<p>Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections<br>—</p><p>Two bills in Congress would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using hundreds of chemical assessments completed by its IRIS program in environmental regulations or enforcement.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/legislation-targets-epa-science-toxic-chemicals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/legislation-targets-epa-science-toxic-chemicals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/leg</span><span class="invisible">islation-targets-epa-science-toxic-chemicals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>
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<p>Congress Has Demanded Answers to ICE Detaining Americans. The Administration Has Responded With Silence.<br>—</p><p>Amid increasing reports that U.S. citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet, a dozen members of Congress have written to the government with pointed questions. None has received a reply.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-ice-immigration-detained-americans-congress-questions-unanswered?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-ice-immigration-detained-americans-congress-questions-unanswered?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-ice-immigration-detained-americans-congress-questions-unanswered?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#Deportation</a></p>
<p>Democratic Lawmakers Blast Trump Administration’s VA Cuts After ProPublica Investigation<br>—</p><p>The lawmakers also accused Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins of stonewalling their efforts to learn more about agency cuts and their effects. “There are real-life dangerous impacts for veterans,” Rep. Chris Deluzio said.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-doug-collins-democrats-transparency-job-cuts-healthcare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-doug-collins-democrats-transparency-job-cuts-healthcare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/vet</span><span class="invisible">erans-affairs-doug-collins-democrats-transparency-job-cuts-healthcare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/veterans/" rel="tag">#Veterans</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>Drug companies in the U.S. face few restraints on what to charge for their products. A bipartisan bill would penalize those companies that sell their drugs at higher prices than the average of the prices in other wealthy nations.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/why-americans-pay-more-for-prescription-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/why-americans-pay-more-for-prescription-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/why</span><span class="invisible">-americans-pay-more-for-prescription-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/pharma/" rel="tag">#Pharma</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/cancer/" rel="tag">#Cancer</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a></p>
<p>After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of Andrew Tate, two senators say the behavior “raises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations.”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/paul-ingrassia-probe-andrew-tate-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/paul-ingrassia-probe-andrew-tate-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pau</span><span class="invisible">l-ingrassia-probe-andrew-tate-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/whitehouse/" rel="tag">#WhiteHouse</a> <a href="/tags/andrewtate/" rel="tag">#AndrewTate</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>The Air Force revealed earlier this year that a general who oversaw its lobbying before Congress had inappropriate relationships with five women.</p><p>Sources say one of the women whose relationship with him was scrutinized was Sen. Joni Ernst.</p><p>(Published March 2025)<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/joni-ernst-congress-military-relationships?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/joni-ernst-congress-military-relationships?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/jon</span><span class="invisible">i-ernst-congress-military-relationships?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/joniernst/" rel="tag">#JoniErnst</a> <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#Military</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a></p>
<p>IMPACT: Senators Call on DOJ to Investigate Potential DOGE Conflicts of Interest After ProPublica Report</p><p>Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and Jack Reed cited our reporting on how one aide assigned to the CFPB helped oversee the mass layoffs of the agency’s staff while holding as much as $715K in stocks that bureau employees are prohibited from owning.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-aides-conflict-of-interest-senators-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doge-aides-conflict-of-interest-senators-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dog</span><span class="invisible">e-aides-conflict-of-interest-senators-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>This Icebreaker Has Design Problems and a History of Failure. It’s America’s Latest Military Vessel.<br>—</p><p>The builder of the icebreaker Aiviq has given more than $7 million to political campaigns, parties and committees since 2012. Under pressure from Congress, the Coast Guard purchased the vessel late last year.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/aiviq-icebreaker-military-coast-guard?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/aiviq-icebreaker-military-coast-guard?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/aiv</span><span class="invisible">iq-icebreaker-military-coast-guard?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#Military</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/alaska/" rel="tag">#Alaska</a></p>
<p>To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class<br>—</p><p>A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-tax-cuts-congress-republicans-plan-slash-benefits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-tax-cuts-congress-republicans-plan-slash-benefits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-tax-cuts-congress-republicans-plan-slash-benefits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> <a href="/tags/taxes/" rel="tag">#Taxes</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#Finance</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#Poverty</a></p>
<p>It hurts me to say this, as an <a href="/tags/american/" rel="tag">#American</a>, but people need to avoid the <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> for 2 years, at least, 2027, when the <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> can get a majority in <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> and stonewall <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p><p>If that doesn't happen (which would be a serious tragedy), then 4 years. And if we get a <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a>/ Trump president in 2029, write off this country for a generation at least</p><p>"A <a href="/tags/german/" rel="tag">#German</a> Thru-Hiker Has Been Detained, Deported, and Banned From the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> Without a Hearing: Here’s What You Need To Know" </p><p><a href="https://thetrek.co/a-german-thru-hiker-has-been-detained-deported-and-banned-from-the-us-without-a-hearing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thetrek.co/a-german-thru-hiker-has-been-detained-deported-and-banned-from-the-us-without-a-hearing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thetrek.co/a-german-thru-hiker</span><span class="invisible">-has-been-detained-deported-and-banned-from-the-us-without-a-hearing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</span></a></p>
<p>The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway.<br>—</p><p>Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — and the limits of the presidency.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-funding-freeze-workarounds?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-funding-freeze-workarounds?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-administration-funding-freeze-workarounds?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/funding/" rel="tag">#Funding</a></p>
<p>The Housing Loophole That Lets Wealthy Investors Raise Rents on Poor Tenants<br>—</p><p>As the U.S. struggles with a housing shortage, investors continue to exploit a gap in an affordable housing law to raise rents on 115,000 apartments. Congress has repeatedly failed to act.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/affordable-housing-investors-loophole-rent-tenants?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/affordable-housing-investors-loophole-rent-tenants?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/aff</span><span class="invisible">ordable-housing-investors-loophole-rent-tenants?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/realestate/" rel="tag">#RealEstate</a> <a href="/tags/tax/" rel="tag">#Tax</a> <a href="/tags/affordablehousing/" rel="tag">#AffordableHousing</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#Poverty</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a></p>
<p>Exclusive: Six sources who worked for the Air Force or in Congress told ProPublica that they had heard about Sen. Joni Ernst’s relationship with a top military official and there had been concerns about it for years.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/joni-ernst-congress-military-relationships?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/joni-ernst-congress-military-relationships?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/jon</span><span class="invisible">i-ernst-congress-military-relationships?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#Military</a> <a href="/tags/conflictofinterest/" rel="tag">#ConflictOfInterest</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/joniernst/" rel="tag">#JoniErnst</a></p>
<p>The United States currently has an elected president and an unelected billionaire who are flagrantly breaking its laws. As members of Congress wrongly insist they have no leverage to do anything about this, we who care about democracy are pleading for others to help. Is it consistent with democracy to direct these pleas to the federal judiciary—a branch of government staffed by unelected judges?<br><br>Yes, of course. With reservations.<br></p>Argues that while courts are powerful, there are significant downsides to leaning on them in this instance:<br><p>A third downside to relying on the judicial menu is that federal courts helped get us into this mess—and they can make things much worse by ratifying the lawbreaking. Few federal judges believe it is actually their democratic responsibility to enforce the laws passed by Congress; most of them believe they can disregard any law whose constitutionality they disagree with.<br></p><br><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="/tags/uscourts/" rel="tag">#USCourts</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a><br>
<p>A $3.7 million Capitol Hill townhouse is the D.C. headquarters of a secretive political influence project.</p><p>It’s owned by a major GOP donor. But one of the most powerful men in the country recently moved in: House Speaker Mike Johnson. </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/mike-johnson-evangelical-pastor-steve-berger-roommates?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/mike-johnson-evangelical-pastor-steve-berger-roommates?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mik</span><span class="invisible">e-johnson-evangelical-pastor-steve-berger-roommates?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>Secretive D.C. Influence Project Appears to Be Running a Group House for Right-Wing Lawmakers<br>—</p><p>Evangelical pastor Steve Berger’s political influence campaign operates out of his D.C. townhouse. In addition to House Speaker Mike Johnson living there, a prominent Trump ally, Rep. Andy Ogles, has the keys.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/roommates-steve-berger-mike-johnson-andy-ogles-right-wing-influence-townhouse?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/roommates-steve-berger-mike-johnson-andy-ogles-right-wing-influence-townhouse?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/roo</span><span class="invisible">mmates-steve-berger-mike-johnson-andy-ogles-right-wing-influence-townhouse?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/dc/" rel="tag">#DC</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>An effort to call a convention to amend the Constitution is focused on the national debt but could open the door to other changes — including making it legal for Trump to run for a third term.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/constitutional-convention-congress-donald-trump-power?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/constitutional-convention-congress-donald-trump-power?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/con</span><span class="invisible">stitutional-convention-congress-donald-trump-power?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a></p>
<p>Congress Is Pushing for a Medicaid Work Requirement. Here’s What Happened When Georgia Tried It.<br>—</p><p>GOP lawmakers want to nationalize Medicaid work requirements to offset Trump’s proposed tax cuts. Yet Georgia’s example shows that this could threaten health care for nearly 16 million Americans and cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-medicaid-work-requirement-big-beautiful-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/georgia-medicaid-work-requirement-big-beautiful-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/geo</span><span class="invisible">rgia-medicaid-work-requirement-big-beautiful-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/medicaid/" rel="tag">#Medicaid</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/bigbeautifulbill/" rel="tag">#BigBeautifulBill</a></p>
<p>The <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin has *declined* to release nearly $7 billion in federal <a href="/tags/funding/" rel="tag">#funding</a> for <a href="/tags/schools/" rel="tag">#schools</a> that helps pay for after-school & summer programs, support for <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#students</a> learning English, <a href="/tags/teacher/" rel="tag">#teacher</a> training & other services.</p><p>The money, which was already allocated by <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a>, was expected to be released by Tuesday. But in an email on Monday, the Trump *<a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a>* Department notified <a href="/tags/state/" rel="tag">#state</a> education agencies that the money would not be available.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/policy/" rel="tag">#policy</a> <a href="/tags/idiocracy/" rel="tag">#idiocracy</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/trump-education-funds.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/trump-education-funds.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/</span><span class="invisible">trump-education-funds.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
<p>Early voting NOW March 28-29 Special Election for <a href="/tags/florida/" rel="tag">#Florida</a>'s 1st & 6th <a href="/tags/congressional/" rel="tag">#Congressional</a> Districts</p><p>📍 Florida’s 1st Congressional District: <a href="/tags/escambia/" rel="tag">#Escambia</a>, <a href="/tags/santarosa/" rel="tag">#SantaRosa</a>, <a href="/tags/okaloosa/" rel="tag">#Okaloosa</a> & <a href="/tags/walton/" rel="tag">#Walton</a> Counties Vote Democratic GAY VALIMONT</p><p>📍 Florida's 6th Congressional District, <a href="/tags/flagler/" rel="tag">#Flagler</a> <a href="/tags/stjohns/" rel="tag">#StJohns</a>, <a href="/tags/putnam/" rel="tag">#Putnam</a>, <a href="/tags/marion/" rel="tag">#Marion</a>, <a href="/tags/lake/" rel="tag">#Lake</a> & <a href="/tags/volusia/" rel="tag">#Volusia</a> County Vote Democratic JOSH WEIL</p><p>Please boost</p><p><a href="https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/03/20/florida-special-elections-vote-by-mail-ballots-deadline-early-voting-dates-times/82562641007/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/03/20/florida-special-elections-vote-by-mail-ballots-deadline-early-voting-dates-times/82562641007/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.pnj.com/story/news/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/elections/2025/03/20/florida-special-elections-vote-by-mail-ballots-deadline-early-voting-dates-times/82562641007/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#election</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/flpol/" rel="tag">#flpol</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/specialelection/" rel="tag">#SpecialElection</a> <a href="/tags/vote/" rel="tag">#vote</a> <a href="/tags/voteblue/" rel="tag">#voteblue</a> <a href="/tags/demsineveryrace/" rel="tag">#DemsInEveryRace</a> <a href="/tags/potus/" rel="tag">#potus</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a></p>
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<p>TCE Is Linked to Heart Defects in Babies, Cancer and Parkinson’s. Republicans in Congress Want to Reverse a Ban on It.<br>—</p><p>The toxic substance, used in dry cleaning and manufacturing, has been linked to a host of serious health problems. A Biden-era ban on the chemical has faced multiple challenges since Trump took office.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/tce-ban-cancer-parkinsons-trump-republicans?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/tce-ban-cancer-parkinsons-trump-republicans?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tce</span><span class="invisible">-ban-cancer-parkinsons-trump-republicans?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/cancer/" rel="tag">#Cancer</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a></p>
<p>Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Once Defended Congress’ Power of the Purse. Now He Defies It.<br>---</p><p>As a congressman, Duffy made an impassioned legal case against executive overreach. A decade later, judges have used those same arguments to rebuke him for withholding billions in transportation funding.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-trump-transportation-secretary-congress-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-trump-transportation-secretary-congress-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/sea</span><span class="invisible">n-duffy-trump-transportation-secretary-congress-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/transportation/" rel="tag">#Transportation</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>"Power, Progress, and Patient-Led Change"</p><p>An overiew of Advocacy Week 2025 from Solve ME:</p><p><a href="https://solvecfs.org/advocacy-week-2025-power-progress-and-patient-led-change/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="solvecfs.org/advocacy-week-2025-power-progress-and-patient-led-change/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">solvecfs.org/advocacy-week-202</span><span class="invisible">5-power-progress-and-patient-led-change/</span></a></p><p>"In a single week, the Solve M.E. community took part in 187 congressional meetings—sharing powerful personal stories, urgent data, and clear policy goals with Senate and House offices."</p><p>@mecfs @longcovid </p><p>1/n</p><p><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="/tags/mecfs/" rel="tag">#MEcfs</a> <a href="/tags/longcovid/" rel="tag">#LongCovid</a> <a href="/tags/pots/" rel="tag">#POTS</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/advocacy/" rel="tag">#Advocacy</a> <a href="/tags/solveme/" rel="tag">#SolveME</a></p>
<p>Representatives Demand Housing Agency Halt Any Cryptocurrency Experiments<br>—</p><p>Following reporting by ProPublica, three Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee have warned HUD against using crypto, which they said could be “dangerous, speculative, and harmful to working families.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/hud-cryptocurrency-blockchain-democrats-maxine-waters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/hud-cryptocurrency-blockchain-democrats-maxine-waters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/hud</span><span class="invisible">-cryptocurrency-blockchain-democrats-maxine-waters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> <a href="/tags/crypto/" rel="tag">#Crypto</a> <a href="/tags/cryptocurrency/" rel="tag">#Cryptocurrency</a></p>
<p>The <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> plan already funded by the Public has been scuttled with NO replacement. The tax credits to states - also already paid for by the Public - funding hundreds of me marketplace programs that provide <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> & <a href="/tags/medical/" rel="tag">#medical</a> services to tens of thousands of people, were taken and given away by <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> - largely by donors to the Senate Minority Leader and House Speaker, with a few vague promises to negotiate some scraps back, all now evidently broken. At the end of 2025 the so-called Private <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a> Industry was greenlighted massive increases to premiums and the associated payments of co-insurance & deductibles. The 2026 budget will scrap virtually all of <a href="/tags/medicaid/" rel="tag">#Medicaid</a> and most of <a href="/tags/medicare/" rel="tag">#Medicare</a> right after this year's midterm <a href="/tags/elections/" rel="tag">#elections</a>. Particularly in rural areas, upward of 40% of hospital revenues come from Medicaid reimbursements which will abruptly cease. HUNDREDS OF HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE are likely to shut down and, in some areas, nearly all will sharply reduce critical services like primary care, emergency rooms, OB/GYN, pharmacy, dialysis, and pediatrics. Many of these particular services will be consolidated to other <a href="/tags/hospitals/" rel="tag">#hospitals</a> far away with no transportation provided. Thousands will die, tens of thousands will be impoverished, as a direct result. A national <a href="/tags/economic/" rel="tag">#economic</a> failure is more than merely likely. And without good cause; only to crush the Public and to transfer away the remains of its <a href="/tags/wealth/" rel="tag">#wealth</a> - our <a href="/tags/savings/" rel="tag">#savings</a>, our <a href="/tags/investments/" rel="tag">#investments</a> - for <a href="/tags/redistribution/" rel="tag">#redistribution</a> to the untaxed parasites who create nothing, to further ensure that their next six generations will be exempted from the Social Compact.</p><p>TrumpRx Denounced as Corrupt Scheme to Line Pockets of Big Pharma—and Don Jr.</p><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/trumprx-prescription-drugs" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.commondreams.org/news/trumprx-prescription-drugs"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.commondreams.org/news/trum</span><span class="invisible">prx-prescription-drugs</span></a></p><p>> "Trump has dressed up yet another corporate giveaway as a boon to <a href="/tags/patients/" rel="tag">#patients</a>," said one watchdog. "Real drug price reform doesn’t look like a website."</p>
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