News | Politics & Elections Trump Urges Senate GOP to Use “Nuclear Option” on Filibuster to End Shutdown Progressives have long warned that Republicans would scrap the filibuster if it interfered with their agenda. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 31, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Katie Miller Threatens Cenk Uygur With Deportation During Heated Debate Miller also accused Uygur of being antisemitic toward her, despite Uygur making no mention of her faith or ethnicity. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 31, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights Israeli Lawyer Resigns for Leaking Video of Sexual Abuse of Palestinian Prisoner The arrest of the guards in the video launched protests from far right Israeli groups last year. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 31, 2025 Truthout
News | Immigration Trump Drastically Cutting Refugee Admissions to 6 Percent of Biden Levels The administration said the lowest-ever refugee cap of 7,500 would primarily be allocated to white South Africans. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams October 31, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pentagon Admits to Striking Boats Without Identifying Victims’ Drug Links The White House cannot “satisfy the evidentiary burden” to prosecute those they have been killing, one lawmaker said. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 31, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections SNAP Benefits for 42 Million People Could Still Be Saved During the Shutdown The critical safety net program has never been disrupted since it began in its current form in the 1960s. By Amanda Becker , The19th October 31, 2025 Truthout
Interview | Education & Youth Fired for “Crime” of Speaking at Socialism Summit, Texas Professor Speaks Out Professor Tom Alter is appealing to Texas’s Board of Regents after being temporarily reinstated and then fired again. By Ashley Smith , Truthout October 31, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights GOP Wants to Mandate “Fetal Development Education.” It’s Anti-Abortion Nonsense. Republicans can’t seem to convince adults to vote against abortion, so they’re trying to brainwash kids instead. By Lauren Rankin , Truthout October 31, 2025 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Trump Admin’s New Rules Seek to Ban Affirming Care for Trans Youth Across US One proposed rule would stop medical groups that offer gender-affirming care to youth from receiving Medicaid funding. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 30, 2025 Truthout
News | War & Peace UN Expert Says US Boat Strikes Are “Crime Against Humanity,” With 61 Killed Amnesty International USA said the strikes are nothing more than a “murder spree.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 30, 2025 Truthout