Tag: Trump administration
The Trump takeover of the courts
This takeover of the federal bench is another assault on our democracy.
Report from McAllen, Texas: No one knows what will happen now...
"So it might be many months, and in some cases maybe over a year ... before parents before they even get a chance of sponsoring and seeing their children again."
Imperial president or emperor with no clothes?
Could Donald Trump’s trade wars lead to a Great Depression?
Affirming belief that waters are for drilling and pillaging, Trump erases...
New executive order revokes Obama-era policy put in place following Deepwater Horizon.
Could the formation of a Space Force be on Trump’s agenda?
“Space as a war fighting domain is the latest obscenity in a long list of vile actions by a vile administration."
Caged children and terrified infants: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee describes ‘acts...
"So what I saw was a crisis continuing. Not in the making – a crisis continuing."
US officially withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
The announcement comes on the heels of the U.N. human rights chief calling the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families "unconscionable."
Myths and facts: Trump’s separation of families and detention of children...
Media Matters has gathered and debunked the most common strains of misinformation attempting to whitewash the cruel and unusual practice.
Bravo, another global Trump triumph! Now grievance is universal
Bravo, Trumpers: you turned a transparently belligerent know-nothing into a wrecking ball presidency.
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How much sleep do I need? Why you can forget the eight-hour rule
Eight hours isn’t necessarily the magic number for sleep. Your age, body clock and individual needs all matter.
These women don’t trust politicians. They do trust Candace Owens.
The 19th interviewed half a dozen of her listeners, after a Media Matters report found her platforms grew 80 percent between January 2025 and March 2026 to roughly 10.9 million new followers.
A week after Eastport banned data centers for 180 days, federal regulators accepted the...
The developer cut the plan from 400 acres to 27 and from 51 megawatts to 15 after FERC found four deficiencies, and comments close October 19.
These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.
For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of treatable conditions.
U.S. Threatens New Economic War on Iran by Targeting China & Tehran’s Other Top...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent named the plan Operation Economic Outcast on Monday and set no timeline or list of countries, and sanctions historian Nicholas Mulder says the reach into Iran's oil buyers puts the U.S.-China trade truce at risk.