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GOP Aims to Permanently Gut Federal Land Protections via Arcane Oversight Rule
Republicans want to use the Congressional Review Act to advance Trump’s extraction agenda in Alaska and beyond.
New Bill Would Allow Rubio to Strip US Citizens’ Passports Over Political Speech
The legislation would allow the Secretary of State to strip anyone's US passport with no legal due process.
Stephen Miller Vows to “Dismantle” the Left After Charlie Kirk Assassination
Miller threatened to deploy RICO and terrorism charges to persecute progressive organizations and individuals.
Rising Tenant-Led Movement Aims to Bring Down Corporate Landlords
Tenant union organizers from Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, and New York share hopeful news from the growing movement.
Charlie Kirk’s Death Is a Symptom of a National Political Culture in Crisis
What we are witnessing is not an isolated act but the manifestation of a wider rot.
Trump Announces He Will Send National Guard to Occupy Memphis
“We will do everything in our power to prevent this incursion into Tennessee,” said one elected official.
Democratic Senators Call for JPMorgan CEO to Testify on Bank’s Epstein Ties
“The American people deserve to know what happened at JPMorgan and other banks that financed Mr. Epstein,” they wrote.
Protests Topple Nepal Government Amid Anger Over Corruption and Inequality
The country’s former Chief Justice Sushila Karki looks set to become interim prime minister.
State Department Warns “Foreigners” Not to Mock Kirk’s Killing
A State Department official asked people to report “foreigners” who post on social media “making light of the event.”
House Passes Repeal of 1991, 2002 Iraq War Authorizations in Bipartisan Vote
Antiwar advocates have long called for the AUMFs to be repealed.