Topline Democratic candidates are pouring their own campaign cash into House races—outspending the other party by more than twofold—but GOP issue groups are making up for the lag in this historically ...
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Reversing Energy Export Boom Is Economic Dead End For Biden
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. President Joe Biden is reportedly considering reversing a decades-old decision … [+] to allow the export of U.S. produced oil and natural gas. (Photo by Al Drago/Gett...
Congress’ About-Face On Stock Trading Ban Hurts Americans’ Trust In Government
WASHINGTON – JUNE 5: The U.S. Capitol is shown June 5, 2003 in Washington, DC. Both houses of the … [+] U.S. Congress, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives meet in the Cap...
Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Owners Prefer Democrats in Swing States: Survey
Alex Dovbnya Democratic Party is better positioned to deal with cryptocurrency issues, according to new Morning Consult survey Contents Major political force November midterms are almost here Accordin...
Just What The Doctor Ordered
“But the Commitment is still important, because it illustrates the glaring contrast between the two … [+] parties — especially on contentious issues like health care — and lays the groundw...
House Democrats have officially drafted a bill that bans politicians, judges, their spouses and children from trading stocks — but here’s what they’re still allowed to own and do
Democrats have introduced legislation that would ban senior government officials from owning and trading stocks. The bill, called the Combating Financial Conflicts of Interest in Government Act, is an...
Pay No Attention To Biden’s Biotech Bluster
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 12: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the John F. Kennedy Library … [+] and Museum on his Cancer Moonshot Initiative on September 12, 2022 in Boston, Mass...
Manchin Releases Permitting Plan, But Will Democrats And Republicans Go Along?
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Capitol in … [+] Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights re...
Seeing Through The Mud: Promoting Political Advertising Literacy
Political advertising will total almost $10 billion in the 2022 midterm election cycle in the U.S. … [+] New researchers suggest that many consumers have difficulty assessing the truthfulness of...
Republicans Slam Democrats At Banking Hearing
Topline Members of the House Financial Service Committee grilled major bank CEOs at a hearing on Wednesday over issues facing the US economy, including rising interest rates and the possibility of rec...
Democrats Urge More Assistance For Puerto Rico As Most Remain Without Power
Topline Several Democratic lawmakers called for more federal assistance to help Puerto Rico recover from damages caused by Hurricane Fiona on Tuesday, as most of the island remains without power two d...
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Delayed Until After Midterms Amid Uncertain GOP Support
Topline The Senate will wait until after the November elections before voting on a bill to protect same-sex marriage nationwide, as Democrats struggle to win over Republican support, lawmakers told mu...
Medicare Advantage Is A Diamond In The Government Healthcare Rough
“The broadsides against Medicare Advantage are really just attempts to claw back many of the … [+] benefits seniors currently enjoy — and to force them into one-size-fits-all government co...
Democrats Eye ‘Hail Mary’ Effort to Revive Their Child Tax Credit
The White House and some Senate Democrats are reportedly eyeing a “Hail Mary” effort to revive their enhanced child tax credit this year. Hans Nichols of Axios reports that the White House has engaged...
Can Joe Manchin And Democrats Deliver On Permitting Reform?
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) looks to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) after U.S. President … [+] Joe Biden signs The Inflation Reduction Act. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Im...
Rep. Tim Ryan Suggests Biden Shouldn’t Run In 2024—Joining These Other Democrats
Topline Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)–the Democratic nominee for Ohio’s open Senate seat–told a Youngstown TV station Thursday that he believes his party needs to make a “generational...
Democrats Want to End Lucrative Retirement Loophole
Democrats are proposing a number of tax reforms related to retirement accounts, including the elimination of backdoor Roth IRA conversions for the wealthiest Americans. Congressional Democrats want to...
Democrats want probe of airline Covid bailouts over staff buyouts
Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Two House Democrats have asked a Treasury Departme...
House Democrats Demand Answers From Twitter CEO Agrawal On Whistleblower’s Security Allegations
Topline In a Thursday letter, the House Committee on Homeland Security asked Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to answer questions sparked by incendiary allegations of security violations from the social medi...
Impeachment Lawyer Daniel Goldman Wins Democratic Primary For New York Congressional Seat
Topline Former federal prosecutor Daniel Goldman—who served as the lead counsel in the Democrats’ first impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump—claimed a narrow victory in a crowded Democratic pr...
Alternative Vehicle Refueling Property Credit Limited Under Democrats Bill
While many businesses were excited to see the extension of the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) that President Biden recently signed, I...
Senate Democrats recently proposed $21B in new COVID-19 funding — here are 3 healthcare stocks that could be poised to pop
Senate Democrats recently proposed $21B in new COVID-19 funding — here are 3 healthcare stocks that could be poised to pop The healthcare sector received a lot of investor attention during the early d...
Most Voters Don’t Believe Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act Will Actually Alleviate Inflation, Poll Suggests
Topline Most voters don’t think the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden Tuesday, will actually help address inflation, a new poll from Morning Consult suggests, finding som...
Inflation Reduction Act would send $80 billion to the IRS. Tax experts say it may not be enough to help the backlogged agency.
For roughly a year, Jonathan Baer watched a paper folder full of tax-related paperwork slowly grow as he chronicled his effort to claim his 2020 tax refund. The attempts included upwards of 40 phone c...
House passes Inflation Reduction Act: What Democrats’ bill does for climate, drug prices and taxes
Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act passed the House of Representatives in a 220-207 vote on Friday after clearing the Senate last weekend, and with it, some big changes could be coming to key sectors ...
House Passes Democrats’ Ambitious $430 Billion Climate And Health Bill
Topline The House of Representatives voted 220-207 to approve the $437 billion Inflation Reduction Act on Friday after months of torturous negotiations among Senate Democrats that finally resulted in ...
Dems’ Reconciliation Package Obscures Obamacare’s Failures With Taxpayer Cash
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 07: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) gestures, walking out of the … [+] Senate Chamber, celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduct Act at the U.S. C...
‘Student-loan socialism’ — Republicans blast Biden’s debt-forgiveness move, as Democrats praise his ‘effective action’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday made his long-awaited announcement on federal student loans, saying his administration plans to cancel $10,000 in debt per borrower for individuals making under $125,0...