Friday, October 23, 2026

Tag: Donald Trump

How 300 billionaires poured $3 billion into the 2024 elections

A tiny fraction of donors supplied nearly one-fifth of all federal campaign spending as billionaire influence surged to unprecedented levels.

After loneliness

Left for dead in Donald Trump's America; could communal life stir?

Trump’s Iran war costs $1 billion a day while hospitals close...

Critics warn the administration’s military campaign could fund food aid and healthcare for millions of Americans already struggling with rising prices.

US-Israel strikes on Iranian oil depots trigger environmental disaster and historic...

Bombing of energy infrastructure in Tehran sparks toxic rainfall warnings, record crude price surge, and accusations of war crimes as fires and smoke engulf Iran’s capital.

Documents reveal a web of financial ties between Trump officials and...

ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.

Why guns?

From personal power to autocracy in Donald Trump's America

Netanyahu says Iran assault ‘is not an endless war’ as US...

Officials reject “endless war” comparisons while warning of harsher strikes and acknowledging additional losses.

Critics challenge Trump administration’s shifting case for war on Iran

Critics challenge Trump administration’s shifting case for war on Iran

Trump’s plan for strikes on Iran carries major risks—and the US...

The geopolitical consequences and political price will be his to bear, but could affect us all.

Trump’s tariff move risks prolonged economic chaos

The United States remains an economy governed by decree and challenged by decree—a superpower struggling to define who is in charge of its checkbook.

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Protesters outside the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, the day of the Dobbs decision. Photo: John Brighenti / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs

Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
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Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule

The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
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CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion

The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
The emergency entrance of Shands Starke Regional Medical Center in Starke, Florida. Photo: Michael Rivera / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws

The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.
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FDA tells court abortion pill review will not finish until after the election

A federal judge paused Louisiana's lawsuit in April and ordered the agency to act with all deliberate speed. The Supreme Court has kept telehealth and mail access in place.