Trump’s shutdown could get people kicked out of their homes
Millions of vulnerable Americans may be about to pay the price for Trump’s incompetence.
By Caroline Orr - January 08, 2019Millions of vulnerable Americans may be about to pay the price for Trump’s incompetence.
By Caroline Orr - January 08, 2019Several departments in Trump’s administration want to get rid of policies that require the government to assess the prejudicial effects of regulations.
By Lisa Needham - January 07, 2019A White House economic adviser admitted to CNN that even more companies will suffer thanks to Trump’s trade war.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 03, 2019Trump is trying to save face after Gen. Mattis humiliated him for all the world to see.
By Kaili Joy Gray - January 02, 2019As the DOJ’s Russia probe ramped up in 2018, Trump’s authoritarian impulses reached alarming new levels — and the GOP was there to help every step of the way.
By Caroline Orr - December 28, 2018Looking back at the year in science denialism, pseudoscience, and evidence suppression.
By Caroline Orr - December 26, 2018Secretary Jim Mattis will leave the administration at the end of February 2019.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 20, 2018Earlier this year, Bill Barr sent a lengthy memo to the DOJ explaining why Trump shouldn’t be investigated for obstruction. That alone should disqualify him from serving as attorney general.
By Lisa Needham - December 20, 2018A federal judge permanently enjoined the federal government from enforcing policies that essentially barred domestic and gang violence victims from seeking asylum.
By Lisa Needham - December 19, 2018School shootings are disproportionately committed by white students, but Betsy DeVos’ commission claims the incidents could be decreased if schools over-discipline students of color.
By Lisa Needham - December 18, 2018Trump’s pathetic whining can’t hide the chaos and instability he’s created in the White House.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 11, 2018Mick Mulvaney used his tenure at the CFPB to do the bidding of corporations, not help consumers.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 07, 2018Seeking asylum is a human right protected by international and national law — but the Trump administration wants to make people pay to apply.
By Caroline Orr - December 05, 2018New guidance says federal employees can’t use the word ‘resist’ or mention impeachment.
By Lisa Needham - November 30, 2018Facing true oversight for the first time since he became president, Trump is lacking lawyers to serve him before investigations begin.
By Oliver Willis - November 26, 2018Taxpayer dollars are being used to spy on migrants fleeing violence, adding to the huge cost of Trump’s wasteful border stunt.
By Caroline Orr - November 21, 2018Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker released his financial disclosure form, and it shows a big paycheck from a dark money group and possible Hatch Act violations.
By Lisa Needham - November 21, 2018At the behest of far-right fringe figures, Trump’s Department of Agriculture forced 4-H, the agriculturally-focused youth group, to rescind guidance that welcomed LGBT youth.
By Lisa Needham - November 20, 2018A bombshell new report suggests that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was directly involved in the cover-up of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
By Caroline Orr - November 20, 2018DeVos consulted accused rapists and men’s rights activists while writing the new rules telling colleges how to handle sexual assault.
By Caroline Orr - November 15, 2018Once again, America is retreating from the global stage under Trump’s leadership. And once again, Russia stands to benefit from it.
By Caroline Orr - November 13, 2018Just days after the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history, the Trump administration is reportedly about to end a DHS program devoted to countering violent extremism in America.
By Caroline Orr - November 01, 2018Trump wants to redefine ‘sex’ to allow discrimination against transgender people.
By Emily Crockett - October 21, 2018In the aftermath of Charlottesville, millions of taxpayer dollars have been used to fund round-the-clock private security at Confederate cemeteries.
By Caroline Orr - October 16, 2018It’s not enough to let them waste our money, now Republicans think Trump’s Cabinet deserves a raise.
By Tommy Christopher - October 05, 2018HUD Secretary Ben Carson was doling out political favors instead of serving the most vulnerable Americans.
By Tommy Christopher - September 20, 2018Instead of, say, not jailing more kids, the Trump administration is taking money from cancer research and HIV/AIDS treatment to pay for it.
By Caroline Orr - September 20, 2018The administration’s inability to locate these children raises concerns over human trafficking.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 19, 2018Trump claims his administration’s response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico was a ‘success,’ but the numbers tell a very different story.
By Caroline Orr - September 12, 2018More than 1,500 EPA employees left the agency during the first 18 months of Trump’s presidency.
By Caroline Orr - September 11, 2018