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Tenants in Properties Linked to Jared Kushner Fear Lift of Eviction Ban
Residents of housing complexes owned by Trump's son-in-law struggled with aggressive evictions long before the pandemic.
Trump’s EPA Wants to Weaken Science-Based Rules for Toxic Air Pollutants
Environmental groups fear the agency will cave to pressure from state regulators and chemical industry groups.
Homelessness Could Rise 45 Percent in One Year Due to Unemployment Crisis
A new study estimates that about 250,000 people could be left homeless as a result of layoffs in the wake of COVID-19.
Cuomo Denounced for Order Sending Thousands of COVID Patients to Nursing Homes
Republicans and the Trump administration are not the only ones to blame for unnecessary deaths during the pandemic.
Secretive Right-Wing Nonprofit Plays Role in COVID-19 Organizing
A shadowy right-wing nonprofit is helping coordinate coronavirus response strategy and promoting the lockdown protests.
Immigrants Jailed by ICE Are Winning Court Battles to Get Free
Organizers inside and outside ICE detention are fighting to get people free, and they’ve succeeded hundreds of times.
Trump Condemned for Praising Noted Anti-Semite Henry Ford’s “Good Bloodlines”
The president has a storied history of making callous and insensitive comments about Jewish people in the past.
Trump Says He Will Not “Close the Country” If Second Wave of Virus Hits
Some health experts are warning that the country is ill-prepared for a second wave of the disease.
GOP “Plot to Gut Social Security Behind Closed Doors” Gains Steam in COVID Talks
A proposal by Sen. Mitt Romney alarmed advocates who warn the bill is a stealth attack on Social Security and Medicare.
Medicaid Providers Are Last in Line for Federal COVID Funding
Without immediate funding, many of the health facilities that serve Medicaid patients could close permanently.