U.S. President Donald Trump issued a series of executive actions after taking office Monday, including moving to withdraw from international health and climate bodies and directing a suspension of U.S. foreign aid. A set of orders focused on immigration, such as declaring an emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border, ending asylum and halting birthright citizenship for […]
“Trump’s White House is government by the billionaires, for the billionaires,” said the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. While President-elect Donald Trump is expected to hail the “start of a thrilling new era of national success” during his inaugural speech on Monday, progressives said the presence of some of the nation’s most powerful billionaires at the event signals […]
“Don’t be fooled: What this Koch-backed group is really only after is protecting tax cuts for wealthy people like me,” said the chair of the Patriotic Millionaires. A right-wing advocacy group founded by the billionaire Koch brothers announced Monday the launch of a $20 million campaign to promote an extension of the 2017 Trump-GOP tax cuts, which disproportionately […]
One journalist warned that the state court “laid the groundwork for potentially overturning the election” in favor of Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs’ GOP challenger, Jefferson Griffin. Democracy defenders across the United States on Tuesday responded with alarm to Republicans on the North Carolina Supreme Court blocking certification of incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs’ […]