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Trump rebrands 'Big Beautiful Bill' amid poor polling
Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, USA Today
Trump said he’s no longer referring to the new law as the One Big Beautiful Bill. The law’s title isn’t helping with the sales pitch, Trump said.
Aug 26, 2025, 6:57 PM
Trump admin threatens to cut US state funds over trucker English rules
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
States face penalties amid growing scrutiny of language proficiency enforcement for truckers.
Aug 26, 2025, 3:23 PM
Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding
SETH BORENSTEIN and MICHAEL PHILLIS, Yahoo Entertainment
Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias...
Aug 26, 2025, 1:02 PM
What’s Really at Stake if Fewer People Study the Humanities
Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic
Why the University of Chicago’s decision to pause admissions to some doctoral programs hurts so much
Aug 26, 2025, 12:00 PM
How Long Will Trump Be Able to Deny Reality with His Energy Policy?
Bill McKibben, The New Yorker
Bill McKibben writes that the Trump Administration’s irrational dislike of solar and wind energy imperils both the environment and the economy.
Aug 26, 2025, 10:00 AM
State Dept. Guts Human Rights Reporting, Removing Anything The Administration Doesn’t Think Violates Human Rights
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Not content to rewrite American history to better serve white people, the Trump administration is now rewriting world history on the fly by recasting terminal human rights violators as “not all that bad, actually” and adding stuff to other human rights report…
Aug 25, 2025, 10:29 PM
Trump’s Right-Wing Socialism
David A. Graham, The Atlantic
The president is embodying the type of big government that right-wing politicians and thinkers have been warning about for a century.
Aug 25, 2025, 9:43 PM
WATCH: Cracker Barrel faces backlash over rebranding
ABC News
Cracker Barrel is facing backlash after rolling out its redesigned interiors and new logo.
Aug 25, 2025, 6:19 PM
Trump told a major offshore wind project to stop construction just before it reached the finish line.
Justine Calma, The Verge
The Revolution Wind farm was already 80 percent complete before the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management sent it a letter Friday to “halt all ongoing activities” to address purported national security concerns and “interference” with other potential uses for …
Aug 25, 2025, 3:45 PM
The Government Makes It Harder For The Public To Comment On Regulatory Proceedings
Karl Bode, Techdirt
Ideally, the U.S. public is supposed to be able to comment on government policy proceedings, and the government is supposed to listen to that input. Of course it doesn’t really work that way: for years we’ve noted how U.S. regulatory comment proceedings are f…
Aug 25, 2025, 12:37 PM
Will Manatees Survive the Trump Administration?
Lois Parshley, The Atlantic
Some species almost certainly won’t, if planned changes to environmental protections go through.
Aug 25, 2025, 12:00 PM
Trump orders RI’s Revolution Wind developers to stop offshore project already 80% complete
Nancy Lavin, Mainemorningstar.com
Revolution Wind, Rhode Island’s first large-scale offshore wind project, was put on ice by the Trump administration Friday, which ordered developers to...
Aug 25, 2025, 10:47 AM
The Airbnb cofounder who just became the US's chief design officer is using the Apple Store's style as his north star
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan, Business Insider
Joe Gebbia says he wants to "update today's government services to be as satisfying to use as the Apple Store."
Aug 25, 2025, 3:49 AM
As Crypto's Power Grows, Wall Street Braces For a Washington Showdown
Bibhu Pattnaik, Yahoo Entertainment
An escalating lobbying conflict is unfolding in Washington as traditional banking entities and cryptocurrency companies vie for regulatory favor. The...
Aug 24, 2025, 4:51 PM
Trump & Congress Ending Residential And Home Improvement Tax Credits
Mike Sylvester, CPA, Contributor, Mike Sylvester, CPA, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikesylvester/, Forbes
President Trump and Congress are eliminating billions of dollars of popular tax credits many taxpayers are accustomed to utilizing.
Aug 24, 2025, 3:37 PM
State of Crypto: Crypto Takes Jackson Hole
Nikhilesh De, CoinDesk
The annual SALT Wyoming conference took place this week. Government officials said a lot the industry will like.
Aug 23, 2025, 2:00 PM
Accepted at Universities, Unable to Get Visas: Inside Trump’s War on International Students
Meghnad Bose, Jerry Elengical, The Intercept
With interview slots vanishing and arbitrary visa denials, the U.S. could see 150,000 fewer international students this fall. The post Accepted at Universities, Unable to Get Visas: Inside Trump’s War on International Students appeared first on The Intercept.
Aug 23, 2025, 10:00 AM
A new Indian bill punishes jailed politicians: Why has it sparked outrage?
Yashraj Sharma, Al Jazeera English
Elected representatives jailed for 30 days on serious charges could lose their posts – even without a conviction.
Aug 23, 2025, 5:20 AM
US government snaps up 10% of Intel for $8.9B
Iain Thomson, Theregister.com
The funds were already allocated under the CHIPS Act and Secure Enclave program Congratulations America, your government now owns 10 percent of troubled domestic chipmaker Intel.…
Aug 23, 2025, 12:04 AM
These programs help poor students with college. Trump wants to pull the funding
Michael Vasquez, NPR
For 60 years, TRIO has helped millions of people along the path to a degree, but the administration says it is no longer needed.
Aug 22, 2025, 9:05 AM
A year ahead of the midterms, Medicaid cuts take center stage in Michigan
Don Gonyea, NPR
With roughly a quarter of Michiganders enrolled in the program, Democrats are hoping the issue gives them an edge in battleground districts.
Aug 22, 2025, 9:00 AM
US Supreme Court rules Trump admin can cut nearly $800m in health funding
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
SCOTUS decision impacts DEI programmes that include breast cancer research and HIV prevention.
Aug 21, 2025, 9:54 PM
Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push
LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Yahoo Entertainment
The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion...
Aug 21, 2025, 8:48 PM
Trump Admin Kills Enforcement Action Against 165 Corporations For Various Bullshit And Fraud
Karl Bode, Techdirt
I don’t mean to harp on this, but a central promise of the Trump administration during the last election season was that a second Trump term would “take aim at big tech,” protect the little guy, rein in corporate power, and even “continue the legacy of antitr…
Aug 21, 2025, 12:22 PM