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Distraught, Betrayed, and Mad as Hell: Your Takes on the Shutdown

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On Monday night, the Senate passed a bill that marks the first step towards potentially reopening the government after the 42-day shutdown. For Democrats, the bill comes with a major cost: It does nothing to address the rapidly-approaching expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies which, according to health policy think tank KFF, will more […]

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Racial Justice Campaigners Were Prop 50’s Army in the Field

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On Tuesday, California voters passed Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s congressional redistricting proposal in response to Texas Republicans’ gerrymandered map, by a sweeping 28-point margin. As I reported in October, high-profile Democratic politicians—including former President Barack Obama—were front and center in an advertising blitz to pass the measure, which would tilt five seats in the […]

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If the Trump Administration Wants More Babies, It Shouldn’t Let Poor Families Go Hungry

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The Trump administration is thinking about your family. This may come as a surprise, given that dozens of states and a coalition of nonprofits, local governments, and religious groups had to sue to compel the Department of Agriculture to release funding Congress set aside to keep food assistance (SNAP benefits) flowing to America’s poorest during a crisis, like the ongoing shutdown. (The […]

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Supreme Court Tariffs Case Will Test Limits of Presidential Emergency Powers

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The decision could shape whether the use of emergency powers to bypass Congress becomes a tool of routine governance.

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SNAP Benefits for 42 Million People Could Still Be Saved During the Shutdown

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The critical safety net program has never been disrupted since it began in its current form in the 1960s.

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The Shutdown Is Pushing Federal Workers to Food Banks—Just as SNAP Is Set to Expire

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Pastor Oliver Carter is in a strange predicament. For the last few years, he’s run a food bank serving the needy through No Limits Outreach Ministries, his church in a Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, DC. Now, his family is among those struggling to make ends meet. His wife, Pamelia, works for the US […]

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As Winter Knocks, and the Shutdown Drags on, Poor Families May Have to Ration Heat

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Millions of Americans face having to ration heating this winter as the US federal government shutdown and mass layoffs by the Trump administration cause unprecedented delays in getting energy assistance aid to low-income households, a group that helps people pay energy bills has […]

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Democratic Politicians Have Largely Abandoned Climate Talk

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Nearly a year after the 2024 election, Democrats are still trying to figure out what went wrong. In the midst of this soul-searching, a new piece of advice has appeared: “Don’t say climate change.”  That’s the takeaway from a recent poll by the […]

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Johnson Continues Block on Swearing-In Grijalva, Making Undue Demands of Her

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Speaker Johnson’s ongoing refusal to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva prevents her from serving her constituents.

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George Santos Is Already Back on Network TV

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In a ridiculous social media post the day before he headed off to federal prison for what was supposed to be a more than seven-year sentence, disgraced ex-congressman and known fabulist George Santos wrote, “I may be leaving the stage (for now), but trust me legends never truly exit.” Less than three months later, Santos […]

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