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RDP encourages journalists, activists and groups to monitor who currently leads, and who might soon take over, the government’s top watchdog offices.

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on International Workers’ Day, or “May Day”:On International Workers’ Day, working people around the globe are taking action to stand up to ...

WASHINGTON - New data released today found that real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, below expectations. This is the lowest and first negative GDP reading ...

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06), reintroduced the Medicare for All Act.“The American people understand, as I do, that ...

Global military spending hit $2.718 trillion in 2024, including nearly $1 trillion spent by the United States, according to ...

While the chemical industry promotes no-till as “regenerative” USDA data prove its reliance on toxic pesticides ...

A Gallup poll last week showed that for the first time in at least 25 years, a majority of Americans (53%) said their personal financial situation was getting worse. This is higher than the Great ...

At Congressional bill introduction, leaders of nation’s largest union of registered nurses tout life-saving benefits of expanding Medicare ...

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