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Trans Rights Have No Borders. Johana and Roxsana’s Lives Matter.
Johana Medina Leon died on the first day of LGBTQ+ Pride month -- four days after being released from ICE custody.
Trump’s New Travel Restrictions Harm Both US and Cuban People
Cuban people will suffer the most from the new restrictions on tourism, which is critical to Cuba’s economy.
Clemency for Lowly War Criminals, Free Passes for the War Architects
President Donald Trump was planning to pardon U.S. war criminals on Memorial Day.
Trump Dodges His Own Benghazi as Pentagon Closes Probe Into Niger Ambush
The Niger ambush was the largest loss of American lives in combat in Africa since the 1993 “Black Hawk Down” incident.
Payday Lenders Spent $1 Million at a Trump Resort and Cashed In
Payday lenders celebrated the potential death of a rule intended to protect their customers.
Biden Campaign Admits Plagiarizing Part of Climate Plan From Fossil Fuel Groups
Sections of Biden's plan echoed claims from the coal industry about carbon capture and sequestration.
Chinese Students and Workers Are Uniting Again, 30 Years After Tiananmen Square
Chinese workers are in a worse situation than they were in 1989.
The Pentagon Is Girding for a Fight — But With China, Not Iran
The very next U.S. naval patrol in the South China Sea could provide the spark for a major blowup.
More Suing Over Gerrymandered Maps, But the Supreme Court Not Likely to Step In
A Supreme Court decision due in June will determine exactly how much autonomy states have to make election rules.
Donald Trump’s Zany British Vacation: How Badly Will He Screw This One Up?
Faced with angry protests, worsening Brexit chaos and solemn rituals he doesn't understand, Trump heads to Blighty.