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Senate Reaches Health Care Reform Agreement

Congress Scheherazade - December 20, 2009 79

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is now confident that he has the sixty votes needed to proceed with cloture for H.R.3590. The Senate...

The Public Option Flatlines

Congress AdLib - December 14, 2009 387

Rachel Maddow just mentioned and the AP feed here at The Planet also presents the story that the Senate Dems meeting on health care...

Let’s talk NFL and health care

Congress javaz - December 7, 2009 30

From the time we are in grade school and then go onto high school, we all learn that sports is big business. You’re either one...

The House That Rome Built

Congress AdLib - November 9, 2009 12

Hey fellow members, here is the latest bitingly satirical piece by AntiChrist (I'm going to have to add a gallery to The Planet to...

Some Interesting Stats Re Congressional Reps/HC Industry Dollars

Congress nicole473 - November 8, 2009 55

I put together some charts/stats based on a table in the Washington Post. My charts and conclusions are based on all of the reps...

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What’s in the Trump Policy Bill?

We take a closer look at some less discussed provisions. [...]

The Republicans in Congress Who Are Opting to Self-Deport From Washington

Feeling out of step with President Trump’s G.O.P., Senator Thom Tillis and Representative Don Bacon are deciding to retire. [...]

Elon Musk Promises a New Political Party if Republicans Pass Trump’s Policy Bill

The billionaire and former Trump adviser suggested that if the domestic policy bill passed, he would swiftly form a new “America Party” and back primary challenges to Republicans. [...]

‘Horror Show’ at Detention Facility, and the Dollar’s Big Drop

Plus, three new teams for the WNBA. [...]

California Rolls Back Its Landmark Environmental Law

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers scaled back a law that was vilified for its role in California’s housing shortage and homelessness crisis. [...]

The Dollar Has Its Worst Start to a Year Since 1973

It has continued to slide even as President Trump has backed down from his tariff threats and the U.S. stock market has recovered from its losses. [...]

As Debt Piles Up, Countries See Fiscal Relief as Political Leverage

With developing nations crushed by unaffordable borrowing and Washington on the sidelines, some leaders are brokering debt forgiveness deals. [...]

Bryan Kohberger, Suspect in Idaho Student Murders, Accepts Plea Deal

Bryan Kohberger, a former criminology student, is charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. Prosecutors said they had reached a plea agreement that avoids the death penalty. [...]

Restaurant Review: Acamaya in New Orleans

In her first review as our new critic, Tejal Rao visits Acamaya, where the chef Ana Castro is writing the latest chapter in the city’s rich culinary story. [...]

Appeals Court Weighs Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act for Deportations

The case is likely to be the first to reach the Supreme Court on the substantive issue of the president’s invocation of a rarely used wartime law. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

Politics of the Day

Politics of the Day [...]

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Two dead in Italy as heatwave scorches much of Europe

A number of European regions recorded their highest temperatures on the final day of June. [...]

Danish women to face conscription by lottery

The 18 year olds will join males in a lottery that could require them undergo a period of service. [...]

Trump global aid cuts risk 14 million deaths in five years, report says

The figure from the Lancet, a leading medical journal, includes 700,000 child deaths globally a year. [...]

US Senate holds marathon overnight vote on Trump's 'big beautiful bill'

Senators are debating a nearly 1,000-page bill that is pivotal to President Donald Trump's domestic agenda. [...]

US-Israeli backed Gaza aid group must be shut down, say 130 charities

The call from some of the world's top aid organisations and charities comes after reports of soldiers killing hundreds of of Palestinians at aid sites. [...]

Thai prime minister suspended over leaked phone call

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended as the constitutional court considers a petition for her removal. [...]

Father jumps off Disney cruise ship to save daughter who fell overboard

Crew members were able to quickly rescue the pair, who were on the last day of a Disney cruise to the Bahamas. [...]

Is RFK Jr's divisive plan to Make America Healthy Again fearmongering - or revolutionary?

The most powerful public health official in the US is reviled by some medics - but even some of his critics accept that he is bringing drive to healthcare areas that have long been neglected [...]

Turkey arrests journalists over alleged cartoon of Prophet Muhammad