Senator Says European Nations Must Sanction Trump, Rubio Before US Wrecks ICC
Sen. Chris Van Hollen said that Trump and Rubio’s attacks on the ICC seek to obstruct investigations into Netanyahu.
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NYC Announces Largest Food Delivery Worker Settlement Ever Reached in US
DoorDash reached a $131.5 million settlement agreement for underpaying nearly 260,000 delivery workers.
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Mass Protest Planned Against Netanyahu’s UN Speech in NYC Thursday
Netanyahu is attempting to “insult and demean the international system" with his visit, one activist said.
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Trump’s FBI Scrapped Bribery Investigation Linked to Sen. Susan Collins
A top donor told agents his company won millions in federal contracts by bankrolling campaigns of powerful politicians.
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Beshear Says McConnell’s Return Shows Why the Senate Is “Broken”
“I still have concerns, and I think anybody who actually watches the video [of McConnell] has concerns,” Beshear said.
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Democratic States Cave on Paramount Merger Lawsuit in Win for Billionaire Owners
The settlement will place CNN and CBS News under control of a group chosen by the conglomerate’s board of directors.
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This Rising Leftist Party Hopes to Turn Back Germany’s Fascist Wave
The leftist Die Linke party won the most votes in Berlin, even as the far right AfD won a state election in the north.
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US Deportees Sent to Equatorial Guinea Decry Inhumane Conditions, Imprisonment
Individuals deported there under “third-country agreements” have been denied the ability to contact their families.
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The National Security Exception Was Never Going to Stop at Prosecuting Muslims
For 25 years, the US ran a parallel legal system targeting Muslims. It now reaches activists, immigrants, and the left.
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Bessent Says New US Sanctions Will “Shut Down” All Iranian Airlines Worldwide
The announcement comes after Trump made his latest genocidal threat to “blow the entire nation up.”
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TV Networks Decline Pool Coverage After Trump Bans News Outlets From White House
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are suing the Trump administration for banning their networks from the White House.
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Congress Has Not Passed a Farm Bill Since 2018. This Year May Be No Different.
Democrats in the Senate Agriculture Committee have refused to support a farm bill that doesn’t restore SNAP funding.
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US’s Boat Strikes Are “Plausibly” Crimes Against Humanity, UN Report Says
More than 230 people have been killed in 70 attacks throughout the US boat strike campaign.
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Report: AI-Generated “Intel” Nearly Sparked US War With China
The analysis was produced by a human but relied on false claims that an AI model had provided.
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ICE Shoots Man in Austin Doing Food Delivery, Spurring Protests
The shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez came more than two months after an ICE officer fatally shot a man in Houston.
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Pentagon Is Undercounting US Death Toll Amid Iran War, Washington Post Reports
The report raises questions regarding the military’s line-of-duty investigations following service member deaths.
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Black and African Studies Programs Are Disappearing From College Campuses
Over a dozen public and private colleges and universities in the US have closed, merged, or scaled back these programs.
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Experts Say Drug Transparency Bill Has Been Stripped of Critical Provisions
The Clear Labels Act, designed to alert consumers to where their drugs were made, is headed for a full Senate vote.
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Big Tech Is Trampling Native Treaty Rights to Build Data Centers
Tribal consultation isn’t optional, but the corporations building data centers in New Mexico are acting like it is.
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Walking September 11’s Other Crime Scenes
Millions had fled along the highway I had taken. Behind them Iraq was riven, its wounds pried open and left unsutured.
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Appeals Court Blocks Trump Policy to Rapidly Deport Migrants to Third Countries
The decision found that immigrants must have an opportunity to challenge their removal if they fear for their safety.
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Trump Says He’s Banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico From the White House
“These outrageous attacks only demonstrate how scared he is of an informed public,” said one press freedom advocate.
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Arab Americans Feel Betrayed After Michigan Grants $1M to Israeli Contractor
Rep. Rashida Tlaib says Capture Systems has “no place in our state and should not be receiving a dime of public funds.”
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Some Black Los Angelenos May Soon Receive Environmental Reparations
New legislation would steer $5 million collected from penalized oil wells into cash aid for 1,000 nearby households.
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Indigenous Tribes Form Resistance Camp Against Proposed Copper Mine in Michigan
The proposed copper sulfide mine threatens to unleash 40 million tons of toxic waste in Michigan’s wetlands.
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“You Have a Strong and Steadfast Friend,” RFK Jr. Tells Anti-Vaxxers
Kennedy’s remark comes as measles cases in the US are at their highest levels seen in decades.
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Organizers Aim to Thwart Purchase of Israel Bonds by World’s Largest Investor
Palm Beach County, Florida, has invested $1 billion in Israel Bonds — more than any other single investor in the world.
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There Are 0 Data Centers on Public Lands. Trump Is Considering Building 12.
The Trump administration quietly fast-tracked a data center project in Nevada earlier this year.
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Trump Administration Faces Second Lawsuit to Keep ICE Agents Away From Polls
Groups argue federal law prohibits “armed men” at election sites, and agents’ presence causes voter intimidation.
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OpenAI Execs Hoped to Make “Gazillions” After Feeding Model Journalists’ Work
Executives said that “millions of people” could view their product as committing “theft of unprecedented proportions.”
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Markey Moves to Block $5B US Bombs Sale to Saudi Arabia Amid Yemen Escalation
The State Department’s announcement of the sale comes as the administration is also pursuing a US-Saudi nuclear deal.
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Trump Says He Has a “Big Decision” to Make: Whether to “Annihilate” Iran
The president has repeatedly expressed his willingness to commit war crimes and atrocities against Iran.
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Trump Admin Upended Protections for Endangered Species by Redefining 2 Words
“Unintentional harm is exactly what is driving many species towards extinction,” said one expert.
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Israel Detains Palestinian American Journalist Reporting on Settler Violence
Naqaa Hamed’s arrest comes as nearly 40 Palestinian journalists are currently in Israeli detention.
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Massive Public Transit Win in Chicago Shows the Power of Grassroots Coalitions
The upcoming overhaul of the Chicago region’s transit system shows how potent organizing around public services can be.
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Warren Introduces Bill to Ban Private Equity From Owning Medical Practices
More than 80 percent of doctors are employed by corporate entities — a massive increase from 62 percent seven years ago.
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