Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.

The top five egg producers own roughly half of all U.S. laying hens.

The biggest of those corporations is Cal-Maine, which just announced quarterly profits of $509 million — more than 3x what it made a year ago.

Corporate concentration + bird flu = a price-hiking free for all.

Hard Pass @HardPass4 I'm willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income. Rob @wrobbee You guys don't even think fast food workers should make a livable wage.

If only MAGAts can make up their minds. Of course, that requires actually having a mind to make up. #JustSaying

Nationwide 'Hands Off!' protests erupt against Trump and Musk Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off!"

Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off."

Everyone is saying this

To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.

—With love,
Your American allies.

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Leads Sen. Schumer by 19 Points in Hypothetical Primary Matchup. Description: Even though it's a long way off, if the 2028 Democratic Primary for the U.S. Senate in New York was being held tomorrow, and these were the candidates, who would you vote for? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — 55% Chuck Schumer — 36% Not sure — 9% March 26–31, 2025 survey of 767 likely Democratic primary voters in New York.

NEW: In a hypothetical matchup for the 2028 U.S. Senate primary in New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leads Chuck Schumer by a 19-point margin.

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me to the united states: this could be us but you playin’

The average Wall Street bonus is now 4 times a U.S. worker’s salary The average payout in 2024 amounted to $244,700, thanks to a record bonus pool for workers in New York’s financial district.

Average Wall Street bonus in 2024: $244,700

Median annual salary for full-time US workers in 2024: $62,000

THIS is what we mean when we talk about exploding inequality in America. And THIS is why we're committed to our mission to #TaxTheRich.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

Trump carries out his 'flood the zone' strategy, creating a week of whiplash An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have been overlooked.

This has been a wild week, with way more news coming out of the new administration than anyone can follow.

And that's likely by design. Here's some of the biggest things that happened this week.

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.

Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

When there are no more civil servants to put out the fires, control flight traffic, regulate banks, and protect our public lands, who will they blame? And will you trust the private contractors who replace them?

Trump wants to cut the federal workforce. Who they are and what that means President Trump's efforts to cut the federal workforce by 10% might not save as much money as hoped and could have unintended consequences. NPR explains why.

President Trump's efforts to cut the federal workforce by 10% might not save as much money as hoped and could have unintended consequences. NPR explains why.