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US Probes Spain for Reportedly Blocking Port for Ships With Weapons for Israel
International legal experts have said that countries sending weapons to Israel may be violating international law.
Gaza Humanitarian Aid Operation “Nearing Collapse,” UN Warns
UNRWA has suspended the use of Gaza’s main aid crossing point due to Israeli-protected violence.
Trump Says He’ll Issue an Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
No provision of the US Constitution can be legally overturned by a presidential decree.
Trump Reneges on Promise That His Tariffs Won’t Raise Costs for Consumers
In his first term in office, Trump's tariffs cost consumers around $1.4 billion per month, one study found.
Sanders Says He’s Voting “No” on Nearly $1 Trillion Defense Budget
The record-high budget comes as “our government has failed millions of working families,” he said.
Rep. Ro Khanna Rebukes ABC Anchor for Dismissing Possibility of Medicare for All
Khanna told anchor Martha Raddatz he believes Bernie Sanders is “absolutely right” that health care is a human right.
Losing Phone Profits, Prison Telecom Providers Seek to Exploit Tablet Services
Securus Technologies and ViaPath Technologies control about 80 percent of the US market for calls in prisons and jails.
DOGE Heads Musk and Ramaswamy Signal Social Security Cuts Are Coming
Trump vowed to “not cut one penny” from Social Security, but his other statements and actions suggest that he plans to.
Trump’s Budget Director Could Usher In an Age of Unfettered Presidential Power
Slated to head the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought was a lead figure in creating Project 2025.
Held in Isolation, Palestinian Leader Khalida Jarrar Faces Torturous Conditions
Jarrar’s husband and lawyer describe abuses endured by the political prisoner, who has been in solitary since August.