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How Is the Trump Family Profiting From the New Cryptocurrency Memecoin?
Journalist Eric Lipton discusses Trump and his allies’ cryptocurrency schemes, Elon Musk’s operations, and more.
DOGE’s Illegal Takeover Pulls From Fascist Playbooks
When we see a parallel government taking shape, we should not refrain from calling fascism what it is.
Trump’s Approval Rating Dips 8 Points After Issuing Dozens of Executive Orders
Vice President J.D. Vance has errantly suggested that federal judges have no right to review executive branch actions.
In Egypt, US Has Slashed Humanitarian Aid But Maintained Military Spending
Though USAID helped some Egyptians, it also always put “America first,” local development sector workers say.
White House Revoked Access to AP for Refusing to Comply With Censorship
The move “plainly violates the First Amendment,” AP’s executive editor said.
Omar Slams Musk for Slashing Cancer Funding While Keeping SpaceX Contracts
“Greedy billionaire trying to ripoff the American people pretending to be altruistic is all I see,” the lawmaker said.
A Third DOGE Staffer’s Racist and Misogynistic Online Footprint Comes to Light
Edward Coristine created URLs that promoted racism against Black people and sexual violence against women and children.
Right-Wing Group ALEC Publishes Its Own Project 2025 — for the States
The agenda targets regulations and public education, bolsters fossil fuels, curtails voting rights, and more.
Trump Embraces Authoritarian Playbook of Hungarian Dictator Viktor Orbán
Princeton professor Kim Lane Scheppele points out that Orbán was actually involved in the design of Project 2025.
Amid Other Pro-Trump Moves, Google Maps Makes “Gulf of America” Name Change
Google also recently removed Black History Month and Pride Month from its calendar app.