Trump proposal signals Medicare austerity
Health insurers who thought Trump would rescue their Medicare businesses got a rude awakening Monday.
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Abolish ICE: Rep. Delia Ramirez Calls for Defunding DHS & Defends Rep. Ilhan Omar After Attack
We speak with Congressmember Delia Ramirez following an attack on her colleague, Congressmember Ilhan Omar, who was sprayed with an unknown foul-smelling liquid while speaking at a town hall event in Minneapolis on Tuesday. “This is a direct influence of what you’re seeing from this president,” Ramirez says, criticizing Trump’s policies and his long history of attacking Omar in particular.
Ramirez also discusses her efforts in Congress to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
“The Border Is the Entire Country”: How Trump Brought Borderland Violence into U.S. Cities
As President Trump shakes up the leadership of his immigration crackdown in Minnesota following the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents, we examine the expanding role of the agency in interior enforcement.
Independent journalist Todd Miller says the Trump administration’s immigration operations in U.S. cities are an “extension” of “policies and practices that we’ve been seeing in the U.S.
Rep. Ilhan Omar Attacked by Man at Minneapolis Town Hall After She Called for Noem’s Impeachment
Minnesota Congressmember Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown liquid Tuesday during a town hall event in Minneapolis. Omar has long been a favorite target of President Donald Trump and his supporters, and the attack on her comes just days after Florida Congressmember Maxwell Frost was punched by a Trump supporter while attending the Sundance Film Festival.
ICE “Wartime” Recruiting Effort Targets Gun & Military Lovers Using White Nationalist Messaging
As outrage grows across the country over the Trump administration’s deadly immigration crackdown in Minnesota, we speak with reporter Drew Harwell, who recently reported on the government’s effort to hire thousands more ICE agents.
The psychedelic medicine revolution that wasn’t
Believers in the healing potential of the mind-altering drugs thought RFK Jr. was the answer to their prayers. They’re still waiting.
There’s Something Unusual Happening in Thrift Stores These Days
Secondhand clothing isn’t the solution it might seem to be.
Davos Is a Thing Again
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting is all over the news for the first time in a while.
Money Talks: Money Laundering Is Always Evolving
Joe Salama tells Felix Slamon what money laundering looks like these days and how he fights back.
The Fine Line Between Award Shows and Assassinations
Prediction markets allow you to bet on just about anything.
Vance announces aid restrictions for groups that promote diversity, transgender policies abroad
The move expands a longstanding Republican policy that restricted U.S. funding for organizations working on or promoting abortion overseas.
Abortion opponents demand more as Trump targets Planned Parenthood, foreign aid and fetal tissue research
The administration moves, timed around the annual March for Life, may not win back frustrated groups.
A US return to the World Health Organization could hinge on whether Trump approves of its next leader
The disease-fighting alliance will select a new leader next year who could make the case for reuniting.
RFK Jr. is bringing the GOP and the trial bar together
Plaintiffs’ lawyers, long Republican adversaries, see a lot to like in Kennedy’s assault on food and pharma.
When Church Was a Queer Space
Outward’s hosts sit down with the host and co-creator of When We All Get to Heaven.
Remembering, with the People of MCC San Francisco, AIDS Still Isn’t Over.
The neighborhood changes, the church moves, people forget and remember “the AIDS years,” but AIDS isn’t over.
What Happens When You Organize Church Around AIDS – and AIDS Changes?
The AIDS cocktail opens new possibilities. And MCC San Francisco tries to use the experience of AIDS to make bigger social change.
The Church’s Pastor Gets Diagnosed with AIDS. And the Church Wonders How Much They Might Lose.
The church’s minister gets sick and everyone knows it.
A Church Romance Between a Hula Dancer and a Lumbersexual Blossoms in a Dangerous Time.
The church’s “it couple” faces AIDS, caregiving, and loss as part of a pair, part of families, and part of a community.
Americans give Trump low marks on handling of economy as midterms likely to center on affordability
Sixty-one percent of voters told a CNN poll released Friday that they disapprove of the way Trump is handling the economy.
Vance tries to thread affordability needle in Rust Belt
The vice president fine-tunes Trump’s economic message, but he’s only got so much wiggle room.
Ex-Trump voters swung hard to Democrats over costs in NJ & VA, new research shows
Voters who backed Donald Trump in 2024 and swung to Democrats in this year’s Virginia and New Jersey elections did so over economic concerns, according to focus groups conducted by a Democratic pollster and obtained by POLITICO.
“ICE Out”: Tens of Thousands March in Minnesota in General Strike Against Immigration Raids
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans braved the bitter cold in Minneapolis on Friday to demand ”ICE out.” The march was organized by faith and labor leaders and was accompanied by calls for an economic blackout. Seven hundred businesses reportedly closed in solidarity. Democracy Now!’s John Hamilton filed a report from the streets. John Reuss, an English teacher, said his students are afraid. “The fear is so tangible,” said Reuss. “If we do not shut it down right now, your city is next.
Anger In Italy Over ICE Agents Going To Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
Italian politicians strongly criticised the presence of ICE in the country, highlighting how the image of the U.S. has been tarnished in recent months.
Trump’s ‘Completely Deranged’ New Spin On A Tearful Tale Leaves Critics Agape
The president put a twist on one of his classic speech anecdotes.
2 GOP Senators Call For Trump DHS Secretary To Be Fired
“She’s proven that she doesn’t know how to lead,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday.
Natalie Portman Speaks Out Against ‘Outrageous’ Immigration Raids In Minnesota
The Oscar-winning actor slammed President Donald Trump, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their deadly immigration crackdown.
Watch: Man sprays unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at town hall
A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration enforcement have come to a head after agents fatally shot an intensive care nurse and a mother of three this month.
The audience cheered as the man, who was wearing a black jacket and holding a syringe, was pinned down and his arms were tied behind his back.
Trump in Iowa tries to shift the conversation back to the economy
A brief swing through the farm state underscored administration fears about the midterms.
ICE gets cold shoulder from your favorite pro athletes
The Trump administration is finding out that the majority of Americans are outraged by its murderous occupation of Minnesota.
Now that pro athletes and teams are calling out that behavior too, you can probably expect a hearty round of “stick to sports” from conservatives. However, the sheer number of statements is tough to ignore—and it’s not just limited to Minnesota athletes.