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Bernie Sanders’s Vote on Gaza Genocide Forces Senators to Go on the Record
Today, US senators will be forced to record for posterity whether they condone US enabling of the genocide in Gaza.
Trump Claims He’s for “Free and Open” Press. His Past Actions Say Otherwise.
Trump's attacks on the media include recently musing that he wouldn't mind journalists being killed during his rallies.
Can Trump Bypass Congress to Install His Cabinet Picks? Experts Weigh In.
"It would be something that would be unprecedented in American history,” said one expert.
Walmart and Other Companies Say Trump’s Tariffs Will “Obviously” Raise Prices
The president-elect is planning on imposing a baseline tariff on all foreign-made goods.
One of the Largest Unions in the US Backs Sanders Bid to Block Israel Arms Deal
The Senate is slated to vote on the landmark resolutions on Wednesday.
Trump and Allies Plot Cuts to Medicaid, Food Stamps to Fund Tax Cuts for Wealthy
Polling shows that most Americans would oppose cuts to either program.
Germany and US Are in a Race to the Bottom on Suppressing Pro-Palestine Speech
Both countries are adding to the transnational toolkit used to crack down on activists speaking out against genocide.
Trump Is Filling His Cabinet With Loyalists Prepared to Gut Federal Agencies
Trump’s cabinet picks set the stage for corporations to run roughshod over the US public amid rampant deregulation.
House Again Moves to Pass “Nonprofit Killer” Bill Giving Trump “Unchecked Power”
The bill follows the “same playbook” as governments that “crush dissent” around the world, Oxfam warned.
Trump Picks Project 2025 Coauthor to Lead the FCC
Brendan Carr will chair the agency that regulates TV, radio and internet service providers.