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The single most important pro-labor speech of the shutdown was not given by AOC

Bob Hennelly
The country was convulsed by shutdown finger-wagging and one lone voice called for a general strike. it wasn't AOC

Why Cardi B’s politics matter

Nicole Karlis
Cardi B refuses to be silenced, proving the best way to neutralize right wing trolls is to "dog walk" them

Elizabeth Warren’s “wealth tax” proposal is popular — and Donald Trump had it first

Sophia Tesfaye
Can Elizabeth Warren can sell her bold new plan to tax the rich? Why not? Everybody loves it — except the rich

Why aren’t hedge funds required to fight money laundering?

Heather Vogell
An effort to make big investment funds abide by the same rules that banks and brokerages follow has bogged down

Trump zeroes in on surprise medical bills in White House chat with patients, experts

Emmarie Huetteman
Trump has often railed against high prescription drug prices

Donald Trump caves to Democratic demands by announcing a deal to end his historic shutdown

Shira Tarlo
The shutdown, which entered Friday into its 34th day, became the longest budget impasse in U.S. history

Trump’s EPA has a light touch when it comes to punishing polluters

Nicole Karlis
Over the last two decades, EPA civil penalties averaged more than $500 million. Last year's were just $72 million

The Trump administration wants to tighten SNAP work requirements, bypassing Congress

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Fewer people getting SNAP benefits can lead to more skipped meals

Trump’s shutdown causing irreparable long-term damage to national parks, says expert

Matthew Rozsa
Lack of services, maintenance, may have lasting destructive effects on national parks, says reporter Wes Siler

Air traffic controllers, forced to take second jobs, warn of “unprecedented” shutdown risk

Igor Derysh
PIlots, flight attendants and air traffic controllers warn of dire consequences as unpaid workers reach exhaustion

“The View” co-host Meghan McCain tries to pin the blame for Donald Trump’s shutdown on Democrats

Brendan Skwire
Her dogged efforts to blame President Trump’s shutdown on “both sides” gets obliterated by co-host Sunny Hostin

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the only House Democrat who voted against a bill to end the shutdown

Shira Tarlo
She explained in an Instagram Live video that she did not vote for the bill because it "included ICE funding"

Donald Trump’s SOTU fiasco: Historians say it’s unprecedented

Matthew Rozsa
Historians tell Salon that Trump's State of the Union implosion is completely "without precedent"

Billionaire Wilbur Ross confused by hungry government workers: “I don’t really quite understand”

Shira Tarlo
Trump tried to downplay the shutdown's impact last month by falsely claiming that unpaid workers were "Democrats"

Nancy Pelosi knows how to exploit Trump’s sexism — and she’s totally owning him

Amanda Marcotte
Trump has no idea how to deal with women who aren't there to serve him. Pelosi is working that perfectly

Meet the Democrat who wants to cave: Minnesota congressman says let’s give Trump his wall

Matthew Rozsa
Crack in the wall? Rep. Collin Peterson says House Democrats should capitulate to Trump and end shutdown

Caving to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Donald Trump agrees to delay State of the Union

Shira Tarlo
Trump described his decision as the "prerogative" of Pelosi, who blocked him from delivering the annual address

Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell have a plan. Or do they?

Terry H. Schwadron
Two Senate bills to end the government shutdown, but neither is expected to pass

Tax refunds may be delayed as hundreds of IRS workers skip work over shutdown

Igor Derysh
IRS employees are calling in sick in large numbers, along with TSA workers, prison guards and meat inspectors

Federal employees are suing the Trump administration for forcing them to work for free

Michael Arria
The workers argue that it’s illegal to compel federal employees to work with no pay

Donald Trump’s disapproval rating hits record high amid government shutdown and Russia probe

Shira Tarlo
57% of voters disapprove of Trump's job performance — and only 7% approve funding a border wall to end the shutdown

House Speaker Pelosi won’t allow Trump to deliver his State of the Union address until shutdown ends

Shira Tarlo
"The House of Representatives will not consider a concurrent resolution . . . until the government has opened"

Donald Trump’s shutdown threatens to derail tax refunds as IRS employees skip work

Matthew Chapman
If the shutdown continues, taxpayers relying on their refund could find themselves in a financial bind

Trump informs Pelosi of intention to deliver State of the Union address despite government shutdown

Shira Tarlo
It's unclear how Trump would address lawmakers, as the House and Senate have not yet passed a concurrent resolution
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