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As Dems Mull Continuing Resolution, Sources Say Elon Musk Wants a Shutdown
A shutdown would actually make it easier for Musk's DOGE to fire more workers, one expert said.
Only 14 House Members Sign Letter Calling for Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Release
Lawmakers denounced the administration’s “assault on free speech” with Khalil’s detention.
Musk Suggests Billions in Cuts to Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare
The billionaire head of DOGE also baselessly suggested immigrants were being lured to the US by these programs.
Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Attempts to Deport Mahmoud Khalil
Trump is promising more arrests and deportations of students who have protested in support of Palestine.
ICE Arrest of Palestinian Grad Has Brought Fear to Columbia University Campus
Attacks on the Palestine protest movement have not been making anyone safer, says professor Joseph Howley.
Trump’s Cuts to USAID May Wipe Out Nearly a Tenth of Global Climate Finance
US contributions to international climate funds were already seen as low relative to its wealth and responsibility.
The GOP’s Budget Proposal Would Cut Medicaid. Most Oppose That Idea, Poll Finds.
More than 8 in 10 Americans want Medicaid spending kept the same or increased, a recent KFF poll shows.
Trump Nixes Collective Bargaining for Transportation Safety Administration Union
The Department of Homeland Security claimed that collective bargaining for TSA security officers “constrained” the agency's chief mission.
Women’s Day Marches Flood the Streets to Oppose Trump and Project 2025
Women and allies took to the streets from coast to coast Saturday for a “Unite and Resist” national day of action.
Humanitarian Groups Are Offering Trans Migrants a Safe Haven on the Border
Activists agree that strengthening access to asylum in Mexico is key to sustaining support for trans migrants.