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Six Months in, Trump Has Made American Life Immeasurably Worse

Sunday marked six months of President Donald Trump’s return to office. To celebrate, he and top Republicans kicked the hagiography into full gear. “Today is Six Month Anniversary of my Second Term. Importantly, it’s being hailed as one of the most consequential periods of any President,” Trump claimed in a Truth Social rant. House Speaker […]


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The State Department Guts Its Office Combating Human Trafficking

As President Donald Trump takes a beating from his own MAGA crowd for his handling of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased pedophile and sex trafficker, his State Department pulled a surprising move: It decimated its office combating human trafficking. As part of a downsizing, the Trump administration on Friday cut 1,353 positions at […]


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State Department Employees Brace for Friday Layoffs

Inside the State Department, employees are packing up their belongings in anticipation of a reorganization and reduction in force that is expected to cut nearly 2,000 jobs. The significant cuts and reorientation of the department’s mission will cripple the agency’s work to promote democracy, combat human rights abuses, and negotiate conflict resolution. Trump officials plan […]


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Biden Official Acknowledges Israeli War Crimes After 15 Months Backing Genocide

Former State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said “without a doubt” that Israel has committed war crimes.


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Trump’s Proposal for Office of Remigration Evokes Ethnic Cleansing, Critics Say

The president’s call for a policy of “remigration” has been embraced by far right groups in Europe.


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Rubio Unveils Visa Restrictions to “Protect” Americans From Foreign Censorship

Rubio criticized foreign social media “censorship” while scouring Americans’ social media for criticism of Israel.


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Trump Admin Wields Foreign Policy Apparatus to Advance Musk’s Business Interests

Trump’s State Department has intervened on behalf of Starlink in Gambia and at least four other developing nations.


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Trump Officials Pressure Nations to Approve Musk’s Starlink During Tariff Talks

Some countries have reportedly expected a better trade deal if they adopted the services of the billionaire’s company.


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Rubio Memo: Mohsen Mahdawi’s Presence in US Undermines Gaza “Peace” Prospects

Federal officials are seeking to deport the Columbia pro-Palestine protester to the occupied West Bank.


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State Department Found No Evidence of DHS’s Reasons for Abducting Tuft’s Öztürk

The State Department’s findings came in a memo issued just days before DHS abducted Öztürk anyway.


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