Haris Alic
Articles by Haris Alic
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts: GOP AGs mobilizing challenges against Biden’s vaccine mandate
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said Sunday that Republican attorneys general from across the country are mobilizing court challenges to President Biden's vaccine mandate. Published September 12, 2021
Justice Stephen Breyer warns Democrats against court-packing: ‘People will lose trust in the court’
Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer on Sunday warned Democrats to jettison the idea of court-packing, saying it would destroy the public's trust in the judicial branch. Published September 12, 2021
Manchin doubles down on opposition to $3.5T spending package: Democrats ‘will not have my vote’
Sen. Joe Manchin III reiterated Sunday his opposition to President Biden's $3.5 trillion spending bill. Published September 12, 2021
Manchin throws cold water on Dems’ push to prod utilities off fossil fuels: ‘It makes no sense’
Sen. Joe Manchin III signaled Sunday that he opposes a key climate change provision in President Biden's $3.5 trillion spending bill. Published September 12, 2021
Senate Dems float corporate tax hikes, penalties on stock buybacks to pay for $3.5T spending bill
Two senior Democratic senators suggested several corporate tax increases on Friday to help pay for President Biden's massive $3.5 trillion expansion of the federal safety net. Published September 10, 2021
‘Carrot and stick’: Democrats eye big incentives, fees to prod electric companies off fossil fuels
House Democrats on Thursday added an ambitious program to President Biden's $3.5 trillion social welfare package that would phase out fossil fuels in electricity generation. Published September 9, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Budd says Biden stacking Education Dept. with activists ahead of loan forgiveness review
Rep. Ted Budd is accusing the White House of stacking the Education Department with politically motivated activist lawyers ahead of an ambitious reshaping of student loan cancellation rules. Published September 8, 2021
Pelosi says ‘negotiations’ could trim Biden’s $3.5T spending bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused on Wednesday to rule out lowering the final amount of President Biden's massive party-line expansion of the social safety net. Published September 8, 2021
‘Totally irresponsible’: Pelosi slams GOP for threatening to oppose debt ceiling extension
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized congressional Republicans on Wednesday for threatening to oppose an extension of the federal debt ceiling, arguing that such an act is "totally irresponsible." Published September 8, 2021
Voters in House battlegrounds oppose Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending package by double digits
A new poll found that President Biden's $3.5 trillion expansion of the federal safety net is viewed unfavorably by voters in battleground congressional districts across the country. Published September 7, 2021
AFL-CIO courts new generation to shore up liberal membership in post-Trumka era
The AFL-CIO is charting a new direction after the death last month of longtime union President Richard Trumka, but questions linger over whether the union can prevent further defections from its rank-and-file members, who increasingly vote Republican. Published September 6, 2021
Teamsters eye new leadership for battle to unionize Amazon
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will have a new leader for the first time in more than 20 years as the union takes on its biggest adversary in generations: Amazon Inc. Published September 5, 2021
Dems block bid to stop Biden’s $3.5T bill from sending taxpayer money to countries with slave labor
House Democratic have rejected legislation to stop President Biden's $3.5 trillion social welfare bill from benefiting countries that use slave labor, such as China, through the federal government's transition to an all-electric vehicle fleet. Published September 3, 2021
Manchin urges ‘strategic pause’ on $3.5 trillion Democratic spending bill
Sen. Joe Manchin III urged Congress on Thursday to take a "strategic pause" before considering President Biden's $3.5 trillion party-line spending package over concerns about inflation. Published September 2, 2021
McConnell dismisses GOP’s Biden impeachment chatter: ‘That’s not going to happen’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday dismissed the notion that President Biden would be impeached over the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, arguing that a Democratic-controlled Congress would never allow it. Published September 1, 2021
House Dems eye scrapping fossil fuel subsidies to pay for $3.5T spending package
House Democrats are eyeing a repeal of all federal subsidies for the fossil fuel industry within President Biden's massive $3.5 trillion spending package, arguing that the move is needed to not only pay for the proposal but also combat climate change and advance "racial justice." Published September 1, 2021
AFL-CIO open to backing primaries against pro-filibuster moderate Senate Democrats
The AFL-CIO's new president said Tuesday the union umbrella organization was open to cutting off funding or even supporting primary challenges for moderate Senate Democrats opposed to jettisoning the filibuster. Published August 31, 2021
House GOP urges Dems to delay $3.5T spending package amid domestic, foreign woes
House Republicans urged Democrats on Tuesday to postpone consideration of President Biden's $3.5 trillion expansion of America's social safety net, arguing that Congress instead should address the nation's mounting foreign and domestic woes. Published August 31, 2021
Top House Oversight Republican doubles down on ‘IRS Snowden’ probe
The top Republican on the House Oversight Committee is pressing for answers in the leak of private tax information of some of America's wealthiest individuals, which ProPublica published this year. Published August 25, 2021
House advances Biden’s $3.5 trillion liberal wish list; Pelosi beats moderate Dems in power play
The House on Tuesday advanced President Biden's $3.5 trillion expansion of America's social safety net, overcoming an insurgency by moderate Democrats that tested Speaker Nancy Pelosi's grip on her caucus. Published August 24, 2021
