Policy & Legislation
- Policy & Legislation
3780 articles
Sort
Page 1 of 158
per page
Atherton spent $145K to delay train electrification. The rest of us paid $400M
Peninsulaforeveryone.org
The Town of Atherton's lawsuit against Caltrain electrification is the clearest case study we have of how a tiny, wealthy minority can hijack a regional public project — and stick everyone else with the bill.
May 31, 2026, 9:55 PM
Heritage Foundation President Brags About Trump Implementing Their Agenda
Heather, Crooksandliars.com
So much for that b.s. that Trump didn't know anything about Project 2025. Here's Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts on this Friday's Washington Journal on CSPAN, bragging about how many of their projects he's implemented. BRAWNER: Did the president…
May 31, 2026, 8:44 PM
DAN HODGES: Blair has lost his mind. He used unchecked immigration as a tool to lower people's wages - yet he STILL has no humility. And this is the shocking plan for Britain zealots like him are trying to force through next...
Dan Hodges, Dailymail.com
I used to worship Tony Blair. I once bought a fawn-coloured suit because that's what Tony had taken to wearing, in radical defiance of Westminster convention.
May 31, 2026, 11:01 AM
Big Ugly Bill Leaves 10,000 Kansas Kids Hungry
Kansas Reflector, Crooksandliars.com
TOPEKA — A Kansas advocacy organization sounded an alarm about a report indicating 10,300 children in low-income families across the state stopped receiving food aid since President Donald Trump signed sweeping federal legislation nearly one year ago. Kansas …
May 30, 2026, 9:00 PM
Albany lawmakers prepare for mad dash on Trump fund, redistricting as session wraps
Jimmy Vielkind, Jon Campbell, Gothamist
Members of the state Assembly debated budget bills Tuesday night. The tardy budget has set the stage for a hectic week before legislators go home. [ more › ]
May 30, 2026, 5:19 PM
Ebola shows how Trump’s health policies are going global — and coming home
Russell Payne, Salon
Politicized public health agencies also make it harder to hold officials accountable
May 30, 2026, 10:45 AM
White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants
Dan Vergano, Scientific American
These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque
May 28, 2026, 7:30 PM
MAGA’s civil war over immigration is over. Silicon Valley lost.
Eric Levitz, Vox
The Trump administration announced last Friday that US visa holders who want a green card must first return to their home countries and apply from there, “except in extraordinary circumstances.” On its face, this rule — which was officially promulgated in a m…
May 28, 2026, 4:09 PM
Mamdani announced New York City's answer to DOGE
Allie Kelly, Business Insider
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is launching his own government efficiency effort to cut red tape and reduce unnecessary spending in NYC.
May 28, 2026, 4:00 PM
GAO investigating student loan transfers to Treasury Dept., Warren says
Arthur Jones II, Abcnews.com
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has triggered an investigation into the Trump administration's transfer of student loan services to the Department of the Treasury.
May 28, 2026, 12:18 PM
Trump pledged to house 6,000 homeless vets. His budget funds zero
Quil Lawrence, NPR
Veteran groups hoped a Trump executive order would supercharge housing for homeless vets. That hasn't happened, and veterans' advocates want to know why.
May 28, 2026, 9:00 AM
Democrats urge Trump to commute sentences of people serving for nonviolent marijuana offenses
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill
A group of nine Democrats urged President Trump to commute the sentences of people serving time for nonviolent marijuana offenses, following his decision to ...
May 26, 2026, 7:50 PM
Trump raises refugee ceiling by 10,000 to bring in more white South Africans, White House document says
By Ted Hesson, Yahoo Entertainment
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - U.S.
May 26, 2026, 3:34 PM
The Antitrust Theory of Everything
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic
Democrats are in thrall to the idea that corporate consolidation is America’s biggest, and maybe only, problem.
May 26, 2026, 11:00 AM
2026 HIPAA Security Rule Update
Joe Gellatly, Medcurity.com
What the 2026 HIPAA Security Rule actually changes — finalization status, real OCR enforcement signals, and the operational checklist healthcare IT teams need now.
May 25, 2026, 1:55 PM
The Policy Pivot Trump Needs
Glenn Hubbard, Project Syndicate
As November’s midterm elections approach, US President Donald Trump must stop pushing for a weaker dollar, which will exacerbate the affordability pressures many Americans face and harm the country’s fiscal position. Fortunately, there are several policy inst…
May 25, 2026, 11:30 AM
Trump intensifies attack on citizenship rights
CK Smith, Salon
Green card applicants face increased scrutiny as Trump again targets birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment
May 24, 2026, 5:00 PM
Rep. Suozzi calls on Republicans to 'stand up' to stop 'anti-weaponization fund'
Ford McCracken, Abcnews.com
Bipartisan co-chairs of House Problem Solvers Caucus call on Congress to block the implementation of the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund."
May 24, 2026, 3:53 PM
10 Sunday Reads
Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • The Global Fertility Crisis Is Worse Than You Probably Think: Everybody knows about the decline in birthrates. Fewer people understand why—or just how significantly it …
May 24, 2026, 10:30 AM
New friction point: Return-home rule for Green Card applicants
Divya A, Anagha Jayakumar, The Indian Express
The announcement by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is a sweeping reversal of a practice in place for over half a century. It could potentially impact thousands of Indians presently in the US in different stages of residence and seeking a Green Ca…
May 23, 2026, 11:00 PM
Pay To Vape: Big Tobacco's Brazen Trump PAC Bet
Stephen Prager, Crooksandliars.com
It was already known that President Donald Trump pressured top health officials to allow flavored vapes to hit the market after being leaned on by Big Tobacco executives earlier this month. But The New York Times has revealed that the decision came just over …
May 23, 2026, 9:31 PM
Trump's plan to limit student-loan forgiveness for public servants is inching closer to borrowers
Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider
Republican lawmakers are letting the Education Department continue narrowing eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
May 23, 2026, 8:56 AM
What smart people are saying about the Trump administration's green card crackdown
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,Katherine Li, Business Insider
Trump's immigration policy limits green card status adjustments, causing confusion and debate among lawyers, advocates, and policy experts.
May 23, 2026, 2:17 AM
How Trump’s Culture War Derailed a New Smithsonian Museum
Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic
Republicans wanted to narrow the scope of the Women’s History Museum and give the president power over its location. The attempt failed.
May 22, 2026, 5:53 PM