News | Culture & Media Democratic States Cave on Paramount Merger Lawsuit in Win for Billionaire Owners The settlement will place CNN and CBS News under control of a group chosen by the conglomerate’s board of directors. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 21, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration US Deportees Sent to Equatorial Guinea Decry Inhumane Conditions, Imprisonment Individuals deported there under “third-country agreements” have been denied the ability to contact their families. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! September 21, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Bessent Says New US Sanctions Will “Shut Down” All Iranian Airlines Worldwide The announcement comes after Trump made his latest genocidal threat to “blow the entire nation up.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 21, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections TV Networks Decline Pool Coverage After Trump Bans News Outlets From White House CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are suing the Trump administration for banning their networks from the White House. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 21, 2026 Truthout
News | Human Rights US’s Boat Strikes Are “Plausibly” Crimes Against Humanity, UN Report Says More than 230 people have been killed in 70 attacks throughout the US boat strike campaign. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 21, 2026 Truthout
News | Culture & Media Trump Says He’s Banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico From the White House “These outrageous attacks only demonstrate how scared he is of an informed public,” said one press freedom advocate. By Stephen Prager , CommonDreams September 19, 2026 Truthout
News | Environment & Health There Are 0 Data Centers on Public Lands. Trump Is Considering Building 12. The Trump administration quietly fast-tracked a data center project in Nevada earlier this year. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 18, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Trump Says He Has a “Big Decision” to Make: Whether to “Annihilate” Iran The president has repeatedly expressed his willingness to commit war crimes and atrocities against Iran. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams September 18, 2026 Truthout
News | Human Rights UN Inquiry Finds US Strike on Minab, Iran, That Killed 123 Children Was War Crime The US targeted “clearly identifiable” civilian sites in Minab and Lamerd, killing over 100 children, the UN found. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 17, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Caught Reviewing Plan to Demolish Kennedy Center in Air Force One Through the windows of Air Force One, he was pictured holding a poster that seemingly says “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 17, 2026 Truthout