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The ‘MAHA Trots’ are what happens when Republicans implement their anti-government agenda. On the food side of the equation, Trump has wreaked havoc on American food safety infrastructure.

Once an organization is designated as an Foreign Terrorist Organization, providing “material support” to it becomes a federal crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison

"I think we're at a point where anything from the federal government has to be treated with a certain amount of skepticism, if not suspicion," one expert told TPM.

Americans, and even many Republicans in Congress, don’t like it when an unelected bureaucrat makes huge cuts to the government. President Trump posted an AI video of Vought as the Grim Reaper. The Project 2025 architect has lived up to the billing

mRNA technology saved America’s bacon in 2020. Now RFK Jr. is defunding it. In reality, mRNA is by far the best vaccine option should a new viral outbreak strike because climate change is expanding mosquito habitat, or bird flu...

The Trump administration moved ahead last week with its plans to void the collective bargaining agreements covering hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The labor movement appears largely quiescent in the face of this historic union busting.

Polarization Nation

It’s clear that Donald Trump will aim to make governance as difficult as possible for Zohran Mamdani’s potential New York City mayoralty. But Mamdani has a range of options available to counter the president’s attacks.

For the first time, required pre-authorizations are coming to traditional Medicare. The Trump administration proposes to extend pre-authorizations to traditional Medicare, just like Medicare Advantage. This maneuver has gotten little attention.