“Republicans are trying to pull a trick this week,” said US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Democrats on Capitol Hill and voting rights advocates on Tuesday sounded the alarm about Republicans in the House of Representatives trying to push through voter suppression legislation under cover of passing a ban on congressional stock trading. According to a Tuesday report from Roll Call, House GOP leaders […]
“THIS from the administration that said there was no money for food assistance, Medicaid, and healthcare tax credits.” While economists have warned for months that the true cost of President Donald Trump’s illegal war on Iran could be trillions of dollars, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth estimated on Tuesday that it’s currently about $37.5 billion. That […]
“Americans have to pay high prices because Trump doesn’t understand how wind works,” quipped one critic. US President Donald Trump on Monday invoked an arcane legal provision to impose 50% tariffs on most imported goods from Canada, a move that critics said will hit US consumers already reeling from an unabated cost-of-living crisis and further strain relations with […]
President Donald Trump’s trade war, demand for the rapid expansion of energy-sucking artificial intelligence data centers, and cancellation of renewable energy projects have all gotten in the way of his ability to deliver on his promise to slash household electricity costs, according to US Energy Information Administration data released as the president’s self-imposed deadline for cutting rates by 50% came and went this week. The latest data […]
