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Democrats Condemn Latest Trump Budget Request: “No Billionaire Left Behind”
The topline target of the Trump proposal aims to cut $163 billion from the 2026 fiscal budget.
Outcry Builds Over GOP Budget Rule Requiring Bond to Challenge Trump in Court
The provision will make it so only the well-to-do would be in a good position to launch legal challenges against Trump.
GOP Push to Ban State AI Laws Will Only Help Big Tech
The Republican budget bill blocking state regulations also allocates hundreds of millions in federal funds toward AI.
Bishop William Barber: GOP Budget Is a Form of Social and Political Murder
“The reason I use the word ‘murder’ is because they know that it’s going to cause death,” Barber says.
DOJ Charges New Jersey Congresswoman With Assault Following ICE Jail Visit
The baseless charges “should send a chill down the spine of every American," said Rep. Greg Casar.
Trump Signs Executive Order Delaying Negotiations for Prescription Drug Prices
One policy advocate described the move as “a total capitulation to the demands of drug corporation lobbyists.”
Big Oil Is Taking a Page From Gun Manufacturers’ Immunity Playbook
Oil giants are lobbying Congress for immunity against lawsuits over misleading public about dangers of fossil fuels.
Appalled at Funding Genocide, Over 2,000 US Taxpayers Turn to the UN for Redress
With no recourse in US courts or Congress, the Taxpayers Against Genocide movement pivots to UN Human Rights Council.
Trump Admin Fails to Reply to Queries From Congress on Citizens Detained by ICE
None of the dozen members of Congress who have written to the government with pointed questions have received a reply.
Bernie Sanders Demands a $17 Minimum Wage as Trump’s Tariffs Embarrass GOP
Hungry for an economic populism that challenges Trump, Democrats line up behind Sanders’s latest minimum wage push.