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When ICE Came to Our Chicago Neighborhood, We Were Ready to Respond
Hundreds of people poured into the streets of Rogers Park, a result of months of work building solidarity and networks.
3,700 Nonprofits Sign Open Letter Condemning Trump for Targeting Free Speech
“Weaponizing the executive branch” to punish free speech “is illegal and wrong,” an open letter from the groups said.
From AI to TikTok to TV, This Pro-Israel Billionaire Is Expanding Power in US
One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”
Senators Warn Trump Administration Is Developing Secret Watchlist of Americans
One called National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 “a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act.”
More Than Half of Senate Democrats Help GOP Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill
It also contains anti-trans riders and no limits on domestic deployment of US troops, points out journalist Erin Reed.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Sending National Guard Troops to Chicago
“I am very much struggling to figure out where this would ever stop,” Judge April M. Perry said during a hearing.
2025 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Is Aligned With US Imperialism, Says Historian
María Corina Machado has voiced support for sanctions against Venezuela and praised right-wing Latin American leaders.
Critics Slam DOJ’s “Politically Motivated” Charges Against NY AG Letitia James
The charges come weeks after Trump demanded that Attorney General Pam Bondi target James for prosecution.
RFK Jr. Says Trump Admin Will “Make the Proof” on Bogus Tylenol Claims
“We are doing the studies to make the proof,” the health secretary said.
Republicans Pushed Hundreds of Bills This Year to Curtail Local Governments
As Trump wages war on US cities, GOP-led states have swiftly passed an array of laws threatening their autonomy.