The effects of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are winding their way through the American economy, and a new piece of analysis claims that corporate America is using them as “cover” to further jack up prices. Progressive advocacy group Groundwork Collaborative issued a new report on Tuesday that uses corporate executives’ own words to show how many firms […]
“Who’s he gonna pick?” Republican Thomas Massie asked of Speaker Mike Johnson. “Is he going to stand with the pedophiles and underage sex traffickers? Or is he gonna pick the American people and justice for the victims?” Republicans on the House Rules Committee have ground business in the chamber to a halt to avoid having […]
“Homelessness is a policy failure,” said one ACLU leader. “Weaponizing federal funding to fuel cruel and ineffective approaches to homelessness won’t solve this crisis.” Advocates for mental health and unhoused people blasted U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday over his executive order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” Trump’s order directs U.S. Attorney General Pam […]
“Many of our participants are living on the edge of poverty,” said the head of one organization impacted by the termination of the Senior Community Service Employment Program. The Trump administration has reportedly terminated the Department of Labor’s only job training program for low-income seniors, a decision that came as older Americans braced for new […]