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The lawmakers warn cuts "will endanger children, seniors, and at-risk communities, set medical progress back by decades, curtail patient access to care, and make the nation less prepared for emerging public health threats."

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"Once again, Democrats have thrown working people under the bus, this time in Michigan," said one critic.

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"The state of Maine will not be intimidated by the president's threats," Gov. Janet Mills said after a public exchange over Trump's attack on trans athletes. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t...

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An administration claiming to crack down on “fraud, waste, and abuse” in government is doing the opposite. www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

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To not recognize their everyday lives or to refuse to acknowledge their efforts to integrate into their new societies is to subject them to a second form of violence: the symbolic murder of their humanity. www.commondreams.org/opinion/jour...

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"It is unconscionable that the E.U. is rolling out the red carpet for foreign minister Sa'ar whose boss, Prime Minister Netanyahu, is wanted by the ICC," said Eve Geddie, director at the Amnesty International European Institutions Office. www.commondreams.org/news/gideon-...

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The Democratic Party is failing now. We cannot allow this to continue. Everyone reading this understands there must be change, and that requires action. www.commondreams.org/opinion/join...

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"What's not reasonable is taking this chainsaw approach," said one attendee speaking of federal cuts www.commondreams.org/news/mccormi...

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The Trump administration isn’t planning to give the public the opportunity to critique the mistreatment of migrants deported to Guantánamo or any other military post or new detention center in an up-close-and-personal fashion. www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

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"Trump tried this illegal move to undo protections during his first administration, and he failed."

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"We have trillions to spend on tax breaks for the rich and corporations," said one economic policy expert, "but we can't afford to cover telehealth visits for seniors?"

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While the Trial Monitors and some activists will be on the ground in North Dakota, we need to make noise online and in the media, ensuring that as many people as possible know what’s at stake. www.commondreams.org/opinion/ener...

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We will prevail because we are relearning the basic truth—that we are the leaders we’ve been waiting for, writes @rbreich.bsky.social: www.commondreams.org/opinion/10-r...

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"Any attack on the Postal Service would be part of the billionaire oligarch coup." www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t...

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"To ensure transparency on the authority you have granted Mr. Musk and the legal authority he has to direct DOGE, I request that you provide substantive documentation regarding his formal role," Rep. Gerry Connolly wrote to President Donald Trump. www.commondreams.org/news/doge-el...

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One labor journalist called his comments regarding right-to-work "shameful" and "embarrassing." www.commondreams.org/news/teamste...

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"It is kind of mind-blowing that even before the bans researchers barely looked into complications of pregnancy loss in hospitals," said one expert.

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"Every tenth of a degree warming that we avoid saves us money, saves us lives, saves us problems," said the co-author of a major study on glacier ice loss. www.commondreams.org/news/glacier...

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Predictably, after masquerading as a champion of working-class Americans alienated by the Democratic Party, the new Trump regime has put the rights and regulations that protect working people in its cross hairs. www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

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That brings us to today, where there is one option: resistance everywhere. www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

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Build a worker political movement outside the Democratic Party—a movement, an association, an organization by and for working people. www.commondreams.org/opinion/alte...

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"This fight is bigger than Greenpeace. This lawsuit is a blatant attempt to silence critics and hide destructive practices," said the campaign director of Greenpeace USA. www.commondreams.org/news/greenpe...

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Donald Trump is a high-ranking government employee—not a king. www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

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What We Can Learn From Leonard Peltier: ‘I Rise Only When I Help You Rise’ www.commondreams.org/opinion/leon...

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We have to curb our endless spending on the military—and put that money back into our real needs, like creating jobs, educating students, protecting our planet, and much more. www.commondreams.org/opinion/pent...

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"It seems that this announcement may amount to a money-moving exercise within the agency itself rather than an overall Pentagon topline reduction," said one watchdog. www.commondreams.org/news/hegseth...

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A critic called Trump's promised tariffs "further proof that Republicans' top priority is making working- and middle-class families pay more for healthcare, lifesaving medications, food, cars, and electronics, all to fund more tax breaks for the ultrawealthy." www.commondreams.org/news/tariffs...

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"The bill threatens a system of checks and balances that is crucial to ensuring our government serves the people—not the president's personal goals and interests," say 160+ groups.

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"Trump's promise to cut Americans' energy bills is a lie," said @publiccitizen.bsky.social's Tyler Slocum as opposition to the "Drill, Baby, Drill" administration's sham "energy emergency" grows.

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"DOGE operatives should stop interfering with the FDA's public health mission of assuring the safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical devices," one watchdog director said after FDA workers reviewing applications from Elon Musk's Neuralink were fired. www.commondreams.org/news/neurali...

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"This is what violent nationalism does," said @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social. "It seeps into the minds of children and turns playgrounds into nightmares."

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Trump ending legal services for unaccompanied immigrant youth "undermines due process, disproportionately impacts vulnerable children, and puts children who have already experienced severe trauma at risk for further harm or exploitation," said one critic. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-i...

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As the consequences of the Trump administration’s incompetence ripple through the country, even the most dedicated MAGA supporter will actually feel the impact personally. www.commondreams.org/opinion/who-...

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If you had to choose between paying tax at 10% annually or paying 10% every 10 years, would you consider those two rates equal? www.commondreams.org/opinion/fair...

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The presence of U.S. mercenaries in Gaza highlights a disturbing pattern of American involvement in the region’s violence. www.commondreams.org/opinion/gaza...

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"Musk's attempt to buy Wisconsin's Supreme Court is a red alert that his attack on democracy isn't limited to gutting the federal government," said Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler. www.commondreams.org/news/wiscons...

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"They are laying the groundwork for denying benefits to anyone they want to punish or deem unworthy—or indeed, any one of us." - Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works

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The fact remains that any science-based update to the Endangerment Finding would conclusively demonstrate that the actual harms and projected risks from climate change have only grown grimmer since the 2009 endangerment finding was issued. www.commondreams.org/opinion/zeld...

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"They are laying the groundwork for denying benefits to anyone they want to punish or deem unworthy—or indeed, any one of us." www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s...

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Without stronger commitments to public grants and additional funding, developing countries risk falling into a cycle of debt that hinders climate action. www.commondreams.org/opinion/glob...

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We must demand that every member of Congress stand up to Musk’s cynical efforts to steal our earned Social Security benefits while giving himself and other billionaires a hefty tax cut, says Nancy Altman of @socialsecurityworks.org. www.commondreams.org/opinion/musk...

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An Actual Neofascist Coup Is Now Underway in the United States www.commondreams.org/opinion/an-a...

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"Americans should understand exactly what this is: A giant gift to the corporate class and a Trumpian power grab." www.commondreams.org/news/trump-i...

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"As expected, Judge Chutkan won't issue a sweeping TRO against Elon Musk and DOGE, but she fires this shot across the bow to them both," said one journalist. www.commondreams.org/news/doge-de...

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While Palestinians are paying with their lives because pressure from pro-Israel groups has silenced criticism of Israeli policies, the damage done by this pressure grows. www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-c...

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"Deceitful and excessive overdraft fees cost Americans billions of dollars every year, but the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress don't seem to care any longer about lowering costs for Americans now that they're in charge," said one watchdog leader. www.commondreams.org/news/cfpb-ov...

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"Focus not on what Trump says, but on what he does," said the senator from Vermont. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

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"The fact that Louis DeJoy still has a job is a failure of the Biden administration," said former Ohio state Sen. @ninaturner.bsky.social.

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"The same billionaires trying to kill the CFPB are the ones who profit off predatory loans, sky-high fees, and financial scams that target young people," said the head of one advocacy group. www.commondreams.org/news/consume...

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"House Republicans are putting Medicaid on the chopping block—a move that would rip lifesaving healthcare away from tens of thousands of their own constituents." www.commondreams.org/news/house-r...

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