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Illinois debate on workers’ issues shows 2026 campaign is already underway
November 17, 2025Illinois AFL-CIO and Chicago Federation of Labor sponsor a debate among the Democratic candidates competing for Dick Durbin’s Senate seat.
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Shutdown deal leaves millions without healthcare
November 12, 2025House Speaker Mike Johnson, enjoying the GOP win, vows to block any vote on saving Obamacare subsidies
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Sellouts: Eight Democratic Senators cave on health care
November 10, 2025To end shutdown, they also end their resistance to Republicans’ push to kill Obamacare.
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Warning: Republicans hiding plan to slash $491 billion from Medicare
September 25, 2025The hidden cuts are set to take effect with passage of the GOP's budget resolution.
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Senate Republicans just voted to dismantle America’s only climate plan
July 2, 2025Critics are calling it "the most anti-environmental bill of all time."
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