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Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on NATO are forcing Europe to wonder how steady American power really is. The stakes are high because NATO is not just a talking point. It is the...
Why it matters: Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on NATO are forcing Europe to wonder how steady American power really is. The stakes are high because NATO is not just a talking point. It is the...
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his record and Trump’s proposed budget cuts in a House hearing on Wednesday. The hearing mattered because it put federal health l...
Why it matters: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his record and Trump’s proposed budget cuts in a House hearing on Wednesday. The hearing mattered because it put federal health l...
Trump’s budget plan would push defense spending up by $445 billion while cutting other programs by 10%. That is not just a budget tweak. It is a blunt statement about who gets p...
Why it matters: Trump’s budget plan would push defense spending up by $445 billion while cutting other programs by 10%. That is not just a budget tweak. It is a blunt statement about who gets p...
Sacramento City Unified School District has approved spending up to $400,000 on consultants to help deal with a $108 million deficit. That is not a small fix. It is a sign that...
Why it matters: Sacramento City Unified School District has approved spending up to $400,000 on consultants to help deal with a $108 million deficit. That is not a small fix. It is a sign that...
A national right-wing PAC is flooding Wisconsin school board races with outside money. That matters because local school boards control real decisions about classrooms, budgets,...
Why it matters: A national right-wing PAC is flooding Wisconsin school board races with outside money. That matters because local school boards control real decisions about classrooms, budgets,...
Chicago is staring at a budget gap of more than $1 billion, and the pressure is landing on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration. This is not just a number on a spreadsheet. It...
Why it matters: Chicago is staring at a budget gap of more than $1 billion, and the pressure is landing on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration. This is not just a number on a spreadsheet. It...
A technical error at the IRS is obscuring $51 million in campaign contributions tied to state election groups. That matters because when the money trail goes fuzzy, voters, watc...
Why it matters: A technical error at the IRS is obscuring $51 million in campaign contributions tied to state election groups. That matters because when the money trail goes fuzzy, voters, watc...
South Carolina officials squandered more than $20 million in taxpayer money, and the state still has not shown real accountability. The damage goes beyond one bad budget line. I...
Why it matters: South Carolina officials squandered more than $20 million in taxpayer money, and the state still has not shown real accountability. The damage goes beyond one bad budget line. I...