Pollster Nate Silver claimed that New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani could be vulnerable in the general election “in theory.” “As a New Yorker, I’m not looking forward to …
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The Senate on Tuesday passed a 1,016-page measure that enacts major planks in President Trump’s second-term agenda, from tax cuts to Medicaid regulations, green energy limits to the debt limit. …
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Protecting workers from extreme heat is the only humane approach
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBehind every plant is someone like me, working long hours, often 12-hour shifts during peak season, outdoors or in humid greenhouses, with no ventilation.
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18 GOP senators vote to raise taxes on the rich to pay for rural hospital fund
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEighteen Republican senators, including former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), voted to advance an amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to raise taxes on ultra wealthy income earners …
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Live updates: GOP stalls for time in vote-a-rama while awaiting key ruling on Trump megabill
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Senate is more than 10 hours into a vote-a-rama on the massive GOP policy legislation dubbed the “big, beautiful bill,” and Republicans are stalling for time awaiting a key …
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Arizona voters to decide on terror organization designation for cartels
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesArizona voters will decide next November whether to designate drug cartels operating across the southern border as terrorist organizations after the initiative cleared the state’s Senate Friday. An effort to …
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A lesson on nuclear weapons for Iran, from its neighbor, Pakistan
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHow did Pakistan, a nuclear weapons state, an opponent of Israel and a frenemy of the United States, succeed while Iran is in a fight for its life?
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House could vote on ‘big, beautiful bill’ by Wednesday morning, Emmer announces
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe House could vote on the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” as early as Wednesday morning, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s (R-Minn.) office announced Sunday, officially notifying members that they will …
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Senate GOP declines to meet with parliamentarian on whether Trump tax cuts add to deficit
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSenate Democrats have tried multiple times to have a meeting with their GOP counterparts and the Senate parliamentarian to decide the crucial procedural question of whether extending President Trump’s expiring …
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Musk slams Trump megabill: ‘Political suicide for the Republican Party’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTech billionaire Elon Musk again slammed President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on Saturday. “Polls show that this bill is political suicide for the Republican Party,” Musk said in a post …