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Sanders: Reaction to UHC CEO Death Is “Reflection” of “Cruel” Health Care System
“Many, many people are furious at the health insurance companies,” Sanders said.
Trump Calls for Loyalist Kari Lake to Lead US-Funded International News Agency
If Trump successfully appoints Lake, it would “destroy the mission of VOA” as an independent agency, one critic said.
US Votes Against UN Resolution Calling for Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Release
Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently said officials are pursuing “every avenue we can” for a ceasefire deal.
81 Democrats Vote With GOP for Military Budget Barring Gaza Death Toll Citations
“This is an alarming erasure of the suffering of the Palestinian people,” said Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Trump Plans to End ICE Policy Against Raids in Churches, Schools and Hospitals
The policy change “will impact every person in our country — immigrant and U.S.-born alike,” one critic said.
Family Separations Are Continuing at the Border in the Name of National Security
While not comparable to what happened during the first Trump administration, the policy worries legal advocates.
Manchin, Sinema Block Renomination of Key NLRB Board Member, a Win for Trump
Lauren McFerran has been blocked from returning to the NLRB, meaning that Trump can name her successor in January.
Biden’s Announcement of Mass Clemency Leaves 40 People to Languish on Death Row
The outgoing president campaigned on ending the death penalty at the federal level.
34 Members of Congress Urge Biden to Pardon Environmental Lawyer Steven Donziger
The environmental lawyer long badgered by Chevron and allies said he is “grateful” for the lawmakers’ letter.
UN Officer: Israel’s Bombs Are “Evaporating” Palestinians’ Bodies in Gaza
“Bodies are completely evaporating, and they’re not even finding remains of people anymore,” a UN officer said.