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President Donald Trump traveled to Florida on Tuesday to tour what Republicans have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a 5,000-bed immigration detention center built in a remote, hot, and disgustingly humid corner of the Everglades. The facility — a collection of plastic tents outfitted with bunk beds in literal cages — was …

In earlier drafts, the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” included a provision that would have ended Medicaid payments for “gender transition procedures” for people of all ages, and introduced narrowly rigid definitions of “sex,” “female,” and “male” that some experts believe would have far-reaching implications, beyond access to healthcare. However, amid …

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who’s famous for his former hospital company’s record-setting Medicare fraud settlements, is currently leading an effort to make Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” even more painful for America’s poor. The legislation already cuts $930 billion from Medicaid, the nation’s government health insurance program for low-income and …

Much like President Donald Trump, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no stranger to taking advantage of the trappings of elected office to make a quick buck or glitz up her surroundings. In 2021, public records showed that the then governor of South Dakota spent almost $70,000 installing …

If Republicans manage to pass Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” millions of Americans will lose access to health care, food assistance, and other critical public support programs. One would hope that Democrats — despite being the minority in both chambers — would put up the strongest fight they can …

President Donald Trump has insisted that Republicans get his so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” to his desk by the Fourth of July. With only days left before the self-imposed deadline, the White House is now scrambling to do damage control around the deeply unpopular legislation produced by Congress. A series of …

Vice President J.D. Vance, who previously spread conspiracy theories about the Black Lives Matter movement, said Saturday that its leaders and supporters should celebrate President Donald Trump because he’s “done more to save Black lives than any leader in our country.” Trump has called Black Lives Matter a “symbol of …

The United States is not where it should be when it comes to the transition to renewable energy. Ask any climate scientist or reputable energy expert, and they’ll tell you we’re significantly behind schedule if we’re hoping to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. The Inflation Reduction Act …

Donald Trump threatened to force journalists to reveal sources who leaked a Pentagon intelligence assessment that concluded the U.S. air strikes on Iran only set the nation’s nuclear program back “months,” contradicting administration claims that the facilities were “obliterated.” “You tweeted the Democrats leaked an intelligence [report],” Sunday Morning Futures …

Zohran Mamdani shocked the establishment by becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, drawing ire from Republicans who are engaging in mongering tactics against the candidate, including Donald Trump, who called him a “pure communist” and “a 100% Communist Lunatic.” “No, I am not,” Mamdani said …