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Biden’s Rural Broadband Program May Become Casualty of Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign
Funds for the program could be diverted to Elon Musk's satellite internet company, Starlink.
Investors From China Are Secretly Buying Stakes in Elon Musk’s SpaceX
The military contractor allows such investment through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say.
Postal Workers Defend USPS Against DOGE Attack
DOGE is helping the postmaster general hack away at workers' retirement and a regulatory commission he doesn't like.
Trump Order Cites National Security to Attack Collective Bargaining Rights
The president is trying to strip hundreds of thousands of federal workers of union representation and labor protections.
Puerto Rico Protests Against Higher Ed Cuts Follow Long Fight Against Austerity
The university showdown is the latest chapter in a decades-long struggle against austerity on the archipelago.
Trump and DOGE’s Attacks on CFPB Will Help Financial Industry Prey on Consumers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is meant to protect us from predatory finance. That’s why Trump wants it gone.
Trump’s Economic Agenda Could Push the Housing Crisis Over the Edge
Organizers say desperate tenants are being pushed to the brink of revolt as Trump slashes assistance.
As DOGE Mauls Social Security, Profit-Hungry Private Equity Is Swooping In
Three private equity veterans are weaseling their way in, reportedly on the orders of the presumptive SSA commissioner.
Judge Orders Thousands of Fired Federal Employees to Be Reinstated Immediately
The order also bans Trump’s Office of Personnel Management from advising any federal agency on which employees to fire.
DOGE’s Cuts to HUD Will Make It Harder to Afford Housing, Exit Homelessness
Department of Housing and Urban Development funds have been disrupted, sometimes through means that are likely illegal.