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Climate Crisis Wildfires Caused 15,000 Smoke Inhalation Deaths in 15-Year Span

Wildfire smoke worsened by the climate crisis caused 15,000 deaths from 2006 to 2020.

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Chris Walker

Trump Abruptly Fires Librarian of Congress, Sparking Widespread Outrage

Carla Hayden is the first woman and first African American to lead the largest national library in the world.

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Jake Johnson

Trump’s EPA Terminates Grant That Would Have Drastically Reduced Food Waste

The US wastes over one-third of its food supply, which contributes considerably to global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Ayurella Horn-Muller

Escalating Anti-Homeless Policies Fall Hardest on Disabled People in the US

As legislative attacks on unhoused people ramp up, disabled people are on the front lines.

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Marianne Dhenin

Amid Israel’s Starvation Campaign, Palestinian Chef Fights to Preserve Heritage

“Tabkha: Recipes From Under the Rubble” reimagines traditional Palestinian cuisine amid genocide.

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Eman Alhaj Ali

Corporate-Led Attack on Free Speech in Texas Meets Bipartisan Resistance

Legislation would embolden corporations and powerful individuals to use retaliatory lawsuits to silence their critics.

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Luke Goldstein

Uber Threatens to Exit Colorado Over New Rideshare Safety Bill

One sponsor of the bill called Uber’s threat a “cynical and disheartening move by a multi-billion dollar company.”

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Zane Mcneill

CBO Report: Millions of Enrollees Would Be Dropped From Medicaid Under GOP Cuts

A new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows that major cuts to Medicaid proposed by Republicans would remove...

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Chris Walker

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Deporting Immigrants to Libya

A federal judge has placed a hold on the U.S. government’s plans to deport a number of immigrants to Libya, following allegations from immigrants,...

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Chris Walker

Trump’s Repressive Measures Show US Imperialism Has Come Home to Roost

Under Trump’s direction, the US government is going to war against its own population.

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Aria Fani

Trump Officials Pressure Nations to Approve Musk’s Starlink During Tariff Talks

Trump administration officials have reportedly been pressuring countries facing U.S. tariffs to approve satellite internet services offered by Elon...

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Jake Johnson

New Zeteo Doc Identifies Alon Scagio as Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killer

As the Israeli military kills two more Palestinian journalists in Gaza, a new documentary by Zeteo has uncovered critical details about Israel’s...

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Amy Goodman

Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting Great Lakes Water Supply Millions Depend On

This story was originally published by ProPublica . ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story...

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Anna Clark

Trump Dismisses Rising Costs Worries, Wrongly Claims Consumers Don’t Pay Tariffs

Trump claimed that companies were only saying costs will go up in order to “negotiate deals” with him.

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Chris Walker

Judge Questions Whether Trump’s Hands Are Really Tied Over Kilmar Abrego García

At stake is whether some deported to El Salvador could be brought back to the US to receive due process denied to them.

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Julia Conley

GOP Advances Bill to Fast-Track Fracking, Logging and Mining on Public Lands

The legislation would make it harder to file legal challenges against controversial mines and pipelines.

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Mike Ludwig

“Forever War” Over Kashmir Escalates as India Bombs Pakistan

Dozens of people have been killed in the worst fighting between India and Pakistan in more than two decades. India attacked nine locations in...

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Amy Goodman

Trump Defends Far Right AfD Party After German Intelligence Calls It “Extremist”

Last week, Trump administration officials blasted Germany after a 1,100-page report from that country’s intelligence agency found that the...

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C.j. Polychroniou

Trump White House Ends Federal Committee Tasked With Creating Health Guidelines

The Trump administration has reportedly terminated members of a health committee that provides guidance on limiting the spread of diseases to...

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Chris Walker

Conservative Judge Finally Concedes Loss in North Carolina Supreme Court Race

A conservative state judge in North Carolina who attempted to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in order to win a state Supreme Court race...

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Chris Walker

Voters Oust Several Book-Banning Incumbents in School Districts Across Texas

Over the past weekend, several candidates in suburban Texas school districts who opposed book bans won their elections, defeating conservative...

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Chris Walker

Trans-Led Advocacy Wins Hard-Fought Victory in Colorado Legislature

On Tuesday, Colorado lawmakers passed a landmark bill aimed at strengthening protections for transgender people in the state. After the Senate...

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Zane Mcneill

Letter Carriers Union Slams Trump’s Reported Pick to Lead US Postal Service

President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service’s leadership have reportedly agreed to appoint a FedEx board member to succeed Louis DeJoy as...

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Jake Johnson

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is the Same Old Cruel Policy of Family Separation

To mark the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a press release on April 30 titled...

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Schuyler Mitchell

Living Holders of Millions of Social Security Numbers Have Been Marked as Dead

Rennie Glasgow, who has served 15 years at the Social Security Administration, is seeing something new on the job: dead people. They’re not really...

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Darius Tahir

Amid Near-Total Asylum Ban, Trump Welcomes White South Africans

This article was originally published by The Lever , an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. As...

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Katya Schwenk

Smotrich: Israel Won’t Leave Gaza, “Not Even in Exchange for Hostages”

A top Israeli minister has vowed that Israel’s military will “conquer” Gaza and flatten everything that’s left, regardless of whether or not...

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Sharon Zhang

House Democrats Launch Effort to Shield Medicaid and SNAP From GOP Cuts

A group of House Democrats launched an effort Tuesday to force a vote on a measure that would prevent Republicans from slashing Medicaid and...

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Jake Johnson

Gov. Katie Hobbs Vetoes Anti-Trans Bills, Chides GOP for Attacking Arizonans

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed a slew of bills this week aimed at limiting the rights of LGBTQ people, including one targeting transgender...

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Chris Walker

Trump Says US Is Stopping Yemen Bombings, After Killing Hundreds

In an abrupt announcement on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that the U.S. is stopping its bombings in Yemen “effective immediately” after...

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Sharon Zhang

Trump DOJ Sues Colorado Over Sanctuary Immigration Laws

In yet another escalation of its anti-immigrant agenda, the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Friday against...

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Zane Mcneill

Trump Has Raised Nearly $1 Billion From His Various Cryptocurrency Schemes

Donald Trump has raised nearly a billion dollars from his various cryptocurrency schemes, says researcher Molly White. “He is really allowing for...

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Amy Goodman

Internal VA Emails Reveal How Trump and DOGE Cuts Jeopardize Veterans’ Care

This story was originally published by ProPublica . ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story...

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Eric Umansky

Abortion Providers Have Faced Hundreds of Death Threats Since Roe’s Fall

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, abortion bans have spread widely across the South and Midwest. Abortion is totally or near-totally...

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Lauren Rankin

Judge Says North Carolina Election Board Must Certify State Supreme Court Race

A federal judge has ordered an end to efforts by a conservative candidate for the North Carolina State Supreme Court to invalidate thousands of...

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Chris Walker

Poll: Democrats Pledging to Impeach Trump Could Help Their 2026 Midterm Chances

The Republican Party’s strategy for winning the 2026 midterm elections — and thus, potentially retaining control of Congress — is reportedly set to...

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Chris Walker

Kehlani Pride Month Concert Cancelled After Artist Says “I Am Anti-Genocide”

New York City event organizers have cancelled a Pride month concert by R&B artist Kehlani after pressure from Mayor Eric Adams’s office against the...

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Sharon Zhang

Group Sues Florida Officials Over Law Targeting Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives

Florida Decides Healthcare, a political committee and nonprofit that is fighting for expanded Medicaid eligibility in the Sunshine State, on Sunday...

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Eloise Goldsmith

As Trump Pushes Privatization of USPS, Amazon May Be Preparing to Take Over

It would have been easy to miss. Buried deep within Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s annual letter to company shareholders — a glowing, energetic 5,000-word...

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Jonathan Rosenblum

US and Hungary Stand Alone at ICJ in Favor of Israel’s Blockade on Gaza

Since March 2, Israel has blocked all food, medicine, fuel, and other relief from entering the besieged Gaza Strip, home to 2.1 million Palestinian...

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Marjorie Cohn

Trump Says Foreign Movies Are “Propaganda,” Orders 100 Percent Tariff

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that his administration is implementing a 100 percent tariff on all films produced in foreign countries,...

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Sharon Zhang

Israeli Signal App Waltz Used to Archive War Discussions Reportedly Hacked

An Israeli app used by then-U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to archive chats on Signal was easily hacked and his messages accessed by a...

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Sharon Zhang

DHS Offer for “Voluntary Self-Deportation” Could Harm Undocumented Immigrants

The Trump administration on Monday announced what it called “historic travel assistance and stipend for voluntary self-deportation,” prompting one...

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Jessica Corbett

Alliance Between Far Right and Silicon Valley Gives Rise to “End Times Fascism”

An alliance between the far right and Silicon Valley oligarchs has given rise to a form of “end times fascism,” says journalist Naomi Klein, who...

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Amy Goodman

Missouri GOP Is Trying to Undo Abortion Rights Enshrined by Popular Vote

This article was originally published at The 19th . Columbia, Missouri — Celeste Athon had played softball from the day she was old enough to sign...

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Shefali Luthra

Trump and Musk Are Trying to Dismantle Social Security From the Inside

In recent months, people trying to reach the Social Security Administration (SSA) have encountered website crashes, automatic hang-ups and...

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Katie Rose Quandt

Legislators in 13 States Have Introduced 15 “Abortion Abolition” Bills in 2025

Inside a dingy conference room in the North Dakota state house, Texas attorney Bradley Pierce coolly made the case that the 14th Amendment and...

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Colleen Scerpella

What Borrowers Need to Know About the Return of Student Loan Debt Collection

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on education. After a five-year pause, the Trump...

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Meredith Kolodner