News | Immigration Trump Admin Cuts $11 Million in Grant Funds to Catholic Org Amid Feud With Pope The funds were for an organization that provides shelter and other resources to unaccompanied migrant children. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 16, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace 40 Out of 47 Democratic Senators Just Voted to Block Arms Sales to Israel Sen. Sanders's measures still failed to pass, but they document a historic shift in Democratic consensus on Israel aid. By Michael Arria , Mondoweiss April 16, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace US Carries Out Fifth Boat Strike in Under a Week, Bringing Death Toll to 177 Trump's "supposed armed conflict with ‘narco-terrorists’ appears to be entirely make-believe,” said one expert. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams April 16, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Todd Blanche Says Americans “Should Be Happy” With Trump’s Weaponization of DOJ Directing the DOJ is "what being the commander in chief is about,” said interim Attorney General Todd Blanche. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 16, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media Repair Is a Survival Skill Under Fascism Too much urgency to resolve conflict can close us off from what repair really requires. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout April 16, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace 52 Senators Vote Against Reining In Trump’s War on Iran Despite Genocidal Threat The vote failed despite Trump’s threat to Iran last week that “a whole civilization will die.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Human Rights UN Experts Call for Global Halt to Arms Transfers to Israel Amid Lebanon Attacks “This is not self-defence. It is a blatant violation of the UN Charter,” the group said of Israel’s Lebanon attacks. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration “Alligator Alcatraz” Guards Allegedly Beat Prisoners for Requesting Phone Access The ACLU told a judge that guards were obstructing her March order to provide phone access in the jail. By Renée Feltz , Truthout April 15, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Big Oil Brings in Extra $30 Million an Hour in Windfall Profits Due to Iran War The oil and gas industry brought in an additional $234 billion in profits in the first month of Trump’s war on Iran By Brad Reed , CommonDreams April 15, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Swalwell, Gonzales Resignations Could Point to Pattern of Misconduct In Congress Congress “shouldn’t see these resignations as the end of the story,” gender justice expert Fatima Goss Graves says. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 15, 2026 Truthout