Ruthless Senate GOP Blocks Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Mar 11, 2020 Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the bill would guarantee all U.S. workers 14 days of paid sick leave during a public health emergency. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

GOP Senator Says Deal Is Set on Payments to Health Insurers

By Alan Fram / AP Oct 17, 2017 Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., says he has reached an agreement with his Democratic counterpart on resuming federal payments that Trump blocked last week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In Politics, Does Evidence Matter?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Dec 9, 2014 Whatever your views, you should want government programs to achieve what they set out to do. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Who Cares About the Value of Work?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 1, 2014 Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., favors a minimum wage increase to $10.10 an hour, but she also has other ideas that would help Americans at the bottom of the income structure to earn more. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘The Daily Show’s’ John Oliver Celebrates the Budget Deal

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2013 Some are calling it a "Christmas miracle," but most can see the agreement reached by congressional negotiators after four years of living in a budget-less country is much ado about nothing. Except senior political correspondent John Oliver, who argues that the bipartisan budget is comparable to the Civil Rights Act. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Raw Deal

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 12, 2013 About the only good thing that can be said about the budget deal just patched together by House Republican budget chair Paul Ryan and Senate Democratic budget chair Patty Murray is that the right-wing Heritage Foundation and the Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity oppose it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Congressional Negotiators Announce Budget Ahead of Schedule

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 11, 2013 Not only did Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., manage to reach a budget deal, but they did it ahead of schedule. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )