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The 5 Worst GOP Food Stamp Amendments (And The Democratic Response)

The House will debate a variety of amendments to the farm bill on Wednesday, including one that would replace the bill"s $20,5 billion in cuts to food stamps with cuts to farm subsidies. In contrast with that amendment, sponsored by Rep.

U.S. House Wants 'Sustained Human Presence On the Moon and the Surface of Mars'

MarkWhittington writes "Politico reports in a June 18, 2013 story that House Republicans have added a Mars base to its demands for a lunar base in the draft 2013 NASA Authorization bill.

Decline and fall: how American society unravelled

Thirty years ago, the old deal that held US society together started to unwind, with social cohesion sacrificed to greed. Was it an inevitable process or was it engineered by self-interested elites?

In or around 1978, America's character changed.

House Republicans pass bill to criminalise some abortions

Act would jail doctors for up to five years for abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy but is unlikely to become law

The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday night that would jail doctors for up to five years if they performed an abortion on a woman after 20 weeks of pregnanc

This One Paper Explains Why Republicans Are Losing On Economics

Have conservatives learned their lesson from the 47 percent debacle? A new paper from arguably the most influential conservative economist in the country, titled “In Defense Of The One Percent,” suggests no.

How Republicans Who Took Millions In Farm Subsidies Justify Cutting Food Stamps

The House plans to vote this week on a farm bill that cuts nearly $21 billion from food stamps, and several members who support the cuts have benefited significantly from the various forms of farm subsidies provided by the same legislation.

Teachers Need A Louder Voice In Setting Education Policies

Chelsea Straus is the Special Assistant for the Pre-K-12 Education Policy team at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.

Hundreds Of Faith Leaders Arrested For Protesting Conservative Policies In North Carolina

Our guest blogger is Jack Jenkins, a Senior Writer and Researcher with the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative. Republicans and Tea Party conservatives have long peddled themselves as America"s moral compass, citing scripture as they propose regressive laws and policies.

Boehner has doubts about immigration

Under pressure from House conservatives opposed to comprehensive immigration reform, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday, "I don't see any way of bringing an immigration bill to the floor that doesn't have majority support of Republicans.

Marco Rubio's immigration reform push wins GOP establishment loyalty Harry J Enten

Immigration reform has enabled Senator Rubio, once a Tea Party poster-boy, to reposition himself deftly for a 2016 presidential run

On Monday, Politico reported that "With immigration, Marco Rubio risks DC insider label.