News | Politics & Elections Musk Says He Got “Carried Away” With DOGE Cuts, Which Are Set to Kill Millions Research last year found that, by 2030, DOGE cuts could kill 14 million, including 4.5 million children under 5. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 27, 2026 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump Administration’s Demand for Hospital Emergency Room Records Raises Alarm “The whole thing is troubling,” said a health law expert who noted the risks to patient privacy. By Amanda Seitz , Maia Rosenfeld , Darius Tahir , KFFHealthNews July 27, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration ICE Poised to Ramp Up Arrests of Haitians as Deportation Protections Set to End Trump’s directive to ICE “is bigotry as official government policy,” said an immigration policy expert. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams July 27, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections When a Fascist Organization Set Up Shop in Their Town, Residents Fought Back Michael Edison Hayden’s new book tells the story of an Appalachian town’s fight against an anti-immigrant behemoth. By Shane Burley , Truthout July 27, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Appeals Court Keeps Block on Trump Order Targeting Voting Rights The ruling preserves an injunction against key provisions aimed at restricting mail-in voting. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams July 26, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration ICE to Reopen Private Prison as Massive North Carolina Detention Center The 1,400-bed facility comes as the Trump administration ramps up immigrant detention nationwide. By Brandon Kingdollar , NCNewsline July 26, 2026 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump Medicaid Rule Could Strip Coverage From Seriously Ill People Even terminally ill people must prove they are too sick to work to keep their Medicaid coverage. By Taya Graham & Stephen Janis , TheRealNewsNetwork July 26, 2026 Truthout
News | Culture & Media Reporters in Gaza Are Under Attack. Will I Be Recognized as One If I Am Killed? Israel routinely targets Palestinian journalists and then questions their credibility after death. By Ohood Nassar , Truthout July 26, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Higher Ed Can’t Be Neutral in an Age of Brutality. It Must Choose Democracy. Contemporary proponents of “institutional neutrality” fail to grasp that universities have never been outside politics. By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout July 26, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Secret Dossiers on ICE Watchers Plaintiffs say DHS violated federal privacy law by secretly collecting personal data on people documenting ICE operations. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams July 25, 2026 Truthout