, including more than 800,000 children, have lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits since Republicans’ 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect. In […]
“As Republican electoral prospects wane, Trump will grow more desperate, and that desperation will lead to even more extreme actions by the administration.” President Donald Trump’s unprecedented efforts to rig the 2026 midterm elections are on thin ice after having been repeatedly thwarted by courts, according to election law attorney Marc Elias. In a Monday analysis published by Democracy Docket, […]
Republican Sen. Susan Collins falsely said the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was a 6-3 vote. US Sen. Susan Collins on Monday faced backlash, including from the Democratic candidate trying to unseat her, for falsely stating that the Supreme Court ruling overturning the federal right to abortion was decided 6-3 and that Justice Brett Kavanaugh was not a pivotal […]