Tag: government accountability
Social Security data allegations spark investigation into Trump’s DOGE initiative
A whistleblower complaint now under federal investigation alleges that a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer attempted to remove and share highly sensitive Social Security data, raising serious questions about government data security and oversight.
Delays and dysfunction: How Trump’s FEMA overhaul failed Texas flood victims
As deadly floods ravaged Texas, FEMA’s response was stalled by political interference, bureaucratic delays, and personal oversight from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—leading to the resignation of a top official.
Millions face delays as Trump administration ends Social Security phone verification
A new policy eliminating phone verification for Social Security benefits threatens to overwhelm field offices, cut off vulnerable recipients, and accelerate efforts to privatize the system.
Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of illegally fired federal...
Judge William Alsup rules that the Trump administration illegally fired thousands of federal workers, calling the mass terminations a “sham” designed to bypass legal protections, while unions and advocates celebrate a major victory for labor rights.
Is America’s $1 trillion defense budget defensible amid economic struggles?
Bernie Sanders challenges America’s staggering military budget, calling for reforms to address fraud, waste, and misplaced priorities.
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Speeding up the ‘kill chain’: Pentagon bombs thousands of targets in Iran using Palantir...
The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI targeting programs in Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
Searching for solace in a nuclearized world
The nightmare of Fukushima 15 years later.
Big Oil profits surge as Democrats push windfall tax tied to Iran war
Lawmakers and advocacy groups propose taxing fossil fuel windfalls as war-driven price spikes hit American households and deepen inequality.