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Senate Republicans mobilize to block border bill: ‘This will not pass’

Senate Republicans are poised to obstruct the much-anticipated bipartisan border package released Sunday by negotiators, which includes heightened asylum restrictions and gives President Biden the authority to suspend the bill on an emergency basis. By Monday night, the bill appeared to be in flames as Republicans argued in a closed-door leadership meeting that they don’t Read More

Biden responds after Trump calls for an ‘immediate’ presidential debate

President Biden responded to former President Trump’s challenge to an “immediate” debate on Monday. Trump had issued the challenge during a Monday radio appearance with conservative commentator Dan Bongino, saying a debate would be “good” for the country. “I’d like to debate him now because we should debate. We should debate for the good of Read More

Trump crushing Biden in small dollar donations as Biden courts the wealthy

President Biden is trailing significantly behind former President Trump in the number of small dollar donations their campaigns received in 2023, according to federal data. Small dollar donations are a key indicator of overall enthusiasm for a candidate, and the Trump campaign received some 668,000 donations of less than $200 last year. Meanwhile, Biden’s campaign Read More

Nebraska GOP lawmakers propose bills intertwining religion with public education

Conservative lawmakers in Nebraska introduced several bills on Monday to intertwine religion with public school curriculum. The bills presented to the state Legislature’s education committee include a measure to give parents more control over their local school’s library books and curriculum, and another bill that would allow public school students to receive school credit for Read More