Trump’s Billionaire Education Secretary Makes ‘Backroom Deal’ to Shaft Low-Income Borrowers

Trump’s Billionaire Education Secretary Makes ‘Backroom Deal’ to Shaft Low-Income Borrowers

Amid a cost-of-living crisis, millions of low-income borrowers may now be forced to spend several hundred more dollars a month paying for student loans. As student debt exacerbates the financial struggles of millions of Americans, the Trump administration has taken a major step toward killing the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program. On Tuesday, the Department of Education announced that it had reached a […]

Tax Prosecutions Plummet to Lowest Level in Decades as Trump Guts Enforcement Efforts

Tax Prosecutions Plummet to Lowest Level in Decades as Trump Guts Enforcement Efforts

“Decreasing criminal enforcement… would signal an indifference to cheating and insults the millions of honest filers who pay the taxes they owe,” said one tax law expert. President Donald Trump’s administration has drastically slashed resources for enforcing tax laws, and the result has been a massive plunge in tax-related prosecutions. A Tuesday report from Reuters found that federal tax […]

Trump Economic Approval Hits All-Time Low as White House Official Insists ‘Nothing Bad Is Happening’

Trump Economic Approval Hits All-Time Low as White House Official Insists ‘Nothing Bad Is Happening’

“Trump’s claims about inflation are false, and you can go to the grocery store and see it yourself,” said one economist. A new poll shows US voters’ approval of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy has hit an all-time low, even as the president and his officials insist the economy is the best in the world. […]

Trump Grades Economy ‘A+++++’ as Americans Skip Medical Care and Struggle to Afford Essentials

Trump Grades Economy ‘A+++++’ as Americans Skip Medical Care and Struggle to Afford Essentials

“God help us when we have a B+++++ economy,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. President Donald Trump’s launch of a nationwide “affordability tour” this week may look to some like an admission that Americans are struggling under the weight of the administration’s tariffs and rising utility and grocery costs—but Trump assured one reporter on Tuesday that he would […]