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Just the Facts: Trump’s 35% Canadian Tariff and Canada’s Response

Just the Facts: Trump’s 35% Canadian Tariff and Canada’s Response

Who Is Really Running the Federal Government? Hint, It’s Not Donald Trump

Who Is Really Running the Federal Government? Hint, It’s Not Donald Trump

U.S.-Japan Trade Pact Recalibrates Tariffs, Investment, and Alliances

U.S.-Japan Trade Pact Recalibrates Tariffs, Investment, and Alliances

“I’m an American Before I am a Republican”: Bacon Reflects on Tenure

“I’m an American Before I am a Republican”: Bacon Reflects on Tenure

House Committee on Homeland Security Discusses Public Safety During the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics

House Committee on Homeland Security Discusses Public Safety During the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics

Layoffs at the EPA May Impact Federal Funding for Communities

Layoffs at the EPA May Impact Federal Funding for Communities

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Victoria Ryan
By Victoria RyanMar 26, 2025
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WASHINGTON—The federal government laid off more than 60,000 workers in the first two months of 2025, while another 75,000 employees accepted a buyout and voluntarily resigned.

Among those laid off was James Clark, an Environmental Protection Agency employee who lost his job while on his honeymoon. “It’s just very sad to see someone like Elon Musk take a chainsaw on live TV and say what we do doesn’t matter,” said Clark.

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Victoria Ryan is an immigration and demographics reporter at Northwestern University, studying journalism and political science.

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Is the Ban on Abortion More Important Than Democracy?
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Is the Ban on Abortion More Important Than Democracy?

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 93 prosecutors from 29 states vowed in a statement that they would not pursue abortion cases. In return, 17 states have attempted to pass laws curbing prosecutorial discretion, a legal principle that has existed since the United States’s founding.

On average, more than a quarter (28%) of cases are dismissed by prosecutors for various reasons, including insufficient evidence, constitutional violations, procedural errors, lack of resources, more pressing priorities, or negative public opinion. Prosecutors are public servants, propelled to power by the people, committed to justice. They make decisions based on the tenets of their position.

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Vance Makes Push To Increase Support for Trump’s Big Bill in Ohio, but Locals Remain Divided

Vice President JD Vance speaks to the Metallus workers in Canton, Ohio to speak on the Big Beautiful Bill on Monday, July 28, 2025.

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Vance Makes Push To Increase Support for Trump’s Big Bill in Ohio, but Locals Remain Divided

CANTON, Ohio — Vice President JD Vance returned to Ohio on Monday to promote the Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” casting it as a path to revive local industry and reward workers.

Inside the Metallus steel plant, Vance was welcomed by local officials and workers who embraced the tax and labor provisions. Outside, critics voiced concern over cuts to health care, education, and safety-net programs.

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Red Wave Health Care Tsunami is Coming

It may be shrewd politics, but it’s disastrous policy: offer upfront benefits like tax cuts but delay the painful provisions for future years.

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Red Wave Health Care Tsunami is Coming

It may be shrewd politics, but it’s disastrous policy: offer upfront benefits like tax cuts but delay the painful provisions for future years. That’s exactly what Congress has done with the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). Don’t be misled by the name. This partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is, in effect, the largest cut to health care in U.S. history.

The bill is projected to cut federal Medicaid spending by $793 billion and reduce financial assistance to those who buy insurance through ACA Marketplace by another $268 billion over the next decade. Admittedly, the bill will provide some tax benefits, primarily to those with higher incomes, but at tremendous costs to many of our friends and neighbors.

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Democrats: From Programs to Policy – a New Vision for Families

"...The overreliance on programmatic solutions has left Democrats without a coherent policy framework to meet the needs of today’s families," writes Capita CEO/Co-Founder Joe Waters.

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Democrats: From Programs to Policy – a New Vision for Families

As the Democratic Party reassesses its direction after last year’s electoral losses, it's encouraging to see new initiatives like Project 2029—a proposed, albeit late, answer to Project 2025—taking shape. But as Democrats rethink their policy, narrative, and electoral strategies, they risk repeating a familiar mistake in domestic social policy: substituting programs for policy.

By “programs,” I mean the specific interventions—like subsidies, grants, and services—designed to address particular social problems. Useful tools, yes, but too often, they are treated as ends in themselves. By “policy,” I mean the broader vision and principles that guide and integrate those tools toward a coherent national goal.

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