Waters nudges banks to help federal workers
The California Democrat asked bank trade associations to work with their members to provide accommodations for customers who struggle to pay off loans in time.
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The Community College Is One of America’s Greatest Achievements—And It Needs Our Help
My journey to becoming a fully-fledged academic and emergency medicine physician included more than twelve years of post-secondary education at five different institutions. With each step I accrued more knowledge, earned another degree or attained a professional certification. But it was my two years at a community college in Southern California that I rank as perhaps the most important educational experience of my life.
EU unveils €1B AI plan to challenge US and China
The European Commission announced a two-pronged strategy to drive local AI research and implement new technologies across public and private sectors.
Could a bipartisan Senate gang stop the shutdown?
Senators once locked arms across the aisle on infrastructure, immigration, and more. Some in the chamber think that’s the way out of the current crisis.
Trump eyes deeper energy project cuts as shutdown drags on
A so-called ‘kill list’ shared with Semafor details billions of dollars in additional potential cuts to some of the country’s biggest clean energy projects.
Trump and Canadian PM Mark Carney meet for trade talks
Canada is the only G7 country not to have reached a trade deal with the US this year.
Europe struggles to help Ukraine rebuild its battered energy system
Mutual attacks by Ukraine and Russia on each other’s electricity and fossil fuel networks have increased over the past week.
Outcry as Trump Plots the Plunder of US Forests: “You Can Almost Hear the Chainsaws”
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 1999, Bill Clinton ascended one of the highest summits in Virginia to announce that “the last, best unprotected wild lands anywhere in our nation” would be shielded by a new rule that banned roads, drilling, and other disturbances within America’s most […]
US govt shutdown enters seventh day with no movement
Senate GOP leaders are considering cancelling next week’s recess if the shutdown continues.
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400 headlinesMichigan Lawsuit Calls Big Oil a “Cartel” That’s Driving High Energy Bills
ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota − accused of violating 1st, 2nd, 4th and 10th amendment rights − are testing whether the Constitution can survive
Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change
Medicare is experimenting with having AI review claims – a cost-saving measure that could risk denying needed care
Kristi Noem’s Throttling of FEMA Funds Constitutes a Preventable Disaster
American Reich: Kristi Noem’s DHS is the Department of Homeland Subjugation
Federal power meets local resistance in Minneapolis – a case study in how federalism staves off authoritarianism
Report: Education Department’s “Efficiency” Layoffs Cost At Least $28 Million
Trump Goes Public With Plan to “Take Over” Elections
Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
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