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President Donald Trump has been neck-deep in a series of scandals and outrages that would have ended the career of a Democratic commander in chief, or at minimum caused them a lot of political heartache. For instance: Trump has gone on extend racist rants about Somalian immigrants like Rep. Ilhan Omar, tried to pardon a conspiracy theorist for state violations where he has no jurisdiction, demoli…

By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Daniel Chang for KFF Leon Harris, 35, is intimately familiar with the devastation guns can inflict. Robbers shot him in the back nearly two decades ago, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The bullet remains lodged in his spine. “When you get shot,” he said, “you stop thinking about the future.” He is anchored by his wife and child and faith. He once wanted to work…

Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back. This week, we’ve got bad judges of all different stripes. Judge Aileen Cannon is back and as terrible as ever. The Trump team and GOP senators are forcing a terrible judicial nominee on Tennessee because they can’t force him on Georgia, where he a…

North Carolina topped the Environmental Integrity Project’s list for both personnel and program cuts, though a restructuring makes exact comparisons difficult. Still, one researcher said staff there is “being asked to do far more with far less.” By Lisa Sorg for Inside Climate News Fewer inspections, weaker enforcement and less oversight: Deep cuts to state budgets and at the Environmental Protec…

President Donald Trump turned up the volume this week in an effort to force through his delusional view of the state of the country. Meanwhile, the Republican Party’s continued failure to offer any meaningful policy or solution to rising health care costs continues to weigh down its 2026 prospects like a two-ton boulder tied to a pool noodle. And it’s all on video! Trump screams at America that e…

Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said. By Jennifer Smith Richards , Megan O’Matz and Jodi S. Cohen for ProPublica In Colorado, students taunted their Black classmates by playing whipping sounds on…