By Mike DeBonis and Jeff Stein, The Washington Post The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed an economic relief package that would offer far skimpier federal unemployment benefits than what has been proposed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, adding an element of uncertainty into the fragile stimulus negotiations, according to two people familiar with the […]
The award-winning NBC News correspondent, Jacob Soboroff lays bare the full truth behind the Trump administration’s systematic separation of desperate migrant families at the US-Mexico border. In June 2018, Donald Trump’s most notorious decision as president had secretly been in effect for months before most Americans became aware of the astonishing inhumanity being perpetrated by […]
By Rudy Mehrbani & Tim Lau, Brennan Center The coronavirus has already caused several deaths in the United States, and the number of cases is rising. Senior officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned it could potentially cause “severe” disruptions to everyday life. An effective response will require the public to […]
By Brett Samuels, The Hill The Trump administration is expected to formally announce the addition of several countries to its travel ban next week, prompting questions about its timing and the rationale for which nations will be added to the list. President Trump told reporters in Switzerland that he was preparing to roll out the […]
Washington, D.C. — On January 6th, faith leaders in Washington, New York, Portland, San Diego, Asheville, N.C., and other cities gathered to pray for peace and condemn the violence incited by President Trump with the reckless assassination of an Iranian military commander. Videos from some of the events, are below. Washington, DC: White House Livestream New […]
Jan 4, 2020: Protest: No War with Iran – Washington D.C./ U.S.A. (Shutterstock) By John Nichols, The Nation On Friday morning, France’s deputy minister for foreign affairs echoed global concerns about President Trump’s unilateral decision to order the assassination of a top Iranian military commander, Maj. Gen. Qassim Soleimani, and other key Iranian and Iraqi […]
By Juliet Linderman, AOL WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is tightening work requirements for the federal food stamp program in a move that will slash benefits for hundreds of thousands of people. The finalized rule, announced Wednesday, will restrict states from exempting work-eligible adults from having to obtain steady employment in order to receive […]
By Michelle Ruiz, Vogue Defunding Planned Parenthood has been a longtime passion project for Donald Trump and Mike Pence, and earlier this year they came up with a creative new way to deprive women of their health care and reproductive freedom. In the latest evangelization of the federal government—never mind the separation of church and state—the […]