truthout • Dec 30, 2025
Mike Johnson Claims This Year Was a Productive One for Congress
A poll published this month found that only 17 percent of Americans give Congress a positive approval rating.
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Democracy Now Video • Dec 30, 2025
Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess
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Democracy Now Video • Dec 30, 2025
Trump Set to Garnish Wages for Student Loan Defaults
Scheer Post • Dec 30, 2025
Trump Canceled Temporary Legal Status for More Than 1.5M Immigrants in 2025
The move to strip so many immigrants of their work authorization is likely to not only affect communities, but also batter the economy.
Scheer Post • Dec 30, 2025
‘This Is an Act of War’: CIA Carried Out Drone Strike on Port Facility Inside Venezuela
One expert called the reported drone strike a “violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and the Take Care Clause of the Constitution.”
Democracy Now • Dec 30, 2025
Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess
Tens of millions of Americans are set to see their health insurance costs soar when subsidies under the Affordable Care Act expire at the end of this year. Health insurance premiums are expected to more than double or even triple for some 20 million people, pricing many out of healthcare coverage entirely. “We’ve done nothing as a country to control healthcare costs,” says Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of health initiatives at the Community Service Society of New York and member of New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She discusses how premiums will work, how to seek help, what to watch for in alternative plans, and more.
Semafor • Dec 30, 2025
US, Ukraine differ on proposals for peace deal guarantees
The US reportedly offered Ukraine a 15-year security guarantee as part of talks on Monday, far less than the half-century backing sought by Kyiv.
truthout • Dec 29, 2025
Flu Cases Spike in US as HHS Continues to Push Anti-Vaccine Policies
Even though flu season is now entering its peak phase, experts say it's not too late to get vaccinated.
truthout • Dec 29, 2025
Scientists Say Public Engagement and Pressure Are Key to Reducing Nuclear Risks
Nuclear experts are urging the public to demand concrete steps to reduce the risk of devastation due to nuclear weapons.
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ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota − accused of violating 1st, 2nd, 4th and 10th amendment rights − are testing whether the Constitution can survive
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Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change
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Medicare is experimenting with having AI review claims – a cost-saving measure that could risk denying needed care
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Kristi Noem’s Throttling of FEMA Funds Constitutes a Preventable Disaster
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American Reich: Kristi Noem’s DHS is the Department of Homeland Subjugation
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Federal power meets local resistance in Minneapolis – a case study in how federalism staves off authoritarianism
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Report: Education Department’s “Efficiency” Layoffs Cost At Least $28 Million
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Trump Goes Public With Plan to “Take Over” Elections
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Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
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