September 28, 2026 at 5:39 PM EDT
Trump's Dismantling of Student Loan Aid Is Crashing Down on Debtors This Week

Trump's Dismantling of Student Loan Aid Is Crashing Down on Debtors This Week "It is so much money," Jacqueline Wheelock said to me about the monthly payment amount she will soon be forced to pay for her student loans. Until last summer, she wasn't thinking about this bill. Under the repayment plan known as SAVE (short for Saving on a Valuable Education), she could afford her payments, so she made them, month after month, never missing one or paying late. At the lowest"

September 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM EDT
Khanna Says Trump Impeachment About "Setting a Standard" of Accountability

Khanna Says Trump Impeachment About "Setting a Standard" of Accountability On Sunday, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (California) pushed back against calls from other Democrats to focus on economic issues ahead of the midterm elections rather than on holding President Donald Trump accountable, saying that lawmakers should do both. In an interview with NBC News's Kristen Welker on the network's "Meet the Press" program, Khanna was asked to respond to Sen. Tammy Duckworth'"

September 28, 2026 at 4:22 PM EDT
Top Trump Officer Posts Video of Him Partying in a Tuxedo, Spraying Champagne

Top Trump Officer Posts Video of Him Partying in a Tuxedo, Spraying Champagne White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino is being excoriated for being out of touch after posting a video of himself in a tuxedo partying and spraying a bottle of champagne -- amid an affordability crisis that the Trump administration has worsened in its moves to transfer wealth from the working class to the rich. The AI-generated video, posted on Scavino's X and Instagram accounts on"

September 28, 2026 at 3:42 PM EDT
Tech Giant Nvidia Announces the Largest Stock Buyback in US History

Tech Giant Nvidia Announces the Largest Stock Buyback in US History The tech behemoth and chipmaker Nvidia on Monday announced the largest-ever stock buyback increase in US corporate history as its profits continue to explode due to massive spending on artificial intelligence data centers, which have drawn increasingly intense grassroots opposition nationwide. Nvidia said its board "has authorized an additional $150 billion under the company's existing share"

September 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM EDT
Eviction of 87-Year-Old Sparks Protest Encampment Over Spain's Housing Crisis

Eviction of 87-Year-Old Sparks Protest Encampment Over Spain's Housing Crisis The eviction of 87-year-old Mar?a del Carmen Abascal Mart?n in Madrid, after an investment fund bought her apartment building and more than tripled her rent, has become a symbol of Spain's rising cost of living and sparked nationwide protests against corporate greed and wealth inequality. Over 600 protesters are now camped outside Madrid's regional government headquarters demanding new tenant"

September 28, 2026 at 2:56 PM EDT
Trump Ads Could Be Grounds for Impeachment, Former WH Ethics Lawyer Says

Trump Ads Could Be Grounds for Impeachment, Former WH Ethics Lawyer Says President Donald Trump is facing fierce criticism over taxpayer-funded TV ads featuring wording from his campaign speeches that aired just five weeks before the midterm elections. The ads do not make a direct call for voters to support specific candidates or Republicans in November. The White House is using that fact to maintain that the ads are not political, but rather "public service"

September 28, 2026 at 1:47 PM EDT
Iranian Strike Wounded 8 US Marines, Report Says as US Rejects Ceasefire Offer

Iranian Strike Wounded 8 US Marines, Report Says as US Rejects Ceasefire Offer Eight U.S. Marines were reportedly wounded in an Iranian strike in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, a new report says as the Trump administration has rejected Iran's offer for a new ceasefire deal. U.S. sources told NBC that a cruise missile hit the vessel the Marines were working on on September 14, leading to smoke inhalation and potential traumatic brain injuries, as some of them"

September 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM EDT
AI Company Leaders Capitalize on Fear to Lobby for Regulations That Suit Them

AI Company Leaders Capitalize on Fear to Lobby for Regulations That Suit Them Twenty-seven mathematicians who have received the most prestigious prize in mathematics -- the Fields Medal -- recently signed a declaration on artificial intelligence (AI) that highlights the disconnect between mathematicians and AI companies. The title of the statement -- "A Severe Misalignment of AI in Mathematics" -- gives the impression that it is about the AI tools themselves, but the text makes"

September 27, 2026 at 11:42 AM EDT
Iran Pushes for A Negotiated End to War After Trump Rejects Ceasefire Proposal

Iran Pushes for A Negotiated End to War After Trump Rejects Ceasefire Proposal As U.S. President Donald Trump publicly rejected Iran's proposal for a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz this weekend, the Iranian foreign minister reiterated that "there is no alternative to a negotiated solution." "There's always hope for diplomacy," though the Trump-led United States has been an untrustworthy negotiator, Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said during a Sunday"

September 27, 2026 at 10:39 AM EDT
Staying Grounded in the Face of Voter Intimidation

Staying Grounded in the Face of Voter Intimidation The ophthalmologist said he was going to touch my eyeball, then tilted my exam chair back in the darkness. I felt my body brace as movie torture scenes flashed through my mind. I noticed that I wasn't breathing, so I practiced inhaling through my nose, and exhaling as steadily as I could for the rest of the exam. Noticing our bodies and breathing intentionally may sound simple"

September 27, 2026 at 10:14 AM EDT
Florida Homeowners Are Paying the Price of a Broken Disaster System

Florida Homeowners Are Paying the Price of a Broken Disaster System Two years after the water came, Jen and RJ Garbowicz still own a piece of St. Petersburg. It is an empty lot on a bayou off Tampa Bay, nearly an acre, with a few concrete pilings jutting out of the ground where their house once stood. Hurricane Helene flooded it in September 2024. Hurricane Milton tore up the roof less than two weeks later. The couple had both flood and homeowners insurance.

September 27, 2026 at 9:52 AM EDT
"Restrictive Housing" Is Wielded as Punishment Against Trans People in Prison

"Restrictive Housing" Is Wielded as Punishment Against Trans People in Prison Ever since Donald Trump returned to office, the LGBTQIA community's human rights have been disregarded and we've had little protection against incursions from the government. As Trump incessantly tests the boundaries of power, the few rights trans people once had while incarcerated are now obsolete. Deep-red Texas, meanwhile, has dehumanized incarcerated trans people by depriving us of both"