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As Working People Struggle, Trump Wants to Give the Pentagon $500 Billion Extra
The Pentagon has failed eight straight audits, and is the only major federal agency to not pass an independent audit.
EPA Repeals Regulations for Mercury and Toxic Air Pollutants From Power Plants
Environmental and health groups said the rule will make people sicker and supports a dying industry.
US Attacks in Venezuela and Greenland Lay Groundwork for Billionaire Fiefdoms
Trump’s foreign interventions may pave the way for techno-fascist city-states to seize sovereignty.
Loophole in Illinois Sanctuary Laws Lets ICE Hold Immigrants in County Jails
Illinois is a sanctuary state — but 17 of the state’s counties still have contracts to detain immigrants for ICE.
As Trump Threatens Iran, We’re On the Brink of a Generational Catastrophe
A US war with Iran would be illegal, immoral, and dangerous. We can still stop it.
Palestinian Activist Targeted by Trump Hails Order That Blocks His Deportation
“I will continue to work for the freedom of the Palestinian people,” says Mohsen Mahdawi.
USCIS Aims to Expand Social Media Surveillance of Immigrants and US Citizens
An expert warns this will aid the Trump administration’s stated goal of screening people for speech it doesn’t like.
Journalists Jailed by ICE Are Revealing the Horrors of Incarceration
The Trump administration’s attacks on journalists have a side effect: further exposing the violence of prisons.
Scandals Engulf Labor Secretary as Her Department Rolls Back Worker Protections
Lori Chavez-DeRemer faces allegations of misconduct at the agency, and her husband faces sexual assault allegations.
RFK Jr. Supports Trump Push to Ramp Up Glyphosate Output, Angering MAHA Backers
“This executive order reads like it was drafted in a chemical company boardroom,” one MAHA critic said.