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![Complaints about unauthorized enrollment or plan-switching are not new but accelerated during the last open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-453041979-1-400x300.jpg)
Biden Administration’s New Rule Aims to Thwart Rogue ACA Sign-Ups
The changes are effective immediately, an unusually rapid move that may reflect the urgency of the problem.
![Guests attend a rally hosted by Free Soil at the Iowa State Capitol building to oppose building a CO2 pipeline, on January 10, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1923430173-400x300.jpg)
Farmers Fight a Hazardous Carbon-Capture Pipeline in Rural Midwest
Opposition has delayed the project, but recent approval by Iowa officials has breathed new life into the undertaking.
![Hot summer day and forty degrees Celsius on a thermometer. Thermometer in summer day shows high temperature degree with sun in background.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1397483660-400x300.jpg)
27 States Let Utilities Shut Off Electricity for Nonpayment During Heat Waves
For people who struggle to access or afford air conditioning, the rising need for cooling is a growing crisis.
![Rescuers arrive at the scene of a giant fire at an oil storage facility following Israeli strikes in Yemen's port city of Hodeida on July 20, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2162258066-400x300.jpg)
Israel Bombs Yemen After Houthis Claim Responsibility for Tel Aviv Drone Attack
A Houthi spokesman said Israel aims to “deepen people’s suffering and to pressure Yemen to stop supporting Gaza.”
![An Israeli soldier gestures from an armored personnel carrier on the border with the Gaza Strip on July 17, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2161807701-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Soldiers Flaunt War Crimes Online. Why Aren’t They Held Accountable?
In video after video, soldiers document their atrocities, marking a new era of impunity.
![Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump walks on the stage during the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 18, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2161994758-400x300.jpg)
The Staggering Nihilism of the GOP’s Climate Policy Was on Display This Week
The Republican Party platform unveiled this week says -- in all caps, of course -- that “We will DRILL, BABY, DRILL.”
![Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on July 10, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. Harris spoke to approximately 20,000 members from her sorority in a continued effort to rally support ahead of the upcoming November presidential election.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2161515254-400x300.jpg)
Vice President Harris Tries to Rescue Campaign as Donors Drop Biden
Democrats are reportedly experiencing a campaign finance crisis, losing tens to hundreds of millions in pledged funds.
![Although lead was banned from new water service lines in 1986, it’s estimated that more than 9 million such lines still carry drinking water to homes and businesses throughout the country.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1884837645-400x300.jpg)
The 2024 Presidential Election May Slow Plans to Replace Lead Pipes
Debate over the EPA’s latest plan to minimize the risk of drinking lead-contaminated water is reaching a tipping point.
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference on June 8, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2156070501-400x300.jpg)
Rights Group Urges DOJ to Investigate Netanyahu for Genocide
The Center for Constitutional Rights called for the probe ahead of Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, DC next week.
![A “Stop Project 2025” rally across from The Heritage Foundation at Triangle Park in Washington, D.C., on January 27, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/53492567825_8d64aca5c0_6k-400x300.jpg)
Project 2025 Links a Revolving Door of Players and Far Right Political Funding
Such cross-pollination isn’t just commonplace in political circles; it’s become a regular occurrence among hate groups.