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I could not, in good conscience, vote for the debt ceiling bill

This bill cuts programs for the most vulnerable, and is totally unnecessary – why doesn’t Biden invoke the 14th amendment?

The Guardian - US

Senate sends debt ceiling legislation to President Biden's desk with days to spare

As the threat of a financial default neared, the Senate approved compromise, bipartisan legislation to lift the debt ceiling with just days to spare.

WEKU

Republican senator sparks laughter as he tells witness: ‘I don’t want reality!’

Markwayne Mullin again makes headlines for his conduct in a committee hearing

The Independent UK

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Republican senator says ‘I don’t want reality’ in hearing on race and education

Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma says he ‘misspoke’ when questioning witness about childcare and teaching of race

The Guardian - US

US House approves debt ceiling bill to avoid default

The House of Representatives has approved a bill to suspend the US government's $US31.4 trillion debt ceiling until 2025.

The New Daily

Dems decry GOP's reckless hostage-taking

Bernie Sanders was the first senator to come out against the package negotiated by Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy

Salon

Sanders to hold $17 minimum wage rallies

How likely is legislation to increase the nationwide minimum wage to reach President Joe Biden's desk?

Salon

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Trailing Trump, DeSantis still bears burdens that have brought down past front-runners

Being clearly the party's Plan B right now has a downside for DeSantis because it makes him Target A for Trump and for all the other candidates.

WEKU

AOC rips Gaetz over "hostage" situation

“For all of this talk about negotiations, Republicans are not negotiating at all,” said Ocasio-Cortez

Salon

Economics that looks at lower half of the pyramid

The model of economic growth that has guided national and international policies since the 1990s will not create healthy democracies

The Hindu

Does announcing for president on Twitter prove Ron DeSantis is too online?

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential announcement Wednesday — a glitchy live broadcast on Twitter — was the latest example of the Republican candidate's all-out effort to court his party's most online activists.

Los Angeles Times

Don't Bet on a Minimum Wage Increase

Congress is unlikely to pass a federal minimum wage increase, but other factors may boost wages to help workers keep up with inflation.

Kiplinger

Are US prescription drug prices 10 times those of other nations? Only sometimes

“We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country.”

Tribune News Service

Josh Hawley Wants the Debt Ceiling Deal To Include a Massive Tax Hike on Americans

Hawley might call them "tariffs on China," but that's obvious nonsense: Tariffs are paid by Americans.

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Debt ceiling talks briefly resume as US default deadline creeps closer

Janet Yellen, the treasury secretary, has said that without action the US will cease to be able to pay its debts around 1 June

Zenger

Bernie Sanders Attempts To Push A To Enable Paid Sick Leave On A Federal Level

Family and Medical Leave Act doesn't obligate companies to pay for medical sick leave as it is not federally required.

Zenger

Democrats Calling On The Use Of The 14th Amendment If Negotiations With Congress Fail

A group of Democratic Senators plans to urge President Joe Biden to invoke the 14th Amendment to address the debt ceiling crisis.

The Hindu

Money is about more than just survival

There may be anger over capitalism in the context of income and wealth inequality, but money is about more than just survival

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Democrats to urge Biden to use 14th amendment powers to avert ‘global economic catastrophe’

Senators including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders argue in letter that Republicans are not negotiating ‘in good faith’

The Independent UK

Philadelphia mayoral primary returned Democrats to familiar themes of crime, inequality

The Democratic mayoral primary in Philadelphia is the latest election to represent a clash between moderates and progressives on concerns such as policing and education and to show the power of union support in big city politics

The Guardian - US

Progressive organization Justice Democrats adopts four-day work week

Exclusive: group that helped elect lawmakers like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez embraces policy popular with leftwing leaders

The Independent UK

Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary pits moderates against progressives

The Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor has become a battle between progressives and moderates, with no clear front-runner in sight

Zenger

Sen. Bernie Sanders Hosts Anti-Israel Event In Senate Office Building

After Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif

The Independent UK

Federal government's $1 billion effort to recruit next generation of doctors at risk

Thousands of doctors and nurses signed on to work in the country’s most desperate regions during the COVID-19 pandemic in exchange for forgiveness of medical school debt

The Independent UK

David Simon says CNN staffers should quit over town hall with ‘fascist’ Trump

“Well, If I worked at CNN today, I would quit. Honestly,” Mr Simon says

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