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Trump Backs House GOP Bill Slashing $1 Trillion From Medicaid and Food Stamps
Republicans are cutting Medicaid “to pay for tax breaks for the richest 1 percent of Americans,” one organization noted.
Utah Bill Would Disenfranchise Rural Native Residents, Critics Warn
The proposal comes despite the vast majority of Utah voters being confident in the current vote-by-mail system.
Trump’s Attack on Agencies’ Independence Aims to Spark Legal Fight, Experts Say
Robert Weissman of Public Citizen called the executive order “illegal” and “profoundly dangerous.”
J.D. Vance Met With German Neo-Nazi Party Leader Alice Weidel
Vance also gave a speech in Munich, hypocritically scolding Europe's leaders for many actions Trump has engaged in.
Acting Social Security Commissioner Resigns Amid Pressure From “DOGE”
“There is no way to overstate how serious a breach this is,” one critic of “DOGE's” work said.
Princeton Students Behind Gaza Solidarity Encampment Head to Trial
Despite intimidation from the university, the activists are defending their right to protest for Palestinian liberation.
Trump Openly Suggests on Social Media He’s Above the Law, Raising Alarm
It’s the latest brazen signal that he doesn't recognize limits on his authority to impose his far right agenda.
Tribal Organizations Say Trump’s Mass Layoffs Have Life-or-Death Consequences
Opposition mounts to the layoff of thousands of workers in health, education and other key tribal programs and agencies.
“DOGE” Government Website Was Temporarily Alterable by Pretty Much Anyone
Elon Musk has made numerous unverified and false claims that his DOGE project has unearthed “fraud.”
Prosecutors Resign Over Trump Ordering DOJ to Drop Case Against NYC Mayor
The DOJ had ordered the case against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped following weeks of his cozying up to Trump.