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Rooted in the Shinto animism of Japan, artist Masako Miki uses a fairytale to make comments on the modern world in her Moody Center exhibition

Dan Cogdell, who represented Paxton for nearly a decade in two high-profile cases, said his former client “has lost sight of his core mission.”

The smear campaigns reportedly targeted left-wing and pro-Palestine candidates in Scotland, New York, and France.

President Donald Trump’s poorly planned war with Iran has paralyzed global shipping routes and spiked the average price of gas by about $1 per gallon nationwide. For three months, Americans have struggled to rationalize both the conflict and the painful prices at the pump, as man…

Some political scientists in the state believe going all-in on MAGA may have drawn a line in the sand, potentially hampering how well GOP nominees attract swing voters.

Of course it’s an issue. Most things should be. Corpus Christi’s impending water crisis — and delayed action by city leaders — has become an issue in the race for Texas governor, with Gov. Greg Abbott threatening a state takeover … Continue reading →

The post A Popular Doctor Had Long Warned That Vitamin K Shots Are Risky for Newborns. Now He’s Changed His Tune. appeared first on ProPublica.

George Morales, who won the Democratic primary seat for Precinct 4 commissioner last month, will be appointed to the position on June 11.

A look at the ocean current which our global ecosystem relies on

A GOP leader, Patrick has been a staunch advocate for Christian values in his role presiding over the Texas Senate.

Johnny Garcia has won the Democratic primary runoff for Texas' 35th Congressional District, defeating Maureen Galindo in a race that became one of the most closely watched and volatile Democratic contests in Texas.

A continuation of my reporting on the National Design Studio and the proliferation of .gov sites it has registered to the executive branch.

While Trump officials are blaming the Biden administration for the screwworm cases in Texas, many Democrats are linking the outbreak to DOGE cuts

Texas voters appear to have selected State Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas as their candidate for Texas Attorney General in the November election according to early primary runoff results.

In March 2023, we became two of the first women to sue Texas over its abortion bans. While pregnant with twins, we’d each learned that one of our twins had severe complications that were threatening the lives of the other — and our own. Yet, we were denied potentially live-saving…

The drought-stricken City of Corpus Christi is withholding how much water a controversial cryptocurrency mine is siphoning away from surrounding residents. The Texas Observer reported on the facility’s water burden last year in a series examining the cryptomine and artificial int…

Absent a Republican candidate, Democrat Montserrat Garibay cruised to victory to represent the reliably blue district.

What Democratic support for institutions like ICE means in this moment.

The post Lawmaker Pushes for Ban on Special Treatment for Convicted Drug Traffickers After ProPublica Report appeared first on ProPublica.

Unofficial voting results show Morales earned roughly 55% of the votes. His opponent, Susanna Ledesma-Woody, earned about 45%.

The Republican Party of Texas would like to ruin your life and make you miserable.

The governor sought to tie the minority party, and its U.S. Senate nominee, James Talarico, to “Bernie Sanders socialism” in a fresh look at his message for the fall midterms.

Texas voters decided party nominees for U.S. Senate, attorney general, and lieutenant governor, along with several congressional and local races.

The GOP's debasement presents an opportunity.

The debut novel from acclaimed Houston poet and author Tomás Q. Morín centers on the most famous feline in physics

Paxton, the Trump-endorsed Texas attorney general, will face Austin state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate, in November's general election.

Jared Kushner, like the rest of the Trump family, uses the White House for personal enrichment.

To best trace the thread of Carlyn Ray’s ascent through the Texas glassblowing scene, you must first consider the lowly silkworm. At the ripe young age of 10, Ray raised the caterpillars in cardboard boxes in her Dallas home, fattening them up on mulberry leaves until they spun c…

I’m just glad there’s a way to do it. Texas residents can now report safety complaints involving self-driving commercial vehicles to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles as the technology becomes more common on state roads. Texas officials have established a … Continue reading…

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The climate has changed before, but last time humans were able to get out the way

Benjamin Flores, who will face GOP incumbent Dawn Buckingham in November, said he would remain in the race.

A recording from The Drey Dossier and THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali's live video

An annual data book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows Texas ranking 44th in overall child wellbeing, as well as the worst state in the country with the rate of uninsured children

Fort Worth sisters Donna and Donya Craddock refer to 2020 as “the unicorn year.” There was the COVID-19 shutdown, but there was also something more — a death that prompted a period of racial reckoning. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered on camera by a white police officer…

This March marked one year since veteran Dallas journalist Robert Wilonsky returned to the Dallas Morning News as a city columnist. He didn’t have to come back. Journalism itself has been taking a pummeling of late. Our current administration regularly vilifies news outlets that…

Bob White. Cyrus Carmack-Belton. John Mendoza Jr. Different decades, same America.

The post He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him. appeared first on ProPublica.

Russ Vought as science czar would just about do it.

Residents had been urged to shelter in place as police responded.

The charges follow escalating repression by the University of Michigan against pro-Palestine students since 2024.

For those craving some Halloween scary fun, here's five shorts you can watch to get your spooky in gear

Someone’s feeling heat. Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday released sweeping regulatory recommendations on data centers for the Legislature to pass in the 2027 session, as Texas grapples with an explosion of artificial intelligence-driven development and soaring power demands. In a … Co…

In the Trump administration’s war on immigrants—adults and children alike—South Texas is a nexus. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have arrested 33,583 people in the San Antonio and Harlingen areas of responsibility between Trump’s first day in office and March 10…

Idk man titles are hard, subtitles are harder, just read the damn article

The post An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr. appeared first on ProPublica.

There is a moment in every investigation where the thing you have been looking for finds you instead.

Randall’s supporters were animated by a mix of factors, including the perception that George was too friendly to establishment Republicans.

In 1988, the city of Dallas filled in a hole. City council spent half a million dollars to fix a dangerous gap left on a vacant lot by a construction company. Seemingly good news, right? Well, to local LGBTQ+ activists, it was a sign of how little local politicians cared about th…

The latest move by an administration seeking to make legal immigration harder involves changes for green card applicants

Hill County is about to become home to the largest single source of air pollution in Texas history.

Caldwell County Judge Hoppy Haden, a stout 63-year-old who sports a cowboy hat and a white handlebar mustache, is hoppin’ mad about the artificial intelligence-fueled data center boom in his backyard. Like so many other rural Republican county officials across the state, Haden is…

If Spencer Pratt didn't exist, they'd have to invent him.

The post A U.S. Senator Pushed to Cut Firefighting Aircraft Inspections the Same Month His Former Company Failed One appeared first on ProPublica.

The donors’ net worth is $888 billion, nearly nine times Maine’s entire 2025 economic output. None are Maine residents.

The secretary of state is using a law that was originally written to focus on problems in Harris County.

There will be a celebration of this long-awaited event this evening. From the inbox: A Tale of Two Bridges (ATOTB), Walk & Roll Houston, the Greater Heights Super Neighborhood Council, and BikeHouston will join Houston City Council Members Mario Castillo … Continue reading →

The June Pride month commemorates what is now known as the Stonewall uprising, an important moment in the history for LGBTQ liberation

COVID-19 left scars on this country we have never properly named, and it’s getting harder to pretend they’ve gone anywhere.

On May 24, 2022, a Border Patrol Tactical Unit fatally shot 18-year-old Salvador Ramos inside a classroom in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, 77 minutes after Ramos had entered the building to commit the third-deadliest school shooting in American history. Ramos, a former studen…

My brother was wrongfully convicted. My wife is a police officer. My sister is the former city attorney for Austin, Texas. I have worked to free innocent people who were wrongfully convicted in Tarrant County and in the state more broadly. I was not shocked — but still incredibly…

The post Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator’s Coal Companies appeared first on ProPublica.

History is on the ballot in HD47. And she's ready for it.

The state’s environmental regulator will hold a public hearing June 15 on its proposed rules for how the toxic wastewater can be reused. Here’s what you should know.

If there's a way to spoil it, the FIFA Peace Prize winner will find it.

Between October 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026, the median wait for a DACA renewal ran about 70 days. Texas holds the second-largest DACA population in the country.

Partnerships between the White House and UFC have raised a bevy of ethical concerns and legal questions.

The post Strangest State: Balloons, Bodies, Rockets, and Rodeo appeared first on The Texas Observer.

New pollster alert. In an early look at November’s statewide races, State Representative James Talarico (D) is up three points over Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in the race for US Senate, while running for re-election Governor Greg Abbott (R) … Continue reading →

The post What ProPublica Found in the Genetic Code of America’s Measles Outbreaks appeared first on ProPublica.

Donald Trump has officially endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate, bucking his party’s mainstream donors and siding with the MAGA favorite in the May 26 Republican runoff. In a statement roughly the length of a Russian novel, Trump praised Paxton as an “Ameri…

The groups suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife want to preserve land that holds an endangered ocelot. They also argue SpaceX's test launches send rocket debris into the refuge lands.

While Lebanon burns, Texas Democrats vote with Trump.

For most campaigns, outcomes became clear shortly after the polls closed and early voting results were posted

Todd Blanche, it’s your turn.

Rock band logos stickered the walls and railings in the dim light of the Paper Tiger, the grungy San Antonio venue with a 1,000-person capacity that was packed wall to wall for U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico last Friday evening. It was night three of The People vs. Ken Paxt…

“If this kind of austerity can happen at The New School, it can happen everywhere,” says professor Jeremy Varon.

The post A School Bus Killed a 5-Year-Old. The Crash Is Among Dozens Missing From the Bus Company’s Federal Safety Record. appeared first on ProPublica.

Hoping they’re not terrible. Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson’s unexpected departure only a few months before the November midterm election, which includes one of the most hotly contested U.S. Senate races the state has seen in years, has some local election officials and vot…

A Lubbock judge blocked the NCAA from banning quarterback Brendan Sorsby despite an acknowledged gambling addiction.

Both sides are running the same math. Here's what they found.

For Treva McKissac, the materials in her collages have to be more than just pretty or unusual paper; they have to be Houston to the bone.

It's undeniable if you actually watch him.

What connects a mosque shooting in San Diego, California, to a Muslim community development in Plano? The answer is Islamophobia. While many mainstream news outlets have yet to call the May 18 shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego a hate crime, there is evidence that it is,…

LGBTQIA+ bars are places to dance and drink, but they are also sites for building our futures.

The post Founder of Kentucky Drug Rehab Center Indicted on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges appeared first on ProPublica.

Raise your hand if you think these bozos have a handle on this. Three more cases of New World screwworm were confirmed in Texas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday, bringing the total number of cases to five. … Continue reading →

Frustrated by a lack of progress, Gov. Greg Abbott threatened state action. Gina Hinojosa, his Democratic opponent, accused him of backing industry over people.

Your guide to the Texas Democrats who will fight for your life.

On display at the Rienzi mansion in River Oaks, is a unique and bizarre display that manages to capture the entirety of the magic and madness of the culinary arts in the post-war period

Introducing the new PN Pod with Aaron and Paul.

The post North Carolina Democrats Propose Changes to Block GOP Power Transfers and Secrecy appeared first on ProPublica.

Like Trump's pick for “acting” DNI Bill Pulte, Jay Clayton does not have an “extensive” national security background.

The more than $800,000 ad buy — the first by either candidate in the general election — continues the Austin Democrat’s push to win Latino voters as his race against GOP nominee Ken Paxton ramps up.

Still a long way to go, but it’s a start. Our Lady of the Lake University is running a new play in collegiate athletics. This fall, the school will become the first in San Antonio and the second in Texas … Continue reading →

With HR 1, Congress has forced some of the biggest cuts to SNAP in the program’s history. And the impacts are just starting to be felt in Texas, which has the second highest rate of food insecurity in the nation.

A guest post by StevieSaidForNow.

The post These Republican Lawmakers Challenged Abortion Bans. Then They Faced Backlash. appeared first on ProPublica.

You don't have to look far.

Experts say not to panic. These are the signs to look for to protect your fur babies.

Ohio Organizing Collaborative board member Prentiss Haney accused the feds of using “straight-up intimidation tactics.”

The showdown between Paxton and Cornyn has generated headlines, but there’s still plenty of other races to watch.

In case you missed it. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed the country’s first case of New World screwworm — the parasitic fly poised to harm the state’s $15 billion cattle industry — in South Texas. The USDA … Continue reading →

The post In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations appeared first on ProPublica.

Texas maternal mortality nearly doubled on her watch. She was too busy waving her notebook to notice.

Gov. Greg Abbott is a top sponsor and Speaker Dustin Burrows will be the first sitting speaker to address the gathering, as Republicans close ranks ahead of a tough midterm.

His Truth Social posts show he's better suited in a mental institution than at a negotiating table.

As the population at Dilley dwindles, other detainment centers around the country remain crowded. And deaths have followed suit. As of May 1, ICE has officially reported 18 detention deaths.

The groups argue SpaceX's test launches send rocket debris into the area, which is home to an endangered ocelot.

The post I Got Access to Hundreds of Teacher Misconduct Complaints in California — and You Can Too appeared first on ProPublica.

What did you expect? Gov. Greg Abbott said Bo French would “wreck” Texas oil and gas production as he urged voters to support Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright. Wright’s fellow commissioners, Christi Craddick and Wayne Christian, also endorsed Wright over the hardline French, who…

Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar sought to bar the Trump administration from using federal funds to build border barriers in the national park, which is rarely traversed by migrants.

Meet the veteran running to end Bob Hall's eleven-year reign.

Through layers of loopholes, private equity has exerted a hidden reach into Texas women’s healthcare

Todd Blanche, call your lawyer.

The post Texas State Takeover of Local School Districts Expands, Raising Concerns appeared first on ProPublica.

Barnard Construction Company, Inc., has received $4.54 billion in awards from Customs and Border Protection alone.

Clarence Curtis Jordan, who is intellectually disabled and had no legal representation for decades, was resentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

She was pretty mid at the job, and yet she was almost certainly the best we could have hoped for as long as Greg Abbott gets to pick. Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced Tuesday she will resign effective … Continue reading →

The post Lawmakers Demand Answers After the White House Initiated a $620M Loan to a Firm Tied to Donald Trump Jr. appeared first on ProPublica.

Six generations. One unbroken transfer of wealth. From a Louisiana slave plantation to the Republican nomination for Texas Attorney General.

Pandemic disruptions put many children behind, but newly released end-of-course results show students making progress.

It's a clarifying moment for Democrats.

The post A Low-Income Housing Program Is Pouring Billions Into Housing Many People Can’t Afford appeared first on ProPublica.

Trump threatened to hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT,” then announced hours later he had “cancelled the scheduled strikes.”

Texas’ charters continued growing this school year, but the pace slowed. Experts warn that the enrollment drop facing traditional school districts could also affect charters.

I love stories like this. More than 1 million Houston toad eggs have been released at Bastrop State Park this spring as part of efforts to reintroduce the endangered species after it disappeared from the park more than a decade ago. Several organizations, including … Continue rea…

The post Toxic Ground: How Oil Field Pollution Is Threatening Oklahoma appeared first on ProPublica.

Harris County is about to light Greg Abbott's money on fire.

Charles Flores wants to use Texas’ “junk science” law to appeal his conviction, saying it was improperly based on testimony from a neighbor who was hypnotized by police.

His quest to dominate culture the way he dominates politics keeps going badly.

The post After the Trump DOJ Halted Police Reform, This City Stepped In. Then Officers Shot and Killed Katelyn Hall. appeared first on ProPublica.

The mothers of disappeared people have also been protesting, trying to reach the stadium, says José Luis Granados Ceja.

A proposed data center in Angelina County will occupy more than 1,000 acres outside of Lufkin. The county judge says there's nothing he can do to stop it.

So goes the battle to have some control over data centers. This is just the beginning of the data center revolution in Hood County, a rural community of 62,000 people about an hour southwest of Fort Worth. Developers have proposed eight … Continue reading →

The post “No One Is Watching”: How Trump Reversed Biden’s Crackdown on Gun Trafficking appeared first on ProPublica.

Progressives swept the primaries. Here's what comes next.

New details of the $100 million investment into America First Refining by one of the richest men in Asia reveal the role Donald Trump Jr. has played.

"It's an effort to signal to the violent element of his base."

The post More Than $100 Million Was Billed for Medically Questionable Vascular Procedures, Government Watchdog Finds appeared first on ProPublica.

The Trump administration baselessly accused the award-winning referee of having “terror” ties.

A U.S. General Accounting Office report found a host of problems at El Paso’s Camp East Montana, including a contractor losing a loaded gun on the property after it opened.

From The Slacktivist: Whenever you see a “Ten Commandments” monument, the first thing to check is whether it comes from the Bible or if, instead, it comes from the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Hollywood director Cecil B. DeMille.The two telltale … Continue reading →

The post Alaska’s Deteriorating Schools Could Receive More Than $148 Million for Repairs. It’s a Fraction of What They Need. appeared first on ProPublica.

Republicans nominate a crook. Democrats nominate a movement.

In this week’s episode, the TribCast team talks to Phillip Kaufman, head of Texas A&M’s entomology department, and Josh Winegarner from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association about the arrival of screwworm in Texas.

If we didn't laugh, we'd cry.

The post The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr. appeared first on ProPublica.

The State Department finally overruled RFK Jr.’s defunding of a group that vaccinates 60 percent of children globally.

Moment of Truth PAC, launched by a bipartisan group of campaign operatives, is aiming to spend a staggering $62 million. Much of it would be used to spotlight Ken Paxton’s controversies.

From Bandera: After months of discussion and outrage from residents, the city council of the tiny town of Bandera, Texas voted 3-2 to immediately end its contract with the surveillance company Flock. In the aftermath of the vote, one of the dissenting council … Continue reading →

Gov. Greg Abbott has not yet scheduled a special election for the 23rd Congressional District, which was previously represented by disgraced ex-Rep. Tony Gonzales.

And they've been trying to whitewash it ever since.

The Rio Grande Valley typically grows between 60 to 80 million acres of fresh produce annually, but that has declined over the years due to drought.

The regime refuses to leave him alone *because* he's an everyday person.

The case in Andrews County included an infested dog. Another case included a goat in Gillespie County.

Deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure are considered a war crime under international law.

A Texas Tribune analysis identified at least 248 planned data center projects. Opponents fear the projects will spike Texans’ electric bills and make the grid less reliable. But industry representatives say they promise huge economic gains.

Interesting. At India’s first MLB Cup in 2021 — an under-11 competition — only 12 teams took part. In a country obsessed with cricket and soccer, it was difficult to find the necessary coaches and ballplayers ready to come out … Continue reading →

Conservation groups purchased nearly 300 acres in Burnet County after adding a similar-sized tract last year, giving the golden-cheeked warbler more protected habitat.

Brick by brick.

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He can’t win; he won’t say he’s lost. So he dithers.

After Jane Nelson’s unexpected resignation, local election leaders worry her successor could complicate midterm election administration. Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t yet named a replacement.

Trump claims ending the Iran War will curb inflation, but several questions remain — including when the war will end.

Hill County, which appears to be the first Texas county to pass a moratorium, replaced it Thursday with a checklist of requirements for developers.

How climate change, corporate greed, and GOP policy are converging on Texas.

A screwworm outbreak would threaten the state’s cattle industry and potentially increase already high beef prices nationwide.

As Trump would say, they had prosecutorial misconduct LIKE NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN BEFORE.

The Texas senator’s defeat to Ken Paxton sparked talk he’d join the “YOLO Caucus” of Republicans defecting from Donald Trump. This week, he sided with Senate GOP leadership on every key vote.

Uber currently faces thousands of class-action lawsuits for rampant sexual assault cases and other accident injuries.

RGV researchers have been struck by how many people had Parkinson’s disease, a neurological condition that has been linked to pesticides and other environmental toxins.

A $7 billion private gas plant, a $227 million tax break, and a school district that never had a chance.

Menefee, 38, unseated U.S. Rep. Al Green, 78, to represent a redrawn Harris County congressional district. The men faced off after Republicans combined parts of their current districts into one.

The SpaceX IPO is built on hype, but it will make him a trillionaire.

Andrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled for surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February. Then ICE detained her, repeatedly denying her the procedures.

Critics warn SpaceX’s initial public offering may be a threat to market stability and Americans’ retirement savings.

Some Republican Texas House members floated want to give more power to the attorney general to sue cities and issue financial penalties.

Drama from the top of the ticket to the bottom of the ballot.

The first case of New World screwworm in 60 years has been confirmed in Zavala County, near the Mexican border. The flesh-eating fly poses a threat to the state’s $15 billion cattle industry.

Ultimately, American workers and consumers suffer three different ways.

More than 130 cities, most with fewer than 10,000 residents, were blocked from increasing their property tax revenue because they had broken the law.

“Preparedness isn’t just about having stuff,” says Kelly Hayes.

Advocates want a federal appeals court to allow them to fight for the Texas Dream Act. The law giving eligible undocumented students in-state tuition at colleges was blocked last year.

The Texas GOP selects its champion (sort of).

Officials tested a sample from La Pryor in Zavala County at a lab in lowa, confirming the infestation, Secretary Brooke Rollins said.

HHS is in chaos and the MAHA movement looks like a spent force.

The spot will stream throughout the Spurs-Knicks series on ESPN+, depicting Gov. Greg Abbott as a basketball-playing string puppet committing “turnover after turnover of our money to his donors.”

Musk encouraged his base to take to the streets shortly before rioters stormed immigrant neighborhoods in Belfast.

Republicans would have just a 76-74 majority in the Texas House if the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee succeeds in flipping its targeted GOP districts.

Can a pastor unseat Texas's coal Senator?

Paxton is banking on his recent lawsuits against tech and social media companies like Meta, WhatsApp and Discord to win a Senate seat, building on notable victories in years past.

Hotel bookings lag in all US host cities, and in several a majority of hotel owners say the tournament is a “non-event.”

Get up off your butt, you have to vote again.

Congressional Democrats and all 23 Democratic state attorneys general are urging courts to block the order.

The football governing body promised to investigate illegal Israeli settlement clubs — but then allowed them to play on.

Lawyers and activists are organizing “habeas projects” to file petitions on behalf of unlawfully detained immigrants.

“The government has used this power in the past to target people it views as political opponents,” said a law professor.

Along with dismantling vital sea monitoring, Trump aims to expand deep sea mining and loosen fishing regulations.

The African country agreed to receive up to 160 people removed from the US in exchange for $5.1 million.

Abu Safiya was “one of the most prominent voices of Gaza’s decimated healthcare sector,” according to Amnesty.

The US has posed numerous obstacles for Iran’s soccer team, and is now restricting other participants.

People are “risking their own well-being just to have their voices heard,” said one advocate.

Two US officials told CNN that the Apache helicopter was brought down by an Iranian drone.

New polling shows that two-thirds of Americans do not view Trump as an effective negotiator to end the war.

Elon Musk wants government “to be the site of injection for new services from Silicon Valley,” says Quinn Slobodian.

Independent journalism needs a lifeline to survive as Google urges readers toward AI summaries instead of article links.

A planned New York City clinic for trans patients adopts an age limit used in Trump’s anti-trans executive orders.

Seeking safety from state institutions that enact anti-Muslim violence is a contradictory strategy.

We need a movement to take back what has been stolen and make it impossible for so few to steal so much again.

Trump's appearance led to the closure of streets and the cancellation of a popular outdoor viewing event of the game.

US District Judge Leo Sorokin found that the “fee” Trump imposed on the visa program was actually an unlawful tax.

Khanna introduced an amendment to strike down the proposal on Thursday, but was met with widespread opposition.

The “UFC Freedom 250” event is slated to take place on June 14.

“Bari Weiss is not a journalist. She is an asset of the Trump administration,” said progressive group Our Revolution.

Universities risk becoming agents of militarized socialization rather than sites of democratic education.

The center could be a model for other cities exploring ways to make life more affordable for workers.

The settlement project would make a two-state solution, which the UK and other European countries support, impossible.

If the federal government is handed confidential data about children’s legal defense, their cases could be undermined.

Iran and Israel exchanged fire overnight in the most serious escalation since a nominal truce was reached in April.

Election officials are “crooked just like you’re crooked, your press is crooked," Trump told a reporter.

From California to Illinois to Oregon, flourishing anarchist libraries are spreading knowledge and building community.

Some reproductive rights defenders have questioned the timing of the study's announcement.

With red states cracking down on LGBTQ+ events, groups in several cities say organizing Pride is dangerous.

Hundreds of thousands have already lost federal food assistance since the passage of Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Israel has killed at least 240 Palestinian children in the West Bank since October 2023.

As pressure intensifies, universities have restructured, fired faculty, cancelled classes and limited discussion topics.

As corporations angle to squeeze profits out of water systems throughout Pennsylvania, towns are fighting back.

In his farewell column, Tom Engelhardt outlines how US imperialism came home in the form of Donald Trump.

"Oil and gas companies ... know that drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a losing proposition,” said a critic of the sale.

The ruling strikes down Trump's freeze on processing for immigrants from 39 countries, which left many in legal limbo.

Amazon is using AI in terrifying ways to disempower workers. We must fight back.

Over 200,000 incarcerated people face deadly summer heat in California and Texas.

Press freedom groups and hunger strikers detail abuses and retaliation by ICE agents, police, and GEO Group staff.

This rewards agencies “that have terrorized communities across the country,” said Amnesty International.

Historians have ranked Trump's cabinet as one of the worst in U.S. history.

Journalist Amanda Moore spent months following Gregory Bovino and covering immigration crackdowns around the US.

States can hire navigators to help people manage the reporting requirements and remain enrolled in Medicaid.

New polling shows even 82 percent of Trump supporters want stronger federal protections from toxic pollution.

Anarchists, union activists, Indigenous organizers, and disgruntled Trumpists find themselves side by side in the fight.

Federal law requires the director of national intelligence to “have extensive national security expertise.”

“This is extremely worrying when we made a very basic case about international law,” said the student senate chair.

Hamawy called for “health care, not bombs; to abolish ICE; and to unrig this economy.”

The proposed cut is estimated to strip modest fruit and vegetable benefits from nearly 5.4 million WIC participants.

Trump’s comments excuse his failure to end the Iran war, and justify Israel’s violations in Gaza and Lebanon.

Ahead of the event, Gregory Bovino cited Nazi Germany’s lead general, Erwin Rommel, as an inspirational figure.

Kennedy has responded to outbreaks of measles and whooping cough in the US by pushing disinformation about vaccines.

The 24-year-old Trump loyalist was hired for a Defense Department role on “irregular warfare and counterterrorism.”

Critics say the new rule will also harm people with serious illnesses such as cancer and HIV/AIDS.

Despite Trump calling the vote “unpatriotic,” nearly 7 in 10 Americans back ending the war in Iran as soon as possible.

“We're building something in front of the White House that's quite attractive to a lot of people,” Trump claimed.

A Palestinian doctor in Gaza says the territory is facing its worst medication shortage since Israel began the genocide.

Millions in federal dollars have flowed into one nonprofit in Nebraska that’s cooperating with Kennedy’s project.

Trump slashed more than 30 CDC experts and 140 USAID staff who managed the 2018 Ebola outbreak on the ground in the DRC.

The planned 156,000-acre lease sale comes a year after Trump signed a bill encouraging drilling on public lands.

Israel’s war on Lebanon is “quickly turning southern Lebanon into the ‘next Gaza,’” according to advocacy groups.

“You can’t manipulate the courts to broom clean an illegitimate settlement,” says retired federal Judge Nancy Gertner.

At Tuesday’s Senate hearing, Democratic senators questioned Mullin about the DHS budget and ICE’s continued abuses.

Truthout and Haymarket Books examine the world made by the War on Terror and the struggle against it.

Twenty-two states have laws requiring prisons to provide free menstrual products, but not all of them do.

“When politicians are worried about staying in power, they come for Black voters first,” the plaintiffs said.

War criminals, tyrants, and their enablers have rarely faced consequences, helping maintain a cycle of abuses.

“Don’t defend the oligarchs, these are the citizens’ properties!” protestors shouted.

Asked whether Netanyahu “tricked” him into war, Trump responded by directing transphobic attacks at his critics.

Last year, Jared Polis vetoed legislation that would have banned rent-setting algorithms that push up housing costs.

Multiple polls have demonstrated majority support from voters for impeaching President Donald Trump.

Ukraine is suffering from a global shortage of defense missiles – weaponry that the US has depleted in its war on Iran.

The decision could end congressional gridlock over a $70 billion funding package for ICE and Border Patrol.

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans say the economy is “getting worse,” according to recent polling data.

Many Lebanese people “sort of feel beholden to the regional and global powers on their fate,” says AP's Kareem Chehayeb.

“Where is the ceasefire they keep talking about?” Palestinians worry Israeli expansion will further displace them.

“We think every community in the country should try to get one of these,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.