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Illinois Bars Trump Admin From Using Residents’ Medical Data in Autism Registry
The governor issued an executive order after the NIH announced plans to use the proposed database to discover a “cure.”
Trump Admin Pauses Student Visa Interviews Pending Social Media Vetting Increase
The administration is already conducting social media searches for students seeking visas or residency in the US.
Trump Invited Traders With Nazi-Linked Tokens to Private Meme Coin Dinner
Invitees held tokens with names like “swasticoin,” a government watchdog found.
Head of US-Backed Gaza Aid Group Resigns, Citing “Humanitarian Principles”
The UN has repeatedly denounced the US-Israel “humanitarian” operation and called it a “distraction.”
Chemical Plants Near Black Neighborhoods Pollute While Hiring Few Black Workers
“People don’t have the jobs here, but people do have cancer,” one Louisiana-based organizer told Truthout.
Trump Admin Wants to Deport 4-Year-Old Who May Die If She Loses Medical Care
The family received a letter last month stating that their legal status had been terminated.
NPR Sues Trump Admin for “Unlawful” Executive Order Mandating Funding Cuts
The lawsuit described the order as a retaliatory infringement of First Amendment rights.
ICE Is Waiting Outside Immigration Courtrooms to Fast-Track Deportations
Officers are arresting people after hearings and putting them into expedited proceedings that do not require a judge.
As GOP Slashes Medicaid, Trump Boasts He’s “Not Cutting 10 Cents” From Pentagon
Trump also touted his push for an annual $1 trillion military budget during a West Point commencement address.
Israeli Soldiers Systematically Used Palestinians as Human Shields, Report Shows
Palestinian civilians and Israeli military members described a practice that is banned under international law.