News | Politics & Elections Trump Fires Noem as DHS Head, Picks Senator Who Says Babies Should Be Deported Trump praised his replacement pick, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, as a “MAGA Warrior.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 5, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP-Run Florida University Group Chat Devolved Into Racism and Talk of Violence The chat logs are eerily similar to leaked conversations among Young Republicans last fall. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 5, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration Minneapolis’s Underground Health Networks Can Offer Lessons for Other Cities When ICE forced families into hiding, informal medical networks sprang up to deliver critical health care services. By Arthur Allen & Kate Wells , KFFHealthNews/NPR March 5, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Senator Joins Police to Eject Antiwar Marine From Hearing, Breaking His Arm Police and Sheehy tried to force the protester out of the room as he yelled, “no one wants to fight for Israel.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 5, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Trump’s Lawlessness Joins Strategic Use of Law to Create a Facade of Legitimacy “Emergency laws” create legal frameworks and blueprints that only strengthen the ability of the state to enact violence. By Maha Hilal , TomDispatch March 5, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Mass Protests Urged Following Failed War Powers Act Vote to Stop War in Iran “The American people will remember who voted to continue an illegal, unnecessary war,” said one progressive advocate. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 5, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Iranian Girls’ Elementary School Massacre Was a Double-Tap Strike, Medics Say The tactic involves bombing a target and then launching a second strike meant to kill survivors and first responders. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams March 5, 2026 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Canada’s Visa Requirements Are Forcing Students in Gaza to Put Dreams on Hold Students accepted by Canadian universities struggle to figure out how to leave Gaza and comply with strict visa rules. By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours , Truthout March 5, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace As the War on Iran Spirals On, Israel Further Blocks Movement Within West Bank Without sirens or bomb shelters, Palestinians in the West Bank are witnessing the blowback to Israel’s war on Iran. By Theia Chatelle , Truthout March 5, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Leavitt Suggests Reports on Iranian School Girls Killed Are “Propaganda” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that the US is “investigating” the strike on the girls’ school. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 4, 2026 Truthout