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Cory Booker Still Wants David Ellison To Testify On Paramount-WBD Merger; Speakers At Capitol Hearing Warn Of Massive Layoffs & Trump Influence
Ted Johnson, Deadline
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said that he still is inviting Paramount CEO David Ellison to testify on the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, after the lawmaker held a 2 1/2 “spotlight” hearing that warned about the merger’s impact on everything from j…
Apr 15, 2026, 10:59 PM
What is Trump-backed SAVE America Act and what could it mean for US vote?
Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English
US Senate resumes debate on controversial bill requiring more proof of citizenship, which Trump calls top priority.
Apr 15, 2026, 6:29 PM
Trump's plan to limit a key student-loan forgiveness program for public servants faces new pushback
Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider
A group of Democratic lawmakers launched a fresh effort to block Trump's plan to narrow eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Apr 15, 2026, 9:05 AM
What If the FDA Vaccine Chief Was Required to Be Someone with a Background in Vaccines?
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
Just imagine, if the person responsible for evaluating vaccines at the FDA was required to have experience in that field beforehand.
Apr 14, 2026, 5:09 PM
Virginia joins a national effort to ensure only popular vote winners become president
Ashley Lopez, NPR
With Virginia on board, the National Popular Vote Compact is now enacted in states worth 222 electoral votes. Here's what that means.
Apr 14, 2026, 12:34 PM
New White House report has plans to fix US housing shortage of 10 million
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
A new report lays out a blueprint for how more home construction would help the middle class and the overall economy.
Apr 13, 2026, 9:59 PM
Letters from Our Readers
The New Yorker
Readers respond to E. Tammy Kim’s article about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Nicholas Lemann’s report about the Trump Administration’s attack on higher education, and Jill Lepore’s piece about whether A.I. needs a constitution.
Apr 13, 2026, 10:00 AM
Treasury Secretary Bessent Calls Crypto Leaders 'Nihilists' As Clarity Act Deadline Approaches
Parshwa Turakhiya, Yahoo Entertainment
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called crypto leaders resisting the Clarity Act “nihilists” as the bill remains stalled over stablecoin yield disputes ...
Apr 11, 2026, 10:01 PM
So Now They Want Medicare Advantage Enrollment As The Default
Susie Madrak, Crooksandliars.com
Chris Klomp, the Trump administration’s director of Medicare and deputy administrator of CMS, told STAT last month that enrolling seniors in Medicare Advantage plans by default “is something that we’re thinking through.” MA plans are funded by the federal gov…
Apr 11, 2026, 4:03 PM
Federal inaction on food additives pushes states to act
Joy Saha, Salon
Dozens of bills in more than 15 states are targeting harmful additives, many of which have been ignored by the FDA
Apr 11, 2026, 1:00 PM
Trump Eyes Privatizing Medicare for Insurance Industry
Common Dreams, Juancole.com
"They want to remove the guarantee of Medicare," one advocate said of the floated plan to automatically enroll seniors in Medicare Advantage.
Apr 11, 2026, 4:04 AM
Potholes and progress: Mamdani reflects on 100 days as New York’s mayor
Andy Hirschfeld, Al Jazeera English
Mamdani's first 100 days marked by childcare reforms, pothole fixes and polarising debates over affordability policies.
Apr 10, 2026, 3:36 PM
What’s in a name? Moderna’s “vaccine” vs. “therapy” dilemma
Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review
Is it the Department of Defense or the Department of War? The Gulf of Mexico or the Gulf of America? A vaccine—or an “individualized neoantigen treatment”? That’s the Trump-era vocabulary paradox facing Moderna, the covid-19 shot maker whose plans for next-ge…
Apr 10, 2026, 2:04 PM
“Economic civil war”: States push laws to shield oil and gas companies from accountability
Abrahm Lustgarten, Salon
Most bills being considered are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo
Apr 10, 2026, 10:00 AM
No One Knows Where US Vaccine Policy Goes Next
Emily Mullin, Wired
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sweeping changes to federal vaccine guidance are paused for now. But even if they’re reversed, lasting damage has already been done.
Apr 10, 2026, 10:00 AM
US has let in 4,499 refugees since October - all but three were South African
BBC News
Trump has given priority to Afrikaners, a white minority group he says is being persecuted. South Africa has objected to his characterisation.
Apr 9, 2026, 7:31 PM
Well, Well, Well, Look Who’s Too Scared to Defund Planned Parenthood Now
Danielle Han, Jezebel
With the GOP likely to lose its trifecta in November, House Speaker Mike Johnson is suddenly not worried about Medicaid money funding what he's called "big abortion."
Apr 9, 2026, 4:18 PM
Arizona’s drop in SNAP participation signals potential nationwide impact of Trump legislation
Nicole Santa Cruz, Salon
Following requirements set out in Trump's "big, beautiful bill" has left hundreds of thousands without help.
Apr 9, 2026, 10:00 AM
Thousands of student-loan borrowers in public service are facing a harder road to debt relief
Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider
After eliminating the SAVE plan, the Department of Education is making it costlier to get relief through Public Service Loan Forgiveness buybacks.
Apr 8, 2026, 9:01 AM
Hunger is rising — by Republican design
Ashlie D. Stevens, Salon
Policy shifts are shrinking SNAP access, pushing millions off aid. Not because need fell, but because barriers rose
Apr 6, 2026, 2:30 PM
Panic and confusion: Student-loan borrowers scramble after getting kicked off Biden's key affordable repayment plan
Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider
"It's been very chaotic," Joseph Strafaci, a SAVE student-loan borrower, said. He will soon have to transition off the affordable repayment plan.
Apr 5, 2026, 11:01 AM
Democrats Need New Stories
Heather Souvaine Horn, The New Republic
Democratic governors’ affordability politics is trashing “what remains of U.S. climate policy,” Politico reports this week. The piece points to New York Governor Kathy Hochul trying to delay legally binding emissions targets; Maryland Governor Wes Moore “back…
Apr 4, 2026, 10:00 AM
Congress gave money for global HIV work. The Trump administration isn't spending it
Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR
U.S. work combatting HIV/AIDS has saved millions of lives globally. Under the Trump administration, funding has been slow in coming and unpredictable, wreaking havoc on people trying to do the work.
Apr 4, 2026, 9:00 AM
President Trump expected to deliver new executive order attempting to regulate college sports: Sources
Ross Dellenger, Yahoo Entertainment
The order intends to limit athlete transfer movement, cap player eligibility, require funding requirements for women and Olympic sports, and regulate NIL...
Apr 3, 2026, 4:53 PM