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Trump’s FTC Let Lobbyists Kill Popular Click-To-Cancel Rule, Advocates Say

A federal appeals court blocked the rule, which would have required companies to make it easier to end subscriptions.

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Federal Judge Blocks Attack on Planned Parenthood in Trump-GOP Budget Law

Planned Parenthood welcomed the decision to issue a temporary injunction but stressed that the legal battle is not over.

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Provision in Trump Budget Law Subsidizes Private Jet Owners Amid Climate Crisis

Analysts say private jet owners will be able to write off the full cost of their aircraft in the first year of purchase.

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Social Security Chief Celebrates Budget Bill That Could Slash Program’s Finances

The bill will accelerate depletion of Social Security and Medicare's trust funds by a year, according to an analysis.

04.07.2025 4

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Press Freedom Advocates Slam Paramount for Caving to Trump in $16M Settlement

“News media owners are much better off standing strong than acquiescing,” said Reporters Without Borders USA.

02.07.2025 5

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After All-Night Session of Wrangling, GOP Still Lacks Votes to Pass Budget Bill

With Democrats unanimously opposed to the bill, Senate Republicans can only afford to lose three GOP votes.

01.07.2025 5

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Sanders: GOP Budget Bill Is “Most Dangerous” Legislation in Modern US History

The bill would cut Medicaid by over $1 trillion and strip health insurance from nearly 12 million over the next decade.

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Senate GOP Moves to Slash Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Budget by Half

The new attack on the CFPB comes after an earlier proposal to eliminate its entire budget violated reconciliation rules.

27.06.2025 8

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Billionaires’ Wealth Has Skyrocketed by Over $6 Trillion Over the Past Decade

A new Oxfam report found the wealth of the global 1 percent has increased by $33.9 trillion since 2015.

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Senate GOP Budget Draft Proposes Even Bigger Cuts to Medicaid Funding

The Senate Finance Committee text goes even further than the House version in its attacks on the program.

17.06.2025 7

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Sanders Introduces Bill Blocking Trump From Using Federal Funds for War on Iran

“Congress must make it clear that the United States will not be dragged into Netanyahu's war of choice,” Sanders said.

17.06.2025 6

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Tim Kaine Introduces War Powers Resolution to Prevent Trump From Attacking Iran

This comes a day after Trump floated the possibility of deeper US involvement in the intensifying war.

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Former Congressman Confirmed to Head IRS, an Agency He Once Worked to Abolish

Trump pick Billy Long's confirmation “signals open season for wealthy tax cheats,” said Americans for Tax Fairness.

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Senate GOP Legislation “Is Just Open Season on Public Lands,” Critics Warn

It’s being called a giveaway to corporate interests and the rich disguised as an effort to alleviate the housing crisis.

12.06.2025 9

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Trump Calls for Rescinding $9 Billion From Foreign Aid and Public Broadcasting

Because the request to Congress is not subject to the Senate filibuster, the GOP can pass it without Democratic votes.

04.06.2025 2

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Israeli Forces Gun Down Dozens More Palestinians at Another Gaza Food Site

Israeli forces fired on dozens of people, including children, near a privatized aid distribution site in southern Gaza.

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Massachusetts Town Rallies to Demand ICE Release Local High School Student

Federal agents detained 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva while he was on his way to volleyball practice.

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Far Right Candidate Endorsed by Trump and Orbán Narrowly Wins Polish Presidency

Right-wing figures around the world celebrated Karol Nawrocki’s defeat of Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski.

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Musk Officially Exits Trump Admin, Leaving His Cronies to Continue DOGE Carnage

The billionaire's term as a “special government employee” is set to end, but his outsized influence remains.

29.05.2025 5

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NPR Sues Trump Admin for “Unlawful” Executive Order Mandating Funding Cuts

The lawsuit described the order as a retaliatory infringement of First Amendment rights.

27.05.2025 20

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IDF Platoons Systematically Used Palestinians as Human Shields, Report Reveals

Palestinian civilians and Israeli Defense Force members described a practice that is banned under international law.

26.05.2025 10

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As GOP Slashes Medicaid, Trump Boasts He’s “Not Cutting 10 Cents” From Pentagon

Trump also touted his push for an annual $1 trillion military budget during a West Point commencement address.

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Pete Hegseth Tightens Reins on Journalists Covering the Pentagon

Reporters are prohibited from entering Pentagon locations unless they're accompanied by Trump administration personnel.

25.05.2025 9

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Press Freedom Group Threatens to Sue Paramount If Company Settles With Trump

The Freedom of the Press Foundation notified company executives that a settlement “could amount to a bribe.”

25.05.2025 9

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Trump Greenlights US Steel Merger Despite Campaign Promise to Scrap Deal

United Steelworkers President David McCall called the move “a disaster for American Steelworkers.”

24.05.2025 2

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Will GOP Tax Cuts Pay for Themselves? Nonpartisan Analysis Says Not at All.

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said the cuts will barely boost the economy and mostly go to the rich.

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As Trump Targets Higher Education, Sanders to Unveil College for All Act

The legislation is aimed at making public colleges and universities tuition-free for most Americans.

21.05.2025 3

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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.

20.05.2025 10

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Proposed Budget Bill Boasts Historic Medicaid Cuts. Some Republicans Want More.

GOP hardliners are reportedly pursuing an end to states' Medicaid expansions and an earlier start to work requirements.

19.05.2025 2

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Measure in GOP Bill Incentivizes School Privatization Funders With Tax Breaks

It allows individuals to avoid paying capital gains tax as a reward for funneling public funds into private schools.

16.05.2025 10

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Former SSA Chief: “Elon Musk Is the Biggest Fraud, Not Social Security”

An internal document bolsters warnings that the hunt for fraud is a pretext for slashing Social Security benefits.

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House Republicans Advance Massive Tax Cuts for the Rich

A spokesperson for the Unrig Our Economy coalition called the GOP package “a reverse Robin Hood of the highest order.”

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GOP Propose Historic Cuts to Food Aid to Offset Tax Cuts for the Rich

The legislation would slash federal SNAP spending by $290 billion over the next decade.

13.05.2025 4

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House Republicans Unveil Legislation to Kick Millions Off Medicaid

The bill text is a section of the budget reconciliation package that the GOP hopes to complete as soon as Memorial Day.

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Trump Abruptly Fires Librarian of Congress, Sparking Widespread Outrage

Carla Hayden is the first woman and first African American to lead the largest national library in the world.

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Trump Officials Pressure Nations to Approve Musk’s Starlink During Tariff Talks

Some countries have reportedly expected a better trade deal if they adopted the services of the billionaire's company.

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Letter Carriers Union Slams Trump’s Reported Pick to Lead US Postal Service

The news heightens concerns that the administration is pushing the independent mail agency toward privatization.

07.05.2025 5

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House Democrats Launch Effort to Shield Medicaid and SNAP From GOP Cuts

To succeed, the petition needs the support of every member of the House Democratic caucus and at least five Republicans.

07.05.2025 10

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Koch-Funded Group Authored House GOP Letter Demanding Medicaid Cuts

PDF metadata revealed a letter circulated in the House was written by Paragon Health Institute President Brian Blase.

04.05.2025 10

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Groups Blast Border Czar’s Arrest Threat Against Governor as “Gross Overreach”

Advocacy groups called Tom Homan's threat against Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers a “chilling attempt to normalize fascism.”

04.05.2025 8

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Trump’s Border Czar Threatens Governor With Arrest Over Routine Legal Guidance

Gov. Evers says Trump’s team and GOP allies twisted a routine instruction into a “fake controversy.”

03.05.2025 3

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Trump Signs Executive Order to Defund PBS and NPR

This escalation of his dangerous assault on public media could shutter hundreds of local stations across the country.

02.05.2025 10

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CEO Pay Is Up 50 Percent Since 2019 Compared to 0.9 Percent for Workers

A new Oxfam analysis also warns that the global working class faces a new threat in the form of Trump's tariff regime.

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Watchdog Urges Congress to Investigate Trump’s Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Scheme

Not only is Trump a major crypto dealer — he is also the industry's top policy maker, The New York Times noted.

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Republicans Release Plan to Further Boost Pentagon Spending by $150 Billion

The proposal comes as the Trump administration pursues a $1 trillion military budget for the next fiscal year.

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Environmentalists Slam Trump’s Move to Accelerate Oil and Gas Project Approvals

The Interior Department said new permitting measures would “take a multi-year process down to just 28 days at most.”

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Trump Drops or Pauses Cases Against 17 Corporations That Funded His Inauguration

Analysis finds that corporations facing federal investigations or enforcement lawsuits donated a combined $50 million.

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Trump Scraps Effort Begun Under Biden to Close Loophole Abused by Ultra-Rich

The regulations could’ve raised $50 billion over a decade by stopping corporate tax dodging through asset manipulation.

18.04.2025 4

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Over a Quarter Million People Have Attended Sanders-AOC Rallies

The impressive turnout reflects the public's readiness to resist the Trump administration's far right policy agenda.

17.04.2025 4

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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.”

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