Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) sought to justify his vote against a $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package to Ukraine that the House passed on Tuesday night, suggesting that the money would’ve been better spent on helping American veterans. “Imagine if we spent $40 Billion on veterans,” Cawthorn — who was one of the 57 GOP lawmakers who voted against the Ukraine aid...
Biden administration invests $500 million in domestic agriculture to fight crop shortages
The White House announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture would be taking a series of actions designed to increase domestic food production, with an eye toward fighting inflation and goods shortages caused in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The administration said it would take action to “support American farmers, reduce food prices, and feed the...
Senate Republicans block bill that would have codified Roe v. Wade
Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would have protected abortion rights and codified the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling that affirmed a federal right to abortion. The Democratic majority brought the bill up for a vote Wednesday after the leak on May 1 of a draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization indicating that the Supreme Court plans...
Wisconsin GOP governor candidate on Roe v. Wade: ‘I pray that it will be’ overturned
At a “Pints and Politics” event hosted by the Republican Party in Dane County, Wisconsin, Republican candidate for governor Kevin Nicholson doubled down on his anti-abortion stance. Audio files obtained by the American Independent Foundation reveal that Nicholson told the crowd at the GOP event that the leak on May 2 of a Supreme Court draft decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson...
57 House Republicans vote against Ukraine aid package
Nearly five dozen House Republicans voted against a $40 billion aid package to help Ukrainians fight off the Russian invasion of their country. The aid package passed the House by a vote of 368-57, with every Democrat voting in favor of helping Ukraine beat back Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose violent invasion has led to more than 2,400 civilian deaths and thousands more injuries...
Rick Scott denies (again) the fact that his plan would raise taxes for poor families
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, continues to lie about his “Rescue America” plan. On Wednesday, he falsely alleged that President Joe Biden was “confused” after he accurately described the GOP proposal to raise taxes on more than 100 million Americans. In an appearance on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” Scott...
GOP lawmakers and activists are pushing for a nationwide abortion ban
Even before a draft opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade leaked on May 2, conservative lawmakers and anti-abortion activists had been pushing for increasingly restrictive bans on abortion at the national level. Prior to the publication by Politico of the draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Caroline Kitchener at the...
Biden: Cut inflation by making billionaires and corporations pay fair share of taxes
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the way to push back against the inflation Americans are dealing with is by making the ultra-wealthy and large corporations pay “their fare share in taxes” and calling on Congress to pass legislation addressing drug costs, food prices, and child care costs. “The President’s top economic priority is tackling inflation and reducing costs...
Pennsylvania governor’s race could decide the future of abortion in the state
The future of abortion access in Pennsylvania is shakier in the wake of the news that the Supreme Court might strike down the landmark 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, which enshrined abortion as a constitutional right for all Americans. On May 2, Politico reported on a Supreme Court draft majority opinion in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in which the court was asked to...
Michigan activist says ban on abortion doesn’t stop it — it just makes it ‘more dangerous’
A leaked draft opinion obtained by Politico last week suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court intends to vote to reverse the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling has inspired outrage across the country, as many fear a future without access to safe abortions. The ruling in Roe v. Wade in 1973 affirmed a federal right to abortion. Over 2.2 million women in Michigan could lose access to abortion services if the...