Trump Admin Is Secretly Working to Divert Billions From NIH Budget to Fund Iran War
An interagency agreement would give the Pentagon access to the health agency’s coffers on top of its own massive budget.
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33 Democrats Vote to Withhold Funding From Universities That Boycott Israel
The bill would not even allow institutions to take actions to limit commercial deals with Israel.
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Lutnick Issues Bizarre Apology After Saying No US Troops Have Died in Iran War
In his apology, Lutnick awkwardly brings up his controversial history with the 9/11 attack.
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Trump Worries GOP Insiders as They Await Help From His Super PAC for Midterms
Sources close to the president have said that he doesn't want to spend much of his PAC's $400 million this year.
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Democratic Voters Say They Want Change, But the Party Just Elevated More Hawks
Party leaders are ignoring the three-quarters of registered Democrats who oppose providing military aid to Israel.
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The Public Supports Climate Superfund Bills. The Oil Lobby Is Tanking Them.
The bills target companies directly linked to 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions over the past decade.
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It’s Not Just Flock. Police Can’t Be Trusted With Our Data.
An Illinois State Police database available online listed personal information, including Social Security numbers.
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Strait of Hormuz Is the Latest Thing Trump May Try to Name After Himself
The president claims that the strait is “under USA control,” but that assertion is widely disputed.
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Texas GOP Officials Vote to Close 92 Polling Sites in Third Most-Populous County
Roderick Miles Jr., a Democratic Tarrant County commissioner, called the closures a “modern-day poll tax.”
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Air Force Is Reviewing Case of Iran War Gold Star Widow Being Denied Benefits
Military officials only launched an inquiry into the situation after a social media post by the widow went viral.
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Israel’s Gaza “Solution” Is to Empty It of Palestinians, Defense Minister Says
“There is no real solution for Gaza in the end without this migration,” said Israel Katz.
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Hegseth Extends Deployment of 50,000 Troops in the Middle East Through 2027
Trump appears to be leaning toward “maintaining a low-level conflict until the midterms," said analyst Trita Parsi.
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Faith Leaders Speak Out After DHS Sent Undercover Agents to Spy on MN Churches
People should not have to wonder if “standing with their neighbors will put them in a federal file,” one minister said.
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Organizing for Survival in an Era of Climate Chaos
“Whatever you do, it has to be now,” says organizer Alice Liu.
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Mamdani Unveils AI Moratorium for Schools Through 8th Grade, Screen Time Limits
Officials say the moratorium announced by the mayor of New York City is the most sweeping of its kind.
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Trump Touts Supposedly “Cheaper” Drugs, Beef and Gas Prices in Truth Social Post
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe the Trump economy is going to get worse, new polling shows.
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Taxpayers Must Not Be on the Hook for Bailing Out the AI Industry
Hundreds of billions of dollars are flooding the AI industry. Economist Gerald Epstein says this bubble could burst.
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Nearly 9 in 10 Americans Say There’s “Widespread” Corruption in US Government
Perceived corruption has skyrocketed to new highs under Trump’s second term in office.
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People in Southern Iran Struggle to Repair After US Attacks on Infrastructure
Southern Iran is facing a naval blockade, water stress, electricity blackouts, and disrupted livelihoods.
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UN Report Says Earth Will Overshoot 1.5C Warming, Emission Cuts Can Limit Damage
The report said the overshoot is not a point of no return, and that steps can be taken to ensure it is only temporary.
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DSA Candidate Criticizes 8 Dems Who Voted for “Anti-Socialism” House Measure
Socialist ideas have led to “policies like Medicare and Social Security,” DSA candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier said.
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1 Year After US Began Boat Bombing Campaign, Victims’ Families Demand Answers
Two families from St. Lucia and Colombia believe their loved ones, both fishermen, were killed at sea by US airstrikes.
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US Fatally Bombs Wedding in Iran, Killing 4, Including Children
Bomb remnants suggest the strike was carried out with a weapon once advertised as the Navy’s “most accurate” missile.
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Mike Johnson Supports Max Miller, Calls Him “Great Member of Congress”
Johnson minimized the allegations against Miller, saying he is facing “some issues in his personal life.”
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Sen. Ed Markey Prevails Against Primary Challenger Seth Moulton
The successful incumbent, who turned 80 during the campaign, co-authored the Green New Deal and backs Medicare for All.
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Family of American Student Urges US to Secure Her Release from Israeli Detention
Sami Safi’s arrest is part of a “concerted effort to crush the new generation of Palestinian leaders,” her aunt said.
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3 of Trump Admin’s New Competition Show “Finalists” Are Military Contractors
The Trump administration’s “reality” competition shows have already raised eyebrows over biases.
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Federal Judge Postpones Lawsuit Over Revoking Mifepristone Access After Election
The lawsuit seeks to revoke FDA approval of the abortion drug despite repeated studies that find it safe and effective.
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New Covert USPS System Could Get Millions of Ballots Tossed, Leak Reveals
Under the system, USPS could toss an entire batch of 10,000 ballots if the agency fails to verify one of them.
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Big Tech’s Debate Over “Open” and “Safe” AI Leaves Corporate Power Unquestioned
Two seemingly contradictory letters emerging from the AI industry point toward the same future.
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World’s Largest Far Right Paramilitary Rallied in NYC. It Should Alarm Everyone.
Five thousand people attended a rally in New York City led by the right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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The Plastics Industry Is Writing School Lesson Plans to Push Plastics on Kids
Some lessons include plastic scavenger hunts, while others ask kids to pretend they work for Dow Chemical Company.
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White House Says Venezuela Oil Grab Includes 100-Year Leases to 17 Oil Fields
Economist Francisco Rodríguez says no Venezuelan government would enter such a deal unless they were “held at gunpoint.”
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Conservative Democrats Offer Amendment to Outdo GOP’s Condemnation of DSA
The Democrats complained that Republicans weren’t taking the condemnation of socialism seriously enough.
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Judge Strikes Down New York Law Requiring Polluters to Pay for Climate Change
The landmark law would require oil and gas companies in the state to pay $75 billion toward a climate superfund.
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Fetterman Backs Trump’s Insulting Comments Berating Opponents of Data Centers
Fetterman's comments come as Trump describes those opposed to expanding data centers as “backwards.”
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