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Alaska GOP Pushes 800-Mile Gas Terminal and Pipeline That Could Decimate Climate
Republicans in Alaska want tax breaks for a Trump-backed megaproject that Indigenous activists oppose.
Our Health Care System Is Broken Beyond Repair. We Need Medicare for All.
Repealing Medicare cuts and restoring ACA subsidies are the first step. But ultimately, we need universal health care.
Caving to Trump, 2 Republicans Change Their Votes on Iran War Powers Resolution
Tim Kaine, the lead sponsor of the blocked resolution, said the vote was held to “appease [Trump’s] temper tantrum.”
GOP Farm Bill Puts Food Assistance at Even Greater Risk Amid Growing Crisis
Nearly 30 percent of US state governments believe they may be forced to narrow SNAP eligibility to cope with new costs.
Former CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger Eyes US Senate Seat in Tennessee
Hininger had touted on earnings calls that Trump’s immigration crackdown was financially beneficial to CoreCivic.
Emergency Loans Are Costing US Schools Millions — and Lining Wall Street Pockets
States’ political failures are causing a massive transfer of wealth from classrooms to the richest banks in the nation.
GOP Praises Pulte While Dems Point Out He May Not Even Legally Qualify
Federal law requires the director of national intelligence to “have extensive national security expertise.”
Trump Is Making America Uninsured Again
The GOP is heading into the midterms as the party that made health coverage out of reach for millions of Americans.
Hegseth Refused to Say If Parents Should Drop Child Care to Fund Military Budget
The budget "will ensure the US continues to maintain the world’s most powerful and capable military,” he said.
Black Disenfranchisement Has Not Been This Intense Since Jim Crow
The federal government is carrying forward a white nationalist backlash to the mass uprisings that took place in 2020.