'A Devastating Gut Punch': New Trump-GOP Cuts to Food Aid Take Effect Amid High Grocery PricesThe Republican budget package that President Donald Trump signed into law last summer included a change requiring states to fund a larger portion of the costs of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food aid to tens of millions of Americans. That change, which advocates and experts warned would impose unsustainable…Common Dreams1d agoWhole story →FoodEconomysnap funding change
'Freaking Insane': Sam Altman Sparks Horror by Saying We Should 'Accept Some Bad Things Happening' for Sake of AICritics of the artificial intelligence industry expressed horror after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the world needs to "accept some bad things happening" as the price to pay for technological advancement. In a Sunday interview with Politico, Altman was asked where his company differs from rival Anthropic, whose CEO, Dario Amodei, has called for guardrails…Common Dreams1d agoWhole story →Technology
Trump to Send $90 Medicare Checks, Says Americans Can ‘Rest Assured’ $5,000 Will Follow After MidtermsWith the midterm elections just weeks away, President Donald Trump announced on Friday that more than 20 million Medicare Part B beneficiaries will receive a one-time $90 payment this month. Trump, who declared on Truth Social that his administration would send out "checks," said the money will come from the $2 billion Medicare Improvement Fund and is…Common Dreams3d agoWhole story →GovernmentHealth
'Historic Victory': Judge Blocks Trump's Big Bend Border Construction—For NowA federal judge in El Paso on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from continuing construction of border barriers, roads, and other infrastructure across the Big Bend region, a win for environmentalists, landowners, and other Texans from across the political spectrum who are united in their opposition to the project. US District Judge…Common Dreams4d agoWhole story →BuildJustice
'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect KidsSince Republicans in the US Senate this week blocked a bill to make school bus stops off-limits for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, community members in Pennsylvania and Austin, Texas have expressed outrage by arrests made in front of children—in at least one reported case, leaving a child abandoned as officers detained his mother. "It doesn’t…Common Dreams4d agoWhole story →EducationTechnology
