Senator Elizabeth Warren has characterized President Donald Trump’s fundraising for his White House ballroom project as a pay-to-play scheme, following reports that over half of the project's corporate donors secured more than $50 billion in federal contracts during the six months surrounding their contributions.
Senate hopeful Graham Platner is calling for the impeachment of at least two Supreme Court justices, arguing that a Democratic majority in November should leverage its oversight power to address what he describes as an ethics crisis within the nation's highest court.
Following a public journey to Norway for affordable fertility care, US Senate candidate Graham Platner and his wife, Amy Gertner, announced on Monday that they have suffered a miscarriage. The couple, who had traveled abroad to highlight the prohibitive costs of US healthcare, are now navigating a period of private grief.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to effectively gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has ignited sharp criticism from Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, who labeled the ruling a direct product of the judicial appointments facilitated by Senator Susan Collins.
When Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins told reporters Tuesday she holds no regrets for her pivotal vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, her Democratic challenger Graham Platner offered a sharp two-word rebuttal: "You should." The exchange reignited debate over the senator's role in the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
A federal effort to trim government spending has backfired, forcing a billion-dollar emergency response to a screwworm infestation that was once managed for a fraction of the cost. The outbreak in Texas and New Mexico now threatens cattle supplies, exposing the high price of recent bureaucratic austerity measures.
A new investigation reveals that the Trump administration cleared the United Arab Emirates for access to hundreds of thousands of advanced artificial intelligence chips just two weeks after a UAE-linked firm deposited $2 billion into World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency startup founded by the Trump family and envoy Steve Witkoff.
A progressive watchdog is pressing congressional leaders for an immediate investigation into President Donald Trump’s financial ties to the cryptocurrency sector, warning that a series of recent transactions between the White House and private digital asset firms represents a profound breach of ethical standards and national security.
Critics are sounding alarms over reports that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is set to grant a national trust bank charter to World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency startup founded by members of the Trump family and the family of Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
The United States continues to deliver the poorest health outcomes among high-income nations despite spending 18% of its GDP on healthcare. A new report from the Commonwealth Fund underscores a widening gap between American medical spending and the actual quality of care, highlighting systemic barriers to basic health access.
As Americans grapple with the rising costs of housing, fuel, and medical care under the current administration, a coalition of over 325 advocacy organizations is calling for a federal Medicare for All system, arguing that the nation’s healthcare sector must be fundamentally restructured to prioritize people over corporate profits.
During Thursday’s Democratic primary debate on Mackinac Island, candidate Abdul El-Sayed challenged his opponents to account for their ties to corporate PACs and the pro-Israel lobby. The exchange exposed a sharp divide over campaign funding, pitting El-Sayed’s anti-corporate platform against the established financial backing of his rivals.
With health insurance premiums poised for their sharpest increase in five years, progressive advocates are reviving calls for a single-payer system. The potential spike, driven by expiring subsidies and looming trade tariffs, has refocused attention on long-standing arguments that universal healthcare could offer significant fiscal and human savings.
As Affordable Care Act premiums climb and lawmakers scramble for legislative stopgaps, a new survey reveals that 65% of likely U.S. voters now favor a national health insurance program. The findings suggest that persistent affordability struggles are softening public resistance to replacing private insurance with a single-payer system.
At the recent Sanders Institute Gathering in Burlington, Vermont, healthcare activists argued that the systemic failures of the U.S. insurance model—marked by soaring administrative costs and widespread medical debt—are finally fueling a renewed, bipartisan demand for a government-funded, universal healthcare system.
Former Detroit health official Abdul El-Sayed launched his first television ad in the Michigan US Senate primary this week, doubling down on a platform anchored by Medicare for All. Joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, the candidate frames the single-payer system as a vital lifeline for rural residents and working families.
The US Supreme Court intervened Thursday to block lower court restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone, allowing it to remain accessible via mail and telehealth. While reproductive rights advocates welcomed the stay, they warned that the ongoing legal volatility creates dangerous uncertainty for patients and providers nationwide.
While national headlines focus on immigration and foreign policy, a report from the Center for Reproductive Rights reveals the deep, ongoing disruption caused by state-level abortion bans. Beyond the exam room, these policies are forcing families to migrate, driving away skilled clinicians, and actively undermining local economies.
The Trump administration has ignited a firestorm of criticism after proposing a rule to strip veterans and their families of access to abortion care within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The move would reverse a policy established after the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision that allowed procedures in cases of rape, incest, or medical risk.
Restrictive abortion policies are not only reshaping reproductive healthcare but are also imposing a staggering $140 billion annual toll on the American economy. New data from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) reveals that state-level barriers to care are actively eroding labor force participation and long-term earnings.
Donald Trump attempted to downplay the political urgency of reproductive rights during a Thursday press conference at Mar-a-Lago, refusing to disclose his position on a Florida ballot initiative that would establish constitutional protections for abortion access before fetal viability.
The collective fortune of America's wealthiest individuals surged to a record $9.24 trillion this month, marking a $2.2 trillion increase over the previous year. While this concentration of capital accelerates at the top, millions of households face deepening hardship as inflationary pressures continue to erode stagnant wages across the country.
A 4.2% annual inflation rate in May has pushed living costs to their highest point since 2023, effectively erasing over a year of wage gains for American workers. The spike follows the administration's military escalation in Iran, which triggered a sharp rise in energy prices and global shipping disruptions.
A physician working at the Sde Teiman base has alerted Israel’s attorney general and top ministers to systematic abuses within the field hospital, labeling the facility a site of ongoing war crimes where shackled detainees face catastrophic medical neglect, routine torture, and conditions that violate international legal standards.
The Israeli Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the former director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, who has been held for 535 days without trial. The court’s decision relies on classified intelligence and a 2002 law allowing the state to detain individuals classified as unlawful combatants.
Appearing via video link before Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya demanded his immediate release. The 52-year-old pediatrician, who served as director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, showed visible signs of physical decline after spending more than 17 months in detention without facing formal charges.
Two United Nations human rights rapporteurs have issued an urgent call for the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, who has spent over 450 days in Israeli detention amid persistent, credible reports of severe torture and systemic denial of medical care.
National Park Service crews began dumping 12% hydrogen peroxide into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Tuesday, a desperate attempt to scrub away a bright green algae bloom that has marred the site just weeks before the nation’s 250th-anniversary celebrations.
Conflict erupted Thursday after Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveiled an agreement to build a new tar sands pipeline to the British Columbia coast. Indigenous groups, environmentalists, and provincial leaders condemned the move as a betrayal of climate commitments and a direct threat to coastal waters.
Three young citizens have joined forces with environmental advocacy groups to launch a legal challenge against Prime Minister Mark Carney, alleging that his administration’s recent retreat from climate commitments violates the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act and jeopardizes the country’s 2030 emissions reduction targets.
