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 …
Read More »Judge Blocks Trump From Revoking Harvard's Ability to Enroll Foreign Students
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 …
Read More »MTG Argues With Elon Musk's AI, Calls It 'Left Leaning'
AI is everywhere. Your mom is using it, your weird uncle can’t get enough of it, it’s taking over your Google searches. Artificial intelligence has become so ubiquitous that even your congresswoman might be crashing out publicly because an AI chatbot said something about her she didn’t like. On Friday, …
Read More »Trump's FEMA Denies North Carolina's Request for Hurricane Helene Aid
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 …
Read More »Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Shot and Killed Outside Jewish Museum in D.C.
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 …
Read More »Trump Thinks It Was 'Stupid' Not to Cash in Harder on His First Term. He's Making Up for It
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 …
Read More »Trump Gloats Over Passage of Bill That Will Kick Millions Off Medicaid, Food Aid
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 …
Read More »GOP Lawmaker Who Owns a Gun Shop Takes Credit for Silencer Tax Breaks
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 …
Read More »Suspect in Fatal Israeli Embassy Staffer Shooting Charged With Murder
The Justice Department charged Elias Rodriguez, whom they allege shot and killed two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening, with first-degree murder on Thursday. Interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said the DOJ was investigating the shooting as both an act of terrorism and a hate crime and that …
Read More »South African President Calls Out Trump: 'I'm Sorry I Don't Have a Plane to Give You'
President Donald Trump spent much of today’s Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rambling about disproven claims and conspiracy theories that white South African farmers are the victims of a genocide. Ramaphosa was not interested in indulging Trump’s delusions about his country. When a reporter asked Trump …
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