I Talked to Trump Supporters About Cuts to the Train… on the Train ^57.8%

Mother Jones - By Chris Vazquez - 7/2/2026, 11:12 PM

Biased Writer Voice 37.2% - Confirmation Bias 26.7% - Appeal to Emotion 23.8%

If you want to understand U.S. politics, take the train. The Trump administration’s federal budget request for the next fiscal year includes steep cuts to passenger rail. According to an analysis by the High Speed Rail Alliance, a pro-rail advocacy group, the budget proposal would slash Federal Railroad Administration funding by 81... more

Taking page from Adams, Mayor Mamdani proposes NYC library cuts ^0%

Gothamist - By Elizabeth Kim - 2/19/2026, 7:47 PM

After touting the importance of libraries as a candidate, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is following in the footsteps of his predecessor by proposing budget cuts that could force service reductions at branches around New York City. Mamdani’s preliminary budget proposal, which he introduced earlier this week, includes a $29 million cut to the... more

DOGE was a dishonest sham — that still hurt our country ^0%

MS NOW - By Zeeshan Aleem - 12/25/2025, 11:00 AM

Perhaps nothing so succinctly defines the brief and terrible existence of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, which appeared to shutter quietly in November, as much as deception. A comprehensive New York Times analysis found some startling data on DOGE that indicate its claims of having slashed government... more