News | Politics & Elections Report Downgrades US Civic Rating to “Obstructed” Due to Trump’s Actions Trump has “triggered a wave of measures undermining democratic institutions and civic freedoms,” the group said. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 9, 2025 Truthout
Politics & Elections Trump Slams Democrat Cuellar for Not Switching Parties After Pardon “I am a conservative Democrat, but I will work with the president,” Cuellar said after Trump's angry social media post. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 8, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Trump Is Using National Guard Attack to Collectively Punish Communities of Color Trump has wreaked collective punishment on immigrants following the shooting of two National Guard members in DC. By Sonali Kolhatkar , Truthout December 8, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace From the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro, US Imperialism Grips Latin America When Washington interferes in other nations, the outcome is never stability or democracy but their absolute negation. By Eric Ross , TomDispatch December 8, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump’s EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered “Safe” to Inhale Formaldehyde is a widespread pollutant that causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air. By Sharon Lerner , ProPublica December 8, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections After Gutting Medicaid and SNAP, Mike Johnson Touts $901B Military Budget Plan The bill would authorize $8 billion more in US military spending than Trump asked for in his 2026 budget request. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 8, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections ACA and Medicare for All Polls Reveal Voters Back Publicly Funded Health Care The Affordable Care Act has received 50 percent or higher approval ratings since 2019. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 8, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections After Failing to Win Nobel, Trump Is Awarded FIFA’s Newly-Created “Peace Prize” FIFA President Gianni Infantino described Trump as his “close friend” during the award ceremony. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 8, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Medicare Advantage Companies Focus on Profits Over Care as Open Enrollment Ends Even recent feeble reforms have been rolled back when Trump appointees took the reins. By Eileen Appelbaum , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch December 6, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump Militarized Cities in ICE Crackdowns. Is Militarizing the Ballot Box Next? Trump has put election deniers in charge of overseeing “election integrity” for the 2026 midterms. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout December 6, 2025 Truthout