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![President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1125-trump--400x300.jpg)
Trump Claims He Has a Presidential Mandate. The Data Says Otherwise.
Trump's popular vote win was the second-smallest seen over the past 40 years.
![A parent holds a sign reading "TEACH THE TRUTH" during a board of trustees meeting](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1125-school-protest-400x300.jpg)
Inside Christian Nationalists’ Legal Long Game to End Church-State Separation
Christian nationalists have made inroads in Texas with their push to eliminate the separation between church and state.
![Children in a green tent on the sidewalk as an adult walks past them in the distance](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1125-homeless-child-400x300.jpg)
Many in the US Were Suffering Before Trump Was Reelected. What Will Happen Now?
Such times demand that we focus on building the power of the people in our push for a safe and abundant life for all.
![First responders take a moment of rest amid the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli forces](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1125-lebanon-bombing-400x300.jpg)
2 Investigations Show Israel Used US Weapons in Attack on Journalists in Lebanon
Human Rights Watch says the strike was “most likely a deliberate attack on civilians and an apparent war crime.”
![Florida's former Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference meeting on February 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1125-pam-bondi-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s AG Pick Pam Bondi Once Called for Deporting Student Protesters
Pam Bondi's call for deporting students — regardless of their citizenship status — echoes comments Trump made in May.
![American Eagle planes are seen grounded on the Charlotte Douglas International Airport tarmac](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1125-planes-tarmac-400x300.jpg)
Charlotte Airport Workers Strike Ahead of Thanksgiving
The employees are demanding “an end to poverty wages and respect on the job during the holiday travel season.”
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Activists Say COP29 Finance Deal “a Drop in the Ocean” Compared to What’s Needed
It’s unclear how much is going to be in grant-based finance vs. debt-creating loans, says climate advocate Asad Rehman.
![External shot of the Houston Methodist Baytown hospital](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1125-houston-methodist-400x300.jpg)
Porsha Ngumezi Died Under TX Abortion Ban After Riskier Miscarriage Treatment
Under the ban, doctors are pressured to reach for less effective options that could expose patients to more risks.
![Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey answers questions during a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol on April 27, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1125-kathleen-toomey-400x300.jpg)
Georgia Maternal Mortality Board Dissolved Over Report on Abortion Ban Deaths
One critic described the move as an “attempt to conceal the deadly consequences” of Georgia's abortion ban.
![A man and his baby both look at his ballot as he walks through a red, white and blue-spangled polling place](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1125-voter-baby-400x300.jpg)
What Will Happen to the Child Tax Credit Under a GOP-Controlled Congress?
Despite proposals on the campaign trail, there is unlikely to be a major expansion of one of the most popular policies.