A lawyer says civil lawsuits reveal that ICE officials destroyed relevant video footage that would aid investigations.
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In the Span of Just 6 Weeks, 6 People Died While in ICE Custody in Texas Read Post »
Experts and watchdog groups slammed the bill, which would also require states to share voter information with DHS.
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Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar Joins House GOP to Pass Voter Suppression Bill Read Post »
The House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on oversight of the Justice Department devolved into insults and chaos on Wednesday. One telling example: whether Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Trump administration would apologize to survivors who were named, unredacted, in the department’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation files. Among the documents released late last month, the Justice Department […]
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Pam Bondi Refuses to Apologize to Epstein Survivors Read Post »
The Republican-controlled US House is set to pass a new version of the SAVE Act, a sweeping voter restriction bill that would require people to show citizenship documents to register to vote and strict forms of photo ID to cast a ballot, potentially disenfranchising tens of millions of Americans. The House consideration of the new […]
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A group of survivors of abuse by Jeffrey Epstein released an advertisement on Super Bowl Sunday imploring for the full release of millions of government files revealing the connections between Epstein and many famous politicians and celebrities. The ad was posted on X by journalist Jim Acosta. It comes a day before Congress is expected […]
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Watch the Epstein Survivors’ Powerful Super Bowl Sunday Ad Read Post »
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Amid rising concern about global heating and soaring energy costs, Michigan has sued big oil for allegedly fueling both crises—a move experts have hailed as groundbreaking. In a first-of-its-kind complaint, the state’s attorney general, Dana Nessel, accused four fossil fuel majors and the […]
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Michigan Lawsuit Calls Big Oil a “Cartel” That’s Driving High Energy Bills Read Post »
On a June afternoon in Washington, swarms of mosquitoes were feasting on thousands of Americans as they watched a military parade roll past the National Mall. It was the US Army’s 250th birthday, which also happened to be President Donald Trump’s 79th, and the MAGA-heavy crowd watched the procession trudge down Constitution Avenue, largely silent […]
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Trump’s War on History Read Post »
As the Trump administration continues to violently occupy Minnesota, the role of the defense tech firm Palantir—which continues to sell its data mining, automation, and surveillance technology to ICE—is coming under increasing scrutiny. A new tool, launched Thursday, follows the money making it happen. Palantir Payroll, the product of an effort by the campaign Purge […]
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Who Takes Palantir’s Money? A New Tracker Finds Out. Read Post »
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A recent, non-binding opinion from the Government Accountability Office may pave the way for Congress to begin rescinding management plans for national monuments across the country, environmentalists and experts say, potentially leading to protected areas being further opened up […]
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Trump and Congress Are Coming for Our Favorite National Monuments Again Read Post »
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said on Wednesday that he would reject a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year over concerns that it did not sufficiently curb Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. The announcement came in a closed-door meeting with Democratic caucus members, following continued […]
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Hakeem Jeffries Says No to Funding ICE. Democrats Still Aren’t United. Read Post »
This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. During the second Trump administration, the population of migrants held at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities has exploded—from below 40,000 in January 2025 to over 73,000 today. Under the law, ICE is required to provide necessary medical care for this population. While ICE employs […]
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ICE Has Stopped Paying Contractors for Detainee Medical Treatment Read Post »
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US Senate passed a limited spending package on Thursday that will largely fund several science- and land-related agencies, including the Department of Interior, the US Forest Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the US Environmental Protection […]
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Congressional Compromise Bill Rejects Trump’s Worst Environmental Cuts Read Post »
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