Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new book
Read an exclusive excerpt from Nicholas Enrich's "Into the Wood Chipper"
Living through Trump's time bomb
A whole civilization may not have died, but something within us certainly did.
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
Airports on ICE
Federal immigration agents popped up around the country on Monday to do seemingly nothing.
"The day of accountability will come": Rep. Delia Ramirez on abolishing and prosecuting DHS
The Handbasket spoke with the congresswoman who called out ICE long before it was popular.
ICE is headed to Maine
The Mayors of Portland and Lewiston confirmed Wednesday ICE's imminent presence.
The hell of being a ‘Kavanaugh stop’ victim
A Maryland man originally from Colombia describes his journey from detainment to incarceration—and miraculous freedom.
US Mint takes down video of meeting criticizing proposed Trump 24K gold coin
A coin advisory committee called the design for the America 250 coin something only produced by "kings or dictators."
'To Catch A Fascist'
Read a sneak peek of the new book by veteran journalist and far-right extremism expert Christopher Mathias.
How Kansas Republicans weaponized the law to target 300 trans driver's license holders
SB 244 was put into effect virtually overnight, causing chaos, panic and fear in the trans community.
Calling Greg Bovino a "b*tch" raises thousands for Minn. immigrant rights
Spearheaded by The Handbasket, $18k+ in donations were made to spite the CBP commander.
Call Trump's power grab in Venezuela what it is
Corporate media must recognize they're being openly lied to—and report accordingly.
My 2025 closing message
Cheers to another year of The Handbasket and valuing good journalism.
Refusing to accept an AI-poisoned future of journalism
There is no pride in relying on a machine to do deeply human work.
We won our FOIA lawsuit for body cam footage of DOGE raid on US Institute of Peace
The judge ruled DC Metropolitan Police must share all un-redacted footage from the March 2025 raid.
Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid
Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.
For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this 'Dept. of War' program
WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process
State Dept. staff—including Noem—will move into Institute of Peace building despite ongoing legal dispute
After the 2025 DOGE raid, a court ruling on ownership of the building remains in limbo.
Why now is the time to be loudly anti-war
We don't need the clarity of hindsight to know war in Iran—or anywhere—will end in physical, moral and financial ruin.