Costs Skyrocketing Thanks to Trump’s Reckless War
Costs are skyrocketing thanks to Trump’s reckless war. Wholesale prices rose in April at the fastest rate in four years. Wholesale prices in April rose at their fastest rate in four years, the latest sign that the war with Iran is taking a toll on the U.S. economy. The Producer Price Index, a measure of […]
Republicans Have Ripped Health Care Away from Millions
Republicans have ripped health care away from millions of Americans because of their failure to extend the ACA tax credits. More than one in five people who enrolled in health insurance through HealthCare.gov during open enrollment and in the weeks immediately following were dropped from coverage for failing to pay their first month’s premium, according […]
Trump and Republicans Have Made Life Harder and More Expensive
Inflation is up dramatically and gas prices are now up more than 28% compared to a year ago. Republicans and Donald Trump have made life harder and more expensive. U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans. The Labor Department’s […]
The Power of Opportunity
Graduates of the North Carolina State University Wilson College of Textiles got a surprise during their commencement event on Friday. During the event, donor Anil Kochhar announced that he and his wife, Marilyn, would be covering all student loans taken out by Wilson College graduates in the 2025-2026 school year. Kochhar’s father, Prakash Chand Kochhar, […]
National Weather Service Struggling Due to Trump’s Recklessness
With hurricane season approaching, the consequences of Donald Trump’s reckless decision to hollow out the National Weather Service are impossible to ignore. The agency’s roster of more than 2,500 scientists shrank by about 15% last year through firings and early retirements. The weather service’s data and expertise forms the backbone for all kinds of forecasts, […]
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to the amazing teachers across Wake County and North Carolina. Our students, families, and communities are stronger because of your hard work and dedication.
Taxpayers to Pay for Trump’s Ballroom
Republicans want taxpayers to spend $1 billion on Trump’s ballroom while refusing to do anything about rising grocery, gas, and health care costs. For months, President Donald Trump portrayed the big new ballroom that he’s building on White House grounds as a gift to the nation, courtesy of patriotic private donors. “And by the way, […]
Restored Access to Mifepristone—For Now
Mifepristone is safe, effective, and backed by decades of research. Women, not politicians or Trump judges, should be able to make their own decisions about their bodies and their health care. The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a lower-court ruling that had threatened to upend one of […]
Oil Hits a Four-Year High Under Trump
Costs are skyrocketing under Trump, and oil just hit a four-year high today of $120 a barrel. We’re all paying the price for Trump’s reckless and disastrous policies.
The Voting Rights Act
Today’s Supreme Court decision is a devastating blow. Justice Kagan’s dissent says it all: “The Voting Rights Act is—or, now more accurately, was—‘one of the most consequential, efficacious, and amply justified exercises of federal legislative power in our Nation’s history,’” she wrote. “It was born of the literal blood of Union soldiers and civil rights […]