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It’s Been A Year Since the Women’s March. Where Are You Now?

Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Women’s March last year was a momentous event: millions of women and men took to the streets across the country in a show of solidarity. Marchers protested everything from the Trump administration’s proposals for a wall to its potential crackdown on women’s reproductive rights, and called…

Donald Trump Complained Too Many Immigrants Come From “Shithole” Countries, Reports Say

Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump on Thursday reportedly asked members of Congress, “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” The question came after Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers who suggested restoring protections from deportation that Trump had previously revoked for…

Trump Administration Decides That The Key To Making You Healthier Is Taking Your Medicaid

Medical residents Wes Penn, left, and Cameron Collier, center, go over patient information with medical students in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in May 2016.Gerald Herbert/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it will support work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries for the first time in the…