Around 6 in 10 Americans say they are dissatisfied with the current state of democracy in the US.
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Trump Says He’s Not a King. A Majority of Americans Believe He Wants to Be. Read Post »
Protesters across southern Wisconsin called out Trump’s abuses, and vowed to defend democracy and human rights.
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From Judges to Journalists, Wisconsinites Show Up to No Kings Protests Read Post »
Defense Secretary Hegseth also defended a bombing of another boat without providing evidence that it was moving drugs.
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Offering No Evidence, Trump Calls Columbian President “Illegal Drug Dealer” Read Post »
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Coal miners, their family members, and union representatives rallied outside of the US Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington one morning early last week, urging the Trump administration to enforce a rule that was meant to protect miners […]
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Black Lung Keeps Killing America’s Coal Miners. Does Donald Trump Even Care? Read Post »
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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George Santos Is Already Back on Network TV Read Post »
Saturday’s “No Kings” protests were, as my colleagues chronicled, about as wholesome as you could imagine. There were inflatable animals. There were American flags galore. Even the New York Police Department admitted that the 100,000 protesters were peaceful and that cops made no arrests; police in Washington, DC and Austin, Texas said the same. But […]
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Trump and Johnson Are Melting Down Over The Success of “No Kings” Read Post »
The first protester I noticed as I approached the No Kings rally Saturday was dressed as a giant yellow duck. All around, demonstrators were converging on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC—one wore a Lincoln-style stovepipe hat and carried a sign that read, “Protect Constitutional Rights” and “I ♥ America.” Animal costumes have become an ever-present […]
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There Sure Were a Lot of American Flags at the “Hate America Rally” Read Post »
This defiance stands in sharp contrast to the elite institutions that have capitulated under federal funding threats.
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NYC Public Schools System Defies Trump Anti-Trans Demands, Files Lawsuit Read Post »
Some believe the layoffs are a way to force the special education law to be managed by some other federal office.
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Critics Alarmed as Trump Leverages Shutdown to Gut Special Education Office Read Post »
Even after the government eventually reopens, the assistance program’s future remains uncertain.
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As WIC Funding Dwindles During the Government Shutdown, Parents Worry Read Post »
Perhaps the most notable thing about President Donald Trump’s Friday decision to commute the prison sentence of former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is how unsurprising it is. In the end, one felon from Queens has come to the aid of another felon from Queens. The president hasn’t done so because he believes Santos was falsely […]
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George Santos Leaves Prison After Trump Commutes Sentence Read Post »
This comes as two survivors of the US’s most recent drone strike on a boat have reportedly been detained by US forces.
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Senators Launch a Bipartisan Bid to Block Possible Trump War on Venezuela Read Post »
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