Top officials at the Internal Revenue Service are predicting a large drop in tax revenue this year due to individuals and businesses either not filing or not paying all due taxes, IRS sources told The Washington Post. According to internal projections, the IRS could lose 10 percent of its revenue, …
Read More »Pelosi Privately Urged Hakeem Jeffries to 'Use Your Power'
Senate Minority Leader Schumer’s bowing to Donald Trump and voting for the Republican-backed spending bill could offer House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries the opportunity to lead. Behind the scenes, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has urged him to “Use your power,” CNN reported. The recent disagreement between Jeffries and Schumer have …
Read More »Trump Wants to Force Immigrants to Share Their Social Media Handles When Applying for Citizenship
Soon, if a new proposal from the Trump administration goes into effect, immigrants applying for green cards or citizenship will have to disclose their social media handles with their application, The Intercept reported Sunday. Considering the recent detention of Mahmoud Khalil, an immigrant and Columbia University student who helped lead …
Read More »Trump Escalates Revenge Tour, Pulls Security Clearance for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton
During his 2024 run for the presidency, Donald Trump declared his desire to use the military on United States citizens who disagree with him, demonizing these Americans as the “enemy within.” He would go on to repeat his baseless claims throughout his campaign, from describing “evil” Democrats as more dangerous …
Read More »Andrew Cuomo's Expensive Taxpayer-Funded Revenge Campaign
The day Andrew Cuomo kicked off his campaign for mayor of New York City, his lawyer Rita Glavin was asked about Cuomo’s efforts to obtain the gynecological records of one of the women who came forward to share stories of the former New York governor’s sexual harassment before he resigned …
Read More »Trump Admin Blames Removal of Black and Latino Veteran Content on AI
Following the removal of an article honoring Jackie Robinson’s military servicein World War II, Black Medal of Honor recipient Army Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers, and numerous other pages highlighting contributions by women and minority groups, a spokesperson for the Pentagon blamed the use of artificial intelligence for the accidental …
Read More »Trump Admin Threatens to Stop Social Security If DOGE Can't Have Personal Data
Donald Trump’s interim Social Security chief suggested Thursday night he will effectively turn off the agency that manages the essential safety net program for seniors and the disabled, if Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can’t access the non-anonymized sensitive personal information and data of hundreds …
Read More »AOC and Bernie Slam Trump Admin's 'Disdain' for Working People at Packed Rallies
The Democratic Party is a mess. Donald Trump is systematically dismantling the United States government in order to consolidate power around himself, and last week Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) abdicated what little congressional power Democrats have left by supporting the Republican resolution to fund the government. The president …
Read More »Why DOGE Having Your Social Security Data Is Dangerous
When Mike Russo entered Social Security Administration headquarters on January 31, he introduced himself to agency staff as a representative of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), according to court filings. Along with Akash Bobba, a 22-year-old former Meta and Palantir intern, Russo demanded sweeping access to data …
Read More »Trump Fantasizes About Sending American Tesla Vandals to Prison in El Salvador
Donald Trump has long fantasized instituting draconian punishments for all manner of crimes. The president has previously floated sending undocumented immigrants to Guantanamo Bay, instituting the death penalty for drug dealers, and bringing back firing squads as a method of execution. On Friday, Trump mused about sending American citizens who …
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