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Fit for a king? Trump moves challenge world order and U.S. bureaucracy – The Washington Post
Fit for a king? Trump moves challenge world order and U.S. bureaucracy. Trump has always wanted to be king of the hill. His first month of his second term shows desire to have more control.February 23, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. EST, Today at 5:00 a.m. EST, 8 min Analysis by Dan Balz Last week, the…
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Republicans’ budget puts Americans of all political stripes in crosshairs – Las Vegas Sun News
EDITORIAL: Republicans’ budget puts Americans of all political stripes in crosshairsMedicaid health care Medicaid provides health care to 87 million Americans, many of whom are senior citizens, low-income children and people with disabilities. The 2025 Republican budget calls for the Energy and Commerce Committee to slash $880 billion from Medicaid by 2034, a move that…
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Winter is Here: On the Chilling Effect of Elon Musk and Donald Trump ‹ Literary Hub
With his authoritarian orders, the president—and his unelected South African Rasputin—have eliminated the fundamental tools of discussion and debate, namely words themselves. Source Links: Winter is Here: On the Chilling Effect of Elon Musk and Donald Trump ‹ Literary Hub
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Progressive group sounds alarm on Medicaid cuts
Health Care Progressive group sounds alarm on Medicaid cutsby Nathaniel Weixel, Joseph Choi and Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech– 02/10/25 6:40 PM ET The Big Story Progressive group warns against possible Medicaid cuts A new report from Democratic-aligned group Protect Our Care highlights potential GOP changes to Medicaid. Republicans have floated the changes as part of a plan…
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Trump’s executive orders threaten security, well-being of all Americans – Las Vegas Sun News
Editorial:Trump’s executive orders threaten security, well-being of all Americans Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 | 2 a.m. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of executive orders. While some of these orders are already being challenged and will almost surely never come to pass — such as Trump’s attempt to overturn…
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How many Americans volunteer? | USAFacts
Population How many Americans volunteer?In 2023, over a quarter of Americans volunteered formally and over half volunteered informally. Updated December 12, 2024 by the USAFacts team Source: How many Americans volunteer? | USAFacts
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How Different American Generations Spend Money, Visualized | Digg
Here’s how Americans’ yearly budgets change when broken down by generation. By Adwait · 2 days ago · 24.4k reads Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Preethi Lodha mapped out how each generation of Americans spend their money, on average. Key Takeaways Last year the average American spent around $60,000. The average member…
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Food prices are going up — and at levels Americans haven’t seen in decades : Your Money | NPR
By Vanessa Romo, March 31, 20225:18 PM ET The United States Department of Agriculture released an update to its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and found that nearly everything one might ingest – whether it comes from the grocery store or restaurant – is going up in price. And yes, that’s on top of the…
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60 Years Ago: Astronaut John Glenn, the First American to Orbit the Earth Aboard Friendship 7 | SciTechDaily | Space News
By John Uri, NASA Johnson Space Center, February 21, 2022 In February 1962, the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union was in full swing. Both nations had developed spacecraft to send humans into space and selected a group of pilots to fly those spacecraft. The Soviets leaped ahead by placing the…
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Home | What America Ate
From the About page: “The 1930s are a fascinating moment to study food. Examining how ordinary people bought, cooked, ate, and thought about food can reveal previously hidden aspects of American life during a time of vast economic and social change. What America Ate’s website invites users to interact with and enhance the historical sources,…
