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Panelists on Abortion Ballot Initiatives Optimistic About Passage of Measures
The panelists also noted that the longer abortion bans remain in place, “the more horror stories we hear.”
![Florida Governor Ron DeSantis arrives for a news conference at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on August 8, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0821-ron-desantis-400x300.jpg)
Anti-Trans School Board Candidates Backed by DeSantis Get Crushed in Florida
Many candidates who lost their races were associated with Moms For Liberty and campaigned on anti-LGBTQ platforms.
![Israeli soldiers sit on a tank near the border with the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on June 28, 2024, in Southern Israel, Israel.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0821-gaza-t-400x300.jpg)
New Israeli Road in Gaza Suggests Plan for Permanent Occupation, Analysis Finds
Israeli forces have spent the last nine months building and clearing the land around a road giving access to Gaza City.
![Protesters wearing keffiyehs march through the streets of downtown Chicago, Illinois](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0821-palestine-dnc-protest-400x300.jpg)
Don’t Fall for Talking Points That Smear Palestine Solidarity Protesters at DNC
Efforts to smear, co-opt and deflate protesters who demand the US end support for the Gaza genocide are well underway.
![Tanks, armored personnel carriers, trucks and military jeeps belonging to the Israeli army move along the northern border of Gaza on May 29, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0821-israeli-tanks-400x300.jpg)
Report: Countries and Companies Sending Israel Oil May Be Complicit in Genocide
Over half the fuel shipments to Israel occurred after the World Court's January ruling of “plausible” genocide.
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Trump Was Never a “Moderate” on Foreign Policy
Neither presidential candidate offers a fundamental break from the US foreign policy status quo.
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In DNC Speech, Sanders Says Overturning “Citizens United” Should Be a Priority
Outside groups have already spent more than $1 billion on federal elections this cycle, far outpacing previous years.
![Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama attend the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0821-obama-400x300.jpg)
Who’s Going to Tell Him It’s a Black Job? Michelle Obama Skewers Trump at DNC
The former first lady and President Barack Obama closed out the DNC's second night with a revival of the “hope” theme.
![Delegates cheer and hold up signs at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0821-dnc-a-400x300.jpg)
Rejuvenated Democratic Party Turned DNC’s Delegate Roll Call Into a Dance Party
Uncommitted delegates were also counted in the roll call vote — except for one state's delegation.
![People hold Palestinian flags during a protest to demand reproductive justice, defend the rights of trans and queer people and demand a ceasefire in Gaza on the eve of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 18, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0820-chicago-palestine-400x300.jpg)
Uncommitted Delegates Say They “Have a Duty to Serve” Their Constituents
Dozens of uncommitted delegates, selected to oppose the Biden administration's Gaza policy, are at the DNC.