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Continue reading →: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in the GOP’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act”
Since it’s a Big, Beautiful Bill, it’s a big, beautiful blog post, folks. After facing weeks of gridlock in the Senate, the GOP’s One Big, Beautiful Bill Act passed in a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance acting as the tie breaking vote, before it went on to pass…
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Continue reading →: Trump Administration Proposes Change to the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 creates a list of species and their classifications and prohibits actions that “harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect” plants and animals on the verge of extinction. This policy is enforced by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the…
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Continue reading →: Is Messing with Our National Parks Trump’s Worst Idea?
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and environmentalist, Wallace Stegner once called America’s national parks, “the best idea we ever had.” From Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon to the Smokey Mountains, National Parks and public lands are more than just stops on the quintessential American family road trip. They are testaments to…
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Continue reading →: Democrat Josh Weil Runs for US House Seat in Special Election
While Republicans currently hold the majority in the House and Senate, Democrats have one last shining hope amid the gloom: special elections. Due to the resignation of Matt Gaetz in Florida’s 1st Congressional District and the appointment of Mike Waltz from Florida’s 6th Congressional District as the National Security Advisor…
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Continue reading →: Republicans in Senate and House Narrowly Pass Separate Budget Resolutions
Although the Trump Administration is well underway pushing through the Trump agenda with executive orders, Republicans in the US House and Senate are still battling bitter disagreements in attempt to pass one budget through both chambers of congress. Through an all-night Vote-A-Rama on February 21st, the Senate narrowly passed a…
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Continue reading →: How to Resist a Government Take-Over: A Guide for Americans
Hey. So, normally, I would be researching like a mad woman, reading article after article about the insanity that is politics right now in a desperate attempt to arm my readers with knowledge. And, while I will be arming you with knowledge, I will in no way attempt to justify…
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Continue reading →: Trump Makes Cuts to the Department of Education
As DOGE tears its way through the federal government, it would appear that the Department of Education is next on the chopping block for Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Musk and other DOGE employees have been operating at the Department of Education over the past two weeks and have specifically…
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Continue reading →: Trump Cuts Federal Workforce
In an effort to balance the federal budget and fund the tax cuts President Trump implemented in 2017 and promised to deepen, Trump is now acting to cut the federal workforce with a goal of reducing it by 10%. Since taking office, Trump has implemented a hiring freeze for federal…
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Continue reading →: The Trump Tax
The Trump 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced taxes in all brackets, and on the campaign trail, Trump promised to cut taxes even further, especially for corporations and the America’s most wealthy. But with this tax cut comes a loss of revenue for the federal government, something seemingly in…
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