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Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), the House minority whip, called out Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) after he accidentally admitted Republicans want to "cut Medicare."
During a Tuesday interview on CNBC, Cassidy was asked how Republicans would pay for the trillions of dollars in tax cuts that President Donald Trump has demanded.
"If you add all that up, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said that that would cut revenue by somewhere between five and $11.2 trillion over the next 10 years," the CNBC host told the GOP senator.
Before any visible signs of political protest or activism appeared in “America’s Front Yard,” the sounds of cheers, applause, and the faint melody of Madonna’s Vogue echoed through the air, audible from blocks away. As the Capitol came into view and the crowd neared 3rd Street, small groups of people adorned in bright pink, blue, and white gathered along the pebble-covered pathways and the soft, lush grass of the National Mall. The sun peeked in and out of the clouds as the Transgender Day of Visibility Rally began.
None of the Democrats IâÂÂve highlighted in this series have been part of the leadership group. IâÂÂve chosen to focus instead on those less well known to voters and readers on Daily Kos. IâÂÂve decided to profile a member of the House Leadership in this entry, Katherine Clark, as few seem to know her, know her role, and she is rarely mentioned in diaries or comments on this site.
Former WBZ-TV meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski will be Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark's special guest at President Trump's joint address to Congress Tuesday night.
Given Republican control over the House and Senate, congressional action against Elon Musk encroaching on Americans' data is tough to enact, but Democrats on Capitol Hill nonetheless vowed to take action Thursday.
A tariff battle between the United States and China has begun, with new tariffs against the country being implemented overnight — and retaliatory tariffs being slapped onto U.S. goods.
China has announced tariffs of 10% to 15% on some U.S. products. Those tariffs are scheduled to take effect on Feb. 10.
This follows the 10% U.S. tariff on goods imported from China that went into effect at 12:01 a.m.
Meanwhile, U.S. tariffs on Canada and Mexico are paused for 30 days.
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark delivered an emotional testimony this week, sharing a personal plea amid a heated debate over the Republican-led "Born Alive" abortion bill, which was passed by the GOP-majority House Thursday.
The legislation seeks to criminalize certain medical providers in rare abortion-related scenarios.
The U.S. Congress formally certified Republican President-elect Donald Trump's election victory on Monday during a session presided over by Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the November contest.
The quadrennial ritual, clearing the way for Trump's inauguration in two weeks, went like clockwork and stood in sharp contrast to four years ago when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a failed bid to block the certification of then-President Trump's 2020 loss to Democratic President Joe Biden.
Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings that unfolded Monday without violence or mayhem, in stark contrast to the Jan. 6, 2021, violence as his mob of supporters stormed the Capitol.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., held onto the gavel Friday in a closely watched election. But, as expected, he did it without the help of the Bay State’s Capitol Hill delegation.
All nine Democratic members of Massachusetts' House contingent cast their ballots for U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., according to a tally published by The Washington Post.