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Pentagon Plan Would Create Standing Military Force to Put Down “Civil Unrest”

Pentagon Plan Would Create Standing Military Force to Put Down “Civil Unrest”

The Trump administration is reportedly considering a plan to put troops on standby to deploy in as little as an hour.

12.08.2025 3

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UNICEF Leader Returns From Gaza With Harrowing Warning of Mass Child Starvation

UNICEF Leader Returns From Gaza With Harrowing Warning of Mass Child Starvation

“The children I met are not victims of a natural disaster,” said the UNICEF deputy director, “They are being starved.”

02.08.2025 7

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Federal Court Finds Trump’s Immigration Enforcement Tactics Unconstitutional

Federal Court Finds Trump’s Immigration Enforcement Tactics Unconstitutional

The 9th Circuit upheld a lower court ruling against the administration's indiscriminate ICE raids in California.

02.08.2025 3

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Poll Shows GOP Senators Who Vote to Cut Medicaid Could Face Political Peril

A KFF Health Tracking Poll shows anxiety is high about looming Medicaid cuts among voters across the political spectrum.

08.06.2025 3

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ICE Arrests David Huerta, Beloved Labor Leader and SEIU California President

“We all collectively have to object to this madness,” said Huerta after his violent arrest for witnessing an ICE raid.

07.06.2025 3

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Supreme Court Allows DOGE Continued Access to Sensitive Social Security Data

“This is a sad day for our democracy and a scary day for millions of people,” said the coalition behind the challenge.

07.06.2025 3

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Will Trump’s 12-Country Travel Ban Trigger Protests Like His “Muslim Ban” Did?

The executive order places a travel ban or harsh restrictions on 19 nations, including some with Muslim majorities.

06.06.2025 3

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Outcry Builds Over GOP Budget Rule Requiring Bond to Challenge Trump in Court

The provision will make it so only the well-to-do would be in a good position to launch legal challenges against Trump.

01.06.2025 10

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Democrats Condemn Latest Trump Budget Request: “No Billionaire Left Behind”

The topline target of the Trump proposal aims to cut $163 billion from the 2026 fiscal budget.

01.06.2025 10

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9th Circuit Court Finds Trump’s Mass Federal Firings Violated Constitution

The coalition behind the lawsuit challenging Trump welcomed the ruling and slammed the assault on the federal workforce.

31.05.2025 4

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Democrats Sound Alarm Over Mass Layoffs Linked to Trump’s Tariffs

Stellantis announced temporary layoffs for 900 workers, citing conditions created by Trump's tariffs.

06.04.2025 70

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Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Ending Deportation Protections of Venezuelans

The ruling puts a pause on the administration's action, which would have opened the door for immediate deportations.

01.04.2025 3

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Court Convicts Far Right Marine Le Pen of Embezzlement, Banning Her From Office

Progressives warn the ruling could backfire if too many people see it as an attempt to preemptively subvert democracy.

31.03.2025 8

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Trump Order Cites National Security to Attack Collective Bargaining Rights

The president is trying to strip hundreds of thousands of federal workers of union representation and labor protections.

28.03.2025 10

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Critics Slam Trump’s Executive Order on Voting as an “Authoritarian Power Grab”

They say the order aims to take away the right to vote or to make it so hard that many don't participate.

26.03.2025 20

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Mass Protests in Turkey After Trump Ally Erdoğan Imprisons Political Rival

Meanwhile, Elon Musk is under fire for blocking accounts of opposition figures in Turkey on his social media platform X.

24.03.2025 4

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Over 500 People Killed and 900 Wounded Since Israel Broke Gaza Ceasefire

Israel has launched new ground operations in the north of Gaza and continues its ongoing blockade.

20.03.2025 5

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Washington Post Refuses to Run Ad Demanding Donald Trump Fire Elon Musk

The ad had been scheduled to be delivered to members of Congress as well as subscribers at the Pentagon and White House.

17.02.2025 3

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Russell Vought Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Stop Work

Critics say the move appears designed to remove obstructions to Elon Musk’s plan for a new payment app.

09.02.2025 7

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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Musk’s DOGE Team from Treasury Payment System

The judge also ordered DOGE members to “immediately destroy” any copies of material downloaded from Treasury systems.

08.02.2025 4

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'Even When Things Look Dark, Way Down, in the Human Heart—There’s a Light'

A reflection on a 'Christmas Song'—our family's favorite—and one that speaks solemnly and soulfully to the deep drive that fuels our common dreams...

24.12.2024 10

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Palestinian Journalist: We Have Run Out of Body Bags to Bury the Dead in Gaza

Rescue workers, children, and journalists are among the civilians killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza on Sunday, as the death toll continues to mount...

16.12.2024 3

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After Reports Suggest Trump Seeks to Privatize USPS, Progressives Speak Out

After weekend reporting indicated President-elect Donald Trump is actively thinking about avenues to privatize the U.S. Postal Service,...

15.12.2024 20

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Amazon Workers Threaten Holiday Strike If Company Keeps Refusing to Bargain

Workers at a Amazon warehouse and delivery center in New York announced approval of strike authorizations on Friday, giving the retail giant — who...

15.12.2024 10

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Biden’s EPA Bans Common Carcinogens Used in Auto Repair, Dry Cleaning

The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a permanent ban on a pair of carcinogenic chemicals widely used in...

09.12.2024 4

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UN Treaty Talks Fail to Reach Agreement on Plastic Production and Pollution

Environmental groups on Sunday decried the conclusion of a United Nations summit designed to secure an international treaty to combat plastic...

02.12.2024 6

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Israel Bombs Another World Central Kitchen Vehicle in Gaza, Killing 5

Israel bombed a humanitarian vehicle in Gaza on Saturday, reportedly killing three aid workers with World Central Kitchen and Palestinian...

01.12.2024 5

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Trump Picks Kash Patel to Lead FBI — a Loyalist Who Vowed to Target His Enemies

Watchdog critics are sounding the alarm over president-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Kashyap “Kash” Patel to be the next director of the FBI,...

01.12.2024 3

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Boeing Union Workers Win Tentative Contract With 35 Percent Wage Increase

Striking union members who work for the aerospace giant Boeing reached a tentative contract agreement Saturday after nearly 6 weeks on the picket...

20.10.2024 7

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Barred From Gaza by Israel, Medical Workers Cry Out for Help

As more Israeli bombing of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza killed dozens of people Saturday, health workers from both inside and out of...

19.10.2024 4

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Israel Kills 100 in Gaza School Hours After Biden Approves $3.5B in Military Aid

Just hours after the Biden administration Friday announced approval of $3.5 billion in military funds for Israel and shipments for new weaponry, an...

11.08.2024 10

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Families Flee Khan Yunis as Israel Hammers Gaza With US-Supplied Bombs

A wave of fresh bombings and military ground operations by Israel were underway in the city of Khan Younis on Friday as images of Palestinian...

09.08.2024 2

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