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TruthOut 4h ago

Todd Blanche Says Americans “Should Be Happy” With Trump’s Weaponization of DOJ

by Chris Walker

Directing the DOJ is "what being the commander in chief is about,” said interim Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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TruthOut 6h ago

Repair Is a Survival Skill Under Fascism

by Kelly Hayes

Too much urgency to resolve conflict can close us off from what repair really requires, says Kelly Hayes.

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TruthOut 1d ago

As Postal Service Faces Cash Crisis, FedEx and UPS Spend Millions on Lobbying

by Joedy McCreary

Lobbying from private carriers has helped limit USPS expansion into new services like postal banking.

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TruthOut 2d ago

MN Prosecutor Investigates ICE Arrest of US Citizen as Possible Kidnapping

by Julia Conley

Federal agents were filmed taking ChongLy Thao from his home in freezing temperatures wearing only his underwear.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Kuwait Has Detained American Journalist Who Shared US Warplane Crash for 6 Weeks

by Sharon Zhang

Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin had shared a video of a US fighter jet crashing over Kuwait a day before his arrest.

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TruthOut 1d ago

UN Experts Call for Global Halt to Arms Transfers to Israel Amid Lebanon Attacks

by Sharon Zhang

“This is not self-defence. It is a blatant violation of the UN Charter,” the group said of Israel’s Lebanon attacks.

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TruthOut 4d ago

What Do Authoritarians Fear Most? People Who Stick Up for Each Other.

by Sarah van Gelder

The most reliable form of resilience is not individual wealth or distant institutions, but solidarity.

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TruthOut 1d ago

Swalwell, Gonzales Resignations Could Point to Pattern of Misconduct In Congress

by Amy Goodman

Congress “shouldn’t see these resignations as the end of the story,” gender justice expert Fatima Goss Graves says.

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TruthOut 1d ago

Raskin Proposes New Health Commission for POTUS Fitness Under 25th Amendment

by Chris Walker

The bill would make it easier to remove US presidents from office for reasons related to physical or mental health.

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TruthOut 1d ago

Orbán’s Defeat in Hungary Signals Far Right’s Weakness, Not the Left’s Strength

by C.J. Polychroniou

Magyar's win is a significant loss for the far right, but he has not provided a vision for a progressive future.

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TruthOut 4d ago

PA’s Abolitionist Organizers Win Victory Against Mandatory Life Without Parole

by Sonali Kolhatkar

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling is part of a nationwide trend to challenge life without parole sentences.

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TruthOut 1d ago

“Alligator Alcatraz” Guards Allegedly Beat Prisoners for Requesting Phone Access

by Renée Feltz

The ACLU told a judge that guards were obstructing her March order to provide phone access in the jail.

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TruthOut 1d ago

Facing Heckler, Vance Brags About Gaza “Ceasefire” That Groups Say Is a Failure

by Sharon Zhang

Vance was heckled by a protester who said: “Jesus Christ does not support genocide.”

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TruthOut 2d ago

Mass Action Targets Schumer and Gillibrand Ahead of Senate Vote on Israel Aid

by Joseph Mogul

The Senate is poised to vote on resolutions that would block over $650 million in weapons sales to Israel.

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TruthOut 6d ago

Judge’s Order for “Alligator Alcatraz” May Shape Legal Access at Other ICE Jails

by Renée Feltz

Constitutionally guaranteed rights to consult an attorney can make a huge difference in whether someone gets deported.

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TruthOut 6d ago

Democratic Lawmakers Find Immigrants Stuffed “Like Sardines” in Arizona ICE Jail

by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

“I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva said during a visit to the jail.

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TruthOut 2d ago

As Trump SAVE America Act Stalls in Congress, Red States Pass Their Own Versions

by Marissa Martinez

Trump's federal voter suppression efforts are being aided by restrictive new elections laws in several GOP-run states.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Pride Flag Returns to Stonewall After Lawsuit Leads to Trump Admin Reversal

by Chris Walker

“The Pride flag belongs at Stonewall,” a lawyer for LGBTQ groups suing the administration said.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Massive New Louisiana Natural Gas Plant Is Slated to Be US’s Most Polluting Yet

by Tristan Baurick

Accelerating greenhouse gas emissions threaten Louisiana with rising sea levels and more extreme hurricanes.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Trump’s Extreme Use of Military Is Stirring a Crisis of Conscience Among Troops

by Sam Carliner

US soldiers have a rich history of questioning the wars they’re told to wage abroad.

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TruthOut 4d ago

Boise Responds to Idaho Pride Flag Ban With Creative Display

by S. Baum

City officials wrap flagpoles in rainbow colors to create Pride flagpoles.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Trump Admin Isn’t the First to Push Back on Antiwar Stances From Catholic Church

by Amy Littlefield

Reagan, in an attempt to control the energy of the movement against abortion rights, treated the church as an enemy.

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TruthOut 5d ago

Trump Admin Seeks Sweeping Access to Federal Workers’ Health Records

by Amanda Seitz

The administration’s access to medical histories raises privacy concerns over abortion and transgender care records.

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TruthOut 4d ago

Palestinian Child Rights Group Shutters After Israeli Pressure

by Jeff Wright

“We are not able to overcome operational challenges resulting from Israel’s targeted criminalization,” DCI-P's general director said.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Trump Administration Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Öztürk, Mahdawi

by Sharon Zhang

Over 100 immigration judges have been fired by the administration thus far in Donald Trump’s second term.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Judge Strikes Down Updated Policy Restricting Journalists’ Access to Pentagon

by Chris Walker

The policy sought to revoke journalists’ access to the inside of the Pentagon building.

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TruthOut 5d ago

Texas Counties Face DHS Subpoenas Seeking Voter Data Records

by Natalia Contreras

Broad requests for voter files raise alarms among officials over legality, privacy, and election control.

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TruthOut 8d ago

Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act

by Marjorie Cohn

The prohibition of racial discrimination in voting and the right to have absentee ballots counted are in grave peril.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Bondi House Testimony Likely Delayed as DOJ Claims Subpoena No Longer Applies

by Chris Walker

“Our bipartisan subpoena is to Pam Bondi, whether she is the Attorney General or not,” Rep. Robert Garcia said.

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TruthOut 13d ago

ICE Arrests Palestinian Activist Who Leads Wisconsin’s Largest Islamic Group

by Isiah Holmes

Supporters of Salah Sarsour, who was brutalized by Israeli police as a teen, say his arrest is politically motivated.

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TruthOut 5d ago

Tariff Refunds Flow to Companies as Consumers Keep Footing the Bill

by Kalena Thomhave

Tariffs drove an estimated 86% of the price increases for imported household goods through January.

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TruthOut 18d ago

A Texas City Faces Water Crisis as Big Oil and Gas Use Most of It

by Rebecca Egan McCarthy

Corpus Christi faces a looming emergency as officials delay limits on large-scale water consumption.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Trump Order Gives US Postal Service Unprecedented Control Over Mail Voting

by Nathaniel Rakich

Experts and state election officials said the executive order will quickly draw legal challenges.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Trump Attends Supreme Court Arguments After Slamming Justices Who Are “Disloyal”

by Sharon Zhang

The court was arguing his executive order on birthright citizenship.

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TruthOut 8d ago

Texas’s Tax Breaks for Data Centers May Be Largest for Any State in US

by Paul Cobler

The state is providing more than $1 billion in tax breaks each year despite growing pushback from local communities.

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TruthOut 8d ago

US Plans to Detain Cubans at Guantánamo in Event of Mass Migration From Island

by Yumna Rizvi

The Trump administration’s fuel blockade is creating a humanitarian crisis that may soon force many Cubans to flee.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Trump Uses Same Language Cited by ICJ in Genocide Ruling Against Israel

by Sharon Zhang

Trump said the US is fighting “animals,” echoing Yoav Gallant’s “human animals” remark early in Israel’s Gaza genocide.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Trump Threatens Journalists With Jail Over Reporting on Airman Rescue

by Chris Walker

“The person that did the story will go to jail if he doesn't say” who leaked information to them, Trump warned.

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TruthOut 10d ago

Red States Are Quietly Making Lists for Tracking Trans People

by Nick Fulton

As states continue to leverage their legal ability to track trans bodies, advocates warn this is just the beginning.

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TruthOut 10d ago

Israel’s Restrictions on Gaza’s Banking System Have Led to a Currency Crisis

by Nour Abo Aisha

Cash has become excruciatingly difficult to access in Gaza, even if you have money in the bank.

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TruthOut 11d ago

ICE Presence Persists in Chicago as Raids Shift to Quieter Tactics

by Dave Byrnes

Advocates say ICE arrests continue daily across Chicagoland, even as tactics grow more targeted and less visible.

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TruthOut 13d ago

Turning Point USA Throws Weight Against Clean Energy in Local Arizona Election

by Jake Bittle

“It’s effectively feudal,” a clean energy advocate says of a utility board election in which only landowners can vote.

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TruthOut 14d ago

Faculty Fight Anti-Union Tactics at St. John’s University in New York

by Eleanor J. Bader

Administrators at St. John’s University abruptly canceled labor negotiations, pushing faculty to scale up organizing.

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TruthOut 16d ago

The EPA Is Routinely Failing to Require Warnings on Cancer-Linked Pesticides

by Brian Bienkowski

The agency rarely warns of cancer risks, even when its own research shows a product’s ingredients are carcinogenic.

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TruthOut 20d ago

Some States Are Targeting a Tactic Corporations Use to Raise Your Grocery Prices

by Madyson Fitzgerald

Companies are using personal data to set individualized prices for customers, a ploy known as surveillance pricing.

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TruthOut 12d ago

Trump Axed Nearly $1B in Solar Funding as Puerto Rico Faces Power Outages

by Naveena Sadasivam

The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a utility with a history of corruption.

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TruthOut 16d ago

Advocates Condemn New Israeli Law Instituting Death Penalty for Palestinians

by Julia Conley

Discriminatory Israeli military courts, which have a 99 percent conviction rate, can now mandate death by hanging.

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TruthOut 14d ago

Our Prison-Like Clinic System Is Thwarting Effective Opioid Addiction Treatment

by Helen Redmond

The clinics that control methadone are driving people out of treatment and back to a toxic supply of street drugs.

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TruthOut 20d ago

Trump Isn’t Just Bullying Journalists. He’s Subverting the First Amendment.

by Mike Ludwig

The right attacked Biden for “jawboning” social media. Now Trump is doing it explicitly to control cable news.

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TruthOut 18d ago

Trump Admin Touts ACA Fraud Fixes While Pushing New Barriers to Coverage

by Julie Appleby

Experts say proposed rules could deter eligible applicants as costs rise and enrollment drops.

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TruthOut 18d ago

Millions Join “No Kings” Protests in One of Largest US Rallies

by Brad Reed

Organizers say up to 8 million joined events nationwide, from San Diego to New York City.

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TruthOut 14d ago

Buffalo’s Rohingya Community Demands Accountability After Disabled Refugee Dies

by Victor Maung

The Erie County Medical Examiner has ruled Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death a homicide.

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TruthOut 13d ago

Freed After a Year in ICE Jail, Palestinian Protester Leqaa Kordia Speaks Out

by Amy Goodman

“ICE dungeons are systematically ... built to break people mentally,” Kordia said.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Democrats Are Facing New Political Litmus Test: Military Aid to Israel

by Michael Arria

A new Pew poll shows that 60 percent of US adults have an unfavorable view of Israel, up from 53 percent last year.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Reenacting Normalcy While Trump Threatens to Kill Civilizations Is Wrecking Us

by Kelly Hayes

We have to break the pattern of trying to reenact our normal lives, as though the world isn’t being ripped apart.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Trump Budget Proposal Gives Pentagon Record $1.5T Funding, Cuts Social Programs

by Amy Goodman

“It’s beyond the wildest dreams of the military-industrial complex,” says Public Citizen co-president Robert Weissman.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Israel Has Buried Gaza in Rubble, But Our Love for the Land Will Always Survive

by Hend Salama Abo Helow

Israel tries to debate, cast doubt, and erase our belonging to the land, but our love for Palestine will not cease.

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TruthOut 8d ago

Schumer Takes No Action as Even Far Right Calls for Trump Impeachment

by Sharon Zhang

As others called for impeachment and removal, Schumer and other Democratic leaders did not commit to any action.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Top Palestinian Children’s Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted By Israel

by Sharon Zhang

Defense for Children International-Palestine was critical in exposing Israel’s mass atrocities against children.

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TruthOut 10d ago

Communities Near Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Have Higher Cancer Rates

by Brian Bienkowski

Air and water pollution from the massive farms may be playing a role, according to a new study.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Trump’s Budget Request Includes Funding an FBI Anti-“Domestic Terrorism” Center

by Ken Klippenstein

The new center and funding boost represent the implementation of Trump’s National Security Presidential Memorandum 7.

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TruthOut 18d ago

Inside the Grassroots Campaign That Pushed a Drone Company Out of Brooklyn

by Joseph Mogul

After 17 months of campaigning, Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard won its first victory, setting its sights on the future.

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TruthOut 13d ago

Trump’s New Pharma Tariffs Could Drive Up Medical Costs, Patient Advocates Warn

by Jessica Corbett

Under a new order, brand-name pharmaceuticals made in other countries could be hit with tariffs as high as 100 percent.

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TruthOut 17d ago

Activist Nerdeen Kiswani Speaks Out After Being Targeted in Assassination Plot

by Amy Goodman

Kiswani says she has been “screaming into the void” about the way Palestine activists have been targeted with violence.

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TruthOut 16d ago

Trans People Behind Bars Share How They Are Navigating the Dangers of Visibility

by Gabriel Arkles

The vitriol of Trump’s anti-trans attacks has stoked anti-trans violence by prison staff and other incarcerated people.

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TruthOut 17d ago

Trump Convenes “God Squad” Committee in Move That Could Annihilate Whale Species

by Michael Arria

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cited national security when requesting exemptions to endangered species protections.

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TruthOut 20d ago

Measles Outbreak in Texas Immigration Jail Spills Into the Public

by Alex Nguyen

Emails show El Paso city officials express frustration at a lack of information from federal and facility authorities.

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TruthOut 16d ago

It’s Not Just Huerta. For Many Survivors, Silence Seems Like the Only Option.

by Shannon Perez-Darby

Sexual abuse like the harm enacted by Cesar Chavez plagues movements because it plagues our world — both must change.

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TruthOut 20d ago

Judge May Reconsider Dismissing Maduro’s Case Due to US Blocking His Legal Funds

by Marjorie Cohn

While affirming that the right to present a defense is “paramount,” the judge refused to dismiss the case — for now.

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TruthOut 18d ago

“Price Tag” Attacks Part of Effort to Expand Israeli Settlements in West Bank

by Theia Chatelle

200 masked settlers descended on the West Bank on March 22, throwing Molotov cocktails and terrorizing Palestinians.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Reproductive Health Care Restrictions May Exacerbate Health Care Shortages

by Elisha Brown

In some states, abortion bans have definitively led to an exodus of OB-GYNs and maternal fetal medicine specialists.

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TruthOut 12d ago

Nurses Forge Alliances to Protect Patients From Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

by Marianne Dhenin

Support and rights advocacy are seen as a duty of care for many nurses who are organizing to protect their patients.

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TruthOut 14d ago

Israel’s Palestinian-Only Death Penalty Law Draws on Britain’s Colonial Playbook

by Abdaljawad Omar

The widened application of capital punishment in colonial courts gave license to more violence by British soldiers.

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TruthOut 13d ago

CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities

by Steve Brooks

A new facility celebrated by Gov. Gavin Newsom will disrupt prisoner-led programming and normalize our captivity.

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TruthOut 18d ago

With Gaza Still Under Blockade, Recycling Has Become a Matter of Life and Death

by Hend Salama Abo Helow

As Israel continues to deny essential supplies to Gaza, Palestinians are inventing new forms of creative reuse.

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TruthOut 16d ago

A Shady Nonprofit Pushes Back on Pennsylvania’s Proposed Minimum Wage Hike

by Ian Karbal

The Employment Policies Institute is tied to a PR firm that represents food and restaurant industry interests.

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TruthOut 19d ago

European Progressives Have Chance to Turn Far Right Losses Into Long-Term Defeat

by Sasha Abramsky

While the far right remains a formidable electoral threat, progressive coalitions are starting to push back.

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TruthOut 20d ago

Some States Are Boosting Reproductive Health Access, Maternal Health, Child Care

by Sofia Resnick

Meanwhile, other states with already strict abortion bans continue to pass and advance new restrictions.

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TruthOut 18d ago

How Maryland’s Medical Examiner Helped Conceal Suspicious Deaths

by Stephen Janis

From custody deaths to suspicious cases, records reveal how one office’s failures denied accountability.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Faith Leaders Confront Christian Nationalism With Theological Resistance

by Ben Huelskamp

Progressive clergy say challenging nationalism requires reclaiming religious narratives.

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TruthOut 19d ago

Teaching LGBTQ History Is Required in California But Many Teachers Still Hesitate

by Robert Ito

Educators face pushback, threats, and political pressure despite a state law.

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TruthOut 14d ago

Rupture and Repair Under Fascist Conditions

by Kelly Hayes

“Disagreement can be a beautiful, beautiful thing,” says Tanuja Jagernauth.

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TruthOut 12d ago

Trump Relies on Centuries-Old Notions of Whiteness to Activate His MAGA Base

by George Yancy

Whiteness is baked into the US’s DNA. Can it be structurally dismantled?

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TruthOut 13d ago

Hegseth Says He’s Ending Ban on Troops Carrying Personal Firearms on Bases

by Sharon Zhang

The change in policy comes amid low morale among military members due to anxieties over the US’s war on Iran.

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TruthOut 12d ago

IAEA Sounds Alarm on US-Israeli Strike Near Iran Nuclear Plant

by Julia Conley

At least one person was killed in the strike near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, raising safety concerns.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Supreme Court Rules Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban Violates Free Speech Rights

by Kate Sosin

The court’s “reckless decision means more American kids will suffer,” said the president of Human Rights Campaign.

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TruthOut 14d ago

Trump Ousts Pam Bondi, Who Leaves Legacy of Epstein Cover-Up

by Sharon Zhang

Trump said Bondi is “transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector.”

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TruthOut 15d ago

Workers in Colorado Continue Historic Strike at US’s Largest Meat Processor

by Amy Goodman

Workers are protesting low wages, lack of personal protective gear, and discrimination against immigrant employees.

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TruthOut 10d ago

DOGE Attacks on Social Security Have Left Millions in the Lurch

by Marianne Dhenin

Disabled, ill, and aging Americans are facing a broken system that's now harder to navigate than ever.

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TruthOut 16d ago

Low-Income Moms Struggle to Keep Their Families Afloat Amid Gas Price Increases

by Chabeli Carrazana

Single mothers are among the hardest hit as rising prices spurred by the Iran war exacerbate the affordability crisis.

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TruthOut 19d ago

Houthis Strike Israel, Expanding Trump’s Illegal War on Iran

by Brad Reed

Experts say Yemen’s Houthis could escalate pressure by targeting Red Sea routes and key infrastructure.

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TruthOut 7d ago

In Echoes of Corbyn, Insurgent Candidate Wins Canadian Party Leadership

by Nora Loreto

Avi Lewis now leads the New Democratic Party after a campaign reminiscent of left-leaning politicians in the US and UK.

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TruthOut 8d ago

Spanish Prime Minister Welcomes Ceasefire in Iran But Rejects Praise for Trump

by Jake Johnson

"The government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”

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TruthOut 8d ago

AOC: Iran Deal “Changes Nothing” on Need to Impeach Trump for Genocidal Threat

by Sharon Zhang

Trump “threatened a genocide against the Iranian people, and is continuing to leverage that threat,” she said.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Hours Into Ceasefire, Hegseth Demands Iran Hand Over Uranium or US Will Seize It

by Sharon Zhang

Netanyahu said Iran must accede or face “renewed fighting,” just hours after the ceasefire went into effect.

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TruthOut 8d ago

Trump Baselessly Suggests That Iran, US Will Jointly Manage Strait of Hormuz

by Chris Walker

The 10-point plan offered by Iran does not mention the involvement of the US within the waterway.

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TruthOut 8d ago

Dems Call for 25th Amendment Remedy to Remove Trump — Is It Plausible?

by Chris Walker

A new poll shows two-thirds of Americans dislike Trump's promise to destroy the “whole civilization” of Iran.

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TruthOut 8d ago

GOP Lawmakers Defend, Spin Trump’s Genocidal Truth Social Screed Against Iran

by Chris Walker

“The president has to follow through with his threats,” one GOP lawmaker said, describing Iran as “a cancer.”

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TruthOut 8d ago

Israel Carpet Bombs Lebanon After Announcement of Iran Ceasefire

by Sharon Zhang

Israeli forces announced on Wednesday that it struck 100 sites in Lebanon over 10 minutes.

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TruthOut 8d ago

Trump’s Genocidal Threats on Iran Are Enabled by a Vast Apparatus of Destruction

by Negin Owliaei

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump threatened.

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TruthOut 8d ago

Trump Calls Factual CNN Report on Iran Ceasefire Statement “Fake News”

by Chris Walker

Trump said he was ordering CNN “to immediately withdraw” its reporting.

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TruthOut 20d ago

Jeremy Scahill Debunks Trump’s Lies About US Strategy and Negotiations With Iran

by Amy Goodman

Scahill also discusses possible avenues of US escalation and what he’s learned in conversations with Iranian officials.

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TruthOut 20d ago

Report: Many Middle East US Bases “All But Uninhabitable” Due to Iran Strikes

by Sharon Zhang

Military officials have been relocated to offices and hotels, officials say, spurring civilian targeting concerns.

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TruthOut 16d ago

Thousands of Iranians Who Live on Kharg Island Face Possibility of US Invasion

by Séamus Malekafzali

US media talk about the island’s civilians as if they are a military problem, if they talk about them at all.

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TruthOut 14d ago

Israel Strikes Pharmaceutical Factory in Tehran That Made Cancer Drugs

by Sharon Zhang

“The only reason you would hit this target is to try to limit medicine production in Iran,” one expert said.

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TruthOut 17d ago

US Killed Children in Iran Using New Missile That Explodes Into Pellets

by Sharon Zhang

The PrSM detonates just before contact with its target, exploding into a spray of tungsten pellets.

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TruthOut 20d ago

Israel Is Dropping 2,000-Pound Bombs on Densely-Populated Tehran, Reports Say

by Sharon Zhang

Israeli forces said last week that they have dropped 3,600 munitions on the Iranian capital alone.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Israel Killed More Than 200 People in Deadliest Day of Resumed War on Lebanon

by Amy Goodman

“The silence of states and the continued flow of weapons has only emboldened Israel,” researcher Ramzi Kaiss says.

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TruthOut 5d ago

In Memphis, Investors Benefit From AI Boom While the Public Bears Its Cost

by Earle J. Fisher

The people most enthusiastic about the construction of AI data centers are often the least likely to live next to them.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Trump Budget Proposal Shreds Health and Food Programs to Feed the War Machine

by Sasha Abramsky

“His priorities are clear: He does not care about us,” says health care advocate Deborah Weinstein.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Absence of Accountability for Gaza Genocide Has Enabled Israel’s War on Lebanon

by Amy Goodman

There has been “no accountability whatsoever for violations of the laws of war,” says researcher Ramzi Kaiss.

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TruthOut 11d ago

UW Removes Middle East Center Director After Criticizing War

by Brett Wilkins

“There’s a chilling effect on not just my academic freedom, but that of my colleagues,” Aria Fani said after his removal.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Gaza Farmland Is Destroyed, But Some Are Growing Food Even While Displaced

by Ghada Abu Muaileq

In Gaza, war is not measured only by the number of airstrikes, but by the number of trees that no longer bear fruit.

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TruthOut 12d ago

Trump Budget Boosts War Spending While Slashing Domestic Programs

by Jennifer Shutt

The proposal boosts Pentagon funding while gutting billions from health care, education, and environmental programs.

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TruthOut 13d ago

Austria Becomes Latest EU Country to Deny US Military Use of Its Airspace

by Sharon Zhang

The country’s defense minister said it’s denied military airspace requests from the US since the outset of the war.

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TruthOut 17d ago

Pope Leo Says God “Does Not Listen to the Prayers of Those Who Wage War”

by Brad Reed

The pope’s sermon was seen as a rebuke of Pete Hegseth, who has supported a Christian crusade in the Middle East.

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TruthOut 16d ago

Israel Admits It Used Faked Photo to Say Slain Journalist Was Part of Hezbollah

by Sharon Zhang

“Unfortunately there isn’t really a picture of it, it was photoshopped,” the Israeli military said of the photo.

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TruthOut 13d ago

No Kings Must Mean No War: Foreign Policy Is Least Democratic Space in Politics

by Negin Owliaei

A movement in the name of democracy must resist imperial ambition done in our name and with our money.

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TruthOut 17d ago

Trump Touts “Hand-Carved” Columns on Ballroom as War Costs US 10k Jobs a Month

by Sharon Zhang

Amid blaring warnings about the economy, Trump said the Corinthian columns are “top of the line.”

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TruthOut 15d ago

Rubio Unironically Says Iran Should Spend Money on Its People, Not on Military

by Sharon Zhang

The Trump administration has requested a record-shattering $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget and $200 billion for the war.

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TruthOut 3d ago

As US Kills 5 in Boat Strike, Trump Threatens Iran With Same Killing “System”

by Sharon Zhang

This brings the total number of people killed in the US’s illegal boat strike campaign to 168.

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TruthOut 4d ago

Evidence Challenges US Account of Deadly Strike in Iran

by Brett Wilkins

The strike killed 21 people, including children as young as 2 years old.

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TruthOut 14d ago

Trump Says US Will Bomb Iran Into “Stone Ages,” Invoking Vietnam Carpet Bombing

by Sharon Zhang

The US will bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages, where they belong,” Trump said of the country with 93 million people.

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TruthOut 1d ago

Big Oil Brings in Extra $30 Million an Hour in Windfall Profits Due to Iran War

by Brad Reed

The oil and gas industry brought in an additional $234 billion in profits in the first month of Trump’s war on Iran

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TruthOut 6d ago

Close Political Ties to Trump Are Becoming Increasingly Toxic in Europe

by Amy Goodman

Even far-right governments like Italy’s find it more difficult to show Trump support, scholar Nathalie Tocci says.

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TruthOut 6d ago

Democrats Reject Resolution Condemning AIPAC Money in Primaries

by Mike Ludwig

“Democrats chose genocide over winning in 2024,” one Palestinian rights advocate said. "When does this stop?”

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TruthOut 6d ago

California’s $20 Fast Food Wage Hike Didn’t Kill Jobs, New Study Finds

by Mark Kreidler

The data-driven study pushes back against multiple industry-backed reports that cast a grim light on the higher wage.

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TruthOut 6d ago

Melania Trump’s Speech Denying Epstein Links Renews Attention to the Scandal

by Chris Walker

It was unclear whether the president had prior knowledge of Melania Trump's plans to speak on the subject.

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TruthOut 6d ago

Trump Reportedly Agreed to Include Lebanon in Ceasefire But Lied About It Anyway

by Sharon Zhang

The death toll from Israel’s massive, 10-minute blitz on Lebanon on Wednesday has surpassed 300 people.

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TruthOut 14d ago

Trump Slashed Medicaid. Now He Says US Can’t Fund It Because of His War on Iran.

by Julia Conley

The president's comments come as the Pentagon seeks $200 billion to continue funding the unpopular, destructive war.

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TruthOut 6d ago

CDC Head Blocks Release of Findings Showing Strong COVID Vax Effectiveness

by Chris Walker

The report detailed how adults receiving COVID-19 vaccines saw hospitalization rates drop by 55 percent.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Ceasefire Confusion Grows as Trump Threatens Renewed Start to Iran War

by Chris Walker

Karoline Leavitt denied Strait of Hormuz closure reports, but demanded it be “immediately” reopened in the same presser.

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TruthOut 7d ago

US-Israeli War on Iran Is Intensifying All of Global Capitalism’s Problems

by Ashley Smith

This war is widening the deep systemic problems that were already present before February 28, says scholar Adam Hanieh.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Polling Data Spells Potential Disaster for Republicans in the Midterms

by Chris Walker

Much of the poor polling for Trump is due in large part to the joint US-Israeli war against Iran.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Iranians, Watching Precarious Ceasefire, Express Desperation Over What’s Next

by Nermeen Shaikh

The war on Iran is “very much a clear attempt to de-develop the country,” says Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Iranian American Congresswoman Readies Impeachment Effort Against Hegseth

by Jake Johnson

Rep. Yassamin Ansari cited his “repeated war crimes, including bombing a girls’ school in Minab, Iran.”

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TruthOut 10d ago

Trump Threatens to Commit War Crimes If Iran Maintains Blockade on Hormuz Strait

by Julia Conley

In threats to civilian infrastructure, he said Tuesday “will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one."

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TruthOut 16d ago

Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Are Threatening to Shutter Hospitals Across the US

by Jake Johnson

The GOP is reportedly considering kicking hundreds of thousands more off Medicaid to fund Trump's illegal war on Iran.

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TruthOut 13d ago

Pope Leo Condemns “Imperialist Occupation” as He Urges Trump to End War on Iran

by Sharon Zhang

“Neither in the pastoral sphere nor in the social and political spheres can good come from abuse of power,” he said.

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TruthOut 14d ago

Has the US Already Lost the War on Iran?

by Amy Goodman

Trump's televised speech was an admission of “defeat in the war of narratives," says scholar Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi.

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TruthOut 14d ago

Christian Nationalists in US Government Push Attacks on Iran as Holy War

by Sara Gabler

With Pete Hegseth leading the Department of Defense, the line separating church and state is increasingly blurred.

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TruthOut 20d ago

Hegseth Prays for “Overwhelming Violence” in Iran in the “Name of Jesus Christ”

by Sharon Zhang

The secretary of defense has previously said that the US is fighting Muslim “religious fanatics” in the Iran war.

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TruthOut 20d ago

Iranians Grapple With Grief While Observing Their New Year During War

by Kourosh Ziabari

Meant to be a time of celebration and renewal, Nowruz has taken on a different tone under US-Israeli attacks.

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TruthOut 11d ago

US War Machine Is Built on Decades of Lies. The Assault on Iran Is No Exception.

by Scott Kurashige

Trump’s endless falsehoods about the Iran war build on a long history of US military mythmaking.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Global Oil Prices Jump After US-Iran Negotiations Fail in Less Than 24 Hours

by Amy Goodman

Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports and Iran threatened to strike other Gulf ports in retaliation.

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TruthOut 6d ago

Top Democrats Make Momentum Behind Trump Impeachment Screech to a Halt

by Sharon Zhang

Rather than calling for impeachment, Schumer criticized Trump for what he said was worsening Iran’s “nuclear ambition.”

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TruthOut 1d ago

War Pollutants May Be Poisoning a Generation of Mothers and Their Babies in Gaza

by Eman Abu Zayed

The impact of war goes beyond immediate destruction, quietly shaping the health of future generations.

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TruthOut 6d ago

Pentagon Reportedly Threatened First American Pope for Criticizing Trump

by Julia Conley

The pope is not likely to visit the US under Trump’s presidency due to the threat, reports said.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Pope Leo Continues to Criticize War After Trump Attacks Him in Social Media Rant

by Brad Reed

In a Truth Social screed, Trump accused the Pope of being “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.”

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TruthOut 3d ago

Failure to Stop Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Has Allowed It to Expand Into Lebanon

by Marjorie Cohn

Israel is also perpetrating war crimes and crimes against humanity in Lebanon.

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TruthOut 20d ago

Top House Dems Delay Iran War Powers Vote as Trump Threatens Ground Invasion

by Stephen Prager

Party leaders face backlash for dragging their feet despite possibly having enough votes to pass a resolution.

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TruthOut 6d ago

The Average US Taxpayer Spent $4,049 on War and Weapons Last Year

by Jake Johnson

For 50 days out of a year, an average US worker’s income taxes were wholly paid toward militarism.

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TruthOut 22h ago

52 Senators Vote Against Reining In Trump’s War on Iran Despite Genocidal Threat

by Sharon Zhang

The vote failed despite Trump’s threat to Iran last week that “a whole civilization will die.”

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TruthOut 1d ago

Trump’s War on Iran Risks Plunging World Into Global Recession, IMF Says

by Chris Walker

“The global outlook has abruptly darkened following the outbreak of war in the Middle East,” the IMF report stated.

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TruthOut 1d ago

Trump Reports More to Netanyahu Than to the US on Iran War, Lawmaker Says

by Sharon Zhang

Netanyahu said that JD Vance updated him on Sunday “in detail, as this administration does every day.”

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TruthOut 1d ago

Van Hollen Says Ending Iran War Is “My Top Priority,” Joining War Powers Push

by Sharon Zhang

Six senators have joined a group of six other senators committing to forcing votes to end the war.

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TruthOut 1d ago

Democrats Submit Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth

by Chris Walker

The articles of impeachment cite the “unauthorized war against Iran” and many other grievances.

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TruthOut 2d ago

New Federal Data Reveals 1 in 3 US Households Struggle to Afford Energy Bills

by Diana Hernández

The current reality is likely far worse, as the data was collected before the Iran war caused a spike in energy prices.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Former US and Iranian Negotiators Discuss Trump’s Failed Iran War Talks

by Amy Goodman

As Trump vows to blockade Iranian ports, the diplomats say his “mercurial” approach makes peace talks challenging.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Trump Admin Report: Pre-Iran War Gas Prices Won’t Return Until After 2027

by Chris Walker

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans describe rising gas costs as “extremely” or “very” concerning, a new poll found.

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TruthOut 5d ago

US-Israeli Strikes on Iran’s Universities Signal Higher Ed No Longer Off-Limits

by Kourosh Ziabari

Even if the ceasefire holds and the war comes to an end, Iran’s academia will bear great costs and long-term impacts.

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TruthOut 6d ago

Republicans Block Democrats’ Pro Forma Session Effort to End Trump’s War in Iran

by Chris Walker

“The threats of total annihilation” by Trump against Iran “were beyond the pale,” Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland said.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Trump Says Jesus Photo Shows Him as Red Cross Doctor — a Group Bombed in His War

by Sharon Zhang

The Iranian Red Crescent Society says four of its workers have been killed by the US-Israeli aggression.

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