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Rep. Gutiérrez Speaks Out After Being Handcuffed for Demanding Answers on ICE Raids and Deportations
Gutierrez joined activists and lawyers Monday, holding a sit-in protest at a federal immigration office.

Trump Considers Slashing US Funding to UN Amid Warnings of Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since World War II
Joel Charny, director of the Norwegian Refugee Council USA, discusses the cuts to UN funding by Trump and its potential effects across the globe.

David Cay Johnston: How Trump Pays So Little in Taxes and Plans to Change Tax Law to Pay Even Less
The 2005 tax return shows Trump earned $153 million — or more than $400,000 a day.

Health Care or Wealth Care? 24 Million to Lose Insurance Under GOP Plan While Rich Get Big Tax Breaks
A report from the Congressional Budget Office is projecting 24 million people will lose health insurance by 2026 under the Republican plan.

Was Firing of US Attorney Done to Cover Up Probes of Trump and Fox News?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked for the resignations of 46 US attorneys on Friday.

How to Remove a President: Mass Protests Force Out South Korean Leader Amid Corruption Scandal
Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye left the Blue House presidential compound and returned to her private residence.

Mustafa Ali: Meet the Top EPA Environmental Justice Official Who Quit to Protest Pruitt and Trump
A top official at the Environmental Protection Agency has resigned in protest.

Activists Respond to Israel’s New Law Barring Entry to BDS Supporters
Earlier this week, Israeli lawmakers approved a law barring supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, known as BDS, from entering Israel.

Immigrant Activist Ravi Ragbir Speaks Out Before ICE Check-in
One of New York's best-known immigrant rights advocates joins us on what might be his last day as a free man in the US.

Remembering Lynne Stewart, People’s Lawyer and Former Political Prisoner
A former teacher and librarian, Stewart was known as a peopleu2019s lawyer who represented the poor and revolutionaries.