Tag: Trump administration
What slashing the labor department budget by 21 percent would mean
“This is not so much a budget as an ideological statement.”
‘America first’ budget is unworthy of our nation
“We are struggling to save the soul of America.”
Trump’s war on the truth tellers
Trump is actively destroying the truth-telling institutions our democracy depends on.
U.S. Attorney fired after refusing Trump’s order to resign
“I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the U.S. Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life.”
How the Trump administration may be skirting its own ethics rules
The hiring of three former lobbyists to work in the White House raises questions about how the Trump administration is enforcing the president’s executive order on ethics.
Trump administration attempting to cut leading climate science agency budget
Deep budget cuts to the NOAA and other climate science agencies could threaten public safety and academic programs.
We must know the truth
This is the worst scandal involving the White House and a foreign power since Iran-Contra. Demand the facts.
Killer presidents
From Duterte to Trump, a new crop of populist leaders are reviving a tried and true method of demonstrating leadership – killing people.
A big day for Trump’s budget pick, Social Security – and...
“We have a president who ran on a set of principles that he would not cut Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid, yet he is nominating someone whose views are very, very different.”
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History tells us…there’s hope
The answer to “who can save our country?” is in the mirror.
We need to know how corporate Democrats made President Trump possible
Scrutinizing them now is vital not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible a clear focus on ways to prevent further catastrophe.
Sanders demands senate scrutiny of RFK Jr. over war on science
Senate Democrats say Kennedy has undermined scientific agencies as preventable diseases surge.
Just like a Hegseth (thank you, Mr. Dylan)
A display of manly leadership to justify a failing regime?
Ecuador agrees to pay Chevron after tribunal ruling as Amazon communities condemn ‘defeat for...
Ecuador’s plan to send $220 million to Chevron under an ISDS award draws fierce backlash from Indigenous groups, human rights advocates, and lawyers who say the ruling rewards corporate pollution.