September 26, 2026 at 10:46 AM EDT
The Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining Momentum

The Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining Momentum Echoing activists across the country, the global human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on the United States government to abolish Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Emerging from the #Not1More campaign organized by undocumented activists and groups like Puente and Juntos in 2014, and gaining momentum with concerted organizing by grassroots groups such as Mijente"

September 25, 2026 at 2:58 PM EDT
Iranian American Organization Sues Trump to Demand End to War on Iran

Iranian American Organization Sues Trump to Demand End to War on Iran The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) has filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's ongoing war on Iran. The organization filed the complaint on Thursday, asking a court to halt the U.S.'s military action against Iran and to declare the U.S.'s war on Iran unconstitutional. The lawsuit argues that Trump violated the Constitution's war powers checks"

September 25, 2026 at 2:54 PM EDT
Pro-Palestine Stanford Students Celebrate Dismissal of Harsh Charges

Pro-Palestine Stanford Students Celebrate Dismissal of Harsh Charges This week a judge dismissed all the charges brought against a group of Stanford students for occupying the university president's office in June 2024 to protest Stanford's complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza. The judge also reduced the amount of restitution to roughly $52,000 total, which ended up being paid by an anonymous source. The September 21 decision came down despite the strenuous"

September 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM EDT
Over 100 Protesters Arrested at Peaceful Sit-In Ahead of Netanyahu's UN Speech

Over 100 Protesters Arrested at Peaceful Sit-In Ahead of Netanyahu's UN Speech Over 100 protesters were arrested near the United Nations in New York on Thursday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the General Assembly. The sit-in, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, denounced Netanyahu for perpetrating a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, building more illegal settlements in the West Bank, occupying parts of Lebanon and bombing Iran alongside"

September 25, 2026 at 1:55 PM EDT
Democrat Files 26 Impeachment Articles Against Trump Over War, ICE, Corruption

Democrat Files 26 Impeachment Articles Against Trump Over War, ICE, Corruption A House Democrat has filed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, calling him the "most impeachable president" in U.S. history and accusing him of high crimes and misdemeanors ranging from his war on Iran to his schemes to enrich himself and his allies while in office. House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Steve Cohen, of Tennessee, introduced 26 impeachment articles on"

September 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM EDT
DHS Claim of 16K Noncitizen Voters in Nevada Falls to 0 After State Inquiry

DHS Claim of 16K Noncitizen Voters in Nevada Falls to 0 After State Inquiry An estimate from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the number of noncitizen residents registered to vote in Nevada has dropped from an initial claim of nearly 16,000, down to 185, and eventually to zero, just weeks after President Donald Trump cited the claim during a campaign rally in a push to purge several states' voter rolls. DHS officials initially informed Nevada election"

September 25, 2026 at 12:53 PM EDT
Forced Psychiatric Care Can Feel Like a "Forever Sentence," Victims Say

Forced Psychiatric Care Can Feel Like a "Forever Sentence," Victims Say Involuntary psychiatric treatment is a cornerstone of Donald Trump's mental health policy, and liberal governors like Gavin Newsom, Kathy Hochul, and Wes Moore have also increasingly embraced coercive approaches to mental health care. Yet a central question often goes unaddressed by the lawmakers putting forth these policies: What happens when we force people to accept psychiatric care via court"

September 25, 2026 at 12:46 PM EDT
Poll: Approval of Socialism at Record High as Capitalist Principles Hit New Lows

Poll: Approval of Socialism at Record High as Capitalist Principles Hit New Lows New polling finds that Americans approve of socialism more than ever, surpassing the 40 percent threshold for the first time in a Gallup survey as left-wing ideas and politicians surge in popularity. According to Gallup polling conducted last month, 43 percent of Americans say they have a positive view of socialism. In Gallup's 16 years of polling this question, the proportion of Americans"

September 25, 2026 at 12:32 PM EDT
The Billionaire Tax Could Be Defeated by 2 Other Tax Measures -- Here's How

The Billionaire Tax Could Be Defeated by 2 Other Tax Measures -- Here's How California voters will soon decide whether to tax billionaires -- but even if a majority says yes, the measure could still lose to either of two billionaire-funded measures designed to cancel it out. The billionaire-backed group Building a Better California designed two countermeasures to undermine the wealth tax and create multiple ways to defeat it. Recent polling shows slim majorities"

September 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM EDT
Don't Be Fooled: GOP Scuffle Over NIH Grants Doesn't Mean Science Has Prevailed

Don't Be Fooled: GOP Scuffle Over NIH Grants Doesn't Mean Science Has Prevailed Over the last two years, in an effort to stamp its ideology on the country's premier academic and scientific institutions, the Trump administration has repeatedly moved to exert control over how grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are distributed. According to reporting by The New York Times and other outlets, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), led by Russell Vought"

September 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM EDT
Doctors and Hospitals in 3 Dozen States to See Lower Medicaid Payments

Doctors and Hospitals in 3 Dozen States to See Lower Medicaid Payments New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than $50 billion -- potentially shrinking the number of providers willing to see Medicaid patients, according to a new analysis. The analysis in the peer-reviewed Health Affairs estimates that the 17 states with the highest provider reimbursement rates"

September 24, 2026 at 4:15 PM EDT
Democrats Demand Answers on Trump Plan to Build Data Centers on Public Lands

Democrats Demand Answers on Trump Plan to Build Data Centers on Public Lands In a letter sent to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday, a group of Democrats demanded answers on the Trump administration's reported plans to construct at least a dozen data centers on public lands owned by the federal government. The letter to Burgum was spearheaded by House Natural Resources Committee ranking member Rep. Jared Huffman (D-California) and signed by 15 other Democrats.