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Elon Musk May Be Pushed Out of Trump Admin After Humiliating Wisconsin Loss

Musk spent millions to meddle in a Wisconsin state Supreme Court election — which his candidate lost by double digits.

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Waltz Has Used Personal Email and 20 Other Signal Threads for Government Affairs

Reports of 20 Signal chats and Waltz’s Gmail mark at least four major security liabilities uncovered since Signalgate.

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Israel Bombs UN Clinic, Killing 22, Days After Gaza Medics Found in Mass Grave

Israel Bombs UN Clinic, Killing 22, Days After Gaza Medics Found in Mass Grave

Footage circulating in the aftermath of the attack showed a newborn who was decapitated by the bombing.

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Israel’s Genocide Has Killed More Journalists Than WWI and WWII Combined: Report

Israel’s Genocide Has Killed More Journalists Than WWI and WWII Combined: Report

At least 232 journalists have been killed amid the genocide, a new Costs of War report finds.

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Tlaib, Jayapal Introduce Resolutions to Block Trump’s Weapons Sales to Israel

Tlaib, Jayapal Introduce Resolutions to Block Trump’s Weapons Sales to Israel

The weapons sales deepen the US’s complicity in Israel’s assault on Gaza, Rep. Pramila Jayapal said.

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Children in Gaza Are So Hungry They’re Drawing Pictures of Food in the Sand

Children in Gaza Are So Hungry They’re Drawing Pictures of Food in the Sand

Israel has blocked all aid from entering Gaza for over three weeks, the longest total aid blockade so far.

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Pressley: Tufts’s Ozturk Is a “Political Prisoner” Who Was “Kidnapped” By ICE

Pressley: Tufts’s Ozturk Is a “Political Prisoner” Who Was “Kidnapped” By ICE

Ozturk has been brought to an immigration jail in Louisiana where there is “rampant abuse,” rights advocates say.

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Trump Admin Deported Venezuelan Men Just Because They Had Tattoos, Report Finds

Trump Admin Deported Venezuelan Men Just Because They Had Tattoos, Report Finds

“We’re finding and questioning everyone who has tattoos,” one ICE agent reportedly told a deportee.

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Tufts Student Activist Rumeysa Ozturk Abducted by ICE on Her Way to Iftar

Tufts Student Activist Rumeysa Ozturk Abducted by ICE on Her Way to Iftar

Ozturk’s location after being abducted by ICE agents is currently unknown.

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Democrat: Leaked Messages Show Waltz Admitting to War Crime in Yemen Strike

Democrat: Leaked Messages Show Waltz Admitting to War Crime in Yemen Strike

J.D. Vance said it was “excellent” that a strike collapsed a building. Thirteen civilians died, according to one count.

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Court Extends Hussam Abu Safiya’s Detention in Israeli Torture Camp by 6 Months

Court Extends Hussam Abu Safiya’s Detention in Israeli Torture Camp by 6 Months

The Gaza hospital director has faced relentless torture in his three months in Israel’s camps, his legal team says.

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Tlaib: Democrats Rage Over Yemen Strike Leak, But Not at the Strike Itself

Tlaib: Democrats Rage Over Yemen Strike Leak, But Not at the Strike Itself

The US’s airstrikes on Yemen have reportedly killed dozens of civilians, with the US twice bombing a cancer hospital.

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USPS’s Louis DeJoy Resigns as Banks “Salivate” Over Musk Goal of Privatization

USPS’s Louis DeJoy Resigns as Banks “Salivate” Over Musk Goal of Privatization

Earlier this month, Musk singled out USPS for privatization at a Morgan Stanley conference.

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Oscar-Winning Hamdan Ballal Released From Israeli Custody Bruised and Bloodied

Oscar-Winning Hamdan Ballal Released From Israeli Custody Bruised and Bloodied

Fellow co-director Basel Adra said there has been an uptick in Israeli settler violence since the Oscar win.

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Israeli Settler Mob Attacks “No Other Land” Co-Director Hamdan Ballal

Israeli Settler Mob Attacks “No Other Land” Co-Director Hamdan Ballal

Israeli soldiers blocked the ambulance transporting Ballal after the attack and detained him.

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Israel Kills Journalist Hossam Shabat, Known for His Reports From North Gaza

Israel Kills Journalist Hossam Shabat, Known for His Reports From North Gaza

“I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza,” he said. “Keep telling our stories — until Palestine is free.”

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Israel Bombs Southern Gaza Hospital With US Doctors Stationed There

Israel Bombs Southern Gaza Hospital With US Doctors Stationed There

One doctor condemned US presidents and Western media for complicity in Israel’s violence on CNN hours before the attack.

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Israel Kills 400 in Gaza, Resuming Bombings After Months of Ceasefire Violations

Israel Kills 400 in Gaza, Resuming Bombings After Months of Ceasefire Violations

Israeli forces have unleashed an intense assault across Gaza, killing at least 174 Palestinian children, reports say.

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As Israel Bombs Gaza, Tlaib, Sanders Plead: “NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL”

As Israel Bombs Gaza, Tlaib, Sanders Plead: “NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL”

“They will never stop until there are sanctions and an arms embargo,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib warned.

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Israel’s Assault Marks One of the Deadliest Days for Children in Gaza History

Israel’s Assault Marks One of the Deadliest Days for Children in Gaza History

“Israeli forces have signed a death warrant for Palestinian children in Gaza,” one rights group worker said.

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Trump Officials Deport Brown University Doctor, Seemingly Defying Court Order

Trump Officials Deport Brown University Doctor, Seemingly Defying Court Order

The administration has been ordered at least twice to respond to allegations that it has openly defied court orders.

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Aid Cuts Could Kill Millions in Next Year, Report Finds as Musk Claims No Deaths

Aid Cuts Could Kill Millions in Next Year, Report Finds as Musk Claims No Deaths

On an average day, 9,000 people may die due to the U.S.’s aid cuts, a new estimate finds.

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Trump Official Refuses to Say Whether He Thinks Protest Is “Deportable Offense”

Trump Official Refuses to Say Whether He Thinks Protest Is “Deportable Offense”

The official said “we would have never let [Mahmoud Khalil] into the” US if he said he would participate in protests.

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UN Report: Israel’s Gender-Based Violence in Gaza Amounts to “Genocidal Acts”

UN Report: Israel’s Gender-Based Violence in Gaza Amounts to “Genocidal Acts”

Israel’s bombing of a crucial IVF clinic and destruction of 4,000 embryos was an act of genocide, experts found.

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Israel Has Killed 3 People a Day in Gaza Since Ceasefire, Rights Group Says

Israel Has Killed 3 People a Day in Gaza Since Ceasefire, Rights Group Says

Israeli forces have killed 150 people and wounded over 600 others in the besieged enclave since January 19.

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Rubio Is Using Red Scare-Era Immigration Provision to Go After Protesters

Rubio Is Using Red Scare-Era Immigration Provision to Go After Protesters

The law was originally used to target Jewish immigrants suspected of being Soviet sympathizers.

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9 in 10 People in Gaza Have No Safe Water Access After Israel’s Power Cut

Israel once again cut electricity to Gaza on Sunday, taking offline a desalination plant that provided water to 600,000.

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Only 14 House Members Sign Letter Calling for Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Release

Lawmakers denounced the administration’s “assault on free speech” with Khalil’s detention.

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Trump Admin Reportedly Using AI to Label, Target Visa Holders as “Pro-Hamas”

Advocates for Palestinian rights raised alarm over the program, saying it is designed to chill dissent.

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Palestinian Officials Say Israel Has Committed at Least 962 Ceasefire Violations

Israeli forces have killed 116 civilians and wounded 490 others in Gaza since the ceasefire went into effect in January.

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Israel Wiped Out at Least 1,200 Entire Families in Gaza, Analysis Finds

There are also at least 3,400 families with only one surviving member, Palestinian officials have said.

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Poll Finds 6 in 10 Democratic Voters Now Back Palestinians Over Israelis

A record 59 percent of Democratic voters say they sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis.

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Trump Threatens “Hell” to All Palestinians in Gaza Over Captive Release Deal

Hamas said Trump’s threat is yet another way for Israeli officials to avoid ceasefire and captive release talks.

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UN Food Agency Says It Has 2 Weeks of Food Left in Gaza Amid Israeli Blockade

A UN official has said that the renewed blockade is yet another “escalation of Israel’s genocidal campaign.”

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Israel Detains 14-Year-Old Palestinian Boy From West Bank Without Charges

A children’s rights group said that this is the youngest person Israel has held without charges on record.

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Sanders Calls Out Trump’s “Outrageous Lie” on Social Security in Scathing Speech

Trump is repeating lies about the crucial anti-poverty program to lay the groundwork for cuts, the senator said.

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Sanders: 1 Percent Has Sapped $79T in Wealth From Bottom 90 Percent Since 1975

In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion was sapped from the bottom 90 percent— enough to give every worker a $32,000 raise.

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Supreme Court Weakens EPA Ability to Limit Discharge of Raw Sewage Into Water

San Francisco’s case against the EPA’s sewage regulations was supported by conservative and mining groups.

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Trump Admin Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4B as It Blocks Aid Into Gaza

Israel announced on Sunday that it is reinstating its blockade of basic resources into Gaza.

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Palestinians Released by Israel Show Evidence of “Shocking” Torture, Neglect

Israel is releasing prisoners with clothing printed with calls for Palestinians to be “destroyed,” reports say.

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Sanders: Trump Cabinet Picks Are Nearly Irrelevant With Musk in Charge

“If you want to discuss policies in the Department of Labor, let’s bring in the real secretary,” Sanders said.

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AOC: Pharma Reforms Had Almost Unanimous House Support — Until Elon Musk Tweeted

“He sends one tweet, and all of a sudden, everyone backs off,” she said.

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Report: US Police Killed Someone Every 6.5 Hours on Average in 2024

Police killings hit a record high last year, with Black and Indigenous people disproportionately targeted.

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7 Newborns Freeze to Death in Gaza in 2 Weeks as Israel Blocks Entry of Shelter

Babies as young as one day old have died from hypothermia as Israel has restricted the entry of supplies like tents.

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New York Governor Orders CUNY Take Down Job Posting for Palestinian Studies

“A new McCarthy era is upon us,” one Hunter College professor said. “Too many are complicit.”

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Trump Posts AI Video Showing Colonial Fantasy of Gaza Rebuilt for the Rich

Excessive wealth is a focal point of the video, which shows a gold statue of Trump and Elon Musk being showered in cash.

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Trump Administration Seizes Control Over White House Press Pool in Chilling Move

“In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps,” the White House press group said.

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Sanders Moves to Block Trump’s $8.5B Transfer of Weapons to Israel

The sale includes thousands of the types of bombs and missiles found to have been used in likely Israeli war crimes.

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Staffers Resign En Masse From DOGE, Refusing to Help Musk “Dismantle” Services

“We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions,” the staffers wrote.

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Israel Sends Tanks to West Bank for First Time in Decades, Intensifying Assault

Palestinian officials called the move “a flagrant attempt to entrench genocide and forced displacement.”

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