Friday, October 23, 2026

Tag: Trump administration

New tariffs on Chinese goods exempt American clothing industry, business motives...

Experts aren’t convinced that this administration isn’t shaping public policy around personal business motives.

A tale of American hubris

Or five lessons in the history of American defeat.

If Trump isn’t the best democratic plant . . . then...

The anti-president wreaks GOP havoc.

What happens when a few volunteer and the rest just watch

The American military system dissected.

Betsy DeVos needs an education on ethics

The student loan sharks who prey on veterans and single moms have a friend in Trump's education secretary.

Massive broadcast merger between Sinclair, Tribune has many worried about propaganda

The Sinclair-Tribune merger would bypass the congressional cap set at 39 percent, but because of an FCC loophole, only a portion of Sinclair’s current stations are considered in the count.

The truth about an untethered Trump

We’re entering a new and more dangerous phase of Trump’s “divide and conquer” strategy, splitting the nation into warring camps.

A record-breaking number of females running for House in 2018 midterm...

With a total of 309 females who have filed candidacy papers to run for the House, it surpasses the record of 298 set in 2012.

Gunboat diplomacy and the ghost of Captain Mahan

Is the U.S. and China and the U.S. spawning a new great power naval rivalry?

How ‘Black Panther’ sees the world

Black Panther offers three alternatives to the current global status quo.

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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Photo: Daderot (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

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.
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.
The Department of Education headquarters in Washington. Photo: G. Edward Johnson / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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.
An I Voted sticker. Photo: NMGiovannucci / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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.