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As Trump Guts Support for Disabled Students, Their Families Are Fighting Back
Disability rights advocates are filing lawsuits as students, teachers and parents organize to protect education.
Defying Tariff Threats, Mexican GM Workers Win a Double-Digit Wage Hike
Union leaders said they didn’t let the uncertainty around tariffs scare them into a conciliatory posture.
Critics Slam Trump’s Plan to Fill Federal Government With “Political Cronies”
Around 50,000 career civil servants would be reclassified as “at-will” employees and lose civil service protections.
Residents Fight to Protect Threatened Island Community in Georgia Supreme Court
At stake are voting rights and zoning changes that threaten to lead to displacement of the Gullah Geechee community.
SCOTUS Halts Deportation of Venezuelan Migrants After ACLU’s Emergency Petition
The notices of removal were written only in English and did not inform recipients of their right to court proceedings.
Cop Who Alleged Abrego García’s Gang Ties Was Deemed Unfit by State’s Attorney
The cop was on a “do not call” list due to criminal charges for sharing confidential information about an investigation.
“No Tariffs on Sharing”: Tool Libraries Offer Resilience Amid Federal Chaos
As Trump imposes tariffs, tool libraries can serve as a sustainable alternative to consuming more products.
EPA Deletes Pollution Tracking Tools as It Offers Exemptions to Polluters
A new lawsuit is challenging the Trump administration's removal of environmental justice maps and datasets.
Mahmoud Khalil Writes From Prison: “Democracy for Some Is No Democracy at All”
“I lie sleepless … in Jena, Louisiana, far from my wife, Noor, who will give birth to our baby in two weeks,” he wrote.
Trump Has Issued 8 “National Emergencies” Since Reentering the White House
Trump's many national emergency declarations take “misuse of this law to a new level," one critic said.