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House Republicans Reject Protections for Married Women in Vote on SAVE Act

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (D-OR) forced a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to address concerns over the Republican-backed SAVE Act, which she criticized as a thinly veiled attempt at voter suppression targeting women. The bill, introduced under the pretense of enhancing election integrity, would impose additional documentation requirements for […]

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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Rein in Presidential Tariff Powers, Restore Congressional Oversight on Trade

Amid growing concerns over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have introduced the Trade Review Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill aimed at restoring Congress’s constitutional authority over trade policy. The legislation seeks to limit the executive branch’s unilateral power to impose […]

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Trump Declares National Emergency, Imposes Sweeping Tariffs on Imports—Markets Plunge

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency and signed an extensive Executive Order on April 2, implementing sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” on nearly all imports entering the United States.  The executive order establishes a 10% baseline tariff on all imports with significantly higher rates for specific countries running trade surpluses with […]

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Trump Administration Freezes Federal Funding for Planned Parenthood

The Trump administration has frozen millions of dollars in federal funding allocated to Planned Parenthood and other organizations under the Title X family planning program. The decision halts $27.5 million in grants that support essential healthcare services for low-income individuals, including contraception, cancer screenings, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing. […]