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'Obvious risks': 8 state treasurers confront Tesla chair over Elon Musk’s ability to lead
https://www.alternet.org/tesla-musk-state-treasurers/
Published: April 22, 2025 18:26
Tesla/SpaceX/X.com leader Elon Musk is, like his close ally, President Donald Trump, a highly polarizing figure in U.S. politics. And Musk's political activities, including his work with his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the United States…
'Politically motivated cash grab': Secretary Rubio wants to kill this crucial office in State Department
https://www.alternet.org/send/state-department-rubio/
Published: April 22, 2025 17:54
Secretary of State Marco Rubio wants to abolish Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (BCSO) at the State Department, a crucial human rights office that works on prevention of conflict, crisis response and stabilizing activities in priority…
'Way off the mark': Fact-check debunks Trump’s flawed economic claims
https://www.alternet.org/trump-navarro-kessler/
Published: April 22, 2025 16:52
President Donald Trump's economic policies, from steep new tariffs to calling for U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to be fired, are creating a great deal of volatility in the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has plunged more than…
'Putin and his cronies laugh at Trump': Ex-Swedish PM says US being 'played' by Russia
https://www.alternet.org/send/trump-putin-swedish/
Published: April 22, 2025 16:35
Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt has criticized President Donald Trump for his failure to restore peace in Ukraine despite his pledge to end the war on "day one.""It has been nearly 100 days since Donald Trump returned to the U.S. presidency and…
'A hinge moment': Analyst fears 'season of fever and visions' as Trump clashes with courts
https://www.alternet.org/news-politics/trump-courts-clash/
Published: April 22, 2025 15:42
Legal experts have been raising concerns over President Donald Trump's defiance of the court and the administration's continued refusal to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador.In an article published in The…
GOP insiders privately fear Trump’s 'ill-advised' vendetta against Fed chair is 'likely to backfire'
https://www.alternet.org/trump-jerome-powell-bolton/
Published: April 22, 2025 15:03
President Donald Trump continues to angrily rail against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, calling for him to be fired and attacking him as a "loser" on his Truth Social platform. And some of Trump's critics believe he is playing with fire.…
Historian sounds alarm from the Gilded Age — for Democrats
https://www.alternet.org/gilded-age-trump/
Published: April 22, 2025 14:52
More than five months after President Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris, Democrats are still trying to understand why they lost the election and the Senate majority – and how the party can regroup. These concerns have only increased in the wake of…
A thousand-year-old legal principle is getting a workout under the Trump administration
https://www.alternet.org/habeus-corpus/
Published: April 22, 2025 14:47
In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned by the government without any advanced notification of wrongdoing or chance to make a defense. This has not been lawful in the United States from its very inception, or in many other…
John Roberts owns this nightmare — and he has no one to blame but himself
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/john-roberts-owns-this/
Published: April 22, 2025 14:24
John Roberts owns this nightmare; without him and his corrupt Republican co-conspirators against democracy on the Supreme Court we never would have had a reality star neofascist ascend to the highest office in the land. And it’s getting worse daily. On the…
'Completely ridiculous': Nancy Mace smacked down after doubling down on offensive remark
https://www.alternet.org/nancy-mace-trans/
Published: April 22, 2025 14:03
Congresswoman Mace doubles down on offensive language to transgender USC student by Shaun Chornobroff, SC Daily Gazette April 22, 2025 COLUMBIA — Following a contentious exchange with a college campus audience, U.S. Rep Nancy Mace doubled down on…
'Fundamentally unserious' MAGA faithful demand 'fealty' to Trump — and turn on each other: ex-staffer
https://www.alternet.org/trump-bolton-hegseth-navarro/
Published: April 22, 2025 13:52
During his first presidency, Donald Trump clashed with one conservative Republican after another — from a secretary of state (Rex Tillerson) to two U.S. attorneys general (Jeff Sessions and William Barr) to a White House chief of staff (retired Gen. John…
'Obfuscating answers': Hegseth's 'nonsensical' Fox News interview bashed by critics
https://www.alternet.org/hegseth-fox-news-interview/
Published: April 22, 2025 13:46
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth appeared on Fox News Tuesday morning as he remains embroiled in a fresh controversy for sharing sensitive information in a group chat as well as his management of the Pentagon. It was reported reported late Sunday that…
'Escalating failure': WSJ conservative slams Trump’s 'blitzkrieg approach'
https://www.alternet.org/trump-wsj-tariffs/
Published: April 22, 2025 12:33
President Donald Trump is now three months into his second presidency, which shows how polarizing a figure he continues to be. Many right-wing media outlets are praising his "record of accomplishment," while Trump's detractors — from liberals, progressives…
Trump insistent on crossing 'red line' as GOP lawmaker warns against 'extra excitement in markets'
https://www.alternet.org/send/trump-markets-excitement/
Published: April 22, 2025 12:17
With his escalating rhetoric against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump is approaching an economic boundary that few presidents previously considered crossing. On Thursday, Trump said Powell's "termination cannot come fast…
'There are great risks': All eyes are on 'very important' Supreme Court case
https://www.alternet.org/mahmoud-v-taylor/
Published: April 22, 2025 12:03
When the Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in Mahmoud v. Taylor, it will be considering whether Montgomery County parents have a right, on religious grounds, to opt their children out of classes in county schools that use LGBTQ+ friendly books. But…
'I might just be done': Idaho woman says new Trump policy would kill her business
https://www.alternet.org/idaho-woman-says-trump-tariffs-would-mean-the-end-of-her-fruit-business/
Published: April 22, 2025 11:32
In November, Coree Carver finally signed contracts with retailers to sell her Southeast Asian-grown fruit into the United States. The Idahoan is the founder of Grove Fruit Growers, which grows mangos in Cambodia and processes them in Vietnam. After the…
There's been a 'paradigm shift' in the way the world views the value of the dollar — thanks to Trump
https://www.alternet.org/trump-us-dollar-msnbc/
Published: April 22, 2025 11:29
President Donald Trump continues to insist that his steep new tariffs will lead to a manufacturing renaissance in the United States and an era of widespread prosperity. But Wall Street is not responding favorably to either Trump's tariffs or his call for…
'Fear of retribution spreading': Experts warn of creeping authoritarianism under Trump
Published: April 22, 2025 11:24
Many political observers and activists have been arguing that the American democracy is heading in a wrong direction under President Donald Trump's administration. An article in NPR published Tuesday quoted a number of American university professors, who…
'Power-seeking': Former VP says Trump mirrors 'populist authoritarian leaders'
https://www.alternet.org/al-gore-trump-san-francisco/
Published: April 22, 2025 10:49
Long known for his aggressive support of environmentalism, former Vice President Al Gore was vehemently critical of the Trump Administration's environmental record during a Monday, April 21 speech in San Francisco. The speech came at the beginning of the…
Right-wing Christians are the real winners in Kansas
https://www.alternet.org/kansas-christians/
Published: April 22, 2025 10:26
As the advocacy director for Mainstream Coalition, I had a front row seat to the harm caused to vulnerable Kansans by our elected officials this year. I sat beside deeply religious and secular Kansans as we advocated passionately for our government to…
Corruption or incompetence? Experts worry GOP-connected firms are cutting secret Trump deals
https://www.alternet.org/trump-deals/
Published: April 22, 2025 09:37
After President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs earlier this month, the White House released a list of more than a thousand products that would be exempted.One item that made the list is polyethylene terephthalate, more commonly known as PET…
'Brainwashed': Columnist tears into 'gullible' Trump voters who bought into 'obvious lies'
https://www.alternet.org/trump-liar-voter/
Published: April 22, 2025 09:28
After nearly 100 days into President Donald Trump's second term, New Republic editor Michael Tomasky is wondering who were the "gullible" people buying the lies before November.“How many times did Trump say he’d end [the Ukraine] war on the first day of…
America's billionaires plan for a world without us in it
https://www.alternet.org/billionaires-future/
Published: April 22, 2025 09:21
Billionaire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the drop in the stock market is nothing to be concerned about because Americans aren’t looking at the “day-to-day fluctuations” in their retirement savings.Billionaire Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick…
GOP senator’s pro-Hegseth tweet mocked with photo of him 'hiding behind a chair' on Jan. 6
https://www.alternet.org/gop-senator-hegseth-tweet/
Published: April 22, 2025 02:12
Embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is fighting to stay in his role in the midst of another texting-related scandal. And one Senate Republican's social media post defending him is being met with mockery and ridicule.Hegseth is now being accused of…
'I like how everybody is shouting at me': Byron Donalds melts down at town hall hecklers
https://www.alternet.org/byron-donalds-town-hall/
Published: April 22, 2025 02:00
A recent town hall meeting by U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds' (R-Fla.) appeared just as fiery as that of other Republicans.Groans began as Donalds explained how South African centibillionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was “going…
'Hypocrisy doesn’t bother them': George Conway buries Hegseth over latest texting scandal
https://www.alternet.org/pete-hegseth-scandal-wife/
Published: April 22, 2025 01:15
Conservative attorney and activist George Conway marveled that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has to be told not to include his spouse and friends in top secret military correspondence.“It is just absolutely crazy. … Do you need the memo? Do you…
Megyn Kelly unleashes on Pope Francis just one day after his death
https://www.alternet.org/megyn-kelly-pope-francis/
Published: April 22, 2025 00:44
Pope Francis — who was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio — died on Monday. While most Catholics around the world mourned the pontiff in prayer and reflection on his legacy, SiriusXM host Megyn Kelly used her first episode after his death to attack the late bishop…
'The Empire is a white supremacist organization': Star Wars show to take on Trump 2.0
https://www.alternet.org/star-wars-andor-trump/
Published: April 21, 2025 23:58
Premiering this week, the second and final season of Star Wars streaming show Andor seems destined to be one of the pop culture defining moments of the second Trump presidency. Andor, which began airing in 2022, tells the story of the early days of the…
'He believed the president': Trumpist rhetoric cited as El Paso shooter is sentenced
https://www.alternet.org/el-paso-shooter-trump/
Published: April 21, 2025 23:37
The grinding path to justice for the most lethal mass shooter to ever appear in a U.S. courtroom came to an end Monday when Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty to murdering 23 people and wounding 22 others in an anti-Hispanic assault on an El Paso Walmart in…
Former Dem senator's wife found guilty of taking bribes and obstructing justice
https://www.alternet.org/menendez-wife/
Published: April 21, 2025 23:23
The wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted Monday of taking bribes and obstructing justice as part of the wide-ranging, international bribery scheme that landed her husband an 11-year prison sentence. A Manhattan jury found that Nadine Arslanian…
Pete Hegseth checks all the boxes
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/hegseth-out/
Published: April 21, 2025 23:17
You might have noticed that in damn near every column I have written that mentions the orange mobster who is somehow once again disgracing our White House, I have dutifully referred to him as the “America-attacking Trump.”I have used this deadly accurate…
'At least 5 votes': Unlikely pair of Supreme Court justices look ready to save Obamacare
https://www.alternet.org/supreme-court-justices-obamacare/
Published: April 21, 2025 23:15
Americans recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act — former President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform legislation known as "Obamacare" — being signed into law. And two Supreme Court justices appear poised to protect it…
'How bad are the hurricanes?' Americans are reconsidering moving to these two red states
https://www.alternet.org/florida-texas-migration-americans/
Published: April 21, 2025 23:12
The Independent reports that the states of Florida and Texas aren’t bringing in the population numbers they used to — partially thanks to climate change.“People used to move to Florida partly because they could get a deal. Now, people can’t afford to move…
'Desperate': Ex-White House staffer rips Miller for saying J6ers were denied 'due process'
https://www.alternet.org/stephen-miller-due-process/
Published: April 21, 2025 22:10
Andrew Bates, former White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary in former President Joe Biden's administration, called out one of President Donald Trump's top advisors for saying that those sentenced for storming the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, did not receive…
'I don’t know about that man': GOP lawmaker slammed for calling Black congressman a slur
https://www.alternet.org/gop-congresswoman-slur/
Published: April 21, 2025 22:02
A clip from a podcast did not go over well on social media as commenters dragged U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) for calling U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) “boy.”“Gosh dang it, boy. Put that – He does not need that cane. That cane is a prop. I swear…
'Brainwashed': Columnist tears into 'gullible' Trump voters who bought into 'obvious lies'
https://www.alternet.org/trump-liar-voters/
Published: April 21, 2025 20:16
After nearly 100 days into President Donald Trump's second term, New Republic editor Michael Tomasky is wondering who were the "gullible" people buying the lies before November.“How many times did Trump say he’d end [the Ukraine] war on the first day of…
'We’re in it': Economist gives 3 reasons US is 'jumping into recession'
https://www.alternet.org/us-economy-jumping-recession/
Published: April 21, 2025 20:02
The ongoing slide in financial markets is now prompting one economist to declare that the United States is already in a recession, according to several key indicators.Typically, an economy is only considered to be in a recession after two consecutive…
'Cannot protect her own bag': Noem viciously mocked after purse is stolen in DC restaurant
https://www.alternet.org/kristi-noem-dc/
Published: April 21, 2025 19:52
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem was mocked on social media Monday after CNN reported that her purse carrying $3,000 was stolen in a restaurant in Washington, D.C. on Sunday night. CNN analyst Jeffrey Gold wrote on the social…
Trump is doing it all in broad daylight because he thinks no one will stop him
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/trump-broad-daylight/
Published: April 21, 2025 19:15
When Harvard, one of America’s oldest and most revered institutions of higher learning, stands defiant as the federal government freezes billions in funding simply because it refuses to knuckle under to authoritarian demands — like gutting DEI programs and…
Hegseth’s 'shelf life' as Defense Secretary is less than 4 months: former Trump aide
https://www.alternet.org/send/hegseth-bolton-trump/
Published: April 21, 2025 19:13
John Bolton, who served as the national security adviser to President Donald Trump during his first term, said Monday Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth should resign after reports emerged that he shared sensitive military details in a second Signal group…
You're overlooking something very important about Trump if you think Hegseth is finished
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/will-trump-fire-hegseth/
Published: April 21, 2025 19:08
Word around the social-media campfire is Pete Hegseth is finished. The Times reported that the US secretary of defense was involved in yet another Signal group chat, only this time he set it up himself. In Politico, a former Pentagon official said other…
'Totally unacceptable': GOP congressman breaks ranks to publicly demand Trump fire Hegseth
https://www.alternet.org/hegseth-removal-gop-signal/
Published: April 21, 2025 19:05
In a rare moment of disunity among House Republicans, Politico reports GOP Rep. Bacon (R-Neb.) advised President Donald Trump to fire U.S. Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth, saying the resulting chain of chaos is why Republicans were leery of approving him in…
'He must resign in disgrace': Hegseth on the ropes after second war plans chat exposed
Published: April 21, 2025 18:58
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth faced a fresh torrent of calls for his resignation or firing on Sunday after The New York Times revealed that he shared plans for a U.S. military attack on Yemen in a second private group chat—which included members of his…
'Bizarre in many ways': Libertarian reveals what’s behind far right’s 'war on empathy'
https://www.alternet.org/musk-empathy-cathy-young/
Published: April 21, 2025 18:57
During George W. Bush's presidency, a term that occasionally appeared on right-wing talk radio was "compassion sickness." The implication was that liberals and progressives were wasting sympathy on people who didn't deserve it, and that messaging was a…
Larry David mocks capitulation to Trump in brutal parody about a 1939 dinner with Hitler
https://www.alternet.org/larry-david-trump-maher/
Published: April 21, 2025 18:10
Many of President Donald Trump's more outspoken critics believe that way too much "capitulating" is taking place —that Trump is genuinely dangerous and deserves total condemnation rather than having a lot list of universities, law firms and tech CEOs who…
'Evil is being defeated': MTG heralds 'major shifts in global leadership' after Pope Francis death
https://www.alternet.org/news-politics/mtg-pope/
Published: April 21, 2025 17:27
Shortly after Pope Francis's death on Monday morning, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took to the social platform X and wrote, "Major changes in global leadership have occurred today. The hand of God is prevailing over evil."Although Greene did not…
White House official claims 'entire Pentagon' is plotting 'against' Trump defense secretary
https://www.alternet.org/hegseth-karoline-leavitt-signal/
Published: April 21, 2025 17:18
On Sunday, April 21, the New York Times broke a story that is being described as "Signalgate 2.0."According to four Times sources, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the messaging app Signal to discuss plans for a military operation against Houthi rebels…
'Mind-boggling': DHS official ripped for saying wrongfully arrested US citizen claimed not to be a citizen
https://www.alternet.org/deportation-trump-dhs/
Published: April 21, 2025 16:34
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin faced criticism on social media after stating that a United States citizen, who was wrongfully arrested by border authorities in Arizona earlier this month, was subjected to…
'Moment of national emergency': WI insider details game plan for fighting Trump
https://www.alternet.org/trump-garcia-2671815157/
Published: April 21, 2025 16:12
Wisconsin, along with Pennsylvania and Michigan, was once considered part of the Democratic Party's "Blue Wall" in presidential elections. But Donald Trump, in 2016, became the first Republican to carry Wisconsin in a presidential race since Ronald Reagan…
'Mafia Boss': Legal experts sound alarm as Trump White House 'sabotages itself with unbridled hostility'
https://www.alternet.org/donald-trump-mafia-boss/
Published: April 21, 2025 15:49
Legal analysts have raised concerns about President Donald Trump's continuing conflict with the judiciary, warning that the administration's disregard for judges is steering the country toward a constitutional crisis.The Free Press spoke with a number of…
'Basic economics': GOP lawmakers running out of ways to fund Trump’s 'big, beautiful bill'
https://www.alternet.org/breaking-social/trump-spending-bill-johnson/
Published: April 21, 2025 15:07
President Donald Trump is pressuring GOP lawmakers to pass a "big, beautiful bill" that will combine his legislative priorities. But the devil is in the details. Members of Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-Louisiana) caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives…
'I did not vote for a neutron bomb': Pro-Trump CEO says administration killing small businesses
https://www.alternet.org/economy/small-business-administration-trump/
Published: April 21, 2025 14:41
Craig Fuller, the CEO of FreightWaves, a freight-focused organization that analyzes the freight and logistics market, has regretted "enthusiastically" supporting President Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election, warning that the administration's…
'Shred the Constitution': Senator slams Trump’s 'dangerous spin' as admin flouts US courts
https://www.alternet.org/chris-van-hollen-garcia-scarborough/
Published: April 21, 2025 14:14
During a visit to El Salvador, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) met with Kilmar Ábrego García — the Maryland resident and Salvadoran man who was deported from the United States and is still locked up in a Salvadoran prison. President Donald Trump and his…
'Too little too late': Supreme Court slammed for trying to corral Trump's 'unchecked' conduct
https://www.alternet.org/jesselyn-radack-scotus-garcia/
Published: April 21, 2025 12:59
On Saturday, April 19, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7-2 ruling that orders the Trump Administration to temporarily cease the deportations of Venezuelan nationals using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The two dissenters were far-right GOP-appointed…
'Absolute nonesense': World-renowned expert slams Trump admin as measles cases soar
https://www.alternet.org/trump-measles/
Published: April 21, 2025 12:28
“These were otherwise healthy school-age children who didn’t have to die.” We speak to the world-renowned pediatrician, virologist and vaccine expert, Dr. Peter Hotez, about the dangerous anti-vaccine agenda of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert…
America's biggest threat is coming from inside the house
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/threat-to-america/
Published: April 21, 2025 12:03
America is under siege, but not by foreign armies or rogue terrorists. Instead, the threat is coming from inside the house: unelected billionaires who are quietly hijacking our democratic institutions from within.Although it’s entirely possible that they…
'Historically unpopular': DC insider sounds the alarm on Trump's first 100 days
https://www.alternet.org/trump-100-days-sosnik/
Published: April 21, 2025 11:56
President Donald Trump is now three months into his second presidency, which is proving to be even more polarizing and controversial than his first. Many right-wing media outlets, from Fox News and Newsmax to Steve Bannon's "War Room" vodcast, routinely…
'What we are doing is not working': Michigan Republicans attempt power shift
https://www.alternet.org/michigan-schools/
Published: April 21, 2025 11:33
House Republicans want to change who has the power to appoint the state’s superintendent of public instruction — potentially stripping the State Board of Education of one of its key functions — because they say Michigan’s education system is failing.This…
'Dots don’t quite connect': How Trump is working to undermine one of his biggest promises
https://www.alternet.org/trump-economy-2671814108/
Published: April 21, 2025 11:11
Steve Whalen loves his home state of Delaware and he’s proud to manufacture computers there that police officers use to “catch bad guys.” He said tariffs on imports from China and other countries, along with sharp cuts to government spending and the…
'Month of total chaos': How the Pentagon is suffering 'dysfunction' under Trump admin
https://www.alternet.org/ullyot-hegseth-pentagon-trump/
Published: April 21, 2025 11:03
When Donald Trump nominated far-right MAGA loyalist Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, many Democrats and Never Trump conservatives argued that the former Fox News weekend host was woefully unqualified for the position. And allegations that Hegseth had…
'Reality has a well-known liberal bias': Inside Donald Trump's war on numbers
https://www.alternet.org/trump-numbers/
Published: April 21, 2025 10:45
More children ages 1 to 4 die of drowning than any other cause of death. Nearly a quarter of adults received mental health treatment in 2023, an increase of 3.4 million from the prior year. The number of migrants from Mexico and northern Central American…
A progressive Pope? Here are Francis' greatest reforms and controversies
https://www.alternet.org/pope-francis-progressive/
Published: April 21, 2025 10:35
Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday, aged 88, the Vatican announced. The head of the Catholic Church had recently survived being hospitalized with a serious bout of double pneumonia. Cardinal Kevin Farrell’s announcement began: Dearest brothers and…
Revealed: Far-right pressuring Mike Johnson to join Trump in new attack
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/mike-johnson-trump-2671814050/
Published: April 21, 2025 10:20
WASHINGTON — Dismantling the federal government won’t be complete without upending the judicial branch — or so many conservatives argue, which is why rank-and-file Republicans are pressuring party leaders to fall in line and join White House efforts to…
Two examples of courage in the face of American tyranny
https://www.alternet.org/courage-against-trump/
Published: April 21, 2025 10:13
The first is Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, who traveled to El Salvador to seek answers about the detention and safety of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident whom the Trump regime abducted and sent to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison,…
Pope's Easter address denounces 'contempt' for migrants following meeting with Vance
Published: April 20, 2025 21:17
After a brief meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Sunday morning, Pope Francis' annual Easter speech included a condemnation of unnamed political leaders who use "fear" to oppress marginalized people including immigrants and refugees.Pope Francis,…
'Big downsizing': GOP scheming to snatch health insurance from 'millions of low-income Americans'
https://www.alternet.org/trump-johnson-obamacare-medicaid/
Published: April 20, 2025 17:13
When Democrats recaptured the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms and enjoyed a net gain of 41 seats, President Donald Trump's unpopular efforts to overturn the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a.k.a. Obamacare, were cited as a major factor.…
Pro wrestling’s 'showmanship' offers a 'glimpse into Trump’s inner psyche' — here's why
https://www.alternet.org/trump-wrestling-hulk-hogan/
Published: April 20, 2025 16:10
The word "performative" is often used to describe President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. In contrast, Never Trump conservative and veteran Washington Post columnist George Will once described the conservative movement of the past as "bookish "— and…
'Pain can't last forever': These Republicans demand quick results from Trump’s economic plan
https://www.alternet.org/trump-tariffs-politico/
Published: April 20, 2025 15:22
Economists on both the left and the right are warning that President Donald Trump's steep new tariffs could lead to harsh inflation, unemployment and a painful recession. But Trump and members of his administration, including Commerce Secretary Howard…
'Bedrock principles': Major philanthropist urging charities to 'stand together' against Trump
https://www.alternet.org/trump-charities-palfrey/
Published: April 20, 2025 14:02
Critics of President Donald Trump believe that too many Americans are capitulating to him out of fear, from media companies to tech CEOs to universities to Republicans in Congress. And those critics are applauding Harvard University and the law firm…
Courage is contagious
https://www.alternet.org/courage-is-contagious/
Published: April 20, 2025 13:43
Jo Ellen Grzyb, a member of this Substack community, noted in response to one of my posts that she’s seeing a lot of the phrase “courage is contagious.” She mentioned Bernie, AOC, Cory Booker, Tim Walz, Jasmine Crockett, and Elizabeth Warren.She’s right.…
'Disruption is here to stay': How Trump is creating numerous 'problems for investors'
https://www.alternet.org/trump-investors-ny-times-sommer/
Published: April 20, 2025 12:55
Investors are encouraged to think long-term, especially if they are younger and aren't planning to retire anytime soon. Some investors, depending on their circumstances, are more risk-averse than others. And a risk-averse investor might be in the stock…
A power-drunk and demented president gone rogue defies the rule of law
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/power-drunk-trump/
Published: April 20, 2025 12:07
On Monday, El Salvador’s self-described “cool dictator” President Bukele appeared in a skit in the Oval Office with Donald Trump, where both men pretended they couldn’t undo their own actions in imprisoning Abrego Garcia. Both Trump and Bukele delivered…
'Not sure she'll sell': 'Far-right' Stefanik sending shock waves through NY gubernatorial race
https://www.alternet.org/elise-stefanik-2671810929/
Published: April 20, 2025 12:02
Until recently, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-New York) was viewed as the most likely person to win New York State's 2026 GOP gubernatorial primary — and the most electable if he runs against incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul in the general election should he…
Suffer the little children
https://www.alternet.org/trump-healthcare/
Published: April 20, 2025 11:47
Conducting his first press conference as secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved swiftly to demonstrate yet again why he is so unfit for that critical cabinet post. In one of many egocentric abuses of his newfound power,…
'Path of autocracy': Ex-Trump officials condemn exec orders targeting national security experts
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Published: April 20, 2025 11:02
Although President Donald Trump often rails against "radical-left lunatics" — many of them center-left Democrats who are way to the right of leftist parties in Europe — he isn't shy about attacking right-wing conservatives and libertarians he regards as…
Revealed: Mormon Church charts major expansion with secretive temples as controversy grows
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Published: April 20, 2025 10:57
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced it will build 15 new temples in countries across the world, including one in Liverpool, New South Wales. This follows a similar announcement last year of plans to build a second temple for…
Trump has signed fewer bills into law at this point than any new president for 7 decades
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Published: April 20, 2025 10:37
In less than 100 days, Donald Trump’s second term has proved the most disruptive and transformative start to a US presidency ever. Using executive orders and mass firings, he has moved quickly on his far-reaching agenda to consolidate his power. Trump has…
Busted: 'Serious questions' raised over Trump appointee's finances
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Published: April 20, 2025 05:29
Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long received $137,000 in campaign contributions — just enough to pay off a personal loan to his campaign — soon after he was tapped to lead the Internal Revenue Service. Some of the donations are connected to…
The GOP's new family values takes 'creepy' to a whole new level
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Published: April 20, 2025 05:03
— Is Trump Helping Putin Defeat Ukraine? ‘Lil Marco Rubio announced yesterday that the Trump administration is on the verge of simply handing Ukraine over to Russia, if Putin won’t go along with the so-called peace deal Trump has offered. Zelenskyy has…
Behind the fatal Trump flaw MAGA can't even defend
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Published: April 19, 2025 16:03
Want to take down Trump? Demonstrate how corrupt he and his oligarch buddies are.I’ve spent a good chunk of my adult life doing international relief work for a nonprofit based out of Europe. From the mass slaughter in Darfur to the famine following the…
Right-wing network allegedly inspired teen accused of killing parents and plotting Trump assassination
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Published: April 19, 2025 15:57
A Wisconsin teenager accused of murdering two family members and plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump was inspired by Terrorgram, a white supremacist network that operated on the Telegram messaging and social media platform for half a decade,…
Forget eggs: Behind the battle in Congress over milk
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Published: April 19, 2025 11:37
In 2010, United States lawmakers passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which aimed to tackle both childhood obesity and hunger by making school meals more nutritious. Two years later, the Department of Agriculture updated its guidance for schools…
'A cry of defiance': Urgent warning issued on 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride
Published: April 19, 2025 11:17
On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere famously rode through the streets of Massachusetts to warn residents about the approach of British troops, which culminated in the Battle of Lexington and Concord that kicked off America’s war for independence. Now, 250…
Why a psychopath wouldn’t hesitate to cause a global financial crisis — according to science
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Published: April 19, 2025 11:07
Would you want a psychopath looking after your pension? Or what about your shares? In a recent talk at the Cambridge Festival of Science, I spoke about the latest research relating to a psychopath’s love of money, greed for power, and willingness to harm…
Farmers in deep-red state spell trouble for Trump as he mocks the Constitution
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Published: April 19, 2025 10:37
Before this week, I didn’t think I could feel any deeper shame than I felt in February, watching Trump and Vance in the Oval Office attacking a real hero of democracy, Ukraine’s President Zelensky. Then, on Monday, Trump sat in the same chairs with…
Claims of ‘anti-Christian bias’ sound to some voters like a message about race
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Published: April 19, 2025 10:27
President Donald Trump and members of his administration have long used allegations of anti-Christian discrimination as a rallying cry for supporters, arguing that policies and laws on issues like school prayer and LGBTQ+ rights threaten Christians’ right…
'Tax cheat' Donald Trump ripped by Dem Senator after IRS refuses to close loophole
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Published: April 19, 2025 10:07
The Trump administration quietly announced Thursday that it is abandoning a Biden-era effort to close a loophole that allows large business partnerships to repeatedly manipulate the value of their assets to minimize their tax obligations.The Internal…
What you need to know with Mount Spurr likely to erupt
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Published: April 19, 2025 07:44
Volcanoes inspire awe with spectacular eruptions and incandescent rivers of lava, but often their deadliest hazard is what quietly falls from the sky. When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage, Alaska,…
Trump White House mocks Abrego Garcia — and provides 'more evidence of contempt' of court
Published: April 19, 2025 05:46
The White House's public response on Friday to an image of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father who the Trump administration sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador last month, was to mock the migrant and the U.S. senator who successfully urged…
The only way Trump is going to be stopped
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Published: April 19, 2025 05:27
If the Trump regime can dictate what the universities of America teach or research or publish, or what students can learn or say, no university is safe. Not even the truth is safe. If the Trump regime can revoke student visas because students exercise…
'Relentless bad behavior': Former federal judge blasts Trump admin's history in court
Published: April 19, 2025 03:53
Legal battles between the Trump administration and advocates for deportees flown to prison in El Salvador have turned into conflicts between the government and the judges overseeing those cases. One federal judge, James Boasberg, accused Trump…
The Republican Party finally meets its reckoning
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Published: April 19, 2025 03:23
We’ve spent years watching Donald Trump attack our democratic institutions, inflame divisions, and corrupt the public discourse.But focusing solely on Trump misses the larger, more disturbing reality: Trump isn’t acting alone. He’s a dangerous pathogen…
Lisa Murkowski finally says the quiet part out loud
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Published: April 19, 2025 02:39
In a week of yet more horrific bombshell stories out of Washington, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski’s admission that she feared retaliation from the anti-American Trump Administration for speaking out against any of scores of appalling assaults to our…
'Terrifying': Top Dem says DOGE is building a 'master database' of Americans’ private info
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Published: April 19, 2025 02:07
Hundreds of millions of Americans' highly sensitive personal information may soon be in a database controlled by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). That's according to a Friday article in tech publication The…
'Rue the day': Karl Rove says Trump paving way for Dems to pursue their own 'retribution'
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Published: April 19, 2025 01:46
Legendary Republican strategist Karl Rove says America is “already exhausted” of President Donald Trump only 100 days into his second term.Rove, one of the architects of the $3 trillion Iraq War, observed in a recent Wall Street Journal essay that Trump…
These 2 Cabinet officials quietly schemed against top advisor to get Trump on their side
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Published: April 19, 2025 01:05
Markets may have recovered this month only because two scheming advisors worked the president in the absence of a third.The Wall Street Journal reports Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick both wanted President Donald…
'Complete meltdown': Top Pentagon staffers fired as 'chaos' engulfs Hegseth’s inner circle
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Published: April 19, 2025 00:48
An exodus of top staffers reporting directly to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is apparently roiling the Pentagon as part of a growing investigation into potential leaks.Politico reported Friday that three senior Pentagon officials have now been fired as…
'Fascist tactics': Trump’s top prosecutor slammed over ominous letter to medical journal
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Published: April 18, 2025 23:57
One prestigious journal for doctors who work in pulmonary health is now confirming the receipt of a letter sent by Ed Martin, who is the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia in President Donald Trump's Department of Justice.NBC News reported…
George Conway predicts Trump’s 'inner rage' will make him 'lose again and again' in court
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Published: April 18, 2025 23:14
Attorney and activist George Conway told MSNBC's Deadline: White House that the federal judiciary will likely trash President Donald Trump’s legal arguments for withholding tax exemptions from some schools and nonprofits, like Harvard University.“The whole…
'Put up in court or shut up': Senator says Trump 'abducted' constituent with 'no evidence'
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Published: April 18, 2025 22:35
On Friday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) arrived back in the United States after visiting his constituent, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, in the notorious El Salvador prison where he has been held for more than a month. Van Hollen only spoke with Abrego Garcia…
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