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“You have no credibility”: Lake grilled by House Committee over Voice of America cuts
Garrett Owen
Kari Lake was dressed down by representatives from both parties on her handling of government-funded media
“The road to authoritarianism”: Tim Walz says the time for “sternly worded letters” is over
Tatyana Tandanpolie
The Minnesota governor said that the path to tyranny "is littered with people telling you you’re overreacting"
“The Last of Us” finale tests the limits of our empathy
Melanie McFarland
In a time when the right views empathy as weakness, HBO's apocalypse drama springs it on us in a finale cliffhanger
“A liability for your party”: Schumer confronted over flagging poll numbers
Alex Galbraith
The Senate minority leader has the worst approval ratings of any congressional leader
Thanks to factory farming, bird flu is a ticking time bomb
Michael Windsor
Raising billions of animals in crowded, unsanitary conditions heightens the risk of pandemics. We can do better
“There was no leverage”: Schumer says voting to avoid shutdown sidestepped harm from “evil people”
Alex Galbraith
The minority leader talked about hard choices and brushed off calls to step aside during a stop by "Meet the Press"
“Democracy is at risk”: Schumer says “lawless” Trump has created constitutional crisis
Griffin Eckstein
The Senate Democratic leader vowed to "fight back in every single way" after siding with the GOP a week ago
Trump halted an Agent Orange cleanup. That puts hundreds of thousands at risk for poisoning
Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Brett Murphy, Le Van
Diplomats in Vietnam warned that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe
Slashing Medicaid while forcing birth is a maternal health disaster in the making
Allison Carmen
Proposed Medicaid cuts will have ripple effects across society, worsening our maternal health crisis
Altruism is actually a fantastic survival strategy
Nicole Karlis
Primate and neuroscience studies tell us a lot about how evolution rewards kindness and cooperation
“He is not the leader for this moment”: Protesters rage at Schumer for backing GOP spending plan
Griffin Eckstein
"He is off course and capitulating to fascism — and we won’t stand for it," one protester told Salon
“Joe Manchin always told me”: A centrist Democrat explains why he sided with Republicans on the CR
Russell Payne
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, told Salon that he thinks "a shutdown will make things worse, not better"
Federal employees union tells Congress: Don’t just give Musk and Trump more money
Charles R. Davis
The American Federation of Government Employees said a "government shutdown has been underway since January 20"
“There’s real risks”: Senate Democrats fear that Musk and Trump could exploit a government shutdown
Russell Payne
Some Democrats fear taking the blame if they don't offer their votes for a Republican spending proposal
Trump takes advantage of our collective COVID amnesia
Heather Digby Parton
The pandemic has gone so far down the memory hole that it's like it never happened
“The first step”: Department of Education to lay off half of workforce, McMahon promises “shutdown”
Alex Galbraith
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said her end goal is to completely shutter the department
“I’ll never vote for chaos”: Democrats split on a government shutdown over Trump-Musk lawlessness
Russell Payne
Congressional agreement over whether to keep the federal government up and running could hinge on the rule of law
Musk decries “shortage” of air traffic controllers weeks after offering them buyouts
Griffin Eckstein
The chief cost-cutter sent buyout offers to air traffic controllers in January
Too unpopular to help: Democrats hang Republicans out to dry
Heather Digby Parton
Democrats have their first real chance to resist the Trump-Musk takeover. They just have to say "no"
“He’s not standing up”: Protesters want Hakeem Jeffries to lead an aggressive opposition to Trump
Russell Payne
At a protest on Thursday, demonstrators said they were unhappy with Jeffries' leadership of Democrats in Congress
Are Democrats screwing this up? Lawmakers and activists quarrel over how to fight Trump
Nicholas Liu
Outside groups, frustrated at ineffective opposition, have urged supporters to give Democrats an earful
The path of best resistance: “Faith-rooted messaging would help build broader political support”
Chauncey DeVega
"We need a lot more courage and fortitude right now"
Schumer suggests Senate Democrats will collaborate with Republicans to avoid government shutdown
Charles R. Davis
"It is incumbent on responsible Republicans to get serious and work in a bipartisan fashion," Schumer said
“Not normal”: Air traffic controllers were stretched thin during D.C. crash, per report
Griffin Eckstein
An air traffic controller was manning multiple positions at the time of the crash, per an FAA report
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