On the 16th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision that unleashed unlimited election spending by big corporations, a Public Citizen analysis has found the Trump ...

In response to President Trump's speech at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Nabil Ahmed, senior director of economic justice at Oxfam America, said: “President Trump brought ‘let them eat cake’ ...

Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Citizens United that allows corporations to flood our elections with unlimited amounts of money.Lisa Gilbert and Robert Weissman, co-presidents ...

Today marks one year since Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.Public Citizen co-presidents Robert Weissman and Lisa Gilbert issued the following ...

After flirting last year with forming his own political party, far-right billionaire Elon Musk is funding Republican political candidates once again. Axios reported on Monday that Musk recently made a ...

The leading French economist Gabriel Zucman is urging European governments to inflict financial pain on American billionaires in response to US President Donald Trump’s effort to seize control of ...

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a “Great Healthcare Plan” that critics panned for being “ short on details,” arguing that—contrary to White House claims—the scheme will lead to higher ...

President Trump is expected to meet with oil industry executives today to discuss their cooperation with his plans to take ...

This evening, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell released a video statement revealing that Trump’s Department of Justice issued grand jury subpoenas to the Federal Reserve “threatening a criminal ...

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With Congress facing a January 30 deadline for approving government spending packages—and with public disapproval of ICE at an all-time high—several lawmakers have said this week that right now is the ...

A new report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that 2025 was the third hottest year on record, marking the first time that a three-year period has exceeded the 1.5°C limit. Experts warn ...