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With Their Breadwinners Killed, Gaza’s Children Turn to Begging to Survive
More than 64,000 children in Gaza have reportedly been killed or maimed since 2023. Many who survived are now orphans.
HHS Cuts Children’s Health Grants After Pediatric Association Criticizes RFK Jr.
An internal HHS official flagged “identity-based language,” referencing a line discussing “racism and poverty.”
ICE Raided My Son’s Daycare to Abduct a Teacher. This Kind of Trauma Lasts.
Children in Illinois have suffered months of systematic abuse by federal agents enacting Trump's immigration raids.
Trump Admin Halts Visas for Gazans as Children Arrive for Medical Care
The announcement came after Laura Loomer posted a video of injured and ill Palestinian children arriving in the U.S.
Israel Is Imprisoning Florida-Born Cousin of American Slain by Settlers
Israeli officials have barred the 16-year-old from contacting his family for months as they hold him without trial.
Trump Admin to Restrict Waivers That Let States Help Kids Stay on Medicaid
This comes less than two weeks after Trump signed into law the largest Medicaid cuts in US history.
The Number of Unhoused Young Children Is at Crisis Level. It’s Set to Get Worse.
Nearly 447,000 US kids under 3 were unhoused at last count. Trump’s budget bill threatens to make that number skyrocket.
Massachusetts Town Rallies to Demand ICE Release Local High School Student
Federal agents detained 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva while he was on his way to volleyball practice.
New Israeli Law Allows Palestinians as Young as 12 to Be Imprisoned for Life
UN experts said that the law is explicitly written to target Palestinian children.
We Are Being Blown Up by Israel in Places It Told Us Were Safe
Families like mine fled to areas that the Israeli military called “safe zones,” but it has continued to kill us there.