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ICE Detained 10,000 People in 5 Days after White House Ordered Surge in Arrests
ICE officials have pushed to double arrests after the White House called for an increase to 2,000 arrests per day.
Capitol Police Arrest Air Force Major During Impeachment Protest Against Trump
US Air Force Major Jason Watson cited “an unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’s authority” to justify his protest.
Judge Orders USDA to Restore $127 Million in Federal Grants to Farmers
The Trump administration had yanked the money away from organizations led by and in support of Black farmers.
Frederick Douglass’s Words Are More Relevant Than Ever on US’s 250th Birthday
In his powerful speech, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” Douglass spoke truth to power.
New Mexico ICE Jail Has to Truck Water Into Town That Declared a Water Emergency
The Torrance County Detention Facility has been the subject of complaints about sewer and water problems in the past.
Trump Family Rakes In Billions From Crypto, Real Estate, and Legal Settlements
While the bulk of the profits in 2025 came from cryptocurrency, Trump also saw millions from licensing deals overseas.
The “Board of Peace” Is Planning to Concentrate Gazans in “Hamas-Free” Enclaves
Trump’s plan offers no end to Israel’s genocide, only an entrenchment of Israel’s control and continued ethnic cleansing
Ahead of the United States’ 250th, Most Say Nation Has Lost Its Way
Political observers attribute the decline in American pride and rising pessimism to the Trump administration's actions.
US-UK Deal Strips Funds From the National Health Service to Pay for Medications
A study finds the projected avoidable death toll from the deal far exceeds that which the UK saw during the pandemic.
Trump’s UFC Cage Fight Is an Apt Metaphor for Nation Built on Colonial Violence
The White House’s Freedom 250 spectacle grotesquely exposed the settler-colonial legacy of 1776.