President Donald Trump promised to make America great again. But his sweeping and reckless imposition of tariffs is already dragging the country toward disaster.
Democracy’s safety net is fraying. We’re witnessing something unprecedented in American history as the institutions designed to protect our republic show signs of strain ...
By pushing for such sweeping changes to go into effect so quickly, Trump is demonstrating a base contempt for retirees and other people who rely on Social Security. The SSA’s own internal memo announcing the changes acknowledges the likelihood of “service disruptions” and “operational strain” as a result. It even foresees potential lawsuits.
Voting is a fundamental right of every American citizen. Yet House Resolution 22, the so-called Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which is being pushed forward by House Republicans ...
When a trillion-dollar corporation like Tesla manages to pay just 0.4% in federal taxes over three years — 50 times less than the federal corporate tax rate ...
Despite perfectly parroting the words of her boss at a press conference Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt might want to choose her words more carefully moving ...
No matter how many times Speaker Mike Johnson claims otherwise, this is not about eliminating waste, fraud or abuse. It is a deliberate attack on vulnerable Americans to finance tax breaks for the ultrarich ...
Southern Nevada is built on ambition. We are a community of dreamers and doers, risk-takers and visionaries who see opportunity where others see obstacles.
The leader of the Catholic Church, 88-year old Pope Francis, has been ill and in hospital suffering from double pneumonia. As of this writing, he remains critical but stable as he tries to return to his work as the leader of ...
The Colorado River is drying up, and now, thanks to President Donald Trump’s unprecedented freeze on federal funding, efforts to save it are drying up too. On his first day back in office, Trump signed an executive order halting the disbursement of funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Trump claimed the order was ...
The latest Republican budget resolution proposes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, with $2 trillion carved out of “mandatory spending” — a euphemism for gutting Medicaid, a lifeline for millions of Americans. At the same time, President ...
