News | Politics & Elections Schumer: Inflation Reduction Act Has Votes to Pass After Concessions to Sinema Democrats removed a proposal to block hedge fund managers from dodging millions in taxes on Sinema’s behalf. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 5, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Secret Service Text Cover-Up Keeps Getting Bigger The “missing” texts scandal may be the biggest cover-up in U.S. history. How will the country respond? By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Jury Awards Sandy Hook Parents $4.1 Million in Alex Jones Defamation Case Jones called the amount, much lower than the parents asked for, a “victory against the tyrants and the new world order.” By Chris Walker , Truthout August 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections China Cuts Off Climate Ties With US in Retaliation for Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan Antiwar voices and regional experts had repeatedly urged Pelosi to reconsider the visit during her travels in Asia. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams August 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Outraged Uvalde Residents Rise Up Against Local Fundraiser for NRA The event, which included an AR-15 giveaway, was going to be held just 40 miles from the Robb Elementary School. By Jon Skolnik , Salon August 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing 17 States and DC Have Stopped Reporting Active COVID Cases Behind Bars People inside prisons report that infections are ongoing even though precautions and testing have fallen by the wayside. By Victoria Law , Truthout August 5, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Ron DeSantis and the Florida GOP Are Targeting Trans Youth for Political Gain Trans people in Florida are being targeted by their own governor, who “desperately wants to be president.” By Chrissy Stroop , openDemocracy August 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Jan. 6 Committee Has Requested Alex Jones Texts, Sandy Hook Parents’ Lawyer Says Jones's lawyers accidentally sent two years of his phone data and communications to the lawyer of Sandy Hook parents. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 4, 2022 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Defeat of Anti-Abortion Amendment in Kansas Shows Voters Favor Bodily Autonomy The stunning defeat of the anti-abortion amendment in Kansas points to the unpopularity of the overturn of “Roe.” By Emily Janakiram , Truthout August 4, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Judge Rules West Virginia’s Medicaid Program Must Provide Gender-Affirming Care The state's exclusion “targets transgender people because they are transgender,” Judge Chuck Chambers ruled. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 4, 2022 Truthout