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.

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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.

07.08.2025 3

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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.”

06.08.2025 6

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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.

01.08.2025 4

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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.

30.07.2025 10

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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.

30.07.2025 20

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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 2

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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 3

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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.

19.07.2025 6

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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.

18.07.2025 40

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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.

17.07.2025 10

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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 2

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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.”

11.07.2025 3

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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.

10.07.2025 5

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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.

09.07.2025 6

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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.

08.07.2025 20

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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.

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.

26.06.2025 10

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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.

17.06.2025 40

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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.

13.06.2025 20

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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.

03.06.2025 3

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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.

03.06.2025 10

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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.

02.06.2025 20

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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.

26.05.2025 10

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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.

23.05.2025 20

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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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