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Supreme Court Lets Trump Pause SNAP — Food Banks Scramble to Respond

Supreme Court Lets Trump Pause SNAP — Food Banks Scramble to Respond

Food banks are in “disaster response mode” after SCOTUS blocked a lower court order that the funds be distributed.

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Trump Continues to Slash Corporate Taxes as GOP Pushes to Cut Medicaid and SNAP

Trump Continues to Slash Corporate Taxes as GOP Pushes to Cut Medicaid and SNAP

The administration has gutted enforcement of a corporate tax enacted as part of the Biden-era Inflation Reducation Act.

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Trump SNAP Plan Will Cut 61 Percent of Aid for Many, Others Will Lose All Aid

Trump SNAP Plan Will Cut 61 Percent of Aid for Many, Others Will Lose All Aid

Around 5 million people will receive nothing this month because the cut is larger than their typical monthly benefit.

06.11.2025 1

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US’s 10 Richest People Have Gained Nearly $700B in Wealth Since Trump Reelection

US’s 10 Richest People Have Gained Nearly $700B in Wealth Since Trump Reelection

In 2025, the share of total US assets owned by the wealthiest 0.1 percent reached its highest level on record.

03.11.2025 1

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Lawmakers Warn Trump Lacks Authority for Military Strikes Inside Venezuela

Lawmakers Warn Trump Lacks Authority for Military Strikes Inside Venezuela

Reports say Trump identified airstrike targets in Venezuela despite no congressional authorization.

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Trump Urges Senate GOP to Use “Nuclear Option” on Filibuster to End Shutdown

Trump Urges Senate GOP to Use “Nuclear Option” on Filibuster to End Shutdown

Progressives have long warned that Republicans would scrap the filibuster if it interfered with their agenda.

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Senate Republicans Vote to Gut Arctic Protections

Senate Republicans Vote to Gut Arctic Protections

This comes after Trump’s Interior Department wrenched open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing.

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Trump Orders Resumption of US Nuclear Weapons Testing

Trump Orders Resumption of US Nuclear Weapons Testing

Critics warned that even underground testing carries huge risks to the public while accelerating a dangerous arms race.

30.10.2025 3

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CA Organizers’ Proposal Would Tax Billionaires to Mitigate Medicaid Cut Harm

CA Organizers’ Proposal Would Tax Billionaires to Mitigate Medicaid Cut Harm

One of the largest health care worker unions is spearheading the push to get the proposal on the November 2026 ballot.

24.10.2025 3

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Trump Plot Amid Shutdown Will “Throw Gasoline” on Extinction Crisis, Critics Say

Trump Plot Amid Shutdown Will “Throw Gasoline” on Extinction Crisis, Critics Say

Court filings show the administration is pushing to eliminate jobs at several wildlife and conservation departments.

21.10.2025 3

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22 States Are in Recession or Heading Toward One. The Shutdown Could Worsen It.

22 States Are in Recession or Heading Toward One. The Shutdown Could Worsen It.

Moody’s Analytics looked at data predating the shutdown when the country's economic situation was already dismal.

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Trump Has Shielded 165 Companies From Federal Enforcement Actions Since January

Tech giants have been the chief beneficiaries of the administration's decision to drop lawsuits and investigations.

14.08.2025 2

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“Get Off Our Streets”: DC Residents Protest Federal Agents Running Checkpoint

Anger is growing over Trump's decision to take over the DC police and deploy the national guard in the nation's capital.

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DOJ Allows UnitedHealth to Expand Its Conglomerate by Buying Up Competitor

“Big Medicine will profit at the expense of vulnerable hospice patients,” one health care analyst said.

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Senate Dems Investigate UnitedHealth Scheme to Slash Nursing Home Care Expenses

UnitedHealth brought in $34 billion in profits in 2024, far more than any other health care company in the US.

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Chief Actuary Says GOP Budget Will Accelerate Depletion of Social Security Funds

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said parts of the bill are a “a backdoor way for privatizing Social Security.”

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Economists Slam Trump’s New Tariffs as US Consumers See Rising Prices

Over 80 percent of Americans are already concerned about the price of groceries and many are struggling to stay afloat.

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DOJ Drops Antitrust Case Against Company Represented by Bondi’s Former Employer

The decision to drop the case comes days after the Justice Department fired two of its top antitrust officials.

31.07.2025 4

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Senate GOP Ignores Whistleblowers, Appoints Trump Lawyer to Lifetime Court Seat

Whistleblowers said Emil Bove told DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders that blocked Trump’s mass deportation efforts.

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DOJ Targets Federal Judge for Saying Trump Could Cause a “Constitutional Crisis”

Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a misconduct complaint over what she called “improper public comments” about Trump.

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Critics Slam Columbia’s Capitulation to Trump in $200M Deal to Restore Grants

The university also agreed to other significant concessions amid the president's assault on higher education.

24.07.2025 4

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Senate Dems Question Potential “Secret Side Deal” in Trump Paramount Settlement

Trump has suggested that his $16 million settlement is worth twice as much as the publicly reported amount.

22.07.2025 4

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Public Health Experts Sound the Alarm as Trump EPA Eliminates Research Arm

Scientists warn the closure will obstruct the agency's ability to protect the environment and public health.

19.07.2025 4

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Trump Admin to Restrict Waivers That Let States Help Kids Stay on Medicaid

This comes less than two weeks after Trump signed into law the largest Medicaid cuts in US history.

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5 House Democrats Join Most Republicans to Pass $832 Billion Military Bill

"If we want to actually cut spending, this is a good spot to start,” said Pramila Jayapal, who voted against the bill.

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Republicans Introduce Bill to Revoke the Charter of Largest US Teachers Union

They cited the union's pledge to “defend democracy against Trump's embrace of fascism” and cutting ties with the ADL.

17.07.2025 4

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Trump DOJ’s Broad Requests for Voter Data Is Unprecedented, Critics Warn

“This all is part of a bigger ploy to further undermine our voting in this country,” said Colorado’s secretary of state.

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“Tax-Dodging Consultant” Is Now the US Treasury’s Top Tax Policy Official

As a lobbyist, Ken Kies secured tax giveaways for major corporations. Now, he’s helping implement the GOP budget bill.

15.07.2025 3

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GOP Missouri Governor Repeals Paid Sick Leave Measure Voters Passed in Landslide

Advocates called the move, which also restricts minimum wage increases, “a slap in the face to workers.”

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Lula Responds Defiantly to Trump’s Tariff Threat Against Brazil

The Brazilian president promised to respond in kind if Trump moves forward with a threatened 50 percent tariff.

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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.

07.07.2025 6

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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 7

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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.

30.06.2025 20

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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.

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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.

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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.

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