Patrick Cockburn

Who knew a year ago that a scintillating Maine campaign could be a national spark plug to a new progressive movement?

A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.

A federal appeals court dismissal leaves intact a ruling that found the Trump administration’s freeze on wind approvals unlawful, preserving state clean-energy investments as new data shows renewable power growing despite political and legal headwinds.

Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.

Democratic senators are pressing the president to say whether he would veto benefit cuts, as the program’s 2032 funding deadline becomes a flashpoint in the fight over retirement security.