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This is the reverse robin hood working families didn't ask for. #GOPTaxScam

America is beginning to mobilize against these horrifying ICE detentions.

New details of the administration's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 came after a federal judge blocked the president's efforts to close the U.S. Education Department.

Imagine what this woman and her family went through. All for what?

The list included dozens of cities and counties that DHS said was in noncompliance with federal statutes and had come under intense criticism from some mayors and law enforcement.

With this awful terror attack in Colorado, Congress needs to ask how many federal resources have been pulled from counterterrorism to deport Hispanics?

Imagine what this woman and her family went through. All for what?

The Trump administration says environmental justice has been used primarily "as an excuse to fund left-wing activist groups." So Ryan Kellman and I went down to Louisiana’s River Parishes, also known as Cancer Alley, where locals told us they’re fighting for clean air and water.

We cannot and will not let hate win.

Whoops! Tell 'em, James!

The White House said it's reached deals with nine law firms to provide about $1 billion in pro bono services. But the details of those agreements remain murky.

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Apparently states’ rights stop the moment women board a plane with autonomy in their carry-on.

JUST IN: Trump made the announcement as he celebrated a multi-billion dollar deal between the iconic American steelmaker U.S. Steel and the Japanese company Nippon Steel.

President Trump nominated Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency that enforces ethics law and protects whistleblowers, despite Ingrassia's links to extremists.

Food aid is moldering in warehouses in Jordan, the main hub for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Other foods and medicines are loaded on trucks that have waited for months at Israeli border crossings.

RFK Jr. announced this week that the federal government is removing the recommendation that kids and pregnant women get routine COVID-19 vaccines. But CDC advice is more nuanced.

Yes, let’s be as unprepared as possible and follow the kooks off a cliff.

Ed Martin, who is serving as the U.S. Pardon Attorney among other DOJ roles, posts, “No MAGA left behind.” This is in response to Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of federal bribery charges.

#Republicans have included $300 MILLION in the budget for......Trump's golf trips. You heard that right. But there is no money to feed hungry kids school lunch. #GOPTaxScam

Targeting a private educational institute because it won’t conform its governance and curriculum to what the state wants is…communist.

This is indeed what they are going to do if we don’t stop them.

In the dead of night, House Republicans passed Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” this week which now heads to the Senate, where it can be passed with a simple majority. Here are ways this will hurt millions of Americans.. @riseabovejustice.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @ourmelaninstory.bsky.social

Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.

News Analysis: President Trump and his family have monetized the White House more than any other occupant, normalizing activities that once would have provoked heavy blowback and official investigations.

The MAGA Murder budget will harm kids. #HealthcareCutsKill #Medicaid #MedicaidCutsKill

From NPR yesterday: European Central Bank says “frequent shifts and reversals in tariff policy” put the economy at risk. NPR memo this morning: one individual asserts the unilateral right to raise taxes by 50% on all products Americans buy from the EU June 1.

Also in the news today: My NPR colleague Kat Lonsdorf reports on what it would take to turn a Qatari gift jet into Air Force One: hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars. A specialist in the plane calls the idea of converting it quickly “just an interesting dream.”

When I asked the state attorneys general if they believe the Trump administration is trying to goad the Black community into action and then justify a stringent crackdown, AG Ellison said, “Nobody can know exactly, but we better be prepared for it and we better talk about it.”

The judge says the administration "unquestionably" violated his earlier order, which stated migrants cannot be deported to a country other than their own without having adequate notice and a chance to object.

“Pro-life.”

President Trump is hosting an exclusive dinner tonight for the largest investors in the $TRUMP meme coin, putting the murky world of cryptocurrencies on a collision course with White House ethics.

This is how the Republicans slash Medicare without telling us they’re slashing Medicare.

Are tariffs working like the Trump administration has promised? “Not one bit,” according to @econchrisclarke.bsky.social. More on how the U.S.-China agreement affects your money and the lasting impact of tariffs at the link: open.substack.com/pub/chandeli...

House Republicans voted to advance the #TrumpTaxScam bill. This bill will: —Increase the national debt —Throw millions off their health care with Medicaid cuts —Cut taxes for billionaires —Raise costs for the poorest Americans

MAGA loves to write their own rules that only apply to them.

The GOP's tax scam is a BILLIONAIRE BAILOUT, plain and simple. They're taking money from working families to give to their wealthy donors. Who's getting screwed? YOU ARE. Take action now! A floor vote is expected in the next 24 hours. #StopTheBillionaireBailout

A federal program provides extra help to make sure students experiencing homelessness get an education. Amid massive cuts to the federal government, the program's future is uncertain.

From NPR, a description of the DC couple shot outside an event at a Jewish museum.

At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.

“There is no room in Augustine’s concept of authority for one who is self-seeking and in search of power over others,” he wrote in the 167-page text. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

"It was like disbelief. And then it was just like fury, honestly, like how could they have us working this?" A Newark air traffic controller talks about how it felt to lose radar and communication systems during a shift. www.npr.org/2025/05/22/g...