Kelsey Snell
Stories
-
Politics
Republicans Pledge Unified Fight To Protect 2017 Trump Tax Cuts
The GOP is preparing to battle Democrats over plans to roll back portions of the tax cuts to pay for President Biden's infrastructure and stimulus proposal.
-
Politics
Liz Cheney Loses Leadership Post Upon House Vote
House Republicans voted Wednesday to strip Congresswoman Liz Cheney of her leadership post over her continued trashing of Donald Trump, illustrating the former president's stranglehold on the GOP.
-
Politics
House Republicans Prepare To Oust Liz Cheney
House Republicans are expected to vote Liz Cheney out from her ranking as number three because she continues to criticize former President Trump and call out his misinformation on the 2020 election.
-
Politics
Countering Biden, Senate Republicans Unveil Smaller $568 Billion Infrastructure Plan
The five-year spending outline is much more narrowly focused on traditional infrastructure than the president's sweeping proposal.
-
Politics
Sanders And Top Progressives Push To Make College Free For Most Americans
They are introducing legislation that would eliminate tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions for those from families earning up to $125,000 and make community college free for everyone.
-
Politics
Democrats Used To Run From Big Government Label; They're Now Embracing It
The pandemic, a changing party makeup and a softening approach to debt and deficit have combined to give the party space to embrace expensive policies that would have been unheard of a few years ago.
-
Politics
Biden, Democrats Bet On Bigger Government With Stimulus Bill, Infrastructure Plan
The core of the Democratic Party has worked to avoid words like redistribution and labels like socialist. But in the past three months many Democrats are embracing a new era of big government.
-
Politics
Ruling By Senate Parliamentarian Opens Up Potential Pathway For Democrats
The decision from the nonpartisan parliamentarian means Democrats could advance more of President Biden's agenda without the support of Republicans.
-
Politics
Democrats Say The Fight To Abolish The Filibuster Is About Protecting Civil Rights
Democrats say voter protections, police reform, climate change — virtually the entire Biden agenda — will be abandoned if the Senate does not abolish the filibuster.
-
Politics
Sen. Bernie Sanders Aims To Reshape A 'Rigged' Tax System
Independent Senator Bernie Sanders helped push Democrats to the left in two presidential campaigns. As chairman of the budget committee, he's working to drive the Democratic Party from the inside.