1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1248+ words) Renewed US threats to destroy Iranian infrastructure and Tehran's refusal to negotiate expose deepening diplomatic breakdown, legal concerns, and the human cost of escalation President Donald Trump renewed sweeping threats against Iran on Sunday, warning that "the whole country is…...

18+ hour, 18+ min ago  (285+ words) A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400, 000 Supplemental Security Income recipients. For Burton, now 22, the $994 monthly benefit is lifesaving but not enough to completely support herself on her own....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (362+ words) As Total Energies and BP post surging profits tied to oil price shocks from the U. S. -Israeli war on Iran, critics warn that fossil fuel giants are once again converting geopolitical crisis into shareholder windfalls while households absorb the economic pain....

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (225+ words) Defense Production Act orders authorize federal support for oil, coal, liquefied natural gas, and grid infrastructure as industry profits increase during Iran conflict. President Donald Trump has invoked a Cold War-era emergency law to accelerate domestic fossil fuel development, authorizing…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (246+ words) The second Trump administration is now pursuing the death penalty in dozens more cases across the country. At the Vatican, Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's opposition to capital punishment in a prerecorded video shared with De Paul University to…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1251+ words) A Supreme Court fight over Roundup warning labels could determine whether injured Americans can continue challenging pesticide manufacturers in court, while raising far-reaching questions about federal power, corporate liability, and public health protections. John Durnell's case began with a routine…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1422+ words) In the wake of the temporary U. S. /Iran ceasefire, hawkish commentary in leading American newspapers advanced the premise that the U. S. can dictate terms to Iran in negotiations, with a faith in the power of Washington's military might that was hard to…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (374+ words) The long habit of underestimating revolutionary Iran has proved fatal to American presidencies. Trump is now caught in bind similar to the one in which Carter found himself inextricably entangled. The hostages today are not U. S. embassy personnel, since there have…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1110+ words) Paying the corrupt MAGA piper is now a lead "investment" " with outcomes as predictable (and problematic) as all that voters repressed when empowering the Trump II horror show. The past is more than prologue: Project 2025 set forth the absolute blueprint....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (853+ words) Maryland's first-in-the-nation grocery pricing law targets the use of personal data to raise food costs, but consumer advocates warn industry-backed loopholes could limit its impact as algorithmic pricing spreads. Supporters of the law have framed it as a landmark consumer…...