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House GOP fast-tracks budget bill that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
| May 13, 2025
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Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.
What Trump’s order making English the official language in the US could mean
| March 3, 2025
If the US declares English as its official language, they'll be barriers to citizenship and voting.
Here’s what Trump promised to do on ‘Day One.’ Now that he and Republicans have total power in DC, will he?
| January 17, 2025
The president-elect should be able to, in theory, implement his “Day One” plans. The big question is – will he actually do what he’s proposed? Or will he, as he’s indicated in recent weeks, walk back some of those promises, reverse course, or just ignore them altogether?
‘A stunning public rebuke’: When voters had the choice, they rejected private school vouchers
| November 14, 2024
On Election Day, voters in Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska squarely rejected private school choice ballot measures, demonstrating how much voters of all stripes oppose the use of taxpayer dollars to fund private school tuition.
Here’s who Trump has nominated to his administration so far
| November 12, 2024
Trump has announced that Susie Wiles will serve as his chief of staff, is expected to nominate Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, and chose Kristi Noem to serve as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.