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Trump administration to retroactively vet refugees already resettled in US
Al Jazeera Staff, News Agencies, Al Jazeera English
Immigration rights advocates say the new policy aims to 'bully some of the most vulnerable' people in US society.
Nov 25, 2025, 10:21 PM
USPTO Wants To Make Bad Patents Unchallengeable. You Have Until December 2nd To Tell Them No.
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
The US Patent Office is about to gut the only effective tool we have for killing bad patents—and they’re doing it by administrative fiat, without Congress, in a way that would make patent trolling easier than it’s been in over a decade. They need to hear from…
Nov 25, 2025, 6:53 PM
Marc Andreessen-Backed Super-PAC Pours Millions Into Fighting State AI Regulations
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com
The advocacy offshoot wants a "uniform national approach."
Nov 25, 2025, 5:45 PM
Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party
Ashley Lopez, NPR
Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — by leaning on an economic message.
Nov 25, 2025, 1:00 PM
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn
Joanne Kenen, NPR
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
Nov 25, 2025, 10:00 AM
USAID shutdown has led to deaths
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, according to Harvard Chan School’s Atul Gawande.
Nov 25, 2025, 1:32 AM
Trump's ACA reforms could be worse than losing subsidies: Analyst
Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Entertainment
President Trump is reportedly considering extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, conditional on significant reforms. Raymond James managing...
Nov 24, 2025, 10:13 PM
Trump expected to propose Obamacare subsidy extension, report says
By Jarrett Renshaw, Yahoo Entertainment
(Reuters) -The White House is preparing to unveil a health-policy framework that would extend Affordable Care Act insurance premium subsidies for two years,...
Nov 24, 2025, 8:14 PM
Exclusive-Americans waiting for Obamacare subsidies delay or drop health insurance
By Amina Niasse, Yahoo Entertainment
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) -Officials from several U.S. states say Americans relying on subsidies to afford Obamacare health insurance are holding...
Nov 24, 2025, 7:25 PM
Trump administration ends temporary immigration status for Myanmar citizens
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Myanmar faces an ongoing civil war that has caused widespread displacement, leading the US to warn against travel there.
Nov 24, 2025, 7:18 PM
DOGE Is Officially Dead
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com
The project no longer exists, despite eight months left on its mandate.
Nov 24, 2025, 4:15 PM
THC drinks are flying high. A new hemp law could kill the buzz
Bill Chappell, NPR
Drinks infused with cannabis' buzzy compound THC are wildly popular and available in many states. But a year from now, the hemp-based products could be banned under a newly approved federal law.
Nov 24, 2025, 10:00 AM
Donald Trump Expresses Caution About Lifting FCC Limits On Ownership Of TV Stations
Ted Johnson, Deadline
Donald Trump weighed in on what has been a key priority for broadcasters during his administration: Lifting a cap on the number of TV stations any one entity can own. Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday, “If this would also allow the Radical Left Networks …
Nov 23, 2025, 11:11 PM
State of Crypto: What Congress Has Left to Do This Year
Nikhilesh De, CoinDesk
There is not a lot of time left for Congress to make meaningful progress this year on crypto issues.
Nov 23, 2025, 7:00 PM
Trump’s Vendetta Against Wind is Gutting Jobs and Raising Prices
Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone
Unionize workers are fighting Donald Trump's attacks on wind energy. In Baltimore, they're preparing for the “Green Workforce of the Future."
Nov 23, 2025, 2:00 PM
10 Sunday Reads
Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetence, corruption, and policy failures: • I looked into CoreWeave and the abyss gazed back: Meet the company Nvidia is propping up. (The Verge) • How billionaires took over American politics: The concentration…
Nov 23, 2025, 11:30 AM
Trump wants to cancel TPS protection for Minnesota’s Somalian refugees
CK Smith, Salon
Trump might end Somali refugee status in MN, drawing condemnation from MN Rep. Ilhan Omar and local leaders
Nov 22, 2025, 7:30 PM
Health care costs are skyrocketing. Americans are starting to panic
Nicole Karlis, Salon
With ACA subsidies set to expire next month, medical costs could get even worse
Nov 22, 2025, 11:30 AM
Trump says he's terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota
The Associated Press, NPR
President Donald Trump said Friday night that he's "immediately" terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota. The state has the nation's largest Somali community.
Nov 22, 2025, 6:17 AM
"Trump and good design go together like oil and water" says commenter
Rheanna Hopkins, Dezeen
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an interview with Joe Gebbia in which he suggested that the creation of a National Design Studio demonstrates Trump's commitment to design. Known for co-founding Airbnb, Gebbia was recently appointed as A…
Nov 21, 2025, 10:30 AM
Trump announces new offshore drilling projects despite bipartisan pushback
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The plan would include six new offshore sales between 2027 and 2030.
Nov 20, 2025, 10:52 PM
Trump, Republicans try again to stop states from regulating AI
Brandon Vigliarolo, Theregister.com
If at first you don’t succeed, swing again - Big Tech certainly isn’t complaining The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are trying again to eliminate state-level AI regulations in favor of a federal standard. The plan faces opposition from ma…
Nov 20, 2025, 6:02 PM
Republicans and Europe Agree: It’s Time to Make Life Easier for AI Companies
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com
Trump's anti-regulation push seems to be bearing fruit globally.
Nov 20, 2025, 2:20 PM
Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and habitat
The Associated Press, NPR
The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden.
Nov 19, 2025, 11:46 PM