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Statement of Sharon Parrott, President, on failed Senate Agriculture Committee farm bill vote The Center on Budget and Policy ...

A right-wing talk show host on Tuesday pushed President Donald Trump to declare a “national security emergency” that would let him meddle in the 2026 midterm elections—and the president did not rule ...

Could the irrationality, lack of knowledge, and limited vision of world leaders destroy the hopes that the world’s people ...

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After appearing to back off earlier this year, President Donald Trump this week renewed his threats to seize Greenland. A Saturday report that a Texas oil company with ties to Trump had begun ...

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The Trump administration has reportedly decided to yank federal funding from an annual National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report that examined the state of the Arctic, which is warming ...

Additionally, the documents show NPS allotted nearly $100 million for projects on the Washington National Mall, a tenfold increase on the amount spent two years ago. At the same time, the records show ...

Wanting to work and provide for the people you love is one of the most ordinary parts of being human, and there is real pride ...

As her populist opponent attacks her ties to Wall Street, Rolling Stone has revealed that Maine Sen. Susan Collins got a $2 million donation from a private equity billionaire the day before making a ...