President Trump’s mass deportations and tariffs are making life unaffordable for millions of Americans. By Mitchell Zimmerman In 2024, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that “a vote
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Shutdown battle ebbs, but Trump won’t give up trying to withhold full SNAP benefits
by Jacob Fischler The Trump administration continued Monday to press the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn lower court decisions requiring the federal government pay for
Thousands of preschoolers could lose access to Head Start due to shutdown
by Shauneen Miranda WASHINGTON — Funding for scores of Head Start programs hung in the balance as the government shutdown continued Monday without an end
USDA’s new SNAP rules sound healthy. Until you read the fine print.
by Dave Dickey, Columnist, Investigate Midwest In case you didn’t know it, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is under siege by USDA, Congress, and the
“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America
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DOJ is sharing state voter roll lists with Homeland Security
by Jonathan Shorman, The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens,
Judges in two federal cases cite due process to block Trump immigration moves
by Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 2, 2025 WASHINGTON — A pair of federal court rulings over the Labor Day weekend invalidated aggressive actions
Trump’s Big Bill Is Filled With Hundreds of Billions in Waste
The president says he’s targeting “waste” by cutting health care for Americans. So why all the corporate giveaways? By Brett Heinz President Trump and his allies
Thousands gather at Iowa Capitol to protest Trump’s birthday military parade
by Tom Foley, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 14, 2025 Thousands of Iowans gathered at the State Capitol Saturday for the No Kings protest to counter
Trump 2.0 at 100 Days: An Onslaught Against Workers
Trump has gutted labor rights, slashed the federal workforce, and opposed a minimum wage hike. But resistance is brewing. By Sarah Anderson Director of the
