Between the end of February and mid-August, funding ceased for 383 studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease. https://to.pbs.org/47KbPDE

The oligarchs don't want you to own your home because it's more profitable for them to have lifetime renters.

We seriously have Republicans talking about going back to the “good old days” of high-risk pools, which just meant that people with preexisting conditions like cancer couldn’t get health insurance.

Rick Wilson on MSNBC: Democrats can win everywhere—rural, suburban, and urban—if they stop chasing purity tests and start focusing on affordability and economic reality.

Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero

CNN's Harry Enten: What President Trump is trying to sell, the American folks aren’t buying, and we can see it pretty simply here. Take a look here. This is consumer sentiment, the current conditions…and get this: according to the University of Michigan, we are dealing with the worst ever

In a new post, President Trump makes various threats and promises to air traffic controllers who have very, very difficult jobs and hold the safety of air travel in their hands.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?

Oh sweet summer child. He told them to vote yes.

JUST IN: A bipartisan Senate deal has been reached to fund the government through January 30 and to set a vote on an Affordable Care Act bill in December, according to a source familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/47zobyt

Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.

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BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.

🚨🚨 BREAKING: Mikie Sherrill wins the New Jersey governor’s race, defeating Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli, Decision Desk HQ projects

Breaking: Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia Governor race, flipping the seat from red to blue. (Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)

Some new detail from CBO about the draconian #Medicaid cuts in the budget reconciliation law: 800,000 fewer low-income seniors & people with disabilities on Medicare will be enrolled in the Medicare Savings Programs that help pay for Medicare premiums & cost-sharing: www.cbo.gov/publication/...

Social Security benefits are going up by 2.8 percent next year. But Medicare premiums are going up by 11.6 percent. And the cost of food is skyrocketing, too. Trumpflation is stealing your hard earned benefits.

One of our favorites we saw during No Kings day What did you guys wear to the protest? Would love to see some of the crazy outfits you guys put together!

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

No Kings-Kansas City

South Koreans held their government accountable earlier this year. And now they’re protesting for American’s rights and democracy on No Kings too! Thank you South Korea! #NoKings ❌👑

If Mike Johnson is refusing to call the House back into session during the shutdown, then we’ll do the work right here the Bronx. The New York Essential plan is being eliminated entirely next year due to the GOP healthcare cuts. People’s lives are at stake. And that’s why we’re fighting back.

Tax filings and payments are still due and Criminal Investigation will stay on the job. But processing of refunds and amended returns will likely be delayed.

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you. And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it. This is not about politics. It's about people. Let’s break it down:

Social Security is a lifeline for millions of Americans, including many that are unable to work due to disability. The Trump Admin is going against their word and SLASHING Social Security, cutting the benefits of retirees and those with extreme medical conditions.

Reported Trump plan to cut more than 750,000 older Americans off disability: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

I'm asking YOU: What will a doubling of health care premiums mean for your family? What it will mean if you're one of the 15 million being thrown off their health care? Please comment below or submit a story here: tinyurl.com/3rbdfdmz

IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY. CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.

Missing this guy today

The US is launching a bailout of Argentina one month before that country’s midterm elections.

moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot. one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

"A convicted New York drug dealer whose federal prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump has been found guilty of violating the terms of his release after being arrested and charged in connection with several recent crimes..." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?" A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons. Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

I am once again asking you to stop sending us money. But we do need your time. ⏰ zohranfornyc.com/events

It’s still early, but pretty good turnout so far for Bernie Sanders and Graham Platner’s (running against Susan Collins) rally here in Maine today.

The number of homeless seniors in the U.S. are expected to more than double in the next five years. NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk traveled to Phoenix, AZ, where homeless seniors are fighting rising rents and hundred-degree days. Watch "The Gray Wave: Rising Homelessness for American Seniors":

PRO DEATH WHITE HOUSE—The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market “within months,” says one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closest associates. www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

Trump has purchased at least $103 million worth of corporate and municipal bonds since he took office again, according to new filings from the Office of Government Ethics.   Trump made about 690 purchases from Jan. 21 through Aug. 1.   The active trading by a president of the U.S. is unprecedented.

Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians Classified intelligence from May reveals Israel believed it had killed ~8,900 militants in Gaza, indicating a proportion of civilian slaughter with few parallels in modern warfare. www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...

“I’m not writing this as a Democrat or Republican, I’m writing this as a man watching families like mine wear themselves thin.” 🇺🇸

WATCH: Hasan talks to @mizzwelch.bsky.social & @pumpspumpspumps.bsky.social about Dems failing to oppose Israel’s actions in Gaza, leaving an opening for Marge and others to outflank them morally — and even on progressive ideas like universal health care on @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

“.. Yikes – @EliseStefanik literally got booed off the stage TWICE at an event in her district today. She hasn't hosted a #NY21 town hall in years. Now we know why.” (via Addison Dick)

Democrats haven’t won a statewide election in Texas since 1994. Republicans haven’t won a statewide election in New York since 2002. These are the longest same-party streaks in any state for each side. It’ll be interesting to see which one breaks first.

History rhymes

Excited to be in Tempe at Friendship Village today to share tips on preventing fraud and scams and talk about the work we’re doing at the AZ Attorney General's Office to combat elder abuse. Great turnout!

HFE, on PPI: “.. Well… this is a kick in the teeth for anyone who thought that tariffs would not impact domestic prices in the United States economy. “.. will not be a long journey for producers' prices to translate into consumer prices.”

🚨🚨🚨 SOUTH CAROLINA: Preliminary avg. 2026 #ACA rate changes: +24.9%; ~667,000 enrollees likely facing MASSIVE rate hikes starting in January: acasignups.net/rate_changes...