News | Politics & Elections CBO Report Confirms Deep Cuts to Medicaid Are Required for House GOP Resolution The analysis confirms that “Republicans are lying about their budget," said Rep. Brendan Boyle. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams March 6, 2025 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Prospects for a Big Tent BDS Campaign Are Larger Than Ever Fearing BDS, Israel is turning to domestic weapons production. That may backfire. By Frances Madeson , Truthout March 6, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights Israel Detains 14-Year-Old Palestinian Boy From West Bank Without Charges A children’s rights group said that this is the youngest person Israel has held without charges on record. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 5, 2025 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Trump’s DOJ Moves to Dismiss Idaho Emergency Abortion Case Dismissing the case “will leave the health and lives of pregnant Idahoans hanging in the balance,” said an ACLU officer. By Zane McNeill , Truthout March 5, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights UN Food Agency Says It Has 2 Weeks of Food Left in Gaza Amid Israeli Blockade A UN official has said that the renewed blockade is yet another “escalation of Israel’s genocidal campaign.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 5, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | LGBTQ Rights Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Nationwide The move halts all enforcement efforts and mandates the reimbursement of any federal funds that had been withheld. By Mira Lazine , ErinintheMorning March 5, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Trump’s EPA Is Botching Removal of Toxic Waste From the Los Angeles Fires Under Trump’s guidance, the EPA is prioritizing speed over public health, refusing to test ash from LA for toxicity. By Schuyler Mitchell , Truthout March 5, 2025 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Bill Would Let Missourians Give to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead of Paying Taxes Missouri is among the national leaders in per capita spending on such centers, even before tax credits are factored in. By Jeremy Kohler , ProPublica March 5, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Calls Out Trump’s “Outrageous Lie” on Social Security in Scathing Speech Trump is repeating lies about the crucial anti-poverty program to lay the groundwork for cuts, the senator said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 5, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump’s Speech Vowed a New “Golden Age,” But His Policies Drive Us Into the Dust In his speech to Congress, Trump doubled down on the tariffs that economists say may trigger another Great Depression. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout March 5, 2025 Truthout