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Group blasts Trump’s ‘baseless’ threats of $5B defamation lawsuit over National Guard report he didn’t like

Center for American Progress CEO Neera Tanden says the president is trying to ‘silence’ the group with yet another First Amendment threat

The Independent UK · Aug 21

Trump fingerprints all over Project 2025

Project 2025 is part of a larger network of right-wing groups gearing up for a second Trump term for years

Salon · Aug 16, 2024

Biden nears now-or-never point for cementing new climate rules

WASHINGTON — It’s a pivotal moment for President Joe Biden’s climate agenda as he reaches the halfway point in his first term, with his administration planning to impose major climate policies touching everything from the cars Americans drive to the electricity they use.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

Swing-state Democrats embrace law enforcement to hit GOP on crime

Dems have gone on the offensive by linking rising crime rates to gun violence.

Axios · Jul 19, 2022

With Roe v. Wade overturned, disabled people reflect on how it will impact them

Bodily autonomy is a principle of the disability rights movement. With the overturn of Roe v. Wade, people with disabilities worry about how they will be disproportionately affected.

WEKU · Jun 25, 2022

UAW official warns 'we can't assume' electric vehicles will bring good jobs

The auto industry is barreling toward electrification. That can be an exciting opportunity or a threat to working people, United Auto Workers Vice President Cindy Estrada said Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2022

Workers with disabilities are struggling to get jobs even in this tight labor market

Typically, the gap in unemployment rates for people with and without disabilities narrows at moments like these. But this time is different.

Axios · May 24, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: How the stench of corruption from Trump's administration persists to the present day

The Trump administration may be gone from Washington, but the acrid stench of corruption lives on.

Los Angeles Times · May 17, 2022

These companies paid little to no federal taxes last year

"These are huge profitable corporations, and they hardly pay any taxes."

Axios · Apr 26, 2022

Stuart Rothenberg: When nothing beats something

Patrick Gaspard was director of the White House Office of Political Affairs under Barack Obama, and he served as national political director for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. He is now president and chief executive officer of the Center for American Progress, a liberal public policy organization.

Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022