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Trump Inaugural Chair Sought Profit From Connections to Administration
Federal prosecutors are now conducting a wide-ranging probe into the nonprofit that ran the inauguration.
The State of the Resistance
People are mobilized, and intersecting resistance has come to define grassroots activism in the era of Trump.
Ocasio-Cortez: Attack on Socialism Shows Trump Is Scared of Progressives
Republicans and many Democrats rose and enthusiastically applauded Trump's attack on socialism during his SOTU address.
More Salt in Our Water Is Creating Scary New “Chemical Cocktails”
Salt played a key role in Flint, Michigan's water tragedy.
US Prisons Are Building Databases of Incarcerated People’s Voice Prints
The technology allows authorities to cross-reference the voices of individuals speaking to prisoners.
Climate Activists Shut Off Valves at Enbridge Lines 3 and 4
The activists are calling for “unprecedented and urgent” action to solve the climate crisis.
Trump Administration Wants to Deny Health Care to LGBTQ People
A conscience protection rule being considered would allow doctors to deny care on moral and religious grounds.
New Jersey Will Adopt a $15 Minimum Wage, But the Fight Isn’t Over
Farmworkers and workers who earn tips are excluded from the $15 per hour minimum guarantee.
With Private Care Push, Trump’s VA Bucks Lawmakers and Some Veterans Groups
The administration proposed new rules for allowing veterans to see private doctors, but the fiscal impact is unclear.
On Super Bowl Sunday, a Look at the NFL Money Blitzing Washington
The owners of both the Rams and Patriots have duked it out in the arena of political spending.