The Trump administration’s top prosecutor for Washington, DC, spoke last month at a Florida fundraiser, where he criticized the Justice Department’s prosecutions of people involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on Congress. The speech was attended by numerous January 6 defendants, including former members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia who are still appealing […]
What happens to the Venezuelans sent to El Salvador now? In March, President Donald Trump invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act—last used during World War II—to detain and remove alleged members of the gang Tren de Aragua without due process. The administration sent 238 men to a mega-prison in El Salvador as part of a […]
What Happens to the Venezuelans Sent to a Salvadoran Mega-Prison Now? Read Post »
One of the casualties of Tuesday’s massive purge of workers from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is an office dedicated to promoting healthy pregnancies. Most of the more than 100 employees at the Division of Reproductive Health lost their jobs this week, including some who conduct work mandated by federal law, according […]
Inside the “Vital” Office for Reproductive Health Gutted By Mass HHS Firings Read Post »
The GOP has come under fire for using an accounting trick to claim the proposed tax cuts would have no budgetary impact.
GOP’s Plan to Give Tax Breaks to the Rich Is Now Projected to Cost $7 Trillion Read Post »
Growing up, Austin Frerick recalls the fields of Iowa as lush and full of farm animals. Now, when he visits his hometown of Cedar Rapids, he sees a more barren landscape. The shift, or as he describes it, “the collapse of Iowa,” inspired the seventh-generation Iowan to look into the wealth and power that’s shaped […]
The Barons Who Rule What We Eat Read Post »
Trump’s announcement last night that he was placing high tariffs on countries around the world came after the stock market closed, but it drove stock futures dramatically downward.
The resolutions failed by a larger margin than in similar votes in November, with several Democrats flipping to “no.”
Only 15 Senators Back Sanders Bid to Block Arms to Israel as Gaza Deaths Top 50k Read Post »
Access to child care is already inadequate across the US. Trump’s funding cuts to Head Start will make it far worse.
Child Care Funding Cuts Will Compound Crises for Generations to Come Read Post »
The Trump administration’s threat comes as many school districts are preparing their budgets for the next school year.
Department of Education Threatens US Public Schools’ Federal Funding Over DEI Read Post »
Walid Khalid Abdullah Ahmad, who was 17 years old, is the first known child killed in an Israeli prison.
Palestinian Child Killed in Israeli Prison After Being “Systematically Starved” Read Post »
“Let’s be clear: Trump and his allies in Congress are cooking the books in broad daylight,” said one critic.
Senate Republicans Unveil Budget Blueprint to Deliver on Trump’s Agenda Read Post »
Maine’s Democratic Governor Janet Mills warned that the “rule of law in our country” is at stake.
USDA Suspends Maine Education Funds Over State’s Support for Trans Athletes Read Post »
