Congress
Obama rolls out budget plan he says will protect workers
February 3, 2015President Obama says his proposal for the year starting October 1 would, if enacted, enhance retirement security and improve worker protections for millions of people.
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“Wicked”: Boehner invitation for Netanyahu slammed from all sides
January 27, 2015Netanyahu is once again meddling in American politics and the Republican party is siding with a foreign country over our own president.
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Year-end legislative rush may produce little for workers
December 11, 2014Congress' year-end rush to approve a massive spending bill for the rest of fiscal 2015, and to extend a hodge-podge of special tax breaks, may produce little for workers.
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“I can’t breathe” march on Washington to protest police killings
December 9, 2014The storm will hit this week when eight mothers of unarmed Black men killed by police will testify Dec. 10 in a House hearing sponsored by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich.
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Nuclear deal with Iran would be historic achievement
November 18, 2014Like all compromises, there may be parts of this deal that some Americans may like and others may not like.
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