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Changes at Education Department Will Leave Many Vulnerable Students at Risk
The Trump administration has taken aggressive new steps this week to shut down the Department of Education.
Minnesota Trade Unionists Are Among the Federally Indicted ICE Observers
These federal arrests are part of a broader attack on Trump’s political enemies that he has ramped up in recent months.
Elon Musk Celebrated Imminent Trillionaire Status by Stoking Pogroms in Belfast
Dozens of people have been burned out of their homes after Musk used X to incite anti-immigrant mobs in Ireland.
Trump Administration Drops Effort to Halt Wind Energy Projects Across the US
Clean energy production surges despite a slew of policy, permitting, and procedural hurdles imposed by the White House.
Trump Plan Would Give Political Appointees More Control Over Federal Grant Money
The rule would also prohibit distribution of federal grants to organizations that “promote anti-American values.”
New Billionaire Jared Kushner Is Mired in Conflicts of Interest as “Peace Envoy”
Jared Kushner, like the rest of the Trump family, uses the White House for personal enrichment.
The New School Guts Faculty and Staff as Higher Ed Intensifies Austerity
“If this kind of austerity can happen at The New School, it can happen everywhere,” says professor Jeremy Varon.
FBI Raids Ohio Voting Rights Organization
Ohio Organizing Collaborative board member Prentiss Haney accused the feds of using “straight-up intimidation tactics.”
US Turnaround on International Vaccines Comes Too Late for Hundreds of Thousands
The State Department finally overruled RFK Jr.’s defunding of a group that vaccinates 60 percent of children globally.
Scared of ICE, Angry at Trump, and Facing Red Tape, Many Are Skipping World Cup
Hotel bookings lag in all US host cities, and in several a majority of hotel owners say the tournament is a “non-event.”