Reports say Trump identified airstrike targets in Venezuela despite no congressional authorization.
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Lawmakers Warn Trump Lacks Authority for Military Strikes Inside Venezuela Read Post »
Two judges ordered the USDA to use contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing during the shutdown.
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Trump Administration Defies Court Orders to Resume Food Aid for 42 Million Americans Read Post »
Normally, the 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps (formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) begin to receive money they can use to purchase certain groceries on the first day of each month. But today, amid the 32-day-and-counting government shutdown, those funds weren’t there for the vast majority of recipients. […]
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Tens of Millions of People Lost Their Food Stamps—For Now Read Post »
Trump is cancelling billions of dollars in federal funding for congressionally approved projects already underway.
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Trump Is Punishing Blue States by Defunding Their Infrastructure Projects Read Post »
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It’s a known problem that onshore wind turbines kill bats. But it’s unclear whether the same issue applies to offshore wind installations—and the Trump administration just canceled groundbreaking research into the question. Earlier this month, the nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) […]
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Halloween Shocker: Trump Axes Work to Learn Whether Offshore Wind Farms Harm Bats Read Post »
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It’s a known problem that onshore wind turbines kill bats. But it’s unclear whether the same issue applies to offshore wind installations—and the Trump administration just canceled groundbreaking research into the question. Earlier this month, the nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) […]
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Halloween Shocker: Trump Axes Work to Learn Whether Offshore Wind Farms Harm Bats Read Post »
The State Department has a bespoke process for probes into Israel that is deferential to its military.
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State Department Office Finds “Hundreds” of Possible Israeli Rights Violations Read Post »
Progressives have long warned that Republicans would scrap the filibuster if it interfered with their agenda.
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Trump Urges Senate GOP to Use “Nuclear Option” on Filibuster to End Shutdown Read Post »
The White House cannot “satisfy the evidentiary burden” to prosecute those they have been killing, one lawmaker said.
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Pentagon Admits to Striking Boats Without Identifying Victims’ Drug Links Read Post »
If you’ve been thinking about tax resistance lately, you’re not alone. On progressive social channels, I’ve seen increasing calls for a federal tax strike in response to a federal government that doesn’t even pretend to represent all Americans, that uses base language to demonize immigrants and left-leaning citizens, and openly penalizes cities and states the […]
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Sorry Geese: If You Don’t Pay Your Taxes, Uncle Sam Might Have You Plucked Read Post »
Amnesty International USA said the strikes are nothing more than a “murder spree.”
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UN Expert Says US Boat Strikes Are “Crime Against Humanity,” With 61 Killed Read Post »
Critics call the order an escalation of Trump’s militarization of cities across the country.
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Pentagon Orders States to Train Hundreds for “Quick Reaction Forces” Read Post »
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