After 10 years of President Donald Trump dominating the national discourse, one effect is a coarsening of political language.

Republicans in Congress have just passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” Widely dubbed the cruelest piece of legislation in US ...

If you’re wondering who really benefits from this tax-cut largess, conjure up a picture of Trump and his millionaire/billionaire cronies. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, on ...

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For some Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut package passed by Trump's Republican allies in Congress on ...

A Republican-backed higher education overhaul in Ohio, which banned diversity, equity and inclusion programming, among other measures, took effect late last month. It forced the state’s public ...

Congressional Republicans are breathing sighs of relief after passing President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” ...

Back-to-back retirement announcements last week from a Republican representative and senator represented a victory for ...

Trump and his cohort have proposed huge cuts to the National Institutes of Health, including a whopping 38% cut for The ...

To a desert dweller, the Boundary Waters are dizzying and blinding with a brilliance of light that I have not encountered ...

As I write this, House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is talking … and talking … and talking, using his ...

The fact remains that Republicans are only slightly offsetting significant tax cuts for the rich by decimating programs that help the poor, including food stamps and Medicaid.