Sergeant First Class Cory Hicks suffered severe shrapnel wounds and underwent multiple emergency surgeries due to Trump's Iran war.
The Pentagon downplayed his injuries, telling his wife they were "minor."
Today I introduced legislation to require that the minimum wage be a living wage. $25 an hour is what’s required for a full time worker to pay their bills, and we shouldn’t accept that full time work leaves people living in poverty.
You can’t claim to fight waste, fraud, and abuse while looking the other way as Trump hands millions in no-bid contracts to his crooked Mar-a-Lago buddies.
If Republicans were serious about accountability, they’d investigate the waste and fraud inside this administration.
Asylum is a human right.
The Supreme Court just gave the Trump Administration the green light to strip protections from hundreds of thousands of people seeking refuge from war, violence, and persecution.
Sending families back into danger is not justice. It's cruelty masquerading as policy.
It will be at least 40 years before our loved and lovely America recovers from the wounds this selfish, stupid, and ego-driven man has inflicted. That it will recover seems certain to me, but it will leave scars.
BREAKING: Jon Husted has voted for the 11th consecutive time against ending the reckless war in Iran. He continues to send Ohio taxpayers' dollars overseas while raising gas and grocery prices.
Kanew: “Local media reports these things happen, but they never specifically say how our senators voted… @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty just voted to keep the war going. That should be a headline all over Tennessee. It’s not.”
BREAKING: A federal judge has granted Katie Phang’s motion for a preliminary injunction in the Epstein files case, ordering the Trump administration to take additional steps toward transparency.
The ruling requires the administration to defend its redactions, produce additional records, and publish the disclosure log required by law while the case moves forward.
It is with great sadness that I learned about the aftermath of the earthquakes in Venezuela and the loss of life they have caused. Our condolences go out to all affected families. I wish a speedy recovery to everyone injured and strength to all those searching through the rubble and working to save lives.
Ukraine hopes that the world will find ways to help the Venezuelan people in this tragic situation, and we stand ready to assist – our first responders could join the search-and-rescue operations. We are now in communication with the Venezuelan side and the Europeans, awaiting the response to our proposal.
Folks in Toledo shouldn’t be paying double for the same prescription someone in Toronto gets for half the price.
It’s time we make it illegal for drug companies to rip off Americans and make sure the same pills cost the same price.
First, Vivek Ramaswamy called Ohioans lazy and mediocre. Now, he urges Ohioans who are struggling with the cost of living not to wallow in “envy, jealousy, and bitterness” over his billions of dollars.
The good people of Ohio deserve better.
Ossoff: Congressman Collins is known even among Georgia Republicans for his low integrity and his poor character. There's a reason that Governor Brian Kemp worked so hard to try to deny Mike Collins the nomination.
He's a bigot and an antisemite who is under federal investigation for the illegal misuse of tax dollars.
Everybody wants to make the midterms more complicated than they need to be. Trump promised to make everything cheaper. Instead, he made everything more expensive. That’s why Republicans are going to lose big.