Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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House Democrat presses Trump Jr.’s venture firm on Pentagon-linked deals

A blocked March subpoena over a rare earth company's Pentagon loan set the stage for a new letter demanding records by September 9.

The Trump Administration’s Plan for Protecting Consumers? Politely Ask Companies to...

Rather than investigate a buzzy fintech startup for throwing users’ accounts into chaos, the Russell Vought-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trusted that the company was “back on track.” Customers soon learned the hard way that this wasn’t true.
The U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Latest sanctions on Iran risk strengthening Tehran and undermining US credibility

Two London-based political scientists argue the sanctions could backfire, uniting Iran's government against outside pressure while costing the US diplomatic credibility abroad.

What Trump’s vaccine order says about his relationship with MAHA moms

The order seeks to reduce the number of routine vaccines recommended for children, and the mothers who campaigned for it stood beside the president at the signing.

“Tipping Point”: Ex-CDC Official Links Cyclospora & Measles Outbreaks to Trump’s...

The United States is facing a number of major disease outbreaks, from foodborne cyclosporiasis to vaccine-preventable measles.

Federal court orders EPA to enforce stronger soot pollution limits, rejecting...

Judge sets a February 2027 deadline for the agency to name communities breathing unhealthy fine-particle pollution, a step advocates say opens the path to cleaner air for tens of millions.

More than 400,000 immigrant children are facing deportation court without a...

New federal data shows a majority of children in deportation proceedings have no attorney, and legal-aid groups say recent funding cuts have made the problem far worse.

Civil rights groups sue HHS over records tied to $10 billion...

Advocates say the Trump administration must disclose how disputed fraud allegations involving Somali childcare providers became the basis for sweeping restrictions on federal aid.

Trump administration narrows Endangered Species Act protections by removing habitat destruction...

The administration has eliminated a decades-old definition of “harm,” making it more difficult to use the Endangered Species Act to stop projects that destroy critical wildlife habitat.

Trump administration activates never-used deportation court for first time in 30...

The Justice Department’s unprecedented filing before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court opens a little-known legal pathway that could expand executive deportation powers while relying on sealed evidence and limited public scrutiny.

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Trump conned by his own worst enemy: himself – and the fixated lunacy of...

Thus do clear MAGA victims of an unjust economic system make themselves double marks from an even worse, more costly betrayer.
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Photo: Daderot

Supreme Court opens term with Boulder climate case against Exxon and Suncor

Justice Samuel Alito recused himself, which leaves open a 4-4 split that would let the Colorado ruling stand.
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Climate Change Is Becoming a Pregnancy Hazard Worldwide, Survey Finds

Extreme heat is increasingly threatening pregnant women and newborn babies, with it affecting the health of both women and infants.
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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake just shook southeast Victoria. Here’s why we may expect more

There’s a reason why Gippsland gets so many earthquakes, compared to most of Australia.
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Trump’s ‘New Era of Animal Welfare’ Excludes Almost All Farm Animals

The administration’s agenda expands protections for some, but still excludes almost all of the 10 billion land animals farmed for food in the U.S. each year.