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Competition for Defense Contracts May Drive Divides Within Trump’s Inner Circle
Private investors are fueling the rise of defense startups that are competing for billion-dollar Pentagon contracts.
Trump DOJ Deleted January 6 Database in Latest Attempt to Make History Vanish
This push to whitewash recent history carries a disconcerting echo of countless autocratic regimes.
As Trump Attacks Federal Labor Protections, How Can States Protect Workers?
From limits on heat exposure to overtime rules, states can fill in some gaps as Trump dismantles federal protections.
Trump Plan for Gaza “Worse Than Ethnic Cleansing,” Says UN Human Rights Expert
Unlawful deportation or transfer of a population constitutes both a war crime and a crime against humanity.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Musk’s DOGE Team From Treasury Payment System
The judge also ordered DOGE members to “immediately destroy” any copies of material downloaded from Treasury systems.
Distraught EPA Employees Fear for Their Futures Under Trump
“I’m going to stand up to them,” one scientist said. “I may lose the battle, but principally I will have won the war.”
Remember What Audre Lorde Told Us: The Oppressor Doesn’t Determine What’s True
To navigate these terrible times, we need Audre’s Lorde’s audacity: Protect the public sphere. Refuse to be silenced.
Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda Calls Back to Violent Chapters of US History
The U.S. has a long record of writing racial exclusion into policy, with consequences that last for generations.
Netanyahu Gifts Trump a Golden Pager, Seemingly Celebrating Lebanon Attack
The pager attack killed dozens, including at least two young children, and injured thousands across Lebanon.
Judge Places Indefinite Injunction Against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
“No court in the country has ever endorsed the president’s interpretation” in the past 125 years, the judge stated.