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Dakota Access Pipeline Company Is Top Fossil Fuel Donor to Trump’s War Chest
Energy Transfer is battling a federal pipeline safety agency after being fined $2.5 million for a deadly accident.
House Committee Subpoenas DOJ’s Epstein Files
Rep. James Comer subpoenaed the DOJ and former and current federal officials, including former President Bill Clinton.
Civil Rights Groups Sue to Stop ICE Abductions in New York Courthouses
Masked officers have been gathering in courthouses to look for people attending mandatory immigration appointments.
State Dept. Threatens Intervention in Brazil as Bolsonaro Put on House Arrest
The Trump administration has already sanctioned the judge presiding over Bolsonaro’s alleged coup attempt trial.
Netanyahu Pushing Forward Plan to Occupy All of Gaza, Israeli Media Reports
Far right ministers in the governing coalition have pushed to reoccupy Gaza rather than negotiate a ceasefire.
Trump Doesn’t Like Jobs Numbers, Fires Head of Labor Stats
Economist Dean Baker says Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner is a “five alarm fire.”
ICE Is Enticing New Recruits With Student Loan Forgiveness
Trump has weaponized student loan forgiveness to advance his agenda.
Trump Administration Is Deploying Soldiers to Immigration Jails in 20 States
Immigrant rights advocate Setareh Ghandehari called the move “another marker of an authoritarian regime.”
Speaker Mike Johnson Calls Occupied West Bank an “Integral Part” of Israel
Johnson is reportedly the highest-ranking American official to visit an illegal Israeli settlement.
DHS Attacks DACA Recipients, Tells Them to Self-Deport
Under Trump, federal agents have detained and attempted to deport recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.