politics
Lawmakers ready stopgap spending bill: No cuts now, but watch out later
December 18, 2024With just days to go lawmakers plan vote to extend budget for now, avoiding a holiday shutdown of the government but with no promises for a cut-free future.
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NEA opposes Trump pick of McMahon as Education Secretary
December 18, 2024Nation’s largest union mobilizes against choice of boxing mogul to head a department Trump actually wants to kill.
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To promote workers’ priorities, AFL-CIO wades into Dem party fight
December 16, 2024Labor movement declares that the party must elevate worker issues and cut corporate ties.
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Still condemning military dollars, Bernie says he’ll retire in six years
December 12, 2024All indications are that he will use his new Senate term to fight to cut the bloated Pentagon budget.
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Democratic governors launch resistance to Trump’s right-wing scheme
December 9, 2024In California, Illinois, and Colorado, among many other places, there are no qualms about opposing repression.
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