‘Breathtaking Cruelty’: Trump Cuts Billions in Federal Childcare Funds for Democrat-Led States

“Rather than an isolated decision, this is part of a clear and dangerous pattern” in which the Trump administration has attacked working families, said one advocate. more

The Lie of “Self-Financing” Oil Wars

The US attack on Venezuela relies on the same deception that justified the war in Iraq: the idea of self-financing wars with oil. more

‘Scorched-Earth Attack’: Trump Admin Cuts Off Childcare Funds to All States

“My team and I are exploring all our legal options to ensure that critical childcare services do not get abruptly slashed based on pretext and grandstanding,” said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. more

Republicans in Congress Ripped for ‘Entirely Preventable’ 2026 Healthcare Crisis

“Working families simply can’t afford to pay more money for worse care. We need to extend ACA tax credits to lower costs.” more

‘Corruption, Pure and Simple’: Probe Identifies Rich Donors Benefiting From Trump Presidency

“These people are not getting coerced. They are making business decisions,” said one former official who left the Trump White House to become a lobbyist. more

GOP Senators Blasted for Voting to ‘Spike Healthcare Costs for Millions’

“This was a calculated attack on hard-working families across the nation, all so Republicans can keep showering billionaires and big corporations with tax breaks.” MORE

New Unemployment Claims Jump to Highest Level in Months as Trump Economy Teeters

“While President Trump calls affordability a ‘hoax,’ countless families are being forced into impossible tradeoffs every day.” more

White House Scorecard Rates Companies Based on How Much They Fawn Over Trump's Agenda

"Just one authoritarian thing after another." more

Republican Senator Urges Dem Leaders to ‘Go to Amazon, Buy Some Testicles’ to Stand Up to Their Party’s ‘Loon Wing’

 
Sen. John Kennedy joined Fox News’s Sean Hannity on Thursday night and offered some unsolicited advice to the leaders of the Democratic Party, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chuck Schumer. more

Republicans Suddenly Claim They’re Terrified to Live in D.C.

Republicans are suddenly petrified of Washington—in the nick of time.

Hours after Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard members to the streets of the nation’s capital, conservative lawmakers took to the airwaves to perpetuate the fearmongering. more

Byron Donalds, Top Aide Launched Racial Rant About ‘Child Molesters’

Byron Donalds, a three-term Republican congressman, was endorsed by Trump for the Florida gubernatorial race in February, making him a strong contender for a contest that does not take place until next year. more

'Unfit and Unqualified': Senate GOP Confirm Pro-Trump 'Attack Dog' Jeanine Pirro as US Attorney

"By confirming Pirro," said one critic, "Senate Republicans made one thing clear: they care more about pleasing Donald Trump than honoring their constitutional duty to advise and consent on presidential nominations." more

A war is brewing over the future of the Republican Party. It’s getting messy.

Young Republicans are split over the future of the party, with two warring factions seeking to position themselves as the true MAGA warriors ahead of a weekend vote for control of the party’s youth arm. more

Campaign's Interactive Tool Tracks How Much Trump and GOP Are Raising the Cost of Living

"Trump and Republicans in Congress are single-handedly inflating the cost of everyday items that Americans rely on," 

said one advocate. more

DOGE Wasted Tens of Billions While Chainsawing the Government in the Name of 'Efficiency': Senate Report

A new report found that in just six months, Elon Musk's cost-cutting agency wasted more than $21 billion. Other estimates have found that the cuts will cost more than they save in the long run. more

'These People Should Not Be Managing a Lemonade Stand': Trump Admin Throws NIH Funding Into Chaos

The administration paused National Institutes of Health research funding before reversing course hours later amid fierce backlash. 

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Republican Con Artist From Queens Reports to Prison

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) reported to federal prison on Friday, after pleading guilty in 2024 to identity theft and wire fraud, stemming, in part, from a spectacular straw-donor scandal that was dwarfed by his still-more-spectacular “entire life story” scandal. As political prisoners go, Santos is not quite on par with his friend and mentor Nelson Mandela, but he has hinted in recent days that he may be killed in prison for what he knows. I don’t wish that on him, of course, but also don’t take it very seriously. Before becoming the first member of the House to get expelled from the chamber in more than two decades, he’d spent barely enough time in Washington to know where the Speaker’s Lobby is—let alone where the bodies are buried. more

As White House Touts 'Economic Boom,' Americans Say They're Barely Scraping By

Amid intensifying tariffs, just 30% of Americans say they can afford the cost of living, according to a poll from Data for Progress. more

Trump Moves to Kill PEPFAR, Potentially Dooming Millions to Death From AIDS

"There will be an additional 6 million newly infected persons in the world," said the United Nations' top AIDS prevention official recently. "That has started already." more

Trump Labor Department Launches 'Barrage of Attacks' on Workers

"They're showing their true colors as an anti-worker administration," Andrew Stettner of the Century Foundation told Common Dreams. more