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Trump’s “Board of Peace” Has No Funds for Gaza Reconstruction
“For us, it doesn’t look like a peace deal, it looks like a trap,” said Bisan Owda, a Palestinian journalist in Gaza.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund
The order comes in response to a suit alleging violations of the First and Fifth Amendments and Congressional authority.
Delaware Judge Upholds Town Charter That Allows Corporations to Vote
Roughly one in eight “voters” in the town of Fenwick Island are “nonliving” entities.
Trump Nominee Refuses to Say If President Can or Cannot Do “Whatever He Wants”
Matthew Schwartz, a former lawyer for Trump, has been nominated to be a judge on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Biden-Era Advisors Who Oversaw Gaza Genocide Regroup to Shape Dem Foreign Policy
Biden-era advisors are reconvening to plan the party’s approach for the coming election cycle.
DOJ Begins Investigating E. Jean Carroll, Who Won Two Civil Cases Against Trump
The former magazine columnist prevailed in separate lawsuits against the president for sexual abuse and defamation.
Stephen Miller Pushes False Claim That SNAP Requires No Proof of Financial Need
“We don't check, as a country, if you even have kids. You will just start getting the checks,” Miller falsely asserted.
Universal Health Care Once Seemed on the Horizon in California. What Happened?
Among California’s top five gubernatorial candidates, only one unequivocally supports state-based single-payer.
Trump White House Advances Plan Requiring Federal Workers to Sign NDAs
One critic of the policy said it would “kneecap whistleblower protections" and “undermine the First Amendment.”
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.