France arrests hundreds as ‘Block Everything’ protests erupt across country
French police arrested hundreds of protesters Wednesday as "Block Everything" demonstrations erupted across the country, with crowds shutting down roads,...
Budget
Macron struts on world stage as revolt over France’s soaring debt puts his PM on the brink
President Emmanuel Macron isn't just France's head of state. He's also looking like he wants to be the spokesman for...
Trump’s Chicago Occupation Could Cost Four Times More Than Housing City Homeless
President Donald Trump’s plan to add Chicago to the list of American cities under U.S. military occupation could cost almost...
The Housing Hunger Games
Homeless sweeps have become the go-to, bipartisan performance of “doing something” about the U.S. housing crisis — a spectacle embraced...
Democrats Are Missing Political Layups And Dooming Us All
The Democratic Party has lost millions of voters since 2020, according to new analysis from the New York Times. Meanwhile,...
Price Tag for Trump’s D.C. Military Surge: At Least $1 Million a Day
The military forces deploying in Washington, D.C. — whose mission includes not only “community safety patrols” but assisting in “traffic...
Trump the Landlord Plans to Speed Up Evictions From Public Housing
President Donald Trump is preparing to revoke eviction protections for people living in federal public housing and project-based rental assistance...
Beyond Dobbs: How Abortion Bans Enforce State-Sanctioned Violence
Since the Supreme Court’s landmark June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade and...
ICE Removes Spanish-Language Training Requirement for New Recruits
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently removed a long-standing five-week Spanish-language training program requirement for new recruits. The removal of...
Trump Prepares to Revoke Lifesaving Abortion Care for Veterans
President Donald Trump appears poised to institute an abortion ban for hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs —...
State Dept: Trump’s “Third Countries” for Immigrants Have Awful Human Rights Records
The United States is building an unprecedented network of deportee dumping grounds, pursuing deals with around a third of the...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Drone Ventures Could Make a Killing — Thanks to Dad’s Big Beautiful Budget
Last November, shortly after Donald Trump was reelected president, his son Donald Trump Jr. joined a venture capital firm with...
Trump Admin Prepares to Kick Mixed Immigration Status Families Out of Public Housing
President Donald Trump appears to be quietly reviving a plan from his first term that would kick families of mixed...
State Cops Quietly Tag Thousands as Gang Members — and Feed Their Names to ICE
Police gang databases are known to be faulty. The secret registries allow state and local cops to feed civilians’ personal...
The Great American Heist You’re Paying For
On the Fourth of July, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill that constitutes one of the largest transfers...
