Semafor • Dec 9, 2025
AI regulation delays plague Congress
President Donald Trump's threat to ban state AI regulation could prompt action.
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Semafor • Dec 8, 2025
Trump unveils $12 billion farmer aid package
The funding marks the latest chapter in the White House’s effort to defuse criticism of the president's tariff policies.
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The Majority Report • Dec 8, 2025
Trillion Dollar War Machine w/ Ben Freeman | MR Live
Zeteo • Dec 8, 2025
US Defense Bill Would Fill Israel’s Weapons ‘Gaps’ Caused by Embargoes
The US armed Israel’s genocide. Nations responded by embargoing Israel. Citing those restrictions, the US may now send even more weapons to Israel.
Semafor • Dec 8, 2025
Trump admin shifts US Middle East strategy from crisis to commerce
The Middle East will become “a place of partnership, friendship, and investment,” the administration's new national security strategy says.
Democracy Now • Dec 8, 2025
"The Problem with Plastic": Former EPA Official on How to Save the Planet Before It's Too Late
We speak with former EPA regional administrator Judith Enck about her new book, The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late. “Scientists have found microplastics in our blood, our kidneys, our lungs,” says Enck. “They’ve been found in heart arteries, and if it’s attached to plaque, you have an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, premature death.” Enck says plastic is a “political” issue shaped by the powerful “chemical, fossil fuel, plastics industry — and consumer brands.”
Semafor • Dec 8, 2025
Obamacare more popular with Americans than ever, poll finds
Fifty-seven percent of US adults approve of the Affordable Care Act, according to new polling from Gallup and West Health.
Semafor • Dec 8, 2025
Congress lines up defense bill for possible vote this week
Lawmakers released text Sunday that would limit the administration’s ability to withdraw troops from Europe.
Semafor • Dec 8, 2025
Senate Republicans divided over expiring health care subsidies
President Donald Trump’s party may simply try to unite against Democrats’ three-year extension of expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits.
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400 headlinesMichigan Lawsuit Calls Big Oil a “Cartel” That’s Driving High Energy Bills
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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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