White House Proposes Dramatically Lower Unemployment Benefit in Exchange for $600 Stimulus Check

White House Proposes Dramatically Lower Unemployment Benefit in Exchange for $600 Stimulus Check

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 […]

Separated: Inside an American Tragedy

Separated: Inside an American Tragedy

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 […]

How Trump Is Undermining the U.S. Response to Coronavirus

How Trump Is Undermining the U.S. Response to Coronavirus

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 […]

Faith Leaders Across the Country Hold Prayer Vigils for Peace, Call for No War with Iran

Faith Leaders Across the Country Hold Prayer Vigils for Peace, Call for No War with Iran

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 […]

Congress Must Check and Balance Trump to Avert War With Iran

Congress Must Check and Balance Trump to Avert War With Iran

 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 […]

White House Tightens Food Stamp Work Requirements

White House Tightens Food Stamp Work Requirements

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 […]