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‘This Rogue Agency Should Not Receive a Single Penny,’ Progressives Say of ICE as Trump Signs Funding Bill
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a bill to end a brief government shutdown after the US House of Representatives narrowly passed the $1.2 trillion funding package.While the bill keeps most of the federal government funded until the end of September, lawmakers sidestepped the question of funding for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which Democrats have vowed to block…Read More
Could $1,000 seed money in a Trump account multiply to $243,000? That’s without inflation and taxes
Could $1,000 in a Trump account multiply to $243,000? Source linkRead More
2/3/2026 — What You Can Do This Week
JOIN OUR LIST Every week, People’s Action shares actions you can take online and with our member group In 2025, Trump cut close to $1 TRILLION from our health care and food assistance, then used half of that money to hire the thousands of violent, masked ICE agents who are now terrorizing our communities and killing people. This week, we’re making calls…Read More
Americans Don’t Need ‘Dramatically’ More Protein, Despite Officials’ Claims
In unveiling new dietary guidelines, federal health officials have claimed they are correcting past guidance that created a “generation of kids low in protein” and that Americans should get “dramatically” more of the nutrient. While some individuals may benefit from more protein, Americans are not generally protein-deficient. In fact, many Americans, including a majority of children, already meet or come near to meeting the lower end of the higher daily protein goals…Read More
Uprisings against ICE intensify and score some victories
Keeping the pressure on Congress, hundreds of thousands of protesters, in demonstrations across the U.S., plus at least one abroad, hit the streets in the last few days to demand an end to ICE invasions of the nation’s cities. And in deep-red Oklahoma, the mobilizations scored at least one major victory by blocking construction of a warehouse “detention” camp planned…Read More
New Poll: Michiganders Want Insurance Companies to Provide Coverage for Childhood Vaccines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan February 3, 2026 Contact: Levi Teitel, [email protected] New Poll: Michiganders Want Insurance Companies to Provide Coverage for Childhood Vaccines Michiganders back expert-recommended vaccines amid political changes to federal advisory processes and rising measles cases MICHIGAN – On Tuesday, a new poll released by Progress Michigan shows that Michiganders support the requirement for health insurance…Read More
Peter Mandelson to Face Criminal Investigation Over Jeffrey Epstein
Keir Starmer has given the Met Police a dossier relating to emails between Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein. Plus: Tony Blair’s appearance in the latest release of Epstein files, and Matt Goodwin’s ‘Britishness’ is called into question. With Aaron Bastani & Kieran Andrieu. Source linkRead More
How Street-Level Direct Action Is Challenging Trump’s Authoritarianism
Community-based rapid response networks and irreverent performers are disrupting ICE at the source. Source linkRead More
What this backward country needs—reality messaging, redemptive ‘dog whistles’ and life-saving primers to regain decency and democracy
Even worse than economic blunders or imperialistic lunacy are shocking, needless deaths that now define MAGATrump – how many innocent bystanders one cult can maim, starve, disrespect or kill. Source linkRead More
Texas tremors shake national politics
National pundits are analyzing Texas special election results from Jan. 31. For the most part, they are getting it wrong, even though the winner for State Senator in Fort Worth, Taylor Rehmet, made it simple for them when his overwhelming victory was registered: “This win goes to everyday working people!” What the pundits ignore is that organized labor provided the…Read More