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Progressives Say Chuck Schumer Has Voted to “Surrender” to Trump and Musk
Waleed Shahid described the senator's vote for Trump's spending bill as an “utterly embarrassing strategic blunder.”
Proposed Lawsuit for Constitutional Convention Cites Petitions From 1789
A draft of a lawsuit circulating among some attorneys general claims states reached the two-thirds threshold in 1979.
Trump’s Attacks Are Designed to Exhaust Us. Here’s How We Fight Back.
Our fatigue under Trump is deliberately engineered. We must understand burnout as a tool of control in order to resist.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Teams Up With DOGE to Gut USPS
A planned reduction of 10,000 workers stoked fears that the US Postal Service is on a path toward privatization.
Trump Official Refuses to Say Whether He Thinks Protest Is “Deportable Offense”
The official said “we would have never let [Mahmoud Khalil] into the” US if he said he would participate in protests.
Trump’s Policies Show “Imperialism and Totalitarianism Go Hand in Hand”
Russian American writer M. Gessen discusses Trump’s agenda, a possible ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine, and more.
No Deal Yet Between Democrats and GOP as Government Funding Deadline Approaches
Republicans would need eight Democratic senators to join them to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government.
Escalation With Panama Exposes Finance Firms’ Role in US Rivalry With China
As Trump orders the military to look at “reclaiming” the Panama Canal, companies like BlackRock stand to profit.
Trump Threatens 200 Percent Tariff on European Alcohol
“Trump is escalating the trade war he chose to unleash,” one European trade minister said.
Support for Mexico’s President Soars as She Jockeys With Trump Over Tariffs
Claudia Sheinbaum claimed a win in talks with Trump, but it came at a cost, with migrants paying much of the price.