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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Sues Trump Over His Attempt to Fire Her

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Israel Denies Foreign Doctors Entry to Gaza as It Prepares Gaza City Invasion

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The Trump Family Has Made $3.4 Billion Due to His Presidencies, Report Finds

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LA Immigrant Rights Activist Recounts Violent Arrest by Masked Federal Agents

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Historian Rebukes Trump Imposing His Own Views of US History on the Smithsonian

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to Trump: “We’re Not Going to Cower or Bend”

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Ex-Colombian President Tied to US-Backed Paramilitaries Given House Arrest

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YouTube Star Ms. Rachel Says Protecting Palestinian Kids Is Core to Her Values

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Trump’s DC Takeover Is Part of “Slide Towards Fascism,” Princeton Professor Says

Khalil Gibran Muhammad says Trump uses racist ideas and policing to enact his domestic policy agenda.

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Activist Released Without Charges After Violent Arrest While Documenting ICE

Masked agents pinned Amanda Trebach on the pavement then forced her into an unmarked van.

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New Jersey Wins Historic $2 Billion Settlement From Chemical Companies Over PFAS

A broad coalition of activists around the country has long been lobbying to ban toxic forever chemicals.

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Trump Kicks Trade War into High Gear as New Tariffs Take Effect

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Robert Reich: Firing of BLS Chief Is Another Example of Trump’s Dislike of Facts

The former labor secretary calls Bureau of Labor Statistics “crown jewel” of government efforts to explain the economy.

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Protesters Converge on New York Trump Hotel to Demand US Stop Arming Israel

Police arrested more than 40 people at the demonstration, which was led by Jewish activists.

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Columbia Prof. Rashid Khalidi Cancels Course, Slams School’s Trump Settlement

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Activists From “Cancer Alley” Launch US Tour to Confront Fossil Fuel Financiers

The “Toxic Billionaire Tour” targets the financial backers of natural gas projects that have devastated the region.

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Both Patients and Staff in Gaza Hospitals Experiencing Starvation, Doctor Says

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60 Years After Creation of Medicaid, GOP Cuts Threaten the Lifeline for Millions

The GOP budget bill slashes nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid, which is the largest payer of long-term care in the US.

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Former Gaza Humanitarian Fund Worker Says Aid Sites “Designed as Death Traps”

“The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation needs to be defunded, shut down,” former contractor Anthony Aguilar says.

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Israeli Interception of Aid Ship Bound for Gaza is “Piracy,” Activist Says

After cutting radio access, armed, masked soldiers boarded the boat, which was carrying formula, food, and medicine.

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Another Freedom Flotilla Sails to Gaza to Break Israel’s “Engineered Famine”

The ship launched from Italy five days ago carrying humanitarian aid desperately needed by Gaza’s starving population.

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The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.

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University Withholds Palestinian American Student’s Diploma Over Her Activism

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ICE Jailed a 6-Year-Old With Leukemia for More Than a Month

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Israel Is Carrying Out “Precisely Designed Mass Starvation” in Gaza

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Rep. Ro Khanna Pushes Bipartisan Bill Calling for Release of All Epstein Files

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New Exposé Reveals How the US’s Largest Health Insurer Silences Its Critics

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UN Human Rights Chief Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Abuse of Migrants and Protesters

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From LA to Chicago, Latinx Communities Mount a Defense Against ICE Attacks

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Philadelphia Union Ends Largest Municipal Workers’ Strike in Decades

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Los Angeles ICE Agents Kidnapped US Citizen Andrea Velez, Says Her Lawyer

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Netanyahu and Trump Will Discuss How to “Capitalize” on Their Attacks on Iran

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