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USDA Tells Grocery Stores They Can’t Give Discounts to SNAP Recipients

USDA Tells Grocery Stores They Can’t Give Discounts to SNAP Recipients

The move is a “perverted interpretation of a rule that stops grocers from price gouging SNAP recipients,” said a critic.

03.11.2025 2

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Trump Administration Defies Court Orders to Resume Food Aid for 42 Million Americans

Trump Administration Defies Court Orders to Resume Food Aid for 42 Million Americans

Two judges ordered the USDA to use contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing during the shutdown.

01.11.2025 2

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SCOTUS Case Could Destroy Voting Rights Act and Cement GOP Control of House

If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is dismantled, the impact will reshape political power across the US, experts say.

16.10.2025 20

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Channeling Project 2025 Playbook, Trump Admin Weighs Privatizing Student Loans

Critics have warned that privatization will put even more borrowers in precarious situations.

07.10.2025 2

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After DOJ Pressure, Apple Removes App That Let Users Report Local ICE Sightings

“We are determined to fight this with everything we have,” said the ICEBlock app’s developer, Joshua Aaron.

03.10.2025 1

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Trump and Key Project 2025 Architect Use Shutdown to Target Democrats

The OMB director is already withholding congressionally appropriated funds for projects in blue cities and states.

02.10.2025 3

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Italy Sends Naval Ship to Aid Sumud Flotilla After It Was Attacked by Drones

At least eight attacks and six explosions were reported as flash bang grenades hit at least six of the boats.

24.09.2025 2

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CPJ: Israeli Strike in Yemen Was Largest Attack on Journalists in 16 Years

Thirty-one journalists from two government-run newspapers were killed, along with four others, including a child.

20.09.2025 3

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Ed. Department Will Give Grants to K-12 Schools That Adopt Right-Wing Curriculum

Critics point out that the federal government has been barred from seeking to influence or direct curricula since 1970.

19.09.2025 40

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Stephen Miller Vows to “Dismantle” the Left After Charlie Kirk Assassination

Miller threatened to deploy RICO and terrorism charges to persecute progressive organizations and individuals.

14.09.2025 20

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New Bill Would Allow Rubio to Strip US Citizens’ Passports Over Political Speech

The legislation would allow the Secretary of State to strip anyone's US passport with no legal due process.

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Top Dems Still Won’t Back Mamdani as He Holds Huge Lead in NYC Mayor’s Race

A poll shows voters trust Mamdani most on issues across the board, including those the party fears will be liabilities.

10.09.2025 20

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Trump Family Gains Another $5Billion in Crypto Profits. Critics Call It Corruption.

Crypto is now the dominant source of Trump's wealth. He aims to curb regulations against the volatile financial assets.

04.09.2025 20

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Maduro Says Venezuela Won’t Give In to US Threats as Trump Deploys More Warships

Trump has a long history of calling for US intervention to overthrow the Venezuelan government.

03.09.2025 20

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House Republicans Investigate Wikipedia for Alleged “Anti-Israel” Bias

Wikipedia is being pressed to release names of specific editors, a tactic seemingly pushed by the Heritage Foundation.

30.08.2025 8

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia Released From ICE Custody After Return From El Salvador

Abrego Garcia says he endured beatings and psychological torture after being unlawfully transferred to El Salvador.

23.08.2025 2

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North Carolina Waiting on Millions in FEMA Preparedness Grants as Hurricane Hits

FEMA also still owes North Carolina hundreds of millions in promised recovery funds from last year’s Hurricane Helene.

22.08.2025 2

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Trump Mulls Lower Refugee Cap of 40,000 With Most Space for White South Africans

The vast number of people allowed in the US next year under this plan would belong to a group not facing persecution.

15.08.2025 2

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State Dept. Threatens Intervention in Brazil as Bolsonaro Put on House Arrest

The Trump administration has already sanctioned the judge presiding over Bolsonaro’s alleged coup attempt trial.

06.08.2025 9

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Leading Israeli Rights Groups Call Assault on Gaza Genocide for the First Time

B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel each issued reports concluding that Israel actions constitute genocide.

29.07.2025 20

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ADL-Backed Bill Threatens to Censor Criticism of Israel on Social Media

The proposed STOP HATE Act comes as US public opinion has dramatically shifted against Israel's genocide in Gaza.

26.07.2025 20

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AFL-CIO Report Finds That CEOs Made 285 Times More Than Their Workers Last Year

The CEOs in the report can also avoid paying an extra $738 million in income taxes thanks to Trump's budget legislation.

24.07.2025 4

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Trump Labor Department Plans to Gut More Than 60 Workplace Regulations

The administration is planning to overhaul dozens of rules that protect workers from exploitation and wage theft.

23.07.2025 6

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Public Media Defenders Mobilize as Senate GOP Set to Gut Over $1B in Funding

"This is a coordinated, authoritarian attempt to silence dissent and dismantle the public good,” said Our Revolution.

16.07.2025 2

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LA Judge Orders ICE to Cease Indiscriminate Raids and Racial Profiling

The judge found ICE patrols have been “indiscriminately rounding up numerous individuals without reasonable suspicion.”

13.07.2025 3

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FEMA Missed Thousands of Texas Flood Victims’ Calls After Noem Fired Contractors

The DHS Secretary moved forward with the layoffs immediately after the disaster, as the demand for help was highest.

13.07.2025 4

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Case Challenging Trump’s Deportations of Pro-Palestine Students Goes to Trial

While the case deals specifically with noncitizens, it has implications for free speech for everyone in the US.

07.07.2025 3

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EPA Suspends Over 140 Employees for Signing Letter of Dissent

The decision has been widely criticized as a violation of the employees' First Amendment rights.

04.07.2025 4

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Latest Potential Israeli War Crime in Gaza Used US-Supplied 500-Pound Bomb

Israel's attack on a Gaza café on Monday killed dozens of Palestinians and injured many more.

03.07.2025 4

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Indigenous and Green Groups Protest ICE’s “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades

Florida’s attorney general announced that construction of the jail in the Big Cypress National Preserve had begun.

30.06.2025 3

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Iran Cuts Ties With IAEA, Accusing It of Enabling US Airstrikes

The Trump administration cited findings from the International Atomic Energy Agency to justify its attacks.

25.06.2025 10

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Israel’s Blockade Is Causing “Man-Made Drought” in Gaza

UNICEF warns just 40 percent of Gaza's drinking water-production facilities are estimated to be functional.

20.06.2025 3

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