Major Stories
Could Georgia Voters Turn Their Utilities Commission Blue?
Alexandra Glorioso joins our joint investigative unit with ProPublica
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
UT System, community colleges complying with Texas’ DEI ban, auditors find
Tulsi Gabbard is the latest woman to leave Trump’s Cabinet
Texas sues Discord, arguing online messaging platform endangered children, misled users
Democrats Tried To Bury 2024 Election Autopsy
In Gerrymandering Fight, Democracy Is Losing
Who Abuses Food Delivery?
Today in Supreme Court History: May 22, 1807
In Democratic runoff, Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee clash over influence of big money in politics
GOP megadonor turned attorney general front-runner: How Mayes Middleton’s largesse fueled his rise
Open Thread
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D’Iberville school officials deadname transgender student on social media days before graduation
‘Goon Squad’ victim faces second arrest since torture
Mississippi College School of Law awards posthumous honorary degree to Medgar Evers
US Military Using More Missiles to Defend Israel Than Israel Itself
Rubio Baselessly Smears Bolivia’s Protesters as “Criminals and Drug Traffickers”
Trump Says He “Gets a Kick” Out of Criticisms He Receives for US Military Deaths
Resistance to Flock Cameras and Police Surveillance Is Exploding
Private Equity Now Owns 1 in 8 Apartment Units, a 50 Percent Increase Since 2021
Humanitarian Convoy Stuck in Libyan Desert Is Determined to Reach Gaza
Omissions, Corrections, and Deceptions — Critics Blast the DNC’s Autopsy Report
House GOP Cancels Iran War Powers Vote for Second Day in a Row
8 House Democrats Join GOP in Vote to Defund Schools That Support Trans Youth
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‘Corporate capture’ of critical minerals risks repeating DRC’s extractive past, warns indigenous leader
Givaldo Santos, Kaiowá and Guarani leader, was killed on May 1st, aged 40
In Kyrgyzstan, a climate-ready corridor gives snow leopards and herders room to roam
Nepal prepares to hand over mega zoo project to conservation body
Indian Ocean tuna regulator eases yellowfin fishing curbs amid sustainability concerns
Above an Australian highway, a bridge reconnects wilderness for quolls, koalas and other animals
‘Same dangerous project’: Fury after Indonesia revives disputed mine
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Trump administration to force foreigners in the U.S. to apply for a green card abroad
The Republican Party Is Nothing More Than a Cult of Trump
Video of my Bruno Leoni Institute (Milan) Talk on the Supreme Court Tariff Decision and its Implications
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Federal Law Requires US Seafood Imports to Not Threaten Marine Mammals. A Lawsuit Is Pushing the Government to Finally Act.
Federal Law Requires US Seafood Imports to Not Threaten Marine Mammals. A Lawsuit Is Pushing the Government to Finally Act.
A SWAT Team Destroyed an Innocent Woman's Home. She's Been Waiting 6 Years for Justice.
Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Is Built on a Contradiction
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The Center Square49d
WATCH: Longview superintendent in court on obstruction charges in school sex assault case
(The Center Square) - Longview School District Superintendent Karen Cloninger made an initial court appearance Friday following Thursday’s arrest in connection with an ongoing investigation involving
The Center Square49d
Candidates compete for Issa's California seat in U.S. House
Editor's note: This concludes this week's series on the June 2 primary election in California. The stories include comments from candidates who agreed to interviews with The Center Square.
Mississippi Today49d
Belhaven softball clinches Super Regional, and Coach Kevin Griffin’s busy 2026 gets busier
Belhaven University’s storybook softball season added another triumphant chapter Friday when the Blazers soundly defeated Wisconsin-Oshkosh 10-2 to sweep the best-of-three NCAA Super Regional at jam-p
The Center Square49d
WATCH: Christian foster parents win major First Amendment settlement in case against DCYF
(The Center Square) - Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families has agreed to a permanent injunction that will bar state officials from forcing foster families to embrace gender ideolog
Inside Climate News49d
The Brazilian Supreme Court Makes Way for the ‘Grain Train’
A nearly 600-mile railway that would cut through the heart of the Amazon rainforest got one step closer to reality Thursday when the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled that a national park could be resized
Waging Nonviolence50d
The quiet resistance of working-class women in Egypt
This article The quiet resistance of working-class women in Egypt was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.
Global Voices50d
Rosa Pachurí Paraba: How Monkox indigenous women are leading Bolivia’s response to wildfires
Indigenous resilience and ancestral knowledge guide recovery from Bolivia’s devastating 2024 wildfire crisis response efforts
Truthout50d
Despite Trump’s Oil Blockade, Quiet Resistance of Daily Life Continues in Cuba
For a Caribbean city known for its effervescent, out-of-doors culture, Havana has relatively few cars on its streets, not many people on its sidewalks, and a handful of places open for patrons. Life a
Reason Magazine49d
FBI Director Kash Patel's Girlfriend's Defamation Suit Over Allegations She Was Israeli Spy Can Go Forward
From Judge David Alan Ezra (W.D. Tex.) today in Wilkins v. Seraphin:
Reason Magazine49d
Professor's #TheyLied Defamation Case Against National Academy of Sciences (Related to Sexual Harassment Allegations) Can Go Forward
From today's D.C. Circuit decision in Butters v. Nat'l Acad. of Sciences, by Judge Douglas Ginsburg, joined by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson and Florence Pan:
Reason Magazine50d
A Florida Detention Center Was the Harshest in the Country. Then ICE Stopped Tracking Details on Use of Force.
A South Florida immigrant detention center that's been the subject of numerous allegations of poor conditions and abuse was the national leader in using physical force against detainees, according to
Reason Magazine50d
"Tennessee Man Jailed 37 Days for Trump Meme Wins $835,000 Settlement"
From the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Wednesday:
CDC Newsroom49d
Statement: Update on Title 42 Order
Statement: Update on Title 42 Order
CDC Newsroom50d
Transcript - Update on Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, 5/22/2026
Transcript - Update on Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, 5/22/2026
NSF News50d
Podcast: Onboard autonomous IndyCar racing (part 2)
Madhur Behl, an NSF-supported associate professor, discusses software challenges in autonomous racing and how his program is helping to develop the AI workforce of the future...
TorrentFreak50d
Spanish Court Declines to Fine NordVPN Over LaLiga Piracy Blocking Order
In February, the Commercial Court No. 1 of Córdoba labeled VPN services as “technological intermediaries,” ordering them to actively block IP addresses that host illegal LaLiga matches.
Mongabay49d
Kenyan communities protest planned nuclear plant near Lake Victoria
On May 21, residents of Sakwa, in southeastern Kenya, gathered to protest the government’s plan to install a nuclear power plant near their homes, along Lake Victoria. Sakwa, in Siaya County, is home
Inside Climate News49d
A Youth-Led Campaign Claims a Win For Climate Justice
A climate justice seed planted by young Pacific Island students in 2019, as mass participation in climate demonstrations peaked in the millions, is starting to reshape international law around the rea
Mongabay50d
World Turtle Day: Important conservation wins amid turtle extinction crisis
World Turtle Day is celebrated every May 23 to raise awareness about the threats faced by turtles and tortoises. Turtles, tortoises and terrapins, which together make up the order Testudines, have evo
Dialogue Earth50d
Leaving Home: She left after the fire; a Chilean community’s struggle to stay
Carmen Mardones first began to call Canal Chacao home when she was 29. Set among the hills of Quilpué, the neighbourhood offered a life closer to the forest with their two young children: Kattya, four
Federal Reserve50d
Kevin Warsh takes oath of office as chairman and a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Open Market Committee unanimously selects Warsh as its chairman
Kevin Warsh takes oath of office as chairman and a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Open Market Committee unanimously selects Warsh as its chairman
Investigate Midwest50d
Bayer promises to suspend ‘unfair provisions’ in seed contracts for several years, Trump administration announces
Loyalty programs have been part of the seed and chemical industry — typically, the seeds and pesticides required to grow commodity crops are sold together — for decades. Some have termed them “velvet
Federal Reserve50d
Agencies publish resolution plan feedback letters for certain domestic and foreign banking organizations
Agencies publish resolution plan feedback letters for certain domestic and foreign banking organizations
Inside Climate News49d
As Wildfire Grows Near Ex-Nuclear Site, California County Sets Up Radiation Air Monitors
With a Southern California wildfire only growing in size, firefighters in Ventura County have increased response efforts near a former nuclear reactor and rocket testing site.
Chalkbeat49d
An upper Manhattan mom was tired of screen time. She convinced 38 schools to take a ‘screen break.’
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Chalkbeat50d
A new national report tells a complicated story about Newark Public Schools students’ learning and growth
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Chalkbeat50d
Gov. Bill Lee taps former superintendent, UT trustee for Memphis schools takeover board
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Reason Magazine49d
President Trump Doesn't Need Congressional Approval for His Actions as to Iran
President Donald Trump is taking a lot of heat for the military operations he launched unilaterally as Commander in Chief of the U.S. armed forces against the Iranian pirates/terrorists: (1) striking
Reason Magazine50d
Is the End of the Obesity Epidemic Near? People Lost Up to 85 Pounds Using New Weight Loss Drug
Rumors about the astonishing weight loss potential of Eli Lilly's triple hormone drug retatrutide have been circulating for months. The results of its Phase 3 clinical trial, just released by the drug
Reason Magazine50d
In New Hampshire, a Setback for Second Amendment Rights on Campus
On Thursday, an effort to eliminate gun-free zones on New Hampshire college campuses fizzled out in the state Legislature, when the Senate voted against a committee of conference to renegotiate the bi
Reason Magazine50d
Should Billionaires Pay More Taxes?
Yale Law School professor Natasha Sarin and the Cato Institute's Adam Michel debate the resolution, "Billionaires should pay a higher share of federal taxes."