As President Donald Trump and his administration order ICE raids across the country targeting undocumented immigrants, Trump unveiled his plans to offer a shiny new “gold card” with a price tag of $5 million to “very high-level people,” among them “Russian oligarchs.” When speaking to reporters in the Oval Office …
Read More »Jon Stewart Shares Aftermath of His 'Daily Show' Hand Injury
Jon Stewart got so riled up during a tirade about Elon Musk and Donald Trump on Monday that he sliced his hand open smashing a mug. Although The Daily Show host managed to continue his monologue after the incident, he quipped, “I’ll be going to the hospital soon.” Now, Stewart …
Read More »Trump Posts Grotesque Video Imagining Glitzy 'Trump Gaza'
Tens of thousands dead, even more injured, millions displaced, and countless others still unaccounted for. Gaza remains the site of widespread devastation as international negotiators attempt to extend a fragile ceasefire, but that isn’t stopping President Donald Trump from posting grotesque, greedy fantasies about turning the Palestinian region into one …
Read More »Trump Eviscerates a Bedrock Public Health and Environmental Protection Law
Last week, the Trump administration gutted one of the nation’s bedrock public health, environmental, and climate protection laws — the National Environmental Policy Act. NEPA has long been a target of polluting industries, particularly the fossil fuel industry. It requires federal agencies considering approval of expansions or new operations to …
Read More »Who Is the Anonymous Data Expert Telling Elon Which Cuts to Make?
Since Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) swept into Washington last month, an anonymous X account called DataRepublican has taken the government demolition crew’s supporters by storm. The account, and its alleged findings of mismanaged government agency spending, has been shared by Musk often, as well as Utah …
Read More »Nicky Jam Claims 'I Learned My Lesson' After Rescinding Trump Endorsement
Nicky Jam made headlines and drew criticism after he endorsed Donald Trump and was misgendered by the politician during a rally. Now, the Puerto Rican singer is sharing more details of what exactly happened, explains that he learned his lesson following the debacle. “I can’t support your campaign because I …
Read More »Bill Pulte, Trump's Housing Nominee, Has Quite a History With Meme Stocks
The Federal Housing Finance Authority oversees roughly $7.7 trillion — with a T — in mortgage loans belonging to homeowners across the county. It’s in charge of regulating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government entities that form the backbone of the U.S. mortgage market — entities that have been …
Read More »Bernie Sanders on Battling a Government 'Of, By, and For' the Billionaires
OMAHA, NEBRASKA — It’s a frigid Friday night in Omaha, and Bernie Sanders has come to this riverside Nebraska city to sound a battlecry for democracy — and rally Americans to fight the rising threats of authoritarianism and billionaire rule. The thin ice floes careening down the Missouri River offer …
Read More »White House Takes Control of Which Reporters Can Cover It
The Trump administration is attempting to wrench control of the White House Press Corps from the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) — a move the independent journalistic organization that has handled the credentialing of White House reporters for decades says “tears at the independence of a free press in the …
Read More »DOGE Staffers Resign, Refusing to 'Dismantle Critical Public Services'
Elon Musk‘s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has spent the first month of President Donald Trump‘s second term in office working its way through the federal government like termites. DOGE has fired tens of thousands of employees, hollowing out everything from the Federal Aviation Administration to the Department of Veterans …
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