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The four letters that could sink the GOP’s megabill

2 weeks ago | couriernewsroom.com | Michael Jones

By Michael JonesMoments after the House Ways and Means Committee wrapped a 17-hour markup of its portion of the GOP megabill—legislation meant to enshrine President Trump’s second-term agenda—Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) posted a photo of then-candidate Trump waving from a McDonald’s drive-thru window. Presumably, it was a corny attempt to own the libs. But Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), one of Smith’s GOP colleagues, didn’t find it amusing.
The domino effect of cutting SNAP during a trade war

3 weeks ago | couriernewsroom.com | Michael Jones

By Michael JonesHouse Republicans will decide this week whether to make poor Americans more hungry by restricting access to food. As they prepare to mark up their portion of a GOP megabill to enact President Trump’s legislative agenda, proposed cuts to SNAP wouldn’t just hurt families by limiting their ability to use SNAP to purchase food—they’d ripple through the farm economy, triggering layoffs, shuttering small-town grocery stores, and destabilizing already vulnerable rural communities.
Robert Weiner: The Trump Administration is Set on Solving a Nonissue - and Millions Could Lose the Right to Vote

1 month ago | couriernewsroom.com | Robert Weiner

By Robert WeinerJust recently, a federal judge blocked portions of Donald Trump’s executive order meant to overhaul our nation’s voting system. The court was right to do so. The president’s order was nothing more than a reckless sham solution in search of a problem. Many aspects of voting in this country need reform—voter suppression laws, discrimination, and illegal purges of voting rolls, among others. Despite much fevered rhetoric, fraud and noncitizen voting are far down that list.
Why reconciliation bills are always a mess

1 month ago | couriernewsroom.com | Michael Jones

By Michael JonesThis week was supposed to be a big one for House Republicans. Three committees that are responsible for most of the $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and $1.5 trillion in spending cuts were set to publicly debate and approve their portions of a megabill built around President Donald Trump’s legislative priorities.
The phrase quietly reshaping Trump-era policy battles

1 month ago | couriernewsroom.com | Michael Jones

By Michael JonesHarvard University has spent centuries guarding its place at the pinnacle of American academia. But this spring, it found itself defending something even more fundamental: its right to think freely. In a sharp escalation of its war on perceived liberal bastions, the Trump administration threatened to strip Harvard of nearly $9 billion in federal funding unless it restructured its hiring practices to foster greater “viewpoint diversity”—a term officials framed as a call for balance.
Shaughnessy Naughton: How [Not] To Make America Great

1 month ago | couriernewsroom.com | Shaughnessy Naughton

By Shaughnessy NaughtonWhen I think about what makes America great, beyond our founding principle of “all men are created equal”, I think of our role as a world leader in health and education. As Americans we should be truly proud of the investments we have made in both that have led us to where we are today. Our advancements in science have led to healthier, longer lives; cures and treatments to previously lethal diseases, like measles; and even the creation of lives through IVF.
Trump’s tax promises come with a catch

1 month ago | couriernewsroom.com | Michael Jones

By Michael JonesWhile Congress was on recess last week, key House Republican leaders and aides began drafting a sweeping legislative package that slashes the social safety net, boosts defense and border security, overhauls energy policy, and extends the 2017 Trump tax cuts—while raising the debt limit by up to $5 trillion.
Democrats can’t decide how to fight Trump’s tariffs

1 month ago | couriernewsroom.com | Michael Jones

By Michael JonesGovernors lobby administrations all the time to secure policies that benefit their states. So Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s trip to Washington last week—to advocate for jobs in the Great Lakes State, push for funding for a local military base, and warn against indiscriminate tariffs—wasn’t supposed to be all that noteworthy.
Denny Carter: Democrats are Luring Momentum to their Side

1 month ago | couriernewsroom.com | Denny Carter

By Denny CarterLike a Supreme Court justice defining pornography, I know momentum when I see it. I’m not talking about the vague, hazy idea of momentum that for many sports fans exists as a law of the universe, corralled by one team before being snatched by another for no particular reason.
How Democrats got their groove back

2 months ago | couriernewsroom.com | Michael Jones

By Michael JonesThe country witnessed “Hands Off!” protests across all 50 states, with demonstrators voicing opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies, as well as the influential role of Elon Musk within the government. Like the 2017 Women’s March and other early Trump-era protests, the Hands Off! movement drew massive crowds nationwide and internationally.