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GOP tax cut for rich and corporations in trouble in Senate
December 15, 2017The Republican leadership is still determined to ram through their tax cut package, but they are hitting some roadblocks just before the finish line.
Read moreSenate adds management lawyer after Trump names union buster to NLRB
September 27, 2017Emanuel’s ascension gives the board, which governs labor-management relations in the private sector and in some parts of the public sector, a 3-2 GOP majority, at least for now. Board Chairman Philip Miscimarra, a Republican, will...
Read moreRepublican Senate leadership unable to scuttle debate on U.S. wars
September 13, 2017Rand Paul, libertarian and one-time GOP presidential hopeful, threatened to paralyze the Senate unless Mitch McConnell allowed debate on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Read moreSenate prods Trump to move against white supremacist groups
September 12, 2017The measure pushes Trump “to do more than track” racist attacks and actually counter them with a coordinated government response.
Read moreHealthcare protest portends “hell to pay” if Senate GOP bill passes
June 22, 2017"We will lie down on the railroad tracks to stop this,” promised Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).
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