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Spanberger won't rule out taxes on gym memberships, streaming services: 'Should be discussed'

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., leaves door open to taxing services like gym memberships, digital subscriptions and dog grooming in a recent ABC interview.

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Pay-to-play cycle behind GOP's corporate tax cuts exposed in new report

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Pay-to-play cycle behind GOP's corporate tax cuts exposed in new report

Major American corporations that benefited from tax cuts enacted last year by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are donating to the campaigns of GOP lawmakers who made the windfall possible.A report published Friday by Unrig Our Economy spotlights seven House Republicans who voted for the sprawling and unpopular GOP budget package, which extended tax breaks for corporations and wealthy Americans while inflicting unprecedented cuts on Medicaid and federal nutrition assistance—with disastrous consequences for millions of low-income families across the country.Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), one of the lawmakers featured in the new report, has received campaign donations from corporate PACs representing 3M, Amazon, Walmart, AT&T, and other companies that collectively received billions of dollars in tax breaks from the Republican law, which restored a provision allowing businesses to immediately write off new investments.Amazon saw its US income taxes fall by more than half last year due to the GOP law, even as the company’s profits grew. Unrig Our Economy noted that Amazon, whose PAC donated thousands to the Republicans spotlighted in the new report, has an effective federal tax rate of 1.37% following enactment of the budget law.Miller-Meeks, who has received at least $57,000 in donations from the PACs of companies that benefited from the 2025 law, issued a statement Thursday bragging about supporting “the largest tax cuts in American history,” not mentioning that the benefits will disproportionately flow to profitable corporations and the richest people in the country.“Thanks to the Republican tax law, corporations are receiving tax breaks, House Republicans are getting campaign cash, and working families are getting stuck with the bill,” the report states.Another Republican lawmaker featured in the report, Rob Bresnahan of Pennsylvania, received $2,500 in campaign donations from the PAC of FirstEnergy, which reaped $500 million in depreciation deductions thanks to the GOP tax law.“Bresnahan voted to give FirstEnergy hundreds of millions in tax breaks even after the company raised utility prices for his constituents,” Unrig Our Economy’s report observes.The report also points out that Bresnahan “owned stock in every single one” of the companies who contributed PAC money to his campaign following passage of the Republican budget package last summer.“This comes after Bresnahan has already faced scrutiny for dumping stock in Medicaid providers and selling off bonds in Pennsylvania hospitals before voting to slash Medicaid and put rural hospitals at risk,” the report notes.Leor Tal, Unrig Our Economy’s campaign director, said in a statement that “one year ago, House Republicans ripped away healthcare and food assistance from millions of Americans, so that corporations could get massive tax breaks.”“Now, many of those companies are dishing out PAC money to the Republicans listed in this report,” said Tal. “Republicans in Congress sold out many of their own constituents to help corporations get even richer. It’s time that House Republicans step up, do the right thing, and start fighting for working Americans—not giant corporations.”

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NYC Mayor Mamdani discusses American exceptionalism and "forces of division" in America 250 speech

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NYC Mayor Mamdani discusses American exceptionalism and "forces of division" in America 250 speech

Mayor Zohran Mamdani gave a speech sitting behind the George Washington desk at City Hall on Friday morning to mark America's 250th birthday.

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The Supreme Court ruled seven years ago. Taxpayers are still paying the price

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The Supreme Court ruled seven years ago. Taxpayers are still paying the price

In June 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Thomas that Tennessee’s two-year residency requirement for alcohol retailers was unconstitutional. This marked the first time since the 2005 Granholm v. Heald decision that the Supreme Court directly addressed the relationship between the 21st Amendment and the dormant Commerce […]

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Most Supreme Court rulings are secretive votes with little justification

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Most Supreme Court rulings are secretive votes with little justification

The Supreme Court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in secret

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Mamdani vowed city buildings would follow his 78-degrees rule, investigation finds otherwise

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Mamdani vowed city buildings would follow his 78-degrees rule, investigation finds otherwise

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise that all NYC buildings would be set to 78 degrees appears to be yet another lie. In a post published […]

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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Super Subbu’ On Netflix, An Indian Comedy Where A Man Is Sent To A Remote Village To Teach Sex Education To The Kids Of Traditional Parents

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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Super Subbu’ On Netflix, An Indian Comedy Where A Man Is Sent To A Remote Village To Teach Sex Education To The Kids Of Traditional Parents

How do you teach sex education in a village that tied the last sex ed teacher to a tree?

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Democrats stay quiet on next steps after Supreme Court transgender sports ruling

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Democrats stay quiet on next steps after Supreme Court transgender sports ruling

Democrats remain largely silent on legislative next steps after the Supreme Court ruled states may bar transgender athletes from girls sports teams.

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Congress plans to ‘reign in’ birth tourism scams after SCOTUS ruling

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Congress plans to ‘reign in’ birth tourism scams after SCOTUS ruling

Congress is planning to crack down on birth tourism after the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling preserved birthright citizenship. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that […]

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