Senate Democrats unveil tax proposals as budget debate heats up
Senate Democrats unveiled new revenue proposals Thursday as the state Legislature prepares to negotiate a 2025-27 budget and ...
US Senate Democrats call on Trump Medicare nominee Dr. Oz to pay $400,000 in avoided taxes
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician nominated by President Donald Trump to oversee the government's Medicare and Medicaid ...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders rally Democrats, calling for a party that 'fights harder'
The two progressive lawmakers kicked off the western part of their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour Thursday, with stops in Nevada ...
Democrats aim to close multi-billion dollar budget gap
Senate Democratic budget leaders have unveiled a plan to generate $17 billion in new revenue over the next four years, aiming ...
Here Are the Senate Democrats Who Helped Republicans Avert a Shutdown
Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...
Schumer defends vote to avert shutdown and his position as Senate Democratic leader
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defends his vote with Republicans to keep the government open and his position as leader ...
How some Senate Democrats sided with Republicans to vote against government shutdown
The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine ...
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Senate Democrats want details on DOGE and DHS attempts to access IRS data
The IRS reportedly rejected the broad requests for taxpayer information, but the lawmakers worry recent actions have “left ...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Democratic Party needs to fight harder while rallying with Bernie Sanders
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday didn’t reserve her criticism for Republicans while calling for change, saying ...
Government shutdown averted as Democrats help Senate approve GOP spending bill
Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...
WA Senate Democrats look to raise taxes on the wealthy, lower state sales tax in budget proposal
Washington Senate Democrats are proposing new taxes on the wealthy to combat a projected $13 billion budget deficit.
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Tax the rich, cut sales tax: WA Democrats gear up for budget talks
The second largest proposal would replicate Seattle’s “JumpStart” tax, which taxes large companies based on their highly paid employees’ earnings. Democrats' proposal would impose a 5% tax for ...