News | Prisons & Policing Report: US Police Killed Someone Every 6.5 Hours on Average in 2024 Police killings hit a record high last year, with Black and Indigenous people disproportionately targeted. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 27, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AOC: Pharma Reforms Had Almost Unanimous House Support — Until Elon Musk Tweeted “He sends one tweet, and all of a sudden, everyone backs off,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 27, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Supreme Court Puts Temporary Hold on Order to Restore Frozen USAID Funds The Trump administration has also announced it is eliminating 90 percent of all USAID funding. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 27, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Nearly 6 in 10 Voters Concerned Musk Is Using DOGE for His Own Financial Benefit The poll also showed support from a significant segment of Americans for reducing or eliminating DOGE. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 27, 2025 Truthout
News | War & Peace Foreign Affairs Committee Chair to Staff: Call West Bank “Judea and Samaria” Rep. Brian Mast, a former Israeli soldier, has received almost $700,000 from AIPAC over the course of his career. By Stavroula Pabst , ResponsibleStatecraft February 27, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Report: Acting Leader of Social Security Administration Moves to Demolish It Leland Dudek instructed managers earlier this week to draw up plans for a 50 percent cut to the agency's workforce. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 27, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections New York Governor Orders CUNY Take Down Job Posting for Palestinian Studies “A new McCarthy era is upon us,” one Hunter College professor said. “Too many are complicit.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 26, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights 7 Newborns Freeze to Death in Gaza in 2 Weeks as Israel Blocks Entry of Shelter Babies as young as one day old have died from hypothermia as Israel has restricted the entry of supplies like tents. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 26, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Washington Post Editor Quits After Bezos Orders Staff to Defend “Free Market” Articles opposing the “free market” will no longer be published by The Post, Bezos warned the paper's opinion staff. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 26, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights Trump Posts AI Video Showing Colonial Fantasy of Gaza Rebuilt for the Rich Excessive wealth is a focal point of the video, which shows a gold statue of Trump and Elon Musk being showered in cash. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 26, 2025 Truthout