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Trump Will Expand DOJ “Presidential Immunity” Memo If He’s Elected — Report
“What Trump wants is immunity from being scrutinized at all,” one legal critic has noted.
Social Work Institutions Have Remained Silent on Palestine. That Must End.
Social workers have an ethical obligation to end their silence on Palestinian suffering amid an ongoing genocide.
E. Jean Carroll Says She’ll Use $83 Million Judgment on “Something Trump Hates”
The author indicated that she might set up a fund for other women who have been sexually assaulted by Trump.
Iowa Republicans Forward Bill to Force Students to Stand for National Anthem
“By mandating that they stand, our students’ First Amendment rights would be violated,” one critic of the bill said.
2024 Election Has More Restrictions to Voting Than in 2020
High turnout in previous elections has caused states like Florida to take steps to reduce access to voting.
Arab and Muslim Leaders in Michigan Refuse to Meet With Biden Campaign
“I will not entertain conversations about elections while we watch a livestreamed genocide,” said Dearborn's mayor.
Amid Backlash, RNC Scraps Plan to Name Trump Presumptive GOP Nominee
Trump needs 1,215 delegates to become the presumptive nominee — so far, he has just 32.
Chicago City Council Delays Voting on a Ceasefire Resolution
A city of Chicago’s size calling for a ceasefire would undoubtedly impact public discourse around Israel’s war on Gaza.
25 GOP Governors “Stand With Texas” in Defying Supreme Court at Border
Meanwhile, Reps. Greg Casar and Joaquin Castro have called on Biden to take federal control of the Texas National Guard.
Campaign to Demonize Palestinian Advocacy Shows Cracks at Columbia and in Courts
The double standards have become stark as leaders fail to condemn a chemical attack against a Columbia ceasefire rally.