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AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in opposition to Frank Bisignano’s confirmation to lead the Social Security Administration: “The Senate just escalated threats to Social ...

The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, on the Senate’s vote, along party lines, to confirm Frank Bisignano as Social Security Commissioner:“Elon Musk and ...

The Washington Post reported that the Interior Department temporarily suspended an air-quality monitoring program in the national parks. This follows after the United States experienced some of the ...

Led by corporations such as Elon Musk’s Starlink, the current 8,100 telecom satellites in orbit are about to proliferate at an estimated rate of 10,000 new satellites a year. By 2040, some 60,000 ...

Republicans pushed through over $350 billion in funding cuts for programs that Americans rely on to pay for education at every level, paving the way for tax cuts for themselves, billionaire donors, ...

Six of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles’ former lobbying clients – including a tobacco company she was lobbying for just last year – have disclosed that they have lobbied the White House offices ...

Common Dreams has been providing breaking news & views for the progressive community since 1997. We are independent, non-profit, advertising-free and 100% reader supported. Our Mission: To inform. To ...

The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, on the Trump administration’s FY 2026 budget blueprint:“Donald Trump ran for President on a promise to protect ...

AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the release of President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget blueprint, which asks Congress to cut programs that help ...

As Americans brace for a recession, Trump takes aim at programs millions depend on during economic downturns ...

Following news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued three of the largest Medicare Advantage insurers for allegedly paying brokers hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks to steer ...