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News | Reproductive Rights Trump Administration Shifts Pregnancy-Prevention Program to Promote Childbearing Title X, which was signed into law in 1970, has prevented almost 20 million unintended pregnancies. By Sofia Resnick , Stateline June 18, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Israel Hits Lebanon With Drone Strikes Hours After US and Iran Sign Agreement The memorandum of understanding explicitly includes Lebanon and continued Israeli attacks would violate the deal. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 18, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Throughout the US-Israeli War, Iranians Refused to Be Owned In a war of aggression, our people refused to disappear and earned something no diplomatic text can grant or revoke. By Elham Rahmati & Sahand Saadatmandi , Truthout June 18, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Mamdani Defends Skipping Israel Day Parade as Action Against Israeli Government Mamdani was the first mayor in several decades to skip the annual Israel Day Parade. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 18, 2026 Truthout
News | Human Rights Construction Companies May Be Aiding and Abetting Israel’s War Crimes in Lebanon “This trail of destruction across southern Lebanon has rendered entire areas uninhabitable,” said an Amnesty director. By Shireen Akram-Boshar , Truthout June 17, 2026 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing ICE Releases New Detention Regulations Benefiting For-Profit Prison Companies GEO Group asked ICE to make modifications to benefit the company. By Shireen Akram-Boshar , Truthout June 17, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Trump Justifies War by Citing Nuclear Promise Iran Already Made Before It Began “Iran will under no circumstances ever develop a nuclear weapon,” Iran's foreign minister said before the war began. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 17, 2026 Truthout
News Analysis | Education & Youth Changes at Education Department Will Leave Many Vulnerable Students at Risk The Trump administration has taken aggressive new steps this week to shut down the Department of Education. By Nadra Nittle , The19th June 17, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump’s Ballroom Price Soars to $600 Million — Half of Which Taxpayers Will Fund Recent polling indicates that Americans oppose the White House ballroom project by a 2 to 1 margin. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 17, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media New Film Journacide Investigates Israel’s Killing of Reporters in Lebanon We’re seeing the targeting of and double-tap strikes on journalists that we've seen in Gaza, says filmmaker Seán Murray. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! June 17, 2026 Truthout