Trump EPA rolls back protections from toxic forever chemicals in drinking water
Amid pressure from chemical and utility industries, the Trump administration weakens key PFAS drinking water regulations—exposing millions to cancer-linked toxins.
GOP tax cuts for the rich advance as Republicans push record-breaking Medicaid and SNAP...
As House Republicans approve tax breaks for the wealthy, they simultaneously move to gut Medicaid and food assistance, rejecting all amendments to protect vulnerable Americans.
The Trump administration leaned on African countries. The goal: Get business for Elon Musk.
Senior State Department officials in both Washington and Gambia have coordinated with Starlink executives to coax, lobby and browbeat at least seven Gambian government ministers to help Musk, records and interviews show.
The Trump effect on elections globally
But with the recent election results in Canada and Australia, it’s possible to see the limits of Trump’s influence and the signs of a swing back to some semblance of normalcy.
Why the right really hates the Postal Service
It’s not about USPS’s efficiency or viability. It’s about equity and collective good, values that are anathema to predatory capitalism.
The MAGA Movement is Jonestown writ large
The reversion to primitivism bears a striking resemblance to the rise of the MAGA movement.
Medicaid on the chopping block: GOP budget advances as disabled protesters cry, ‘You will...
Republicans push deep Medicaid cuts in late-night sessions as disabled protesters are arrested, and millions face the loss of life-saving coverage.
‘This is where kids with cancer are’: Israel bombs Gaza hospitals, kills dozens as...
U.S.-backed Israeli strikes destroy hospitals in Khan Younis, killing patients, staff, and journalists as Gaza’s health system nears total collapse under allegations of war crimes.
How Medicaid helps to empower Americans and build a stronger nation
Americans fervently support Medicaid, in part because so many depended on it at one time or know someone who survived because of it.
Trump’s energy secretary denies freezing federal funding, asks, ‘what does frozen mean’?
It’s not clear whether some projects will be entirely scrapped by the new administration—and if so, what criteria the DOE plans to use as it decides which projects should survive.