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Trump and GOP Attack Children’s Food Aid in Order to Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich

Trump and GOP Attack Children’s Food Aid in Order to Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich

This comes as roughly 14 million children in the US are already food insecure.

14.03.2025 20

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What Did Big Pharma Execs Discuss at Mar-a-Lago? Progressives Want to Know.

What Did Big Pharma Execs Discuss at Mar-a-Lago? Progressives Want to Know.

The CEOs of Pfizer and Eli Lilly attended private dinners with Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

11.03.2025 9

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CBO Report Confirms Deep Cuts to Medicaid Are Required for House GOP Resolution

The analysis confirms that “Republicans are lying about their budget," said Rep. Brendan Boyle.

06.03.2025 8

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Trump Suspends US Military Aid to Ukraine After Oval Office Clash With Zelenskyy

Democratic members of Congress rejected the White House's claim that a genuine desire for peace motivated the move.

04.03.2025 2

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Report: Acting Leader of Social Security Administration Moves to Demolish It

Leland Dudek instructed managers earlier this week to draw up plans for a 50 percent cut to the agency's workforce.

27.02.2025 1

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House Republicans Vote to Gut Medicaid for Tax Cuts After Pressure From Trump

“They're showing you exactly who they’re working for,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal said on social media.

26.02.2025 3

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Wealth of the World’s Billionaires Surged by $10 Billion Per Day in January

An economist warns that the breakneck speed of extreme wealth growth is putting more power into the hands of a tiny few.

26.02.2025 20

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GOP Votes to Advance Budget That Slashes Food Benefits, Medicaid for Millions

Proposed SNAP cuts would potentially take benefits from more than 9 million low-income people in an average month.

25.02.2025 4

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Trump’s SEC Drops Lawsuit Against Coinbase, Delivering Victory to Crypto Giants

U.S. President Donald Trump’s Securities and Exchange Commission has delivered a significant victory to the cryptocurrency industry by agreeing to...

24.02.2025 3

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Senate Republicans Signal Intent to Slash Medicaid Funding in Upcoming Budget

Republicans rejected a series of Democratic amendments aimed at preventing cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.

21.02.2025 10

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Hegseth’s Proposed Pentagon “Budget Cuts” Seemingly Won’t Reduce Spending at All

The Defense Department quickly reframed plans for an 8 percent annual reduction in military spending as “offsets.”

20.02.2025 5

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Trump’s Attack on Agencies’ Independence Aims to Spark Legal Fight, Experts Say

Robert Weissman of Public Citizen called the executive order “illegal” and “profoundly dangerous.”

19.02.2025 6

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Advocates Celebrate as Missouri Judge Blocks State Abortion Restrictions

Missouri Republicans continue working to reverse the abortion rights amendment approved by state voters in November.

15.02.2025 10

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House GOP Advances Budget With Over  $1T in Cuts to Medicaid and Food Stamps

House Republicans blocked amendments that would’ve protected Medicaid and federal nutrition benefits from the deep cuts.

14.02.2025 10

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GOP Proposes $4.5T Tax Giveaway to Rich While Slashing Food Stamps, Medicaid

House Republicans’ draft budget calls for $2 trillion in cuts to federal nutrition assistance and other programs.

13.02.2025 6

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Trump Fires Government Ethics Director as DOJ Orders Feds to End Eric Adams Case

Since taking office, the president has purged the government of officials tasked with legal and ethical oversight.

11.02.2025 5

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Israel Shuts Down Two Palestinian Bookstores in Occupied East Jerusalem

Human rights advocates and diplomats have condemned the raids and the arrests of the shops' owners.

10.02.2025 3

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Senate Dems Hold Floor Overnight to Protest Russell Vought’s Nomination to OMB

While Democrats don't have the Senate votes to tank Trump nominees, they can derail the chamber's day-to-day functions.

06.02.2025 1

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Progressive Groups Urge Senate Democrats to Obstruct Trump Nominee Confirmations

No Democratic senators objected to unanimous consent that allowed Pam Bondi’s confirmation process to move forward.

05.02.2025 3

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Unions Sue to Halt Musk Team’s Access to Critical Treasury Payment System

“The scale of the intrusion into individuals' privacy is massive and unprecedented,” the complaint states.

04.02.2025 1

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Trump and Musk Threaten Shutdown of USAID in What Observers Call “Textbook Coup”

USAID officials were forced out after refusing to give Musk agents access to internal systems and classified material.

03.02.2025 2

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Trump and Musk’s Agenda Is a True Threat to Aviation Safety, Progressives Warn

In the wake of a deadly air disaster, Trump and Musk aim to gut the federal workforce and eliminate regulatory efforts.

31.01.2025 2

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“Musk Lackeys” Now Reportedly Control Agency Tasked With Federal HR

One 20-year Office of Personnel Management employee called the moves “a hostile takeover of the federal civil service.”

29.01.2025 2

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Trump Budget Nominee Says He’s Proud of Legislation That Doubled Extreme Poverty

Project 2025 architect Russell Vought suggested it should be a model to be applied to other federal programs.

23.01.2025 10

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Trump Rescinds Biden’s Order Aimed At Lowering Costs of Prescription Drugs

The move halts several pilot programs, including offering Medicare Part D recipients generic medications for a $2 copay.

21.01.2025 100

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World’s Billionaires Saw Fortunes Rise by $2 Trillion in 2024

Oxfam’s new report estimates that 54 percent of billionaire wealth is either inherited or stems from monopoly power.

20.01.2025 3

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Trump’s Day 1 May See Major Gains for Fossil Fuel Industry at Climate’s Expense

Trump is expected to sign several executive orders — some of them likely crafted by fossil fuel industry lobbyists.

17.01.2025 6

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“We Must Make the Trump Tax Cuts Permanent as Soon as Possible,” GOP Rep. Says

Republicans on the House's chief tax-writing committee made clear that the massive giveaway to the rich is a priority.

15.01.2025 4

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If Not for Trump’s Return, Conviction at Trial Was Likely, Jack Smith Says

“The fact that our team stood up for the rule of law matters,” wrote the former special counsel.

14.01.2025 4

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GOP Is Gearing Up to Push Major Medicaid Cuts, Leaked Document Reveals

Republicans are considering several changes to roll back the Affordable Care Act and drastically cut federal funding.

13.01.2025 6

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World’s Richest 1 Percent Have Already Surpassed Their Carbon Budget for 2025

A new report by Oxfam highlights the disproportionate role of the ultra-wealthy in fueling the climate emergency.

10.01.2025 20

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Ahead of Incoming Trump Administration, the SEIU Joins the AFL-CIO

The SEIU’s international president said union members “are ready to unleash a new era of worker power.”

09.01.2025 9

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Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Workers in Kentucky File for Election to Join UAW

BlueOval SK, a joint venture of Ford and the Korean firm SK On, has made clear that it will fight the organizing drive.

09.01.2025 20

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Judge Aileen Cannon Temporarily Blocks Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump

Aileen Cannon, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Florida, ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday to temporarily withhold from the American...

08.01.2025 10

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Biden Permanently Bans Offshore Drilling Across 625M Acres of Coastal Territory

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...

06.01.2025 10

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Israel’s New Year Strikes on Gaza Leave Over 20 Dead, Including Children

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...

01.01.2025 10

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Guantánamo Detainee Held Without Charge for Over Two Decades Is Repatriated

The Biden administration announced late Monday that it transferred a Tunisian man who was never charged with a crime out of the notorious...

31.12.2024 3

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Billionaire Wealth Soared in 2024. So Did Child Hunger.

An analysis published Monday by the humanitarian group Save the Children estimates that roughly 35 kids across the globe were born into hunger...

30.12.2024 8

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From Big Pharma to Wall Street, Corporate Giants Bankroll Trump’s Inauguration

Some of the largest, most powerful companies in the United States are racing to finance President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund as they...

26.12.2024 3

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Over 300 Starbucks Stores Go on Strike for a Just Contract

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...

25.12.2024 6

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Israeli Forces Are Besieging 3 Hospitals in North Gaza

Israeli forces have encircled and attacked three barely functioning hospitals in northern Gaza with growing intensity over the past week,...

24.12.2024 6

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Starbucks Workers United Launches 5 Days of Strikes Across the US

Starbucks workers launched five days of escalating strikes across the United States on Friday, accusing the coffee giant of reneging on its...

20.12.2024 6

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Teamsters Launch Historic Nationwide Strike Against Amazon

The Teamsters launched what the union described as “the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history” on Thursday morning to protest the...

19.12.2024 2

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Sanders Slams Congress for Fully Funding Military Amid Housing Crisis

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...

17.12.2024 4

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Biden’s Announcement of Mass Clemency Leaves 40 People to Languish on Death Row

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...

12.12.2024 10

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Trump’s Pick to Lead FTC Wants to Roll Back Regulations and End “War on Mergers”

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...

11.12.2024 3

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UN Envoy Decries Israeli Military’s Move to Seize Syrian Territory

The United Nations’ special envoy to Syria said Tuesday that the Israeli military’s rapid move to seize Syrian territory following the Assad...

10.12.2024 30

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Assad Regime Falls, Rebels Seize Syrian Capital After Over a Decade of Civil War

The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad collapsed Sunday after rebels seized control of the capital following a stunning advance through...

08.12.2024 3

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South Korea’s Conservative Party Blocks Impeachment Vote After Coup Attempt

A bid to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law failed Saturday after lawmakers from his...

08.12.2024 3

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Trump Offers Pentagon Job to Billionaire Whose Firm Trained Journalist’s Killers

President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly offered the number-two Pentagon job to a secretive billionaire investor with close ties to the...

04.12.2024 5

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