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As Opposition Grows, Oklahoma Organizers Share How They Halted an ICE Warehouse

As Opposition Grows, Oklahoma Organizers Share How They Halted an ICE Warehouse

Organizers also channeled mass outrage into long-haul organizing for immigration justice in Oklahoma and beyond.

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Lydia Pelot-Hobbs

As a Teacher in Gaza, I Saw Education Bring Hope. Israel Has Extinguished It.

As a Teacher in Gaza, I Saw Education Bring Hope. Israel Has Extinguished It.

Peace, hope, and lost promises are the ironic threads that hold the pages of many stories of young students in Gaza.

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Eman basher

Trump Admin Weakens Air Standards While Almost Half of US Kids Breathe Toxic Air

Trump Admin Weakens Air Standards While Almost Half of US Kids Breathe Toxic Air

Air pollution is linked to 7 million deaths annually according to the World Health Organization.

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Keerti Gopal

Trump’s Venezuela, Boat Strike Campaign Have Cost Nearly $5 Billion So Far

Trump’s Venezuela, Boat Strike Campaign Have Cost Nearly $5 Billion So Far

The figure could be even higher if costs for the Trump administration’s CIA operations were included, researchers said.

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By Sharon Zhang

Musk and Silicon Valley Aren’t Libertarian. They Want to Fuse With the State.

Musk and Silicon Valley Aren’t Libertarian. They Want to Fuse With the State.

Big Tech seeks “a closer relationship to the state than they had before,” says author Quinn Slobodian.

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Amy Goodman

Afghans Stranded in Qatar Express Betrayal at Trump’s Push to Send Them to DRC

Afghans Stranded in Qatar Express Betrayal at Trump’s Push to Send Them to DRC

Trump’s assault on refugees is coming for Afghans left stranded in Qatar since the 2021 U.S. withdrawal.

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Mike Ludwig

Trump’s Truth Social Posts Upended Iran War Negotiations — Report

Trump’s Truth Social Posts Upended Iran War Negotiations — Report

The arrival of the USS Bush is the first time three US carriers have been in the Middle East since the Iraq War.

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Chris Walker

The First-Ever Conference to End Fossil Fuels Has to Address Militarism, Too

The First-Ever Conference to End Fossil Fuels Has to Address Militarism, Too

The Pentagon is the world’s largest fossil fuels consumer, with a larger carbon footprint than most countries.

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Alliyah Lusuegro

Hegseth Says US Military Should Win Nobel Peace Prize “Every Single Year”

Hegseth Says US Military Should Win Nobel Peace Prize “Every Single Year”

Just a minute before, Hegseth bragged that soldiers are empowered to enact “maximum violence” under his leadership.

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By Sharon Zhang

Lacking Proper Sanitation, Gaza’s Tent Camps Are Being Overrun by Rodents

Lacking Proper Sanitation, Gaza’s Tent Camps Are Being Overrun by Rodents

As conditions in Gaza’s tent camps worsen, rodents bring disease and destruction.

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Nour abo aisha

Critics Slam FCC Move to Update Ratings System to Include Trans Content Warnings

Critics Slam FCC Move to Update Ratings System to Include Trans Content Warnings

“This is a solution in search of a problem,” the lone Democratic member of the FCC said.

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Chris Walker

Texas Tech Establishes Draconian New Censorship Policies on LGBTQ Topics

Texas Tech Establishes Draconian New Censorship Policies on LGBTQ Topics

In addition to restricting classroom instruction, the new memo extends content censorship to student research as well.

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Erin Reed

Soldier Involved in Maduro Abduction Arrested for Profiting Off Polymarket Bets

Soldier Involved in Maduro Abduction Arrested for Profiting Off Polymarket Bets

The charges come as watchdogs and legal experts point to unprecedented corruption within the Trump administration.

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Jake Johnson

Tlaib Introduces Bill to Ban ICE From Using Warehouses to Detain Immigrants

Tlaib Introduces Bill to Ban ICE From Using Warehouses to Detain Immigrants

“We do not want ICE cages in our communities,” said the Michigan lawmaker.

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By Sharon Zhang

Trump Envoy Says Italy Should Replace Iran in World Cup

Trump Envoy Says Italy Should Replace Iran in World Cup

Iran qualified for the World Cup, and intends to send its players to the tournament this summer.

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Chris Walker

Arizona GOP Bill Permits Prison Sentences for Protesters Who Damage Property

Arizona GOP Bill Permits Prison Sentences for Protesters Who Damage Property

A state senator who attended the January 6 attack is proposing a change to the legal definition of a riot.

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Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Poll Finds Just 4 Percent of Democrats Support Increasing Military Aid to Israel

Poll Finds Just 4 Percent of Democrats Support Increasing Military Aid to Israel

Separate polling found this week that Congress’s disapproval ratings have tied their all-time high of 86 percent.

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By Sharon Zhang

Work Rules for SNAP Benefits Don’t Lower Unemployment, Researchers Say

Work Rules for SNAP Benefits Don’t Lower Unemployment, Researchers Say

Analysts cite the debilitating impacts of hunger and the scarcity of jobs as key explanations.

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Taylor Sisk

Trump’s War on Immigrants Has Shifted From Spectacle to Bureaucratic Blitz

Trump’s War on Immigrants Has Shifted From Spectacle to Bureaucratic Blitz

In recent months, Stephen Miller has been deploying bureaucratic weapons to make life more difficult for immigrants.

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Sasha Abramsky

Hundreds Protest Against Citizens Bank Over Ties to ICE Prison Partners

Hundreds Protest Against Citizens Bank Over Ties to ICE Prison Partners

The bank is the only major institution to keep ties with ICE since 2019, the De-ICE Citizens Bank movement has noted.

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Chris Walker

Israel Kills Journalist in Lebanon After “Hunting” Down Her and a Colleague

Israel Kills Journalist in Lebanon After “Hunting” Down Her and a Colleague

Israel targeted the slain journalist’s colleague with three strikes, including one on an ambulance she was in.

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By Sharon Zhang

Protest Targets Capital One to Demand Bank Ends Loans to Israeli Weapons Company

Protest Targets Capital One to Demand Bank Ends Loans to Israeli Weapons Company

Activists are urging the bank to not extend additional credit to Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer.

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Joseph Mogul

Trump Shares Racist Podcast Transcript Full of Attacks on Nonwhite Immigrants

Trump Shares Racist Podcast Transcript Full of Attacks on Nonwhite Immigrants

Recent polling shows that half of American voters view Trump as a racist.

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Chris Walker

Prolonged Closure of Strait of Hormuz May Lead to Global Hunger Catastrophe

A global food crisis is unfolding amid “the worst debt crisis on record” for developing countries, says Adam Hanieh.

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Nermeen Shaikh

Senate GOP Blocks Sanders Amendment That Would Have Cut Drug Prices by Half

Senate GOP Blocks Sanders Amendment That Would Have Cut Drug Prices by Half

The amendment would have mandated that Americans pay similar prices for medications as people in many wealthy nations.

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Jake Johnson

Pentagon Assessment Contradicts Trump’s Claims on Iran as Public Opposes War

Pentagon Assessment Contradicts Trump’s Claims on Iran as Public Opposes War

Seven in 10 Americans want the war in Iran to end “as quickly as possible,” a new poll shows.

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Chris Walker

GOP Senator Suggests Trump Should “Finish” Iran With Nuclear Bomb

GOP Senator Suggests Trump Should “Finish” Iran With Nuclear Bomb

The senator, Roger Marshall, said Trump has to “take everything into consideration” if ceasefire progress stalls.

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By Sharon Zhang

Israel Is Continuing to Seize More of Gaza Beyond the So-Called Yellow Line

Israel Is Continuing to Seize More of Gaza Beyond the So-Called Yellow Line

Ceasefire maps had Israel in control of about 53 percent of Gaza’s territory, but the occupation zone continues to grow.

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Stephen Prager

Indigenous Activists Decry “Data Colonialism” of AI Boom in Their Communities

Indigenous Activists Decry “Data Colonialism” of AI Boom in Their Communities

Corporations have proposed building about 103 to 160 massive data centers on Native lands, says Krystal Two Bulls.

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Amy Goodman

Democrats Demand Answers From Patel Over Drinking Allegations, Security Risks

Democrats Demand Answers From Patel Over Drinking Allegations, Security Risks

The lawmakers cited an Atlantic article, as well as Patel chugging beers at the Olympics, to justify their demands.

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Chris Walker

Heritage Foundation Wants to “Save the Family” by Further Undermining Child Care

Heritage Foundation Wants to “Save the Family” by Further Undermining Child Care

Child care was already hard to access in the US. Right-wing ideology is making it even harder.

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Eleanor J. Bader

US Expands “Economic Fury” Sanctions on Iran as Trump Declares Ceasefire

US Expands “Economic Fury” Sanctions on Iran as Trump Declares Ceasefire

Relief from devastating sanctions is a key provision for Iran in the ceasefire negotiations.

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By Sharon Zhang

Two US Officials Who Died After Mexico Drug Lab Bust Were CIA Operatives

Two US Officials Who Died After Mexico Drug Lab Bust Were CIA Operatives

The US’s ambassador initially claimed that the people killed were US embassy staff.

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By Sharon Zhang

Trump Admin Sued for Approving First BP Project in Gulf Since 2010 Disaster

Trump Admin Sued for Approving First BP Project in Gulf Since 2010 Disaster

The explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig killed 11 people and led to the worst spill in US history.

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Elise plunk

New Flotilla Shows Palestinians in Gaza That the World Has Not Abandoned Us

New Flotilla Shows Palestinians in Gaza That the World Has Not Abandoned Us

The persistence of the flotillas offers us hope -- that there are still those trying to reach us despite all obstacles.

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Eman Abu Zayed

Pennsylvania Court Rules State Law Banning Funds for Abortion Is Unconstitutional

Pennsylvania Court Rules State Law Banning Funds for Abortion Is Unconstitutional

The law essentially banned abortions for people with lower incomes who rely on state help for medical services.

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Chris Walker

Israel Jails Soldiers in Jesus Statue Incident — After Dropping IDF Rape Case

Israel Jails Soldiers in Jesus Statue Incident — After Dropping IDF Rape Case

The decision comes after Israel dropped charges against soldiers caught on film allegedly raping a Palestinian detainee.

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By Sharon Zhang

RFK Jr. Won’t Commit to Following New CDC Nominee’s Vaccine Guidance

RFK Jr. Won’t Commit to Following New CDC Nominee’s Vaccine Guidance

Erica Schwartz, a former US deputy surgeon general, is supportive of vaccines.

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Chris Walker

Germany, Italy Block Measure to Suspend EU’s Trade Relationship With Israel

Germany, Italy Block Measure to Suspend EU’s Trade Relationship With Israel

“Europe’s credibility is at stake,” said Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares of the measure.

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By Sharon Zhang

Locked Up by Israel at 15, Palestine Activist Is Now Jailed by ICE

Locked Up by Israel at 15, Palestine Activist Is Now Jailed by ICE

Doxxed by Canary Mission and jailed by ICE, Salah Sarsour calls on his Wisconsin community to challenge injustice.

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Mike Ludwig

AOC Renews Call to Oust Trump After Report on His Exclusion From Situation Room

AOC Renews Call to Oust Trump After Report on His Exclusion From Situation Room

“In some ways, you kind of want this guy on a golf course more,” Ocasio-Cortez lamented.

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Chris Walker

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Effort to Force Hospitals to Halt Trans Youth Care

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Effort to Force Hospitals to Halt Trans Youth Care

The judgment overturns the Kennedy Declaration, which has forced 40 hospitals to drop gender affirming care for minors.

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Erin Reed

Deaths in ICE Custody Surge in 2026, Averaging 1 Every Week

Deaths in ICE Custody Surge in 2026, Averaging 1 Every Week

Advocate Setareh Ghandehari says rampant medical neglect and abuse are largely responsible for the rise in deaths.

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Amy Goodman

Hungarian Prime Minister-Elect Says Country Will Arrest Netanyahu If He Visits

Hungarian Prime Minister-Elect Says Country Will Arrest Netanyahu If He Visits

Peter Magyar said the country will halt its withdrawal from the ICC that was initiated by his successor, Viktor Orbán.

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By Sharon Zhang

Southern Poverty Law Center Says It Faces Federal Criminal Investigation

Southern Poverty Law Center Says It Faces Federal Criminal Investigation

The organization, which works to counter the KKK and other hate groups, says it's being targeted for political purposes.

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Ralph chapoco

Labor Sec. Chavez-DeRemer Resigns Amid Accusations of Impropriety

Labor Sec. Chavez-DeRemer Resigns Amid Accusations of Impropriety

Chavez-DeRemer's husband and father have allegedly harassed young staffers at the Labor Department.

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Chris Walker

Judge Orders Release of Mother and 5 Children Held in ICE Jail for Nearly a Year

Judge Orders Release of Mother and 5 Children Held in ICE Jail for Nearly a Year

The El Gamal family, including two 5-year-old children, reportedly faced severe medical neglect in the Dilley facility.

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Julia Conley

Trump Administration Is Using Christianity to Justify Murder and Empire

Trump Administration Is Using Christianity to Justify Murder and Empire

There is no love of the stranger in Trump, Vance, and Hegseth's embrace of imperial Christianity.

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George Yancy

A Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break. It Promises to Create 1 Job.

A Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break. It Promises to Create 1 Job.

The type of tax break given to the JPMorganChase data center was designed to attract companies that bring steady jobs.

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Colin Kinniburgh

Netanyahu Says Israel Is Refuge for Christians After Bombing Countless Churches

Netanyahu Says Israel Is Refuge for Christians After Bombing Countless Churches

Netanyahu called Israel the only country in the Middle East where the Christian “standard of living” is growing.

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By Sharon Zhang