Scores of Democrats are calling for Americans to receive refunds on expenses incurred from President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, which were struck down by the Supreme Court on Friday. “The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs, but this ruling won’t undo the damage to Americans paying higher prices on everything from groceries to housing,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D…
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The Trump administration’s ongoing effort to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cost Americans nearly $20 billion in just a year, according to a report released Monday as Democratic lawmakers and campaigners marked the anniversary of the White House’s hostile takeover and gutting of the CFPB. The new report was assembled by Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee led by Sen.
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The most important resistance to the Trump regime this year has come from grassroots activism. While millions have rallied and continually demanded strong opposition to fascistic policies, congressional Democrats have lagged far behind. Nowhere has the gap been more evident than in the Senate, where Chuck Schumer remains the minority leader despite his obvious failures to meet the historic moment.
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The Trump administration is reportedly looking to dramatically reduce the number of people who visit Social Security field offices across the United States, a plan that Democratic lawmakers warned is yet another scheme to disrupt and ultimately cut benefits. Nextgov/FCW viewed internal Social Security Administration (SSA) planning documents showing that the agency is aiming for “no more than…
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New legislation in California is poised to rein in the financialization of healthcare — part of a growing trend of states taking action while federal legislation struggles to move forward. On October 6, California enacted legislation (Senate Bill 351) that restricts financial firms’ ability to influence how physicians in practices they own treat patients. It prohibits the firms from setting…
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Republican Sen. Tim Scott (South Carolina) blocked a bill seeking to stop President Donald Trump’s unprecedented $20 billion bailout of Argentina and its far right government on Tuesday, with Democrats criticizing Republicans’ priorities as Americans languish under GOP cuts to social programs. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) tried to pass the No Argentina Bailout Act on Tuesday…
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