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President Joe Biden on Thursday released his budget plan, which would raise taxes on the very rich and corporations in order to strengthen Medicare, invest in education and childcare, and lower drug prices—all while cutting $3 trillion from the federal deficit over the next decade. “When I grew up, trickle-down didn’t work for my family.…

President Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced a plan to boost Medicare funding by raising taxes on the wealthy and expanding the government program’s ability to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.  Biden’s plan would increase the Medicare tax rate on Americans earning above $400,000 from 3.8% to 5%, a move that the White House estimates would…

Speaking at a recreation center in Virginia last week, President Biden asserted that Republican lawmakers could put millions of Americans’ health care at risk if they continue to push for plans that include drastic spending cuts to key programs like Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Biden, who is set to release his budget…

Two years ago today, an armed mob incited by former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies attacked the United States Capitol in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election. The storming of the Capitol, which came at Trump’s direction and after two months of lies about a “rigged election,” left five people dead, hundreds…

Most Iowans want legal weed and so do seven in 10 Americans. It’s about as popular an idea as exists in modern politics, with majorities of virtually every demographic supporting legalization.  Now, one Senate candidate is making a renewed push for President Joe Biden to decriminalize marijuana, which would mark a major first step towards…

Tens of millions of Americans received life-changing news on Wednesday, as President Joe Biden finally announced his plan to cancel federal student loan debt, extend the moratorium on student loan payments again, and make systemic changes to ensure future repayment terms are far more fair for low- and middle-income borrowers. The announcement, which came after…

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s Secret Service detail was “screaming” as they tried to get the vice president out of the Capitol safely on Jan. 6, 2021 and so feared for their own lives that they radioed goodbyes to their family members. This revelation came from a former White House national security official, who testified…