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Dem Dilemma – Jail Trump or run against him?

The House of Representatives’ Select Committee investigating January 6, 2021 continues to hear testimony revealing previously unknown details about the events that led to the Capitol riot. As the live hearings progress, speculation has mounted about the possibility of bringing charges against former President Donald Trump. This raises a key question for Democrats: how indictments […]

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Biden now calls for dropping filibuster to put abortion rights into law

President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support making an exception to the filibuster — the 60-vote threshold in the Senate needed to pass most legislation — in order to codify abortion rights and the right to privacy through legislation passed by Congress. However, despite Biden’s newly announced support for the filibuster carveout, […]

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Supreme Court deals major setback to Biden’s green campaign

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lost some of its power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court represents a major setback to President Joe Biden’s climate plans. Environmental campaigners have reacted with dismay, one calling the ruling “judicial overreach”. The case against the EPA was brought by […]

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Biden asks Congress to pause gas tax

President Biden will ask Congress on Wednesday to suspend the federal gas tax until September as Americans across the country grapple with soaring prices as the pump. The president will urge members of Congress to institute a three-month federal gas tax holiday without stripping money from the Highway Trust Fund that finances highways and mass […]