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Congressional Black Caucus Demands Corporations Oppose Voting Rights Rollbacks
Around 200 of the corporations that received the letter had pledged to protect voting rights five years prior.
Federal Judges Block Alabama From Using Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Map
The panel had been ordered to review its decision on the map after a recent SCOTUS ruling gutted the Voting Rights Act.
Yakama Nation Fights to Protect a Sacred Site From an Energy Storage Center
While the project will store clean energy, evidence is mounting that much of it will be used to power an AI data center.
Trump Has Turned Venezuela Into a 21st Century US Protectorate
Trump has imposed a radical reorientation of Venezuela's international place within the global world order.
Pope Leo Issues Encyclical Warning of AI’s Potential Dangers If Left Unregulated
“No algorithm can make war morally acceptable,” reads the first major theological document of Leo XIV's papacy.
Tulsi Gabbard Exit Marks Fourth Woman to Leave Trump Cabinet
Resignations and firings have further narrowed diversity in Trump’s Cabinet.
The Trump Administration Is Shielding Prediction Markets
A recent report found CFTC staff were put on leave after questioning Trump-linked betting markets.
South Florida Elected Official Targets 2 Constituents Who Are JVP Activists
Jewish Voice for Peace says a city commissioner personally spent $4,000 on billboard trucks targeting local activists.
DOJ Just Shut Disabled People Out of Essential Online Services for Another Year
Disability rights advocates say everything from filing for unemployment to voting in the midterms just got much harder.
Israel Ramps Up Demolitions of Palestinian Homes Ahead of Fall Elections
East Jerusalem is days away from its largest forced displacement since 1967.