Tag: budget
Trump-GOP budget bill would give top 1% over $1 trillion in...
New ITEP study shows a sweeping Republican measure delivers nearly seventy percent of its benefits to the wealthiest households while gutting Medicaid.
GOP budget standoff deepens as internal revolt stalls Trump’s $3.3 trillion...
Senate hold-outs cite draconian Medicaid and SNAP cuts while a new CBO score warns the measure will add $3.3 trillion to the debt even as Republican leaders race to meet Trump’s July 4 deadline.
Ominous history in real time: Where we are now in the...
This article is adapted from the new edition of Norman Solomon’s book “Made Love, Got War,” just published as a free e-book.
Without single GOP vote, Senate approves $3.5 trillion budget blueprint
"The president and the Democratic caucus are prepared to go forward in addressing the long-neglected needs of working families, and not just the 1% and wealthy campaign contributors."
Letting the Pentagon loose with your tax dollars
Creating a national insecurity state—spending more, seeing less.
Trump would cut TANF by $21 billion, impose harmful spending restrictions
This budget would halt states’ progress and encourage them to withdraw critical supports to families in poverty.
What the Trump budget says about the administration’s health priorities
With defense spending largely untouchable, health programs and other social support systems will likely bear the brunt.
Trump budget proposal reveals regressive environmental priorities
The White House’s 2021 federal budget proposal eliminates several important programs and slashes funding for others—like the Endangered Species Act.
House Democrats allocate $50 million to study gun violence
While funding for this type of study hasn't been allocated in more than two decades, gun violence prevention organizations and doctors' groups have sought this money to address gun violence.
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Trump ramps up denaturalization push with 2026 quota targeting naturalized citizens
Internal USCIS guidance reportedly calls for 100 to 200 denaturalization referrals per month, signaling a sharp escalation that experts say collides with legal limits and historical practice.
How the charter school industry’s newest scheme could be ‘the death of public schools’
A charter school “shitstorm” in Florida shows how the industry intends to take over public education.
House vote advances SPEED Act as 11 Democrats join Republicans to weaken NEPA protections
Climate and frontline groups warn the permitting bill would gut public oversight, fast track polluting projects, and undermine one of the nation’s foundational environmental laws.
Trump’s ‘warrior dividend’ raises questions about funding, housing support, and care for service members
The president announced $1,776 checks for about 1.5 million troops before Christmas, but reporting shows the money was repurposed from congressionally approved housing funds rather than a new benefit.
Holiday shoppers are flexing political power through big boycott campaigns
Genocide in Gaza, raids on immigrants and attacks on DEI have spurred urgent calls to boycott companies like Home Depot, Target, Chevron and Microsoft.