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Trump Attempts to End NYC Congestion Pricing While Declaring Himself “THE KING”
The White House's Facebook page quoted Trump calling himself a king, then shared an image of him wearing a crown.
Bird Flu Looms as Trump’s Mass Firings Unleash Chaos at Public Health Agencies
Trump and RFK Jr. have moved to fire thousands of highly trained employees at the CDC and other agencies since Friday.
Musk’s Coup at the Treasury Has Been Ruled Illegal. Will That Stop Him?
An unelected IT task force is taking over the controls of government with no legal authority, putting us all at risk.
Mississippi Judge Orders Newspaper to Delete Editorial Critical of City
The action is an extraordinary violation of the paper's First Amendment press freedoms, one critic noted.
Let’s Learn and Live Lessons in Collective Survival Together
“We are really good at finding what's wrong with each other,” says author and podcaster Margaret Killjoy.
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.