Monday, November 18, 2024

Tag: Trump administration

Trump appointee apologizes and resigns after bigoted comments emerge

Higbie publicly accused 75 percent of PTSD patients of lying in order to gain federal money.

Trump’s roundup of immigrant leaders has begun

In a concerted effort by the Trump administration, ICE is targeting leaders in the immigrant community.

The world according to Trump

“Trump administration’s foolish and self-defeating decision to abdicate the United States’ global influence — something that has taken more than 70 years to build.”

Bannon & Trump deserve each other — divisive, grandstanding demagogues at...

However very similar yet very different, two warring demagogues threaten law, order, civility, trust and the good will still clinging to the American experiment.

War pay

Here is what the coming boom years are likely to look like for the Pentagon, the arms makers, and their weaponry.

North Korea is walking back war—and pundits are strangely disappointed

Pundits seem more concerned about the North driving a "wedge" between the U.S. and the South than about preventing nuclear war.

Trump administration to build ‘road to nowhere’ through Alaska wildlife refuge

“The Trump administration has approved an unprecedented and illegal proposal to sell out Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.”

Trump administration to force 200,000 Salvadorans to leave the US

The last time the government renewed the protections, they cited drought, poverty and widespread gang violence—all of which still exist in El Salvador.

Trump administration stops fight against transgender troops

On January 1, 2018, openly transgender people will be allowed to enlist in the U.S. military.

Activists win major victory, forcing the EPA to update regulations on...

The EPA wanted years to study the hazards, instead the court gave them 90 days to update regulations.

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GOP’s federal trifecta and the looming threat to U.S. healthcare

What’s next for healthcare? GOP’s agenda signals cuts and higher costs.

David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...

As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.

Media coverage of Amsterdam soccer riot erases Zionist hatred and violence

The events in Amsterdam called for nuanced media coverage that contextualized events and condemned both anti-Jewish and anti-Arab violence.

Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...

Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.

Oddly, the seismic exposure of Big Lie fraud helps restore faith in elections 

Are elections suddenly legitimate, despite irrational, “rigged” whining? Only until MAGA loses.