News | Politics & Elections Elon Musk Is Bankrolling Massive Push for Ken Paxton in Texas Musk’s PAC has also boosted Republican candidates in the five most competitive US House races in the state. By Gabby Birenbaum & Alejandro Serrano , TheTexasTribune October 16, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections New Bill Seeks to Expose What Major Banks Knew Regarding Epstein’s Spending “We need to know what financial institutions and their executives knew about Epstein,” Rep. Robert Garcia said. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 16, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health New Documents Expose Exxon’s Attempt to Suppress Damning Climate Evidence A paper from 1992 shows the oil company anticipating how the melting of Arctic ice sheets could impact its bottom line. By Aaron Regunberg & David Arkush , Truthout October 16, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace US Reportedly Considering Dropping “Mother of All Bombs” on Iran The US has only ever dropped a MOAB once before — on Afghanistan in 2017. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Cancels Livestream of Firing Squad Execution After Fierce Backlash Polling released before the announcement found only 18 percent of Americans support the livestreaming idea. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration ICE Is Fast-Tracking a Nationwide Domestic Spy Program Across Dozens of Cities The agency plans to contract with around 142 agents to take part in domestic spying operations. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Students Say Cornell Banning Frat Parties and Adding Investigators Insufficient “Nowhere among these measures is the institutional change that students demand," said Students for a Democratic Cornell. By Shireen Akram-Boshar , Truthout October 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing As Resistance to Flock Cameras Grows, Another Surveillance Network Is Spreading Fusus software is being used in at least 324 US communities, with nearly 624,000 cameras connected to a Fusus network. By Christopher Cartwright , Prism October 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Tells MAGA Audience Leakers Should “Be Shot” Trump has a long history of deriding leakers and the press, accusing those who publish leaked stories of “treason.” By Chris Walker , Truthout October 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Education & Youth New Mexico’s Challenges Hold Lessons for the Struggle for Universal Child Care New Mexico is finding out that successfully providing universal child care requires giving teachers a living wage. By Sonali Kolhatkar , Truthout October 15, 2026 Truthout