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11 States Are Eyeing Laws to Make Fossil Fuel Industry Pay for Climate Crisis
States are facing enormous costs in the wake of floods, wildfires, and other disasters worsened by climate change.
DOJ Lawyer Argues AG Pam Bondi Can Revoke a Person’s Green Card at Any Time
A ruling in the attorney general’s favor could affect 12 million permanent legal residents currently living in the US.
Proposed Budget Bill Boasts Historic Medicaid Cuts. Some Republicans Want More.
GOP hardliners are reportedly pursuing an end to states' Medicaid expansions and an earlier start to work requirements.
Democrats Won a NC Supreme Court Seat. But They Lost Something Important.
The party that controls this board holds power over who votes, how votes are counted and who ultimately wins races.
DOGE Has Gutted AmeriCorps. What Happens When the Next Disaster Strikes?
The loss of staffing and programs is one more blow to the US’s ability to respond to and recover from disasters.
Israel Just Launched Its Expanded Ground Invasion to Permanently “Conquer” Gaza
A resident says the army is firing deadly missiles into crowded neighborhoods without warning or evacuation notice.
Trump Lawsuit Against Driving Access Seeks to Grab Undocumented People’s Data
Across the United States, 19 states and DC allow all residents to get driver’s licenses. That right is being challenged.
Trump Administration Reportedly Considering Plan to Move Palestinians to Libya
The news was met with criticism, with several observers calling it part of a plan to carry out ethnic cleansing.
EPA Employees Decline to Snitch on Colleagues Working on DEI Initiatives
The Trump administration set up a tip line to assist in slashing programs focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Supreme Court Again Blocks Trump’s Alien Enemies Act Deportations
The ruling is not a repudiation of Alien Enemies Act deportations and focuses solely on migrants' due process rights.