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Trump Admin and Allies Work to Create One Big Beautiful Database of Surveillance
DOGE has already made progress in assembling the personal details of hundreds of millions of individuals.
Poll Finds Mamdani Winning NYC Mayoral Primary by 4 Points Over Cuomo
A poll released the day before the primary election shows Mamdani ahead in the final round of voting, 52 to 48.
Grassroots Assemblies Empower People to Fight Back Against Trump’s Agenda
People's assemblies across the country are committed to building people’s power beyond the electoral system.
Trump Revives Debunked 2020 Claims, Calls for Special Prosecutor to Investigate
Dozens of court cases in the aftermath of the 2020 election found no credible evidence of widespread fraud.
Despite Trump Outburst at Leonard Leo, DOJ Continues to Fulfill Leo’s Wish List
Leonard Leo, the right-wing operative who picked Trump’s Supreme Court appointees, has long been the president’s ally.
Mamdani Is Showing Dems Don’t Have to Chase Voter Opinion — They Can Shape It
Polls recorded shifts in NYC residents’ priorities following mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaigning on housing.
62 Percent of Democrats Want Current Party Leaders to Be Replaced, Poll Finds
Democrats recently ousted David Hogg from leadership after he criticized the party for complacency.
Australian Journo Was Deported From US for Reports on Palestine Campus Protests
Customs and Border Protection agents “were waiting for me when I got off the plane,” Alistair Kitchen said.
Over 200,000 Eligible North Carolina Voters Are at Risk of Disenfranchisement
The Trump administration's lawsuit is the latest attempt to exploit mistakes to exclude hundreds of thousands of voters.
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Speaks Out After ICE Arrested Him in Courthouse
“This is part of what authoritarians do,” Lander says. He also discusses the mayoral race and the New York for All Act.