Britain’s Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage waves during the Reform party’s annual conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.
The antipoverty agenda under Trump isn’t all lost
There is no sugarcoating it: Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday is a major setback for many antipoverty policies. With a Republican majority in the Senate (and likely in the House as well), there’s little doubt that spending cuts will be up for debate, and tried-and-failed ideas like imposing work requirements on welfare recipients will be […]

