David Bernhardt Is President Trump’s Most Conflicted Cabinet Nominee
The U.S. Department of the Interior nominee has the most past clients or past employers with business before the department that he would be running.
Trump Administration
Trump’s Effort to Cut SNAP by Fiat Would Kill 178,000 Jobs Over the Next Decade
The Trump administration’s proposed rulemaking to cut nutrition assistance would not only hurt struggling workers but would also hurt the American economy.
Trump’s Education Budget Ignores Needs of Students and Schools
The FY 2020 Department of Education budget proposal would make drastic and harmful cuts.
Trump’s FY 2020 Budget Exposes His False Promises and Misplaced Priorities
Trump’s morally bankrupt budget betrays the “forgotten men and women” he pledged to fight for, seeking to pay for his $2 trillion tax giveaway with massive cuts to programs on which everyday Americans rely.
Carlos Maza and the Fox News White House
This week, Daniella and Ed sit down with Vox correspondent Carlos Maza to discuss the symbiotic relationship between Fox News and the Trump White House.
How Congress Can Fix Student Loan Repayment
Congress should use the likely reauthorization of the Higher Education Act to codify standards for student loan servicing and improve the system for borrowers.
Confronting the Domestic Right-Wing Terrorist Threat
Far-right violence is a growing threat in the United States. Only by acknowledging the danger, combating the political rhetoric that supports it, and learning how democracies have tackled this menace in the past can we hope to defeat it.
TPS Workers Are Rebuilding States Devastated by Natural Disasters
Temporary Protected Status is closely linked to the efforts to rebuild states affected by natural disasters, as shown by the large numbers of TPS holders who work in construction occupations.
Military Service Members and U.S. National Security Will Pay the Price for Trump’s Manufactured Emergency
In an unconstitutional exercise of emergency authority, President Trump has threatened to divert billions of dollars away from military projects to fund an unnecessary border wall that serves few interests but his own political agenda.
Progressive Wins Re-Envision Immigration Enforcement at the Local Level
The 2018 midterm election results showed that voters at the local level are increasingly rejecting punitive, harsh immigration enforcement efforts.
6 Things to Know Before the Second Trump-Kim Summit
As the world prepares for a second summit between U.S. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the stakes could not be higher.
Jon Lovett on the ‘Dumbest Criminals’ in the Trump Orbit
This week, Daniella and Ed speak with Crooked Media's Jon Lovett about turmoil in the Trump orbit, Jeff Bezos' fight against blackmail, and Virginia's political crisis.
Trump Administration Is Selling Western Wildlife Corridors to Oil and Gas Industry
Over the past two years, nearly 1 in 5 federal oil and gas leases offered in the Intermountain West has been in a wildlife priority area.
What Do We Know About Immigrants With Temporary Protected Status?
As the Trump administration presses forward with its effort to end TPS, the fate of nearly 318,000 immigrants—and their families—remains uncertain as the Trump administration’s end of TPS is challenged in court.
How Ending TPS Will Hurt U.S.-Citizen Children
The termination of TPS could have lifelong consequences for children who have family members holding these protections.