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![People protest bills HB 1686 and SB 14 during a 'Fight For Our Lives' rally at the Texas State Capitol on March 27, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Community members and activists gathered at the Capitol to protest the bills, which seek to limit healthcare to transgender youth.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1113-trans-texas-400x300.jpg)
Not Everyone Can Leave: Survival Advice From Trans Teens in Texas
Media often focus on trans teens fleeing the anti-trans states they’re living in. But what about those who can’t leave?
![Elon Musk speaks at former President Donald Trump's re-election campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, on October 27, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1113-elon-musk-400x300.jpg)
Trump Announces Elon Musk Will Lead New Department Created to Gut Regulations
Musk will head the so-called Department of Government Efficiency alongside biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy.
![Rep. Adam Schiff delivers remarks during a hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on October 13, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1113-adam-schiff-400x300.jpg)
52 House Democrats Voted for Defeated Bill Enabling Trump Assault on Nonprofits
The bill could be revived in the next Congress, which is likely to be under full Republican control.
![As Private Prison Stocks Soar, Immigrant Rights Activists Vow to Fight Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/Seg2-Silkyandprotestor-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans Send Private Prison Stocks Soaring
“We’ve just seen private prison companies take over even more and more of immigration detention,” says Silky Shah.
![The new president-elect and former President Donald Trump walks off stage after his campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena on November 4, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1112-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Isn’t Hiding Plan to Use Military to Quash Protests and Deport Immigrants
“The next time, I’m not waiting” before committing troops to suppress protests, Trump said at a rally in 2023.
![Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on March 18, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1112-jeff-landry-400x300.jpg)
Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring 10 Commandments in Every Classroom
One supporter of the ruling said it should send “a message to Christian Nationalists" against imposing their beliefs.
![Stephen Miller, Senior Advisor to Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks prior to Trump taking the stage at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1112-stephen-miller-400x300.jpg)
Trump Picks White Nationalist Stephen Miller to Carry Out Anti-Immigrant Agenda
Immigrant rights advocates have promised to challenge the incoming administration's stated deportation goals.
![An Israeli soldier closes the border fence leading to the Gaza Strip on November 11, 2024, in Erez West Crossing, Israel.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1112-gaza-border-400x300.jpg)
Aid Entering Gaza “At Its Lowest Level in Months” as Israel Ignores US Deadline
The Biden administration had given Israel 30 days to step up aid deliveries, which are now far below the level demanded.
![A large poster with the inscription PLEASE ARRIST REAL CRIMINALS with a direct reference to Shell is seen during a demonstration outside the Hague, Netherlands, on March 11, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1112-shell-400x300.jpg)
Climate Groups Decry Dutch Court’s Reversal of Shell Ruling as “Setback”
The court overturned a landmark ruling ordering the oil giant to cut emissions nearly in half by the end of the decade.
![A detractor of president-elect Donald Trump protests against his policies in New York City on November 9, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1112-we-need-all-of-us-400x300.jpg)
Our Best Option for Defending Ourselves From Trump’s Second Term Is Each Other
Policy solutions, tech fixes or billionaires won't save us. We must commit to the work of mutual aid and direct action.