Just when everyone thought Donald Trump’s trade war and tariff frenzy had finally reached a period of weary — if expensive — attrition, the president made sure to remind everyone that his trade policy is just as erratic and arbitrary as ever. Trump is now threatening to level steep tariffs …
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President Donald Trump and Republicans’ “big, beautiful” tax bill already promises to leave millions of Americans without access to Medicaid and food assistance programs. The GOP is using Congress’ massive budget reconciliation bill to slash taxes on the wealthy and enact a host of right-wing policy dreams, and among them …
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Harvard University has sued the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department, and the Department of Justice in response to the Trump administration’s attempt to block the Ivy League school from enrolling international students. “This revocation is a blatant violation of the First Amendment, the Due Process Clause, and the …
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Ash Lazarus Orr (he/they) has served as the press relations manager at Advocates for Trans Equality for two and a half years. He has been an organizer in West Virginia for over a decade, focusing on the intersectionalities of gender-affirming care and abortion access. They’re also an abortion storyteller for …
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Late in the 2024 campaign cycle, parts of western North Carolina were devastated by Hurricane Helene. Donald Trump accused former President Joe Biden of abandoning the region and mishandling the response to the crisis. The disaster in North Carolina became the jumping point for a myriad of conspiracies and attacks …
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Birkenstock is hiking its prices — and yes, you can thank Trump’s tariffs for that. The universally beloved, celeb-approved sandal (worn by style icons from Zendaya to Sir Paul McCartney) is getting slapped with a 10% tariff, and Birkenstock’s response? Raise prices in the United States on select products. That’s …
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Two staff members from the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum. The suspect shouted “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, according to police. The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were leaving the event when …
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President Donald Trump will host a gathering of VIPs today at his private golf resort outside Washington, D.C. These are not diplomats or heads of state. They are rich people, foreign and domestic, who have put money into the Trump family’s pockets. The dinner is for winners of a contest …
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Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed the House of Representatives early this morning, and the president couldn’t be more thrilled about being one step closer to kicking millions of Americans off their health care coverage and food assistance programs. “THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL” has PASSED the House of …
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Donald Trump’s tax bill, which Republicans passed in the House of Representatives overnight on Thursday, will slash funding for Medicaid, food assistance, and Medicare to finance a new set of tax cuts for the rich. It also includes tax breaks for gun silencers. In a speech at 4 a.m. on …
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