‘Just cruel’: Medicaid halt in California and Minnesota plunges caregivers and disabled people into uncertainty

Shock and fury as Trump administration holds back Medicaid funding to states over alleged caregiving fraud

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Trump Quietly Gutted Agency Best-Known for Work on Curbing Hospital Infections

The Federalist Society-linked lawyer who took over said AI can do much of the agency’s evidence review and analytics.

truthout.org

Domestic Abuse Allegations Rock Max Miller’s Ohio House Race

Representative Max Miller, a Republican, is facing accusations of abuse from his ex-wife in a bitter family feud that might put his otherwise safe seat in play.

nytimes.com

Trump administration needs to stop ‘public harassment’ of Fauci and scientists, open letter says

Letter, published before Anthony Fauci will appear before Congress, accuses Republicans of ‘waging a war on individual scientists’

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The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’

Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives

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Opinion | A Setback for the MAGA Media Takeover (Gift Article)

Trump is beatable if you take a page from his playbook and flood the zone with opposition.

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How do we defeat authoritarianism? By building a sense of belonging | Julie Fernandes and Katrina Gamble

Eighty-five million Americans are disaffected and less likely to vote, our survey found. Our democratic revival depends on a sense of community

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Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One (Gift Article)

A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.

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Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One

A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.

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Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane

More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.

nytimes.com

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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House Republicans Have Tied the Defense Policy Bill to Trump’s SAVE Act (Gift Article)

House Republicans have tied their entire legislative agenda to President Trump’s voting restriction measure, as he has demanded.

nytimes.com

Trump scoffs at ‘affordability’ as he touts economic policies at Georgia rally

President visits swing state to promote ‘Trump accounts’ and says high prices lingering from Joe Biden’s presidency

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An American research crisis with real human consequences

Ivy League universities have dominated recent news headlines, having become popular targets for critics of higher education. But the threats they face—cuts to federal research funding, assaults on aca...

science.org

U.S. judge rejects Trump’s justification for terminating thousands of grants

States hail decision, but White House may try other ways to end funding

science.org

US claims of Cuba’s ‘unique threat’ jar with reality of hunger and blackouts

State department’s 100-page report is latest push in Trump administration campaign to bring down government

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‘Complete shock and dismay’: scientists unite against Trump’s $1tn grant attack

OMB proposal would upend entire grant-making system – and put vast sums into hands of political appointees

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When Maga’s power fades, we cannot abandon those ICE killed | Moira Donegan

When this is all over, people will tell us to move on. But those who perpetrated this reign of terror must be held accountable

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ICE Agent Defended Shooting of Immigrant in Maine, Ex-Wife Says

The agent, whose identity has not been confirmed by officials, has a history of abusive and frightening behavior, according to a former wife and others who knew him.

nytimes.com

How Trump’s address was bluntly aimed at destabilizing the US electoral system

US president using office and intelligence agencies to try to undermine confidence in elections before midterms

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Opinion | Why Trump Can’t Leave the Smithsonian Alone

The Trump White House and its history police want us all to live in their chosen bubble, immune from instability or perceived disorder.

nytimes.com

Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone

Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.

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Arrest of American who has given $1m in aid to Palestine prompts fears of ‘growing repression from Trump’

Extradition request for James ‘Fergie’ Chambers sparks concerns that US government is conflating humanitarian aid with terrorism

theguardian.com

White House overturns DHS halt to ICE traffic stops despite killings of two men

Move comes after Trump rebuked his own homeland security department and insisted ICE maintain policy

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Trump dramatically shrinks two national monuments in the West — again

The president’s orders trim Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments to a small fraction of their current size.

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The People vs. Trump's Police State

Trump's police state is growing, but communities are organizing against it

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Opinion | The World Is Cutting Ties With America. It’s Already Costing Us.

When other countries cut ties, Americans pay.

nytimes.com

The End of Reading Is Here

Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.

theatlantic.com