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Trump Aims to Overhaul the FDA. What Does That Mean for Public Health?
Project 2025 aims to gut regulatory bodies across the board. The FDA under Trump is no exception.
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How Is Trump’s Anti-Trans Executive Order Being Used? Here’s What We Know.
Trans people in federal custody are already feeling immediate impacts of the order, the ACLU’s Gillian Branstetter says.
Swiss Police Arrest, Deport Palestinian American Journalist Ali Abunimah
Ali Abunimah, the director of “Electronic Intifada,” was in Switzerland for a Palestine solidarity event.
Trump-Appointed Labor Secretary Halts Anti-Discrimination Enforcement
“The Trump administration continues to reverse decades of civil rights and equity work,” a legislative researcher said.
Los Angeles Fires Underscore Activists’ Call: Make Polluters Pay for Disasters
In New York, a “Superfund” law makes fossil fuel firms pay for aid in climate disasters. Could California do the same?
Trump’s Education Agenda for Teachers: Sanitize US History or Leave the Field
Teachers fear Trump may use federal funding as a bludgeon to push “uncritical race theory” on K-12 schools and colleges.
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Report: Israel Detaining Record Number of Palestinian Children Without Charges
There are at least 300 Palestinian children held in Israeli prisons and torture camps.
I’ve Covered Climate Disasters for Decades. Now I Live on the Front Lines.
There is only one certainty in our future: Unless we take action to reverse climate crisis, we will all be its victims.
Trump Withdraws Proposed PFAS Limitations, Giving “Green Light” to Polluters
The withdrawn proposal would limit the amount of PFAS chemical plants can dump into the water supply.
Senate Dems Still Have Tools to Fight Trump’s Appointees. Will They Use Them?
Democrats will have to cohere around a unified strategy if they want to have any chance at blocking Trump’s worst picks.
Trump Laid Groundwork for “Muslim Ban 2.0.” Here’s How Organizers Are Bracing.
Muslim organizers warn that an executive order signed by Trump on January 20 sets the stage for an updated travel ban.
Instagram, Facebook Under Fire for Censoring Posts From Abortion Pill Providers
“Once again, ‘freedom of speech’ doesn’t actually mean free speech,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.
Milwaukee Meteorologist Fired for Calling Elon Musk’s Gesture a “Nazi Salute”
Musk has promoted antisemitic and white nationalist content online, and has endorsed a neo-Nazi party in Germany.
Trump’s Blitz on Immigration Aimed to Overwhelm. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Executive orders Trump issued in his first days in office violate both the Constitution and several US laws.
Immigration
Trump Militarizes Border, Ramps Up Deportation Flights in Immigration Crackdown
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“We Don’t Fret, We Fight,” Immigrant Rights Activists Say After ICE Raid in NJ
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Betrayed by US Again, Afghan Evacuees Stranded After Refugee Program Suspension
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AOC: Private Prisons and Politicians Will Profit From Laken Riley Act
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Trump Says Schools, Churches, Hospitals Aren’t Off-Limits to Immigration Police
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The Future for Immigrant Communities and Asylum Seekers Is Uncertain Under Trump
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ACLU Sues Trump Over Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
“The threats faced by journalists are not separate from the ones Trump is issuing to migrants, to LGBTQ+ people, to activists on the left –– they’re part of the same agenda of authoritarianism, and we must resist it all. ”
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LGBTQ Rights
MT Anti-Trans Bill Would Lay Groundwork for Dangerous Legal Precedent If Passed
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Trump’s Day 1 Anti-LGBTQ Orders Will Likely Run Into Legal Trouble
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Some LGBTQ Couples Rush to Marry Ahead of Trump’s Inauguration
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Montana’s Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill Moves Forward After Key House Vote
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Idaho Republicans Demand Supreme Court Overturn 2015 Marriage Equality Decision
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I’m a Trans Teen in a Red State — Anti-Trans Politicians Cannot Erase Me
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Trans Californians Could Seal Court Records Under Proposed Law Amid Trump Term