Sen. Bernie Sanders said Social Security must be expanded by making the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes.
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Sanders Announces Legislation to Reverse Trump Cuts to Social Security Read Post »
“DOGE Actions” was the number one reason cited by employers for their planned job cuts.
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US-Based Companies Announce Record Number of Impending Layoffs Read Post »
A federal appeals court tossed out a lower court’s order temporarily barring DOGE’s access to people’s information.
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Federal Court Allows DOGE Access to Sensitive Data on Millions of Americans Read Post »
“You cannot rely on the government,” Lily Tang Williams told me last year, shortly after Election Day. “You have to rely on your communities. You have to rely on yourself.” The week before, Tang Williams had gone viral when she slammed her Democratic opponent, Maggie Goodlander, for being a multimillionaire who couldn’t understand the working […]
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She Survived the Cultural Revolution. Now She’s Fighting “Communists” in New Hampshire. Read Post »
This story is published in partnership with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University. In Minnesota, two tenants, the parents of a young autistic son, were told that they would be evicted. The reason? One neighbor had repeatedly complained about noise stemming from the child’s behavior, though it was nothing constant nor pervasive, according to […]
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Eviction Fears, Disability Discrimination, and Trump’s War on Fair Housing Read Post »
This story was originally published by the Guardian, and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On a clear February evening in 2020, a smell of rotten eggs started to waft over the small town of Satartia, Mississippi, followed by a green-tinged cloud. A load roar could be heard near the highway that passes the […]
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Sunday marked six months of President Donald Trump’s return to office. To celebrate, he and top Republicans kicked the hagiography into full gear. “Today is Six Month Anniversary of my Second Term. Importantly, it’s being hailed as one of the most consequential periods of any President,” Trump claimed in a Truth Social rant. House Speaker […]
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Six Months in, Trump Has Made American Life Immeasurably Worse Read Post »
One Democratic U.S. senator condemned the plan to destroy the food as “disgusting.”
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US Set to Destroy 550 Tons of USAID Food Meant to Go to Malnourished Kids Read Post »
The system, which would enable sharing of massive amounts of sensitive data, may be launched before the end of July.
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Trump Plans to Hand Taxpayer Data to Homeland Security to Speed Up Deportations Read Post »
Trump is pushing for cuts that could require 350 of the 433 sites run by the National Park Service to shut down.
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The US Public Loves the National Park Service. Trump Is Destroying It Anyway. Read Post »
On Wednesday morning, the Labor Department quietly reposted grants aimed at getting women workers into fields like construction and manufacturing, two months after DOGE sanctimoniously canceled the program. The move came as a shock to employees. DOGE previously eliminated dozens of the congressionally mandated Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grants, which support recruiting and […]
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Labor Department Reposts Grants for Women Workers DOGE Previously Killed Read Post »
Several National Weather Service offices in Texas are considerably understaffed.
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Trump Dodges Questions on Texas Floods, National Weather Service Cuts Read Post »
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