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Farming is uncertain — a trade war makes it more so
Farmers already worry about things like crop prices, the cost of farm supplies and extreme weather.
Now, President Trump's signature tariffs — and the…
1 year ago
Trump is taking a hammer to traditional pillars of soft power
The argument for international aid is in part a moral one, but it's also been about U.S. interests. As then-senator Marco Rubio put it in 2017: "I pr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Measles is spreading. Are you safe?
Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico. About 300 cases have been reported, since the outbreak began in January - but the actual nu…
1 year, 1 month ago
Is Trump defying the courts?
"Oopsie, too late. "That post on X from the President of El Salvador got retweeted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the weekend with a laugh-cr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Never give up - one Gaza boy's story of trying to survive in Gaza
Nearly 40, 000.
That's the United Nations estimate for the number of children who have been killed or injured since Israel began its war with Hamas so…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trump says the economy is in 'transition.' What comes after?
"A little disturbance," "a period of transition," "a detox period." These are all phrases that President Trump and his administration have used to de…
1 year, 1 month ago
Over a dozen lawsuits to stop DOGE data access are betting on a 1974 law
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been trying to access the massive amounts of Americans' personal information held in databases …
1 year, 1 month ago
The Trump administration's attacks on oversight of executive power
The Trump administration continues to fire, shut down or defund independent elements of the federal government that traditionally work as a check on …
1 year, 1 month ago
Fentanyl deaths are plunging, but it's just the first step
The deadliest phase of the U.S. fentanyl crisis appears to be over. That's according to new research showing fatal overdoses from fentanyl and other …
1 year, 1 month ago
Republicans say Medicaid is safe. But budget math says otherwise
House Republicans have to get their spending bill passed by Friday to avoid a government shutdown. They can likely afford to lose just one vote.
And …
1 year, 1 month ago