As Budget Deficit Balloons, Few in Washington Seem to Care

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Mar 9, 2019 Trump's budget arrives amid gloomy times for deficit hawks, with little alarm about a U.S. debt load now above $22 trillion. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The World to Come

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 28, 2019 The global ruling elites are preparing for dystopia. And we too should be. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Majority of Americans Blame Trump for Shutdown, Polls Find

Ilana Novick Jan 14, 2019 But respondents believe that both parties are playing politics at the expense of their constituents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Federal Workers Not Happy With Their Jobs Under Trump: Survey

Ilana Novick Dec 18, 2018 After three years of high scores, job satisfaction declined in 2018. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Here’s How ‘Medicare for All’ Would Save Trillions of Dollars

Margaret Flowers / Health Over Profit for Everyone Aug 1, 2018 A Koch brothers-funded study that produced scare headlines about the cost of a single-payer system is flawed in serious ways. What we cannot afford is the system we have now. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Says He’s Willing to Shut Down Government Over Border Security

DARLENE SUPERVILLE / The Associated Press Jul 29, 2018 Despite the president's words, Republicans, trying to protect their majority in Congress, are playing down the chance of a shutdown as the November election nears. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Republicans Override Democrats’ Objections, Confirm Federal Judge

KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press May 10, 2018 The Senate takes the rare step of confirming the nomination of a Wisconsin attorney to serve as a federal judge despite the objections of one of his home-state senators, a Democrat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Court Sides With Sanctuary Cities in Dispute on U.S. Grants

HERBERT G. McCANN / The Associated Press Apr 19, 2018 The administration cannot withhold public safety grants from cities that refuse to cooperate with Trump's immigration enforcement policies, a federal appeals court rules. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Visits Hospitalized Survivors of Florida Shooting

CATHERINE LUCEY and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Feb 16, 2018 The president offers thanks to the doctors and nurses who helped the wounded, declaring "the job they’ve done is incredible." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Signs Budget Deal, Government Reopens

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Feb 9, 2018 The president signs a $400 billion budget deal that sharply boosts spending and swells the federal deficit, ending a brief federal government shutdown. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Why Jeff Sessions’ War on Marijuana Is a Futile Pursuit

Phillip Smith / AlterNet Jan 5, 2018 The attorney general's rescinding of Obama-era "hands-off" guidance to federal prosecutors is sending shock waves through the marijuana industry, but its impact is likely to be limited. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Federal Judge Blocks Latest Version of Trump Travel Ban

Jennifer Sinco Kelleher / AP Oct 18, 2017 The revised order "suffers from precisely the same maladies as its predecessor," U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson writes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )