Politics

Donald Trump has made a lot of unconventional appointments since winning a second term in the White House. Just last night, in fact, he tapped the former Real World cast member Sean Duffy to head up the nation’s space program, in addition to his current role as transportation secretary. The …

Lee Zeldin, the Trump-appointed head of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Thursday attempted to walk a fine line between placating conspiracy theorists and dispelling misinformation. Unfortunately, he seems to have left many people confused as to the agency’s actual policies and actions. “Americans have questions about geoengineering and contrails,” Zeldin …

FEMA’s response to the deadly flooding in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend has been less than ideal, according to multiple reports. Sources inside the Federal Emergency Management Agency have told CNN that the agency’s handling of the recovery effort was hampered by spending roadblocks implemented by Homeland Security …

For years now, virtually every national tragedy — natural or manmade — is accompanied by a barrage of right-wing conspiracy theories. The deadly and devastating floods that ravaged central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend are no different. The flash floods that killed over 100 people, including at least …

President Donald Trump’s administration has backed off its plan to fire 83,000 employees at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA will still get rid of about 30,000 employees, a figure that includes the thousands it has already let go. After arguing for months that the proposed cuts …

Over the Fourth of July weekend, President Donald Trump signed the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” into law. You’ve probably heard that it contains deep cuts to Medicaid spending and other social safety net programs, and that millions of people are expected to lose their health insurance. It’s no secret that …

The days of verified Twitter users changing their names in order to impersonate celebrities, companies, and lawmakers — previously at the risk of a permanent ban — are a quaint stunt compared to what is possible now that the tools of unregulated artificial intelligence is in the hands of the …

The end to the Russia-Ukraine war DonaldTrump promised to secure on the first day of his presidency is nowhere in sight. On Tuesday, during a televised meeting of his Cabinet, Trump admitted that attempts to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin have produced little in the way of a truce, …

President Donald Trump’s administration simply will not stop setting up snitch lines, urging federal staff to rat on each other for the crime of being anti-Trump or in favor of the virtues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The latest example came on Monday, when the Department of Health and Human …

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can resume mass firing of staff at federal agencies. On Tuesday, the court lifted an order from a lower court blocking the enforcement of a February executive order in which President Donald Trump laid out plans for large scale firings and …