Saturday, July 12, 2025
■ The Week in Review
"If President Trump will not even put America first when Israel murders American citizens, then this is truly an Israel First administration," said one U.S. group.
By Jessica Corbett • Jul 11, 2025
"ICE is out of control," said one Democratic congresswoman. "This is not law enforcement. It is state violence."
By Brett Wilkins • Jul 11, 2025
"I think everyone did an incredible job under the circumstances," U.S. President Donald Trump insisted.
By Brad Reed • Jul 11, 2025
"The governor's action today demonstrates the absolute disdain Republicans have for working Missourians."
By Jake Johnson • Jul 11, 2025
"The stated position here is that socialists cannot be part of the Democratic Party," said one commentator. "Does this hold for the socialist voters too?"
By Julia Conley • Jul 10, 2025
Republicans plan to utilize a rare process called "rescission" to skirt Congress' power of the purse and illegally allow Trump to withhold hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding to critical programs.
By Stephen Prager • Jul 10, 2025
"The Trump administration's deportation goals will cause a major blow to the U.S. labor market," according to a new analysis by the Economic Policy Institute.
By Jake Johnson • Jul 10, 2025
Congressional Democrats want investigations "at every level of government of what went wrong" and to "stop the dismantling of federal agencies."
By Stephen Prager • Jul 10, 2025
One critic said Secretary of State Marco Rubio's "crude effort" to sanction Francesca Albanese "only serves to establish that the U.S. is an international outlaw."
By Brett Wilkins • Jul 9, 2025
"Democratic leaders love to talk about unity—until a progressive wins," said one prominent backer.
By Brad Reed • Jul 9, 2025
"This bill isn't governance," said United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain. "This is a class war waged from Capitol Hill."
By Jake Johnson • Jul 9, 2025
The nominees "took an oath to 'support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic,'" said retired Maj. Gen. Dennis Laich. "Through their actions, or inaction, they are violating that oath."
By Jessica Corbett • Jul 9, 2025
