NATIONAL POLITICS
100,000 families to see lower child care costs under new Biden policy
| March 4, 2024
Under the new regulations, child care copayments will be capped at 7% of a family’s income for those participating in certain federal child care programs, applications for these programs will be made more accessible, and child care providers will receive some much needed support.Video: Politicians Playing Doctor
| March 4, 2024
Republicans cave to Trump, block border security deal they demanded
| February 8, 2024
After years of claiming that border security was a “top priority” for them, House and Senate Republicans killed a long-awaited, bipartisan deal they insisted on amid pressure from former President Donald Trump.Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
| February 6, 2024
Trump is seeking to delay a trial until after the November election. If he were to defeat President Joe Biden, he could presumably try to use his position as head of the executive branch to order a new attorney general to dismiss the federal cases he faces or potentially could seek a pardon for himself.America’s ultra rich have $8.5 trillion in untaxed income thanks to this loophole
| January 11, 2024
Most American families must work and earn paychecks to support themselves, but many of the wealthiest Americans are able to live off unrealized gains thanks to a tax loophole that Republicans refuse to fix.Biden indulta a miles de estadounidenses condenados por posesión de marihuana
| January 3, 2024
El presidente Biden ha otorgado indultos ampliados para aquellos condenados por posesión simple de cannabis, intento de posesión simple de cannabis o consumo de cannabis en tierras federales y en Washington D.C. También concedió el indulto a 11 personas que cumplían lo que la Casa Blanca llamó sentencias “desproporcionadamente largas” por delitos de drogas no violentos. Las acciones del presidente no liberarán a ningún prisionero federal, pero eliminarán las barreras a la vivienda, el empleo y las oportunidades educativas para los condenados por esos delitos.
