LGBTQIA+

Millions of LGBTQ+ Americans May Soon Be Recognized in Census Data

Orion Rummler / The 19th Sep 20, 2023 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Biden Announces Health Care Expansion for DACA Recipients

Alexandra Martinez / Prism May 9, 2023 The Biden administration has announced plans to allow DACA recipients to apply for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Census Bureau Site Goes Live as Counting Begins in Earnest

MIKE SCHNEIDER / The Associated Press Mar 10, 2020 The 2020 head count is the first in which most people are being encouraged to answer the questions online. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Most Americans Plan to Participate in Census, Poll Finds

HANNAH FINGERHUT and MIKE SCHNEIDER / The Associated Press Feb 25, 2020 Partisanship appears to override privacy concerns, as 7 in 10 say it's extremely or very likely they will take part, AP-NORC survey shows. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Shift to Digital Census Raises Fears of Iowa Caucuses-Like Breakdown

MIKE SCHNEIDER / The Associated Press Feb 15, 2020 A lot of new technology is expected for this year's once-in-a-decade count. Experts and watchdogs sound the alarm about potential mayhem. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Census Is Not Safe From Donald Trump

Will Carless / Reveal Feb 7, 2020 Civil Rights advocates warn it would be dangerous to underestimate the president's willingness to illegally share bureau data with ICE. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

AP Fact Check: Trump’s Shoddy Information on Syria, Impeachment, More

HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD / The Associated Press Oct 12, 2019 The Associated Press refutes a number of the president's latest statements on the U.S. economy, Syria and Turkey, ISIS and more. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Number of Uninsured Americans Rises for 1st Time in a Decade

CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Sep 10, 2019 The 0.5% increase, though modest, is the first real sign that coverage gains under Obama could be partly reversed by Trump's policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Abandons Bid to Include Citizenship Question on Census

JILL COLVIN, MARK SHERMAN and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Jul 12, 2019 The president says he isn't "backing down," but he clearly reverses course amid backlash and after the Supreme Court blocked his effort. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Are We Underestimating Trump Yet Again?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jul 11, 2019 The president and his campaign strategists are showing they’re more than willing to stop at nothing to clinch a 2020 win. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Let Us Reject the Ugly Nationalism of Independence Day

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jul 3, 2019 Most Americans don't question the nauseating patriotism that marks the Fourth of July and enables Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Let’s Shut Down the Authoritarian Machine

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Jul 1, 2019 The Age of Jackals may be upon us, but history is still open. It is time to think otherwise in order to act otherwise. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )