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Trump-Targeted Law Firm Caves, Vows $40M in Legal Support to Right-Wing Causes
“This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession,” the founder of Democracy Docket said.
Project 2025 Lays Out Broader Goal of Trump’s Effort to Dismantle Ed Dept.
The real target is anything that the government does to make the country more equal, says journalist Jennifer Berkshire.
Former EPA Employees Warn of Polluted Skies Ahead Under Trump
The vast majority of voters want a strong EPA, but Trump is laying the agency to waste.
Customs Officials Deny French Scientist US Entry Over His Anti-Trump Texts
An FBI inquiry was briefly opened, then dropped, after which the scientist was deported to France.
DHS Abducts Georgetown Postdoctoral Researcher Over Pro-Palestine Views
Human rights advocates say the researcher, Badar Khan Suri, is being punished for criticizing US foreign policy.
Columbia University Historians Warn of Trump’s Threat to Academic Freedom
“Authoritarian regimes always seek to gain control over independent academic institutions,” the historians warned.
Trump Fuels the Right-Wing Effort to Silence Journalists, Protect the Powerful
Trump’s remarks in 2016 sparked a movement of lawyers devoted to suing and threatening news outlets, says David Enrich.
Trump Admin Considers Ending Division Tasked With Funding HIV/AIDS Prevention
The move could send the US back to “the dark days of the ‘80s, when people died from HIV every day,” one advocate said.
Trump and DOGE’s Attacks on CFPB Will Help Financial Industry Prey on Consumers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is meant to protect us from predatory finance. That’s why Trump wants it gone.
Hours After Trump Secures Limited Ceasefire Deal, Russia Attacks Ukraine
Trump pledged during his 2024 campaign that he could end the war within 24 hours of taking office.