News | Immigration ICE Plans $100M “Wartime Recruitment” Aimed at Gun Enthusiasts, Military Fans The ICE drive would use an ad-targeting technique called “geofencing” to send recruitment ads to users’ phone browsers. By Brad Reed , CommonDreams December 31, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Largely Unregulated Petrochemical Barge Industry Is Taking Over a Texas River Residents who live on the San Jacinto River fear chemical releases and explosions from the vessels. By Salina Arredondo , PublicHealthWatch December 31, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Will Mamdani’s Inauguration Open a New Chapter for New York City’s Muslims? Muslim voters who backed Zohran Mamdani are now looking for him to follow through on his policy proposals. By Nour Saudi , Truthout December 31, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | LGBTQ Rights In the Face of Anti-Trans Escalation, We Need More Than Legal Strategies The swiftness with which Trump dismantled decades of meager, hard-fought protections exposed the limits of legal work. By Chase Strangio , Truthout December 31, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights UN Warns of “Unprecedented” Hunger in Sudan as Half of Children Under 5 Starve The UN said that Sudan’s Umm Baru is experiencing one of the worst levels of hunger recorded by its assessments. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Social Security Changes Under Trump Led to Backlogs, Wait Times, and More Issues The delays in service are largely the result of staff firings, coupled with little training for transferred staff. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor As Towns and Cities Fight Off Data Centers, Calls Grow for a National Moratorium The battle to build new data centers has pitted communities across the country against Silicon Valley. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout December 30, 2025 Truthout
News | War & Peace Pentagon Announces $8.6B Contract for Boeing to Make F-15s for Israel The contract will provide Israel with 25 F-15 fighter jets, with the option for 25 more. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 2025 Ranked as One of World’s Hottest Years Due to Human-Made Climate Crisis Climate change made 2025 heat waves 10 times more likely, a new report finds. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections All Security Council Members Except US Condemn Israeli Recognition of Somaliland Somalia’s permanent representative to the UN called the move an “act of aggression.” By Julia Conley , CommonDreams December 30, 2025 Truthout