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The Biggest Hurdle to Trump’s Medicaid Work Requirements: The War on Disabled Workers
Armond Dai has been living with Long Covid since his second infection, in September 2023. In December, his symptoms forced him to leave his job in architectural design; since March, he’s been on Medicaid. Dai, who lives in California, is one of many chronically ill and disabled people who, under new Medicaid work requirements included […]
When Home Isn’t Safe: Immigration Enforcement Meets Housing Discrimination
This story is published in partnership with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University. For one California mother, public housing has been a lifeline for her household of five—her two young adult daughters, husband, and young nephew. She could not afford rent without the federally subsidized housing that they all share. It’s also a lifeline for another […]
Trump’s Energy Secretary Aims to Claw Back Billions Slated for Clean Energy Projects
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, on Wednesday announced that his department will return to the treasury billions of dollars set aside for green projects, while dodging questions about affordability and grid reliability and claiming international climate policy has […]
Saudis cool on Western college degrees as local options rise
Saudis once saw Western degrees as a ticket to success. Now, safety, identity, and local opportunity are shifting the calculus.
Saudi’s proposed market reform shows renewed impetus for foreign cash
Eliminating the cap on foreign ownership may not draw in much cash, but signals competition for investment is heating up.
Grenell frustrates Trump allies with softer line on Maduro
The special envoy took to TV this week to say he’s 'engaging' at the president’s request. Inside the administration, officials are exasperated.
Diseases ravage war-torn Sudan as conflict rages on
Tens of thousands of people have fallen ill with dengue, cholera, and other diseases after recent rains, compounding a series of crises in the country.
NATO ready to shoot down Russian jets if airspace breached
In a meeting in Moscow, British, French, and German envoys reportedly said that further encroachments would be met with 'full force.'