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Republicans rejected a series of Democratic amendments aimed at preventing cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
The Defense Department quickly reframed plans for an 8 percent annual reduction in military spending as “offsets.”
Robert Weissman of Public Citizen called the executive order “illegal” and “profoundly dangerous.”
Missouri Republicans continue working to reverse the abortion rights amendment approved by state voters in November.
House Republicans blocked amendments that would’ve protected Medicaid and federal nutrition benefits from the deep cuts.
House Republicans’ draft budget calls for $2 trillion in cuts to federal nutrition assistance and other programs.
Since taking office, the president has purged the government of officials tasked with legal and ethical oversight.
Human rights advocates and diplomats have condemned the raids and the arrests of the shops' owners.
While Democrats don't have the Senate votes to tank Trump nominees, they can derail the chamber's day-to-day functions.
No Democratic senators objected to unanimous consent that allowed Pam Bondi’s confirmation process to move forward.
“The scale of the intrusion into individuals' privacy is massive and unprecedented,” the complaint states.
USAID officials were forced out after refusing to give Musk agents access to internal systems and classified material.
In the wake of a deadly air disaster, Trump and Musk aim to gut the federal workforce and eliminate regulatory efforts.
One 20-year Office of Personnel Management employee called the moves “a hostile takeover of the federal civil service.”
Project 2025 architect Russell Vought suggested it should be a model to be applied to other federal programs.
The move halts several pilot programs, including offering Medicare Part D recipients generic medications for a $2 copay.
Oxfam’s new report estimates that 54 percent of billionaire wealth is either inherited or stems from monopoly power.
Trump is expected to sign several executive orders — some of them likely crafted by fossil fuel industry lobbyists.
Republicans on the House's chief tax-writing committee made clear that the massive giveaway to the rich is a priority.
“The fact that our team stood up for the rule of law matters,” wrote the former special counsel.
Republicans are considering several changes to roll back the Affordable Care Act and drastically cut federal funding.
A new report by Oxfam highlights the disproportionate role of the ultra-wealthy in fueling the climate emergency.
The SEIU’s international president said union members “are ready to unleash a new era of worker power.”
BlueOval SK, a joint venture of Ford and the Korean firm SK On, has made clear that it will fight the organizing drive.
Aileen Cannon, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Florida, ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday to temporarily withhold from the American...
Outgoing President Joe Biden on Monday moved to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling across more than 625 million acres of U.S. coastal...
Israel’s U.S.-backed assault on the Gaza Strip continued unabated on the first day of 2025, with airstrikes and drone attacks across the besieged...
The Biden administration announced late Monday that it transferred a Tunisian man who was never charged with a crime out of the notorious...
An analysis published Monday by the humanitarian group Save the Children estimates that roughly 35 kids across the globe were born into hunger...
Some of the largest, most powerful companies in the United States are racing to finance President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund as they...
Starbucks workers at more than 300 locations across the United States, from Atlanta to Boston to Los Angeles, are expected to walk off the job...
Israeli forces have encircled and attacked three barely functioning hospitals in northern Gaza with growing intensity over the past week,...
Starbucks workers launched five days of escalating strikes across the United States on Friday, accusing the coffee giant of reneging on its...
The Teamsters launched what the union described as “the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history” on Thursday morning to protest the...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday derided those of his colleagues who claim it’s too expensive for the federal government to take ambitious action...
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that he is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 Americans and pardoning 39 people convicted of...
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Trade Commission vowed in his job pitch to end current chair Lina Khan’s “war on...
The United Nations’ special envoy to Syria said Tuesday that the Israeli military’s rapid move to seize Syrian territory following the Assad...
The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad collapsed Sunday after rebels seized control of the capital following a stunning advance through...
A bid to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law failed Saturday after lawmakers from his...
President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly offered the number-two Pentagon job to a secretive billionaire investor with close ties to the...
A top official at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said Monday that food availability across Gaza has reached “an all-time low”...
Flooding induced by heavy rainstorms in recent days has compounded the humanitarian crisis facing Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip,...
Boris Epshteyn, a leading adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, allegedly sought payments in the tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for...
A leading international human rights organization said Monday that Israel’s deadly bombing of a Lebanese residential compound housing journalists...
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to succeed Matt Gaetz as his nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Justice is a registered lobbyist who has...
The two right-wing billionaires President-elect Donald Trump has tasked with spearheading a new “government efficiency” commission outlined their...
The Pentagon announced late last week that it failed its seventh consecutive audit as the sprawling, profiteering-ridden department wasn’t able to...
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has chosen billionaire North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a close ally of the fossil fuel...
Legislation that would have handed President-elect Donald Trump sweeping power to investigate and shutter news outlets, government watchdogs,...