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I’ve Spent 26 Christmases in Prison, and Not One Has Been Merry
This year is no different. No family gathering. No Christmas meal. No gifts from my loved ones. No visits.
Solidarity Activists Are Raising Alarm Over Impending Turkish Attacks on Rojava
The Kurdish movement in North and East Syria is facing existential threats from Turkey following the fall of Assad.
Trump’s Debt Ceiling Power Play Is a Prelude to the Congressional Chaos to Come
Ahead of the House speaker election, Mike Johnson is stuck between Trump and the hard right of the House.
Critics Slam Gerontocracy After Missing Congressmember Found at Senior Facility
GOP Rep. Kay Granger, who has not cast a vote in Congress since July, was revealed to be struggling with dementia.
Trump Demands Control of Panama Canal, Transfer of Greenland to US
“We are not for sale and will never be for sale,” Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede said.
Ethics Report Finds Evidence Matt Gaetz Committed Statutory Rape, Other Crimes
The highly anticipated report found Gaetz likely violated rules against prostitution, drug use, special favors and more.
Biden Commutes 37 Death Penalty Sentences — Critics Call for More
Biden will exit the White House having failed to fulfill his 2020 campaign pledge to abolish the federal death penalty.
Trump’s HUD Secretary Pick Has a History of Fighting Housing Assistance
Texas state legislator Scott Turner opposed protections for poor tenants and called public assistance “destructive.”
Homemade Food Packages Were a Lifeline in Prison. New York Has Banned Them.
My mother used to send taffy to brighten life behind bars. Facing the holidays is grim under New York’s new rules.
Netanyahu Tapped a Far Right Settler to Be the Next Israeli Ambassador to the US
Yechiel Leiter has advocated for the full annexation of the occupied West Bank.