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Earlier in the year, as anticipated, President Trump announced a slew of cuts to a vast array of federal government agencies, programs and initiatives. So far, based on a pile of rushed executive orders, the administration asserted that it accomplished its planned “50 wins” over 50 days. Caught up in that fast fury of budget changes -

As President Trump’s trade war continues unabated, California Governor Gavin Newsom formulated his own unique response to Trump-imposed global tariffs. Earlier in April, Newsom released a video arguing the tariffs don’t represent all Americans, especially Californians, given that the state’s 40 million residents make it the most populated in the nation and the 4th largest

In its most basic form, Social Security is best known as a critical federal program that many people cannot do without: with nearly 12 percent of the U.S. population living below the poverty threshold and nearly 30 percent living as lower income, Social Security offers a layer of financial protection to Americans in retirement, individuals

President Trump is not only starting his second term in office with a bang, but he’s definitely pushing the limits with his most explicit campaign promise during the 2024 presidential election: Deportations. So far it’s been in high gear. Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) has arrested more than 33,000 individuals between throughout the first 50

President Trump was never the only critic of the Department of Education - he’s just been the most vocal one. Created by Congress in 1979 - and signed into law by then President Jimmy Carter - the central agency oversees academic criteria and performance, while also providing billions of dollars in support, to all schools

A full scale global trade war appears to be in full effect. The 10 percent across-the-board tariffs that President Trump has imposed on countries feeding imports into the United States has roiled policymakers, world leaders and markets. At first, it was the 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum exports on Mexico and Canada, among

In an age where the internet plays a pivotal role in our daily lives, ubiqitously integrated in our schools, jobs, and personal life, it's no secret that the internet and smart devices are this current generation’s main source of socialization and entertainment (it was a bit like that during the last generation). While the public has mixed

Since February 2014, Russia and Ukraine have been engaged in a complex and ongoing war that has not only impacted and bloodied both nations, but it has put the world - particularly Europe - on edge. Over the years, the war has escalated significantly in intensity and scale. It has also redefined and reshaped the

We know the threats climate crisis pose to our planet, our lives and the far-reaching consequences in terms of destructive impacts on everything from our infrastructure, public health and food security. But what’s missed in much of the public conversation on climate crisis is how it has already brewed into a major national and international

A world once filled with mostly marine and fish noises is transforming into one of mostly human noises ... and the marine life that lurks beneath can't live like that.In 2020, when the pandemic decelerated international shipping, humpback whales returned home to the Glacier Bay in Alaska to spend the summer days feasting. They soon discovered what

In California, an attempt to decriminalize the possession and use of psychedelics opens doors for states to tackle their mental health crises. There are a variety of ongoing clinically-controlled trials and studies being conducted on psychedelics and their impact on the human mind and body. As time passes the progression on psychedelics has advanced tremendously. These

The numbers will continue to rise throughout this year and for the years to come if this problem is not solved. Policymakers show little, if any, intent to do just that.The issue of gun violence, unfortunately, is nothing new. Observers who have studied gun violence trends talk about the ebbs and flows of violent crimes,