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Judge Orders Trump Admin to Comply With Previous Order Restoring USAID Funds
If the White House does not comply with the judge’s order, it could spark a constitutional crisis.
Trump Threatened to Revoke Visas of Students Who Dissent. Where’s the Pushback?
Universities that decried Trump’s “Muslim ban” in 2017 are largely silent now as Trump bullies international students.
House Republicans Vote to Gut Medicaid for Tax Cuts After Pressure From Trump
“They're showing you exactly who they’re working for,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal said on social media.
A Horrific Gas Leak Prompted CO2 Pipeline Safety Rules. Trump Removed Them.
Now the new regulator overseeing these matters worked previously as a lobbyist for the pipeline industry.
Trump Administration Seizes Control Over White House Press Pool in Chilling Move
“In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps,” the White House press group said.
Staffers Resign En Masse From DOGE, Refusing to Help Musk “Dismantle” Services
“We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions,” the staffers wrote.
Trump Demonstrates Profound Ignorance With Remarks on Ukraine War Anniversary
Trump is flexing imperialist muscles, but his plan for a hasty peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is incoherent.
Sanders Moves to Block Trump’s $8.5B Transfer of Weapons to Israel
The sale includes thousands of the types of bombs and missiles found to have been used in likely Israeli war crimes.
Wealth of the World’s Billionaires Surged by $10 Billion Per Day in January
An economist warns that the breakneck speed of extreme wealth growth is putting more power into the hands of a tiny few.
Growing Up Under Jim Crow Made Me Feel a Responsibility to the Past and Future
As I witness the resurgence of white supremacy under Trump, I remember the segregation and Jim Crow of my youth.