‘Evil, Fascist, Wannabe Authoritarian’ Stephen Miller Threatens IL Gov. Pritzker With Arrest

‘Evil, Fascist, Wannabe Authoritarian’ Stephen Miller Threatens IL Gov. Pritzker With Arrest

“Remember, these fascist freaks pardoned the actual people convicted of ‘seditious conspiracy’ while falsely accusing their opponents of this serious crime,” said one journalist. Just over nine months after President Donald Trump returned to office and pardoned his supporters who stormed the US Capitol, one of the Republican’s top aides suggested that federal law enforcement may arrest Democrats standing […]

Judge Indefinitely Blocks Trump Admin From Firing Federal Workers During Shutdown

Judge Indefinitely Blocks Trump Admin From Firing Federal Workers During Shutdown

An attorney for unions suing over layoffs called the order “a major blow to the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful attempt to make the Project 2025 playbook a reality by targeting our nation’s career public servants.” US District Judge Susan Illston on Tuesday again sided with federal workers over President Donald Trump’s administration, indefinitely extending her block on the mass […]

Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 2.8% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries

Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 2.8% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries

The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the announcement that there will be a 2.8% cost-of-living (COLA) benefit increase for millions of Social Security beneficiaries, disabled veterans and federal retirees next year: “The 74.5 million Americans who rely on Social Security welcome any increase in their monthly benefits. But let’s be […]

Officials Plot to Have Trump Declare National Emergency in 2026, Raising Fears He May ‘Hijack’ the Next Election

Officials Plot to Have Trump Declare National Emergency in 2026, Raising Fears He May ‘Hijack’ the Next Election

“It’s a federal strategy to control elections and rig our democracy,” said a spokesperson for Fair Fight Action. Voting rights advocates are raising fears that the Trump administration may attempt to “hijack” the 2026 election after a new report revealed that a top election integrity official suggested invoking a “national emergency” to justify a federal takeover of state-run […]