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GOP budget would destroy Social Security

The proposed budget calls for tax cuts for the uber-rich and an increase in the Social Security retirement age

Salon · Jun 16, 2023

US Senate panel raises ‘concern’ over Egyptian detainee’s health

Senate Foreign Relations Committee urges Egypt to immediately release academic Salah Soltan amid ‘neglect in prison’.

Al Jazeera · May 11, 2023

Exclusive-Huge chunk of plants, animals in U.S. at risk of extinction -report

A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023

Six members of Congress ask Roger Goodell to release Washington workplace report

Multiple members of Congress are asking Roger Goodell to release the Washington workplace report in advance of next week's hearings.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 16, 2022

House adopts red flag bill to confiscate guns in cases of ‘extreme risk’

WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to allow confiscation of guns from individuals deemed an “extreme risk,” the morning after agreeing to ban teens from buying semi-automatic weapons like the one used by the 18-year-old who killed 21 people at a Uvalde elementary school.

Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022

Democrat proposes 1,000% AR-15 tax

Rep. Don Beyer says Democrats can pass the measure without any Republican votes

Salon · Jun 6, 2022

# of contested primaries in Oregon at 10-year high

By: David Luchs

Ballotpedia · Apr 20, 2022

Partisan ‘doom loop’? The answer is more parties, this group says

WASHINGTON — There are two kinds of people who, upon deep and earnest reflection, really believe Washington just doesn’t work. The first are the kind of right-wing populists who enthusiastically flocked to Donald Trump in 2016, chanted “Lock her up!” with sincerity, and think the 2020 election was stolen.

Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2022

Partisan ‘doom loop’? The answer is more parties, this group says - Roll Call

Fix Our House argues that proportional representation is the key to ending gerrymandering and shaking up congressional inaction.

Roll Call · Apr 8, 2022

Alaska Rep. Don Young, longest-serving member of Congress, dies at 88

Young was first elected in 1973 during the Nixon Administration.

Axios · Mar 19, 2022