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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Wealthiest Americans pay just 3.4% of income in taxes, investigation reveals - Politics

Wealthiest Americans pay just 3.4% of income in taxes, investigation reveals
Obama Was Right About Citizens United: The Supreme Court’s 2010 decision has opened the door to foreign money in U.S. elections.
Biden seems ' more open ' to canceling student debt broadly ' than ever before , ' Chuck Schumer says
Warren, Chu Say IRS Must 'Take On Wealthy Tax Cheats' and Stop Targeting the Poor
Trump should be charged. Don't let the House pass the buck.
Adam Kinzinger calls Marjorie Taylor Greene "idiot" over military remarks
Rep. Ilhan Omar: Accountability For Russia Means Abandoning U.S. ‘Hypocrisy’ | The congresswoman revealed a proposal to make America a member of the International Criminal Court and revoke a Bush-era measure that undermines it.
Likely primary challenger surges as Sinema promises corporate donors she’ll protect their tax breaks
Biden White House waives executive privilege for more Trump records
Texas Follows Through With Gross Stunt of Dumping Migrants in D.C.
Democrats Are Doing Basically Nothing to Counter the GOP’s ‘Pedophile’ Attacks
Air Force offers to move military families impacted by state anti-LGBTQ laws
Wait times at Texas-Mexico border exceed 5 hours thanks to Gov. Abbott's truck inspections
Greg Abbott faces fire for busing migrants to DC: ‘This is kidnapping’
When You're a Colossal Dick for the Sake of Being a Colossal Dick | House Republicans torpedoed a measure to honor a trailblazing Black judge in Florida because he once enforced the First Amendment.
Beto O'Rourke seizes the offensive as Greg Abbott's policy causes massive backups at the border
Fired over CRT: Missouri high school teacher accused of teaching "critical race theory" loses job
Greg Abbott’s D.C. Migrant Bus Is a Dehumanizing Political Stunt

Wealthiest Americans pay just 3.4% of income in taxes, investigation reveals

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 01:26 PM PDT

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Obama Was Right About Citizens United: The Supreme Court’s 2010 decision has opened the door to foreign money in U.S. elections.

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 12:00 PM PDT

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Biden seems ' more open ' to canceling student debt broadly ' than ever before , ' Chuck Schumer says

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 11:20 AM PDT

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Warren, Chu Say IRS Must 'Take On Wealthy Tax Cheats' and Stop Targeting the Poor

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 01:35 PM PDT

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Trump should be charged. Don't let the House pass the buck.

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 03:19 PM PDT

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Adam Kinzinger calls Marjorie Taylor Greene "idiot" over military remarks

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 11:24 AM PDT

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Rep. Ilhan Omar: Accountability For Russia Means Abandoning U.S. ‘Hypocrisy’ | The congresswoman revealed a proposal to make America a member of the International Criminal Court and revoke a Bush-era measure that undermines it.

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 02:16 PM PDT

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Likely primary challenger surges as Sinema promises corporate donors she’ll protect their tax breaks

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 09:02 AM PDT

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Biden White House waives executive privilege for more Trump records

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 01:43 PM PDT

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Texas Follows Through With Gross Stunt of Dumping Migrants in D.C.

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 11:14 AM PDT

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Democrats Are Doing Basically Nothing to Counter the GOP’s ‘Pedophile’ Attacks

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 07:34 AM PDT

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Air Force offers to move military families impacted by state anti-LGBTQ laws

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 12:20 PM PDT

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Wait times at Texas-Mexico border exceed 5 hours thanks to Gov. Abbott's truck inspections

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 01:05 PM PDT

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Greg Abbott faces fire for busing migrants to DC: ‘This is kidnapping’

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 03:08 PM PDT

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When You're a Colossal Dick for the Sake of Being a Colossal Dick | House Republicans torpedoed a measure to honor a trailblazing Black judge in Florida because he once enforced the First Amendment.

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 09:30 AM PDT

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Beto O'Rourke seizes the offensive as Greg Abbott's policy causes massive backups at the border

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 02:14 PM PDT

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Fired over CRT: Missouri high school teacher accused of teaching "critical race theory" loses job

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 12:25 PM PDT

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Greg Abbott’s D.C. Migrant Bus Is a Dehumanizing Political Stunt

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 09:47 AM PDT

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Discussion Thread: Press Secretary Psaki conducts a press gaggle aboard Air Force One at 12:45 ET before President Biden delivers remarks in Iowa on lowering energy costs at 3:45 p.m. ET - Politics

Discussion Thread: Press Secretary Psaki conducts a press gaggle aboard Air Force One at 12:45 ET before President Biden delivers remarks in Iowa on lowering energy costs at 3:45 p.m. ET
Democrats Ask the IRS Why Tax Audits for the Poor Have Doubled
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Oklahoma Republicans Just Passed a Law Forcing a Woman to Have Her Rapist's Baby
Mark Meadows removed from NC voter roll amid election fraud investigation
GOP pollster says Republican lawmakers are 'laughing' at Trump behind his back because 'they think he's a child'
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Jared Kushner's deal with Saudi Arabia sure looks corrupt
Why So Many Conservatives Are Talking About ‘Grooming’ All Of A Sudden
Extremists like Marjorie Taylor Greene are the future of the Republican party
The Backlash Over Trump’s Dr. Oz Endorsement Shows His Hold on the GOP Is Slipping
Delays, closures and chaos mount at Texas-Mexico border crossings from new state inspections | U.S. Customs and Border Protection called the state inspections ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott “unnecessary” and said commercial traffic at the Texas-Mexico border has dropped 60% since they began.
100% Democracy: The case for universal voting - Brookings
Marjorie Taylor Greene says joining military is "throwing your life away"
Virginia GOP official resigns after he called for Pentagon chief to be lynched
South Dakota attorney general impeached over fatal crash
Herschel Walker Claims to Own Companies That Don’t Exist
Ted Cruz asked if he'd 'fellate another man' during Yale Q&A
‘A plot to destroy democracy’: civil rights group raises alarm at threats to US elections | US voting rights. State legislatures using gerrymandering, voter suppression, misinformation and intimidation to make voting more difficult
McConnell: ‘Actually possible’ for GOP to screw up midterms with ‘unacceptable’ candidates
Air Force Offers Help To Military Families Hurt By States' New Anti-LGBTQ Laws
The Real Reason Republicans Are Loading Their 2022 Campaign Ads With Guns. Conservative candidates have responded to the attack on the Capitol by doubling down on firearm worship and violent imagery to court their base.
Jared Kushner's Saudi payday: $2 billion deal with prince came months after exiting White House
Biden to unveil five new judicial nominees, bringing total to 90

Discussion Thread: Press Secretary Psaki conducts a press gaggle aboard Air Force One at 12:45 ET before President Biden delivers remarks in Iowa on lowering energy costs at 3:45 p.m. ET

Posted: 12 Apr 2022 08:36 AM PDT

Press Secretary Jen Psaki is en route with President Joe Biden to Iowa as part of the administration's recently-announced "Rural Instrastructure Tour". Biden is currently scheduled to deliver remarks at 2:45 Central (3:45 ET) touting the infrastructure bill passed last November and, per the Associated Press, will announce that the administration will "suspend a federal rule preventing the sale of higher ethanol blend gasoline this summer".

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