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Trump’s Justice Department Ditches Civil Rights and School Desegregation Cases
“Walking away from them doesn’t mean the discrimination has been addressed,” points out a former agency official.
It’s No Surprise Election Officials Are Receiving Menacing Packages in Trump 2.0
This election season, malign actors are looking for any and every way to gum up the works.
Reports: US and Israel Set to Restart Major Operations in Iran After Midterms
A majority of voters in the US say that Trump’s decision to launch a war against Iran was a mistake.
Prosecutors Filed Over 900 Cases of “Pregnancy-Related Crimes” Since Dobbs
Most of the charges being brought stem from laws that were never meant to apply to pregnancy.
Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Cost-Cutting Measures
The rates of primary ballots rejected for arriving late this year doubled or tripled in some areas compared to 2022.
Nursing Home Residents Have a Right to Vote — Despite What Trump CMS Agency Says
The Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 requires facilities to support their residents in exercising their rights.
Trump’s Anti-DEI Agenda Threatens to Slash Land Mine Disposal Efforts Globally
The Trump administration’s expansion of its global gag rule threatens to derail NGOs’ crucial land mine removal work.
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Halt Care for Incarcerated Trans People
The decision is a rare win for transgender rights at the conservative-leaning Supreme Court.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr Threatens Broadcasters Over Poll Coverage
A Democratic strategist points out that “it’s not illegal to tell the American people that Trump is a failed president.”
Dispatch From Paris: Student-Led Protests Spread, Despite Brutal Policing
Weeks of student-led demonstrations have spread nationwide, with arrests, reports of police brutality, and restrictions.