Topic: congress
Congress Would Pass Its Own Medicaid Work Test on the First Line of a Pay Stub
The statute Congress wrote is met by hours or income. The income bar is $580 a month; a member of Congress earns $14,500. The comparison fails on the law’s own terms.
McConnell Was Told How to Vote. Nobody Reported He Voted No.
The prompting happened and is on the record. The claim that he nearly voted with Democrats traces back to no reporter who was there.
McConnell drew about $43,858 while absent because Senate pay ignores attendance
Three of the four claims in the viral McConnell graphic hold up on the roll-call record. The fourth fails on one word: the Senate has no paid leave for him to have taken.
Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Post: The “No Enrichment” Claim Doesn’t Match the Signed Deal
A real civil nuclear cooperation agreement was signed July 22, 2026 — but the deal Trump signed does not prohibit enrichment (it contains a pathway to an enrichment facility via a joint study, and…
Asleep at the Wheel: Trump’s Public Naps, Rubio’s Denial, and the Global Stage
Snopes confirms the cabinet-meeting footage is real, not satire. The Secretary of State told Congress he had never seen Trump fall asleep, then was shown the video.
AIPAC’s $209 Million Grip: Who Owns Congress, by Party
AIPAC spends 2.5x more per Democrat than per Republican but covers 99% of the GOP; both parties are captured through different mechanisms, and the actual lever is Democratic primaries.
The Pelosi Portfolio: Luck, Skill, or Inside Information?
Paul Pelosi’s trades beat the S&P 500 by 581% over four decades — with suspicious timing on Visa, Nvidia, Tesla, Microsoft, and Google that no investigation has ever explained.
AIPAC Spent $126.9 Million in 2024. Here’s Who Got It.
AIPAC spent $126.9M in 2024 across both parties, but its sharpest weapon targets Democratic primaries, while Israel-friendly bills still pass with overwhelming bipartisan support.