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Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks Biden’s Liquefied Natural Gas Export Pause
The decision follows Supreme Court rulings that may imperil federal agencies' ability to limit planet-warming pollution.
![Marie Le Pen speaks into a microphone at a podium](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0701-france-fascism-400x300.jpg)
France’s Far Right Leads in First Round of Snap Elections. What Happens Next?
Whether or not the far right sweeps into power, French politics may stay volatile until the 2027 presidential election.
![President Joe Biden speaks on the phone while walking from Marine One to board Air Force One before departing McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey on June 29, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0701-jb-400x300.jpg)
Poll Shows Voters Want Biden to Drop Out. His Family Is Telling Him to Continue.
Democratic insiders recognize that either option — staying with Biden or finding a new candidate — comes with concerns.
![Al-Shifa hospital director Mohammed Abu Salmiya embraces a woman in a beige hijab as supporters surround them](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0701-mohammed-abu-salmiya-400x300.jpg)
Released Gaza Hospital Director Says He Was Tortured in Israeli Detention
Muhammad Abu Salmiya said he and others experienced torture, psychological humiliation and severe undernourishment.
![A man in a ppe mask cuts romaine lettuce in a field alongside many other workers, separated from eachother by plastic dividers](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0701-agricultural-workers-400x300.jpg)
New Labor Department Protections Empower H-2A Agricultural Workers to Organize
The work of groups like Migrant Justice and Centro de los Derechos del Migrante helped lay the groundwork for the rule.
![People hold up signs reading "MOMS CLEAN AIR FORCE; FIGHTING FOR OUR KIDS' HEALTH" and "LOVE OUR LUNGS" during a protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/024_0701-clean-air-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court Blocks the EPA’s Plan to Reduce Ozone Air Pollution
Environmental advocates say the decision will leave millions of people breathing dirtier air this summer.
![Men holding candles sit in front of a Palestinian flag bearing the words "STOP THE WAR; STOP THE GENOCIDE" during an outdoor vigil](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0701-palestinian-journalists-400x300.jpg)
Journalists’ Unions Organize to Provide Internet and First Aid to Press in Gaza
Reporting in Gaza has become nearly impossible with limited access to power, internet, and basics like food and water.
![Former President Donald Trump walks offstage after giving remarks at a rally at Greenbrier Farms on June 28, 2024, in Chesapeake, Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0701-tr-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court Delivers Anti-Democracy Win to Trump in Immunity Case
The Supreme Court had delayed any pre-trial actions in Trump's election subversion case by more than 100 days.
![An Iranian woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, on June 28, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2158963125-400x300.jpg)
Iranian Presidential Elections Head to Runoff With Reformist Narrowly Leading
The snap election had a turnout of around 40 percent — the lowest in Iran since the 1979 revolution.
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Christian Nationalists Accelerate Their Plan to Dismantle Public Education
State legislatures are passing bills to erode church-state separation in public education programs throughout the US.