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Trump State Dept. Reportedly Halts All Foreign Aid — Except to Israel and Egypt
“State just totally went nuclear on foreign assistance,” said one official.
Senate Dems Still Have Tools to Fight Trump’s Appointees. Will They Use Them?
Democrats will have to cohere around a unified strategy if they want to have any chance at blocking Trump’s worst picks.
Israel’s Netanyahu Says Musk “Unfairly Smeared” for Salute Embraced by Neo-Nazis
“Elon is a great friend of Israel,” Netanyahu said.
Milwaukee Meteorologist Fired for Calling Elon Musk’s Gesture a “Nazi Salute”
Musk has promoted antisemitic and white nationalist content online, and has endorsed a neo-Nazi party in Germany.
DOJ Halts All Civil Rights Cases Following Trump’s Directives
Trump “is quickly implementing Project 2025 and is targeting all minorities,” said researcher Allison Chapman.
Big Oil Spent $445 Million to Influence 2024 Elections
In April, President Donald Trump had requested that Big Oil spend $1 billion to help him win the 2024 election.
Building a Better World in Trump’s Term Seems Difficult, But It’s Not Impossible
Let’s work toward a world where people’s needs are met with real programs, not diversionary rhetoric and false promises.
Report: Average Net Worth of Trump’s Top 10 Economic Advisers Tops $500 Million
Trump's economic team is a “recipe for disaster,” according to Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director David Kass.
Trump Budget Nominee Says He’s Proud of Legislation That Doubled Extreme Poverty
Project 2025 architect Russell Vought suggested it should be a model to be applied to other federal programs.
“Citizens United” Allowed 44% of Trump’s Election to Be Funded by 10 Megadonors
The ruling affords billionaires unprecedented political power as the rest of us pay the price, says an expert.