Politics
This week in history: The Presidential Succession Act signed in 1947
July 17, 2017The implications of this Act are today the subject of great concern in light of ongoing investigations of the sitting president.
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Democratic rep urges turnout tomorrow for Resistance Summer Day of Action
July 14, 2017"Let's hit as many doors and reach as many voters as we can. There's too much on the line not to go all-in."
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Senate GOP health bill could cost nearly a million jobs
July 13, 2017A study from the Commonwealth Fund says the GOP's replacement for Obamacare could cost 919,000 jobs in less than a decade.
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Steelworkers hit Trump EPA plan to kill chemical protections
July 12, 2017Now that Scott Pruitt's in charge of EPA, he's not suing it any more. Instead, he’s yanking its rules that would protect people.
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State budget struggles affect workers: Four now solved – even Illinois
July 10, 2017Workers and their allies overcame right wing obstructionism to solve four state budget crises in the first week of July – but not without some hair-raising episodes.
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