Trump pledges to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education; He doesn’t say why
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Following up to fulfill a campaign promise, President Donald Trump and his team are pledging to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
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Kaine among 24 Senate Dems voting to confirm election-denier to head the VA
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Twenty-four Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to confirm an election-denier who taunted Ruth Bader Ginsburg after her death in 2020 as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Earle-Sears cast vote to block right to contraception bill, which later passes State Senate
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Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears just voted herself into a political corner on the right to contraception issue.
Senate Democrats pretend to do something about withdrawal from Paris Agreement
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Donald Trump, for a second time, has withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, which puts us in the company of Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries in the world not part of the international agreement on climate change.
Senate Democrats make doomed effort to fight Trump tariffs: Get ready for higher costs
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Donald Trump is threatening the whole world with tariffs now, so that he can give his rich buddies another tax break. You’ll pay more for everything, but that’s OK – that’s what you voted for, and he told you ahead of time he was going to do this.
Mark Warner votes for Laken Riley Act: Must be gearing up for Senate re-election run
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Your first indication that U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is planning to run for re-election in 2026: he voted for the Laken Riley Act.
Senate passes Laken Riley Act, advancing Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda
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The U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act by a 64-35 margin on Monday, advancing a key item on the Trump administration agenda on Day 1 of his second term in the White House.
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, platform to shut down Sunday in U.S.
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TikTok will shut down operations of its social media platform in the United States on Sunday in compliance with a federal ban.
McClellan reintroduces legislation in U.S. House for drone use in wildfires
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Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan of Virginia joined Congressman Vince Fong of California this week in the reintroduction of the bipartisan ACERO Act.
Senate Democrats introduce healthcare affordability bill: Not just ‘concepts,’ but a real ‘plan’
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Donald Trump is still working on the concepts of a healthcare plan. Senate Democrats, now in the minority in the senior chamber, have a plan in place.
