“Trump put billionaires in charge of everything,” said progressive Congressman Greg Casar. “It’s a disaster.” The US labor market, which in recent months had ground nearly to a halt, now appears to be entering a downward spiral. As reported by the Washington Post on Thursday, new data from corporate outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas found that employers in October announced 153,000 job […]
The Trump administration “has once again gone out of its way to inflict further harm on low-income families,” said the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The average recipient of federal food aid will see a massive 61% benefit cut this month—and millions will lose November benefits entirely—under the Trump administration’s plan to only partially fund the Supplemental […]
“Republicans are rubber stamps for Donald Trump on everything else,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen. “This may be the one area where they’ve decided not to play ball.” President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to escalate his campaign to eliminate the filibuster in the US Senate. According to a Tuesday report from Axios, Trump plans to relentlessly harass Republican senators until they accept […]
“You need to understand that he actually believes it is illegal to criticize him,” wrote Sen. Chris Murphy. After failing to use the government’s might to bully Jimmy Kimmel off the air earlier this fall, President Donald Trump is once again threatening to bring the force of law down on comedians for the egregious crime of making fun of […]