“Trump has tried to walk back his support for Social Security and Medicare cuts,” said the head of Social Security Works. “This budget is one of many reasons why no one should believe him.” Defenders of Social Security and Medicare on Wednesday swiftly criticized the biggest caucus of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives […]
“We will see fatalities, because of what Florida Republicans chose to do this week,” said one workers’ rights advocate. Displaying “punitive cruelty” toward Florida residents who work outdoors, the Republican-controlled state House on Friday approved a bill that would ban local governments from requiring that workplaces provide water breaks and other cooling measures. The state […]
“Wisconsin, for the first time in over a decade, we will not have some of the most gerrymandered maps in America,” Evers said. For the first time since 2011, Wisconsin has state Assembly and Senate maps that do not unconstitutionally favor Republican candidates. Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, signed new legislative maps into law on […]
“Speculating that the GOP is blocking border security legislation to help Trump win the election would sound like a crazy conspiracy theory but it’s literally what the Republicans are saying is happening.” Critics have long argued that Republicans are interested only in using immigration—and increasingly hysterical claims of a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border—as a political cudgel, and not […]