Billionaire Tax Meant to Fund Healthcare Divides California Democrats and Labor Allies
California voters will decide in November whether to approve Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on roughly 200 billionaires, a measure backers say is needed to offset Trump-era cuts to the state’s healthcare system. But instead of uniting progressive forces around a classic “tax the rich” message, the proposal has split Democratic allies, labor unions, […]
High Court Clears Way for Trump to Strip Temporary Protections From Haitians and Syrians
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to end temporary protected status, or TPS, for migrants from Haiti and Syria, a major immigration ruling that could expose hundreds of thousands of people to deportation and deepen legal and political conflict over humanitarian protections. The Court’s ruling was 6-3, overturning lower-court orders that had […]
Trump Turns America 250 Kickoff Into a Campaign-Style Rally on the National Mall
President Donald Trump is opening the kickoff of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations with a rally on the National Mall that looks less like a traditional civic ceremony and more like a campaign-style political event centered on himself. Trump sees the country’s semiquincentennial as a chance to re-energize the public, but also to reframe the national […]
Ebola Threat to the World Cup Is Minimal, but U.S. Hospitals Are on Alert
Experts say the risk of Ebola affecting the 2026 World Cup is extremely low, but U.S. hospitals and public health agencies have still spent months preparing for the possibility of an imported case during the tournament. Infectious disease specialists, the CDC, the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization all view Ebola as […]
Trade Deal With Canada and Mexico Faces Uncertainty After Trump Questions Renewal
President Donald Trump said the United States might not renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, raising new uncertainty over the future of North American trade. Trump told reporters he may either let the agreement expire or seek a different deal with Canada and Mexico, citing frustration over U.S. trade deficits and what he views as unfair […]
New Law Gives ICE and Border Patrol Funding Surge Through End of Trump’s Term
President Donald Trump signed a bill giving his immigration enforcement agenda nearly $70 billion in funding through the end of his term, locking in money for deportations, border operations and expanded federal enforcement. The law provides $38 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $26 billion for the Border Patrol and another $5 billion for […]
Musk and Bezos Battle for the Skies as Airlines Demand Faster Internet Above the Clouds
Airlines around the world are rushing to upgrade in-flight Wi-Fi, and Elon Musk’s Starlink has taken a clear early lead over Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Leo satellite network. Passengers increasingly expect fast, reliable internet in the air, especially premium travelers who want to stream, work, message, and stay connected during flights. That demand has turned aircraft […]
Dozens of Immigrant Families Re-Separated Under Trump’s Renewed Deportation Push
The Trump administration has separated dozens of immigrant children from their parents for a second time, despite legal protections created after the first family-separation crisis. Families previously separated under Trump’s 2018 border policy are again being pulled apart through arrests, deportations and immigration enforcement actions during Trump’s second term. The findings show that one of […]
AI Job Fears Move From Theory to Politics as Washington Searches for Worker Protections
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technology story. It is becoming a major political and economic fight over jobs, wages, worker power and who benefits from automation. As companies move faster to adopt AI, lawmakers are trying to understand whether the technology will create new opportunities, eliminate millions of jobs, or do both at […]
Trump Funding Cuts Will Shut Down Key Ocean Sensors and End a Critical Climate Record
A major U.S. ocean monitoring system is being dismantled after federal funding cuts, threatening to erase one of the most valuable real-time climate and ocean data records in the country. Scientists are preparing to remove a research buoy from deep in the Pacific off the Oregon coast, beginning the shutdown of a large part of […]
