Julia Conley, staff writer
Healthcare advocates on Friday applauded a federal appeals court decision striking down the Trump administration's Medicaid work requirements, in which a three-judge panel unanimously ruled that the proposed rule fundamentally disregarded the purpose of the Medicaid program.
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It is unbelievable how much this action will undermine public safety. Unbelievable."
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Amitrajeet A. Batabyal
Many industries in the U.S. are dominated by just a handful of companies, such as Amazon and Apple. (Photo: Aytac Unal/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The Tax March movement responded critically on Friday after National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow revealed that President Donald Trump has instructed him to unveil the second round of what opponents call the GOP "tax scam" ahead of the presidential election in November.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Barr is going to burn DOJ to the ground from the inside in his crusade to advance the president's political interests."
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Bernie Sanders is building the most diverse movement in America."
Anthony Torres
Pro impeachment activists occupy the capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C. on May 14, 2019. (Photo: By the People/Rachael Warriner)
Abigail Penny
Actor Joaquin Phoenix (second right) after supporting the unfurling of a banner on Tower Bridge in central London, during an Animal Equality protest to draw attention to the effects of animal agriculture on the environment. (Photo by Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The shocking action taken by your or your senior staff to seek special protections for Mr. Stone make a mockery of your responsibilities to seek equal justice under the law."
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The amount the United States increased in defense spending between 2018 and 2019 was nearly the same as the United Kingdom's entire defense budget.
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The human-caused climate crisis could cause the extinction of 30% of the world's plant and animal species by 2070, even accounting for species' abilities to disperse and shift their niches to tolerate hotter temperatures, according to a study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Alex Kotch
In the current election cycle, Bloomberg, the eighth-richest person on Earth, has already spent $300 million of his own money on his presidential bid. (Photo: Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Alan MacLeod
Someone like Sanders, who promises to take on the power and influence of the rich, is an unwelcome intrusion into politics as usual. (Photo: Bloomberg column 2/10/20)
Thomas Hanna, Mathew Lawrence
The status quo—of a planetary emergency and deep inequalities—is unsustainable and insupportable. (Photo: pxfuel, Creative Commons Zero—CC0)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Again, Joni Ernst has shown that she is willing to push our families into poverty with a smile. The programs she plans to cut are a lifeline for millions of Americans. She should be ashamed."
David Reichmuth
Based on where EVs have been sold, driving the average EV produces global warming pollution equal to a gasoline vehicle that gets 88 miles per gallon (mpg) fuel economy. (Photo: joel-t/iStock)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Shows everything that is wrong with our campaign finance system and with Trump, that fake 'friend of the worker.'"
Jake Johnson, staff writer
Sanders surged from 12% support in October to 24% in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune survey.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If the DNC was responsible for security and there were security failures, we need to address that."
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"For most people, these policies will further increase in their cost of living, while their wages remain stagnant."
Julia Conley, staff writer
Venezuela's top diplomat on Thursday called on the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into sanctions imposed on the country by the Trump administration, saying the sanctions have been the cause of suffering by millions of Venezuelans.
