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Edward Snowden Is Among Those Sounding the Alarm Over Spying Expansion
Privacy advocates warn a major expansion of mass surveillance could hand “Stasi-like powers” to a Trump administration.

Calls Grow for De-escalation as Israel Vows to Retaliate Against Iran
Progressives say along with a Gaza ceasefire, diplomacy and restraint are needed to stop a region-wide war.

Trump Makes History Today as First Ex-President to Face Criminal Trial
After several failed attempts to delay, Trump is finally seeing the official start to one of his four criminal trials.

Gerrymandering Denies Incarcerated People Fair Democratic Representation
The US Census counts incarcerated people as residents of prisons, not their home towns — with undemocratic results.

Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Kicked Off Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds
Medicaid “unwinding” is causing a massive drop in insurance coverage and health care access.

Florida Reproductive Rights Advocates Kick Off Abortion Ballot Measure Campaign
Supporters rallied in Orlando, pushing Floridians to vote “Yes on 4” to outlaw pre-viability abortion bans.

Iran Launches Retaliatory Strikes on Israel, Signals US Should Avoid Escalation
As Israeli defenses intercepted the missiles Saturday, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians across the West Bank.

Israeli Forces Massacred Hundreds at Al-Shifa Hospital. Here’s How It Happened.
Eyewitnesses report the IDF shot patients in their beds and summarily executed hundreds of government employees.

House Dems Team Up With GOP to Expand Warrantless Spying on Americans
The bill, which critics call the largest expansion of state surveillance since the Patriot Act, now heads to the Senate.

Nicaragua Takes Germany to the World Court for Facilitating Israel’s Genocide
Germany is second only to the US as the largest supplier of weapons to Israel.