Rising costs at the pump, war in Ukraine, an emboldened fossil fuel industry and stalled legislation have imperiled President Biden’s climate agenda.
Tag: United States Politics and Government
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As Earmarks Return to Congress, Lawmakers Rush to Steer Money Home
Democrats and Republicans alike stuffed nearly 5,000 earmarks totaling $9 billion into the $1.5 trillion government spending bill signed by President Biden.
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As Biden Pleads for More Covid Aid, States Are Awash in Federal Dollars
States pushed back on a plan to take back some of their stimulus money to fund President Biden’s emergency spending request. Now Congress is trying to find other ways to offset the cost.
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On Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, How Low Will Senate Republicans Go?
In seeking to discredit her, they have concocted a scary version of a Black woman to serve up to their base.
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This Is Why It Took More Than 100 Years to Get an Anti-Lynching Bill
Our politicl system was the primary obstacle to protecting the lives and livelihoods of its own citizens.