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Many Warned That a Child Care Cliff Was Coming. It’s Now Here.
Facing budget shortfalls, states are quietly cutting child care funding — and families are running out of options.
Rights Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Use of Israeli Spyware to Target Immigrants
The suit seeks details on the extent of ICE’s use of invasive surveillance tech to track immigrants and activists.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Pause SNAP — Food Banks Scramble to Respond
Food banks are in “disaster response mode” after SCOTUS blocked a lower court order that the funds be distributed.
Formerly Incarcerated Women Are Building a Global Network to Fight Imprisonment
Women from 33 different countries are working together to coordinate the global struggle against mass incarceration.
Maryland Workers Are Fighting to Divest Their Pensions From Israel’s Genocide
Maryland’s public pension fund raised its Israeli bond holdings to $74 million in 2024.
Mamdani Ignited NYC’s Political Imagination. Grassroots Work Can Make It Real.
Free child care and buses will take collective action to achieve -- and a grassroots movement is gaining momentum.
With Big Tech Talking Government Backing, Has OpenAI Become “Too Big to Fail”?
Leaders at the AI company are scrambling to pacify concerns that the bubble around their company could soon burst.
As SNAP Crisis Continues, Trump Whines About Americans’ “Affordability” Concerns
Trump denied that voters’ concerns about the economy played a role in the GOP’s losses in this week’s elections.
SCOTUS Is Behaving Like “Arm of the MAGA Trump Presidency,” Says Legal Expert
Lisa Graves discusses the case before the court on tariffs, as well as voting rights and John Roberts’s legacy.
SCOTUS Sides With Trump on Gender Marker Passport Restrictions for Trans People
Legal experts warn this ruling could open the door to a broader assault on trans identification policies nationwide.