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“No Kings” Shifts Focus to Midterms With Early Voting Day of Action
Organizers launched more than 2,500 No Kings events across all 50 states and the District of Columbia Saturday, this time focusing their efforts on the midterm elections. From roadside rallies to…
Reason Magazine21h
Trump's War With Iran Pushed Him To Waive a Century-Old Shipping Law. Commerce Boomed.
America's interminable war with Iran has killed thousands, disrupted commerce that flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and raised prices on the home front.
Truthout1d
As Trump Sabotages the ICC With Sanctions, There Are Many Ways to Fight Back
The U.S. government has long sought to incapacitate the International Criminal Court (ICC), the world’s first global court that was created to prosecute the most atrocious crimes. As the ICC seeks to…
Reason Magazine2d
Trump Loses Yet Another Sanctuary City Case—This Time Against New York City
Yesterday, in United States v. City of New York, yet another federal court ruled against the Trump administration in a sanctuary city case. "Sanctuary" jurisdictions are state and local governments…
Texas Tribune2d
19 million Texans are registered to vote, breaking record
Voter registration applications hang in a holder inside of the Elections Office in Fredericksburg on March 5, 2024.
Ballotpedia News2d
Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There were 28 vacancies out of 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of Oct. 15. All 28 were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are…
Reason Magazine2d
DOGE Worked? Only If You Grade on a Curve.
As the Trump administration's short-lived Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project implemented its plan to downsize the federal workforce, there was much wailing from the liberal…
Truthout2d
Chuck Schumer Hasn’t Said a Word About Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar
Days after the Trump administration’s unprecedented raid of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minnesota) house just weeks before the midterm elections, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has not…
Texas Tribune2d
Bobby Pulido pitches himself as the Democrat “you used to vote for” in bid to oust Rep. Monica De La Cruz
Democratic nominee Bobby Pulido and U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Edinburg, are vying for Texas' 15th Congressional District, which stretches from east of San Antonio to the border in the Rio…
Truthout2d
Trump Profited From His Giveaway to Big Pharma While Jacking Up Drug Costs
An analysis released Friday by Democrats on the congressional Joint Economic Committee details how US President Donald Trump loaded up on shares of major pharmaceutical companies last year as his…
Truthout2d
New Bill Seeks to Expose What Major Banks Knew Regarding Epstein’s Spending
Several members of Congress have submitted new legislation that would require financial regulators and private banking institutions to disclose thus far unreleased transactions made by disgraced…
Inside Climate News3d
Watchdog Questions Zeldin’s Tour With Embattled GOP Candidates
It’s not unusual for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to be on the road touting the Trump administration’s agenda, but his travel itinerary in the weeks before the midterm…
CalMatters3d
California files its 100th lawsuit against Trump, this time over ICE at courthouses
California leaders want immigration agents to stay away from courthouses. They worry enforcement will prevent people from testifying in criminal trials.
Texas Tribune3d
Trump says John Cornyn and Karl Rove to blame if Ken Paxton loses Senate race
President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn.
CalMatters3d
Trump sues California over allegations of noncitizens registering to vote
The Trump administration is demanding records from Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties as it looks for instances of noncitizens voting.
Truthout3d
US Reportedly Considering Dropping “Mother of All Bombs” on Iran
The Pentagon has reportedly drawn up plans to attack Iran with the “Mother of All Bombs” (MOAB), the largest conventional weapon ever developed by weight, after being ordered by President Donald…
Truthout3d
Trump Cancels Livestream of Firing Squad Execution After Fierce Backlash
President Donald Trump has cancelled a plan to livestream the firing squad execution of former soldier Nidal Malik Hasan after widespread backlash from the public, politicians, military members, and…
Truthout3d
Trump Tells MAGA Audience Leakers Should “Be Shot”
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that anyone leaking information out of his own White House should face execution, in an escalation of violent rhetoric against leakers and journalists. “Somebody…
Truthout3d
Trump Administration Reportedly Trying to Denaturalize and Deport Ilhan Omar
The Trump administration is working to build a case against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) with the hopes of ultimately denaturalizing and deporting the progressive Somali American lawmaker, The Wall…
Truthout3d
“Because of the Price of Oil … We’re Making a Fortune,” Trump Says at Rally
President Donald Trump attempted to spin high oil prices as a boon for the United States at a rally in Arizona on Wednesday, just hours after new federal data showed that inflation reached its…
Texas Tribune3d
Execution of Fort Hood shooter will not be live-streamed, Trump says
U.S. Army Specialist Robert Orcutt prays near a makeshift memorial for victims of the shootings at Fort Hood Army post in Fort Hood on Nov. 9, 2009.
Texas Tribune3d
Outspent and unknown, Democrat Vikki Goodwin gives Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick his toughest race yet
Democratic challenger Vikki Goodwin, left, and Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick