Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:59:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Truthout-T-logo-sq-1200x1200-e1521532408148-60x60.png Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org 32 32 Van Hollen Says Ending Iran War Is “My Top Priority,” Joining War Powers Push https://truthout.org/articles/van-hollen-says-ending-iran-war-is-my-top-priority-joining-war-powers-push/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:59:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337022 Six senators joined Democratic efforts in the Senate to introduce War Powers resolutions to end the U.S.’s war on Iran, the group announced on Monday, with one Democrat saying that ending the war is his “top priority” as talks between Iranian and U.S. officials falter. Democratic Senators Kirstin Gillibrand (New York), Mark Kelly (Arizona), Andy Kim (New Jersey), Jeff Merkley (Oregon)…

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]]> Orbán’s Defeat in Hungary Signals Far Right’s Weakness, Not the Left’s Strength https://truthout.org/articles/orbans-defeat-in-hungary-signals-far-rights-weakness-not-the-lefts-strength/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:50:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337024 According to most mainstream media accounts, a “political earthquake” has taken place in Hungary. The European far right’s poster boy and MAGA darling Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was defeated in a landslide on Sunday by political upstart Péter Magyar. The outcome of this election is indeed politically significant, as the ousting of Orbán by Hungarian voters will curtail Donald Trump’s foreign…

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]]> Trump Reports More to Netanyahu Than to the US on Iran War, Lawmaker Says https://truthout.org/articles/trump-reports-more-to-netanyahu-than-to-the-us-on-iran-war-lawmaker-says/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:25:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337007 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked outrage after he reportedly said that the Trump administration gives him detailed updates on the Iran war and negotiations every day, despite U.S. officials stonewalling the American public and Congress on its aggression. In an address to an Israeli cabinet meeting on Monday, Netanyahu said that he had a phone call on Sunday with U.S.

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]]> Trump’s War on Iran Risks Plunging World Into Global Recession, IMF Says https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-war-on-iran-risks-plunging-world-into-global-recession-imf-says/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:05:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337018 A new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that the U.S.-Israeli joint war on Iran has stalled economic momentum for this year, and, if the war lasts for several months, has the potential to cause a global recession. The report, published on Tuesday, blamed disrupted supply chains, primarily for oil, for its changes in projections compared to a previous report issued in…

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]]> Trump Admin Isn’t the First to Push Back on Antiwar Stances From Catholic Church https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-isnt-the-first-to-push-back-on-antiwar-stances-from-catholic-church/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:39:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337015 One June day I wound my way up a lush hillside in Simi Valley, California, where the fortieth president of the United States sat grinning at me from atop a horse. Ronald Reagan looked dapper and relaxed, his toned body a leathered green-brown. Somehow, his teeth gleamed white. How can a statue’s teeth look white? I wondered as I pulled my rental car into the packed parking lot. But if anyone’s…

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]]> Mass Action Targets Schumer and Gillibrand Ahead of Senate Vote on Israel Aid https://truthout.org/articles/mass-action-targets-schumer-and-gillibrand-ahead-of-senate-vote-on-israel-aid/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:03:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337004 On Monday, April 13, the scene in front of Senators Chuck Schumer’s and Kirsten Gillibrand’s offices in Midtown, Manhattan was too quiet, the couple hundred New Yorkers inconspicuously gathered in hoodies and jackets dressed too warm for the mild spring weather. Even the uninitiated had an inkling that something was afoot — a staffer returning from a coffee run cried out: “What the fuck…

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]]> Kuwait Has Detained American Journalist Who Shared US Warplane Crash for 6 Weeks https://truthout.org/articles/kuwait-has-detained-american-journalist-who-shared-us-warplane-crash-for-6-weeks/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:57:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336997 Advocates are calling for the release of well-known American-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin from detention in Kuwait, where he has been detained for over a month after sharing content related to the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran. Shihab-Eldin was arrested by Kuwaiti authorities on March 3. The journalist, who has millions of followers across his social media platforms and has worked…

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]]> Former US and Iranian Negotiators Discuss Trump’s Failed Iran War Talks https://truthout.org/video/former-us-and-iranian-negotiators-discuss-trumps-failed-iran-war-talks/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:00:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=337002 After the first round of ceasefire negotiations in Pakistan collapsed over the weekend, we speak to two former nuclear negotiators about prospects for ending the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, including what another nuclear deal might look like. Robert Malley, a U.S. negotiator for the 2015 nuclear deal (which President Trump withdrew from in his first term), says Trump’s “mercurial” behavior…

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]]> Pride Flag Returns to Stonewall After Lawsuit Leads to Trump Admin Reversal https://truthout.org/articles/pride-flag-returns-to-stonewall-after-lawsuit-leads-to-trump-admin-reversal/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:41:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337003 The Trump administration has agreed to restore a Pride flag that was previously removed from Stonewall National Monument in New York City, following a lawsuit from several nonprofit groups alleging it had been improperly removed earlier this year. In February, the National Park Service (NPS) took the Pride flag down, following a directive from the Interior Department stipulating that “only…

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]]> New Federal Data Reveals 1 in 3 US Households Struggle to Afford Energy Bills https://truthout.org/articles/new-federal-data-reveals-1-in-3-us-households-struggle-to-afford-energy-bills/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:09:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336999 Americans’ concerns about being able to afford electricity and home heating fuel are elevated since the beginning of the Iran war. But newly released nationwide data shows that even before the war began, these concerns were widespread, long-standing and getting worse faster than the data can reflect. The new information is from preliminary reports based on the Residential Energy Consumption…

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]]> MN Prosecutor Investigates ICE Arrest of US Citizen as Possible Kidnapping https://truthout.org/articles/mn-prosecutor-investigates-ice-arrest-of-us-citizen-as-possible-kidnapping/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:06:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336993 Prosecutors in Minnesota are investigating whether some of the most infamous images of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities earlier this year actually captured a kidnapping, when US citizen ChongLy “Scott” Thao was filmed being taken from his home by federal agents in freezing temperatures, wearing only his underwear with a blanket wrapped around him.

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]]> Trump Admin Report: Pre-Iran War Gas Prices Won’t Return Until After 2027 https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-report-pre-iran-war-gas-prices-wont-return-until-after-2027/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:31:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336994 In a Fox News interview earlier this week, President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge that the war on Iran he started in late February would have economic consequences, including higher gas and oil prices for the foreseeable future. While higher prices are detrimentally affecting millions of Americans at gas pumps across the country, Trump — who campaigned on lowering costs to below $2…

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]]> Trump Says Jesus Photo Shows Him as Red Cross Doctor — a Group Bombed in His War https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-jesus-photo-shows-him-as-red-cross-doctor-a-group-bombed-in-his-war/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:23:15 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336988 After Donald Trump faced a deluge of criticism for posting an AI-generated photo that appeared to depict him as Jesus Christ, the U.S. president backtracked on Monday, dubiously claimed that the photo actually showed him as a doctor with the Red Cross — a humanitarian group that has been relentlessly attacked amid Trump’s war on Iran. On Sunday night, Trump posted a tirade against Pope Leo…

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]]> As Trump SAVE America Act Stalls in Congress, Red States Pass Their Own Versions https://truthout.org/articles/as-trump-save-america-act-stalls-in-congress-red-states-pass-their-own-versions/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:31:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336984 President Donald Trump’s priority elections bill has languished in the Senate for the past several weeks as some GOP politicians hesitate to upend precedent for voter registration in federal elections before the midterms. That hasn’t stopped lawmakers in several red states from introducing similar changes for their elections. Certain provisions that mirror the SAVE America Act — particularly…

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]]> Global Oil Prices Jump After US-Iran Negotiations Fail in Less Than 24 Hours https://truthout.org/video/global-oil-prices-jump-after-us-iran-negotiations-fail-in-less-than-24-hours/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:30:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336986 Ship traffic has been halted again in the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump ordered the U.S. military to begin a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas starting Monday at 10 a.m. ET. Iran denounced Trump’s move as an illegal act amounting to “piracy” and has threatened to strike Gulf ports in retaliation. Trump ordered the blockade after the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal…

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]]> Massive New Louisiana Natural Gas Plant Is Slated to Be US’s Most Polluting Yet https://truthout.org/articles/massive-new-louisiana-natural-gas-plant-is-slated-to-be-uss-most-polluting-yet/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:52:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336977 When Louisiana launched the country’s liquefied natural gas export boom in 2016, LNG was touted as a cleaner, climate-friendly alternative to coal and oil. But the state’s first LNG terminal, Sabine Pass LNG, quickly became one of Louisiana’s largest sources of climate-warming pollution, releasing more greenhouse gases than the state’s biggest oil refineries. An even larger source is on…

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]]> As US Kills 5 in Boat Strike, Trump Threatens Iran With Same Killing “System” https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-iran-with-same-killing-system-after-us-kills-5-in-boat-strike/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:49:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336979 The U.S. military announced that it had carried out another attack on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday, bringing the total death toll of its boat strike campaign to 168 people as President Donald Trump threatens the same “system” of attacks against Iran, despite the ceasefire. U.S. Southern Command, also known as SOUTHCOM, posted a video of the strike on social media.

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]]> Failure to Stop Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Has Allowed It to Expand Into Lebanon https://truthout.org/articles/failure-to-stop-israels-genocide-in-gaza-has-allowed-it-to-expand-into-lebanon/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:44:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336978 While the world’s attention is focused on the U.S.-Israeli aggression in Iran and Donald Trump’s genocidal proclamations, Israel is perpetrating genocide in Lebanon. Trump threatened genocide in Iran on April 7, stating, “A whole civilization will die tonight.” The next day, he agreed to a two-week ceasefire. In response, Israel almost immediately intensified its assault on Lebanon…

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]]> Trump Administration Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Öztürk, Mahdawi https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-fires-judges-who-blocked-deportations-of-ozturk-mahdawi/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:09:15 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336969 The Trump administration has fired two judges who ruled against them in their cases attempting to deport pro-Palestine student advocates Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi, as officials seek to reshape federal immigration courts to speed deportations. According to The New York Times, the two judges, Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, were dismissed by the administration alongside four other judges…

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]]> Pope Leo Continues to Criticize War After Trump Attacks Him in Social Media Rant https://truthout.org/articles/pope-leo-continues-to-criticize-war-after-trump-attacks-him-in-social-media-rant/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:54:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336974 Pope Leo XIV on Monday said he would not back off his criticism of President Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran after the president targeted him with an unhinged late-night social media rant. In a Sunday Truth Social post, Trump accused Pope Leo of being “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” even though dealing with crime and running U.S. foreign policy are not part of the pope’…

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]]> Trump’s Extreme Use of Military Is Stirring a Crisis of Conscience Among Troops https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-extreme-use-of-military-is-stirring-a-crisis-of-conscience-among-troops/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:53:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336967 As President Donald Trump increasingly uses the U.S. military to carry out his agenda through brute force, organizations that provide counseling services for U.S. servicemembers are reporting growing numbers of calls. These calls have further spiked in response to Trump’s war on Iran, one of the most unpopular in U.S. history. The United States has carried out the war through intense attacks…

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]]> Judge Strikes Down Updated Policy Restricting Journalists’ Access to Pentagon https://truthout.org/articles/judge-strikes-down-updated-policy-restricting-journalists-access-to-pentagon/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:58:15 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336966 A federal judge has found that an interim Department of Defense (DOD) policy — which replaced a similar policy that sought to restrict journalists’ access to Pentagon sources earlier this year — violates First Amendment press freedoms and is therefore unlawful and unenforceable. The original policy had restricted journalists by barring them from entering the Pentagon and speaking with…

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]]> Boise Responds to Idaho Pride Flag Ban With Creative Display https://truthout.org/articles/boise-responds-to-idaho-pride-flag-ban-with-creative-display/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:30:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336964 Try as they might, the Idaho state legislature can’t seem to silence Boise’s LGBTQ Pride. Idaho Republicans have spent years crafting bills and passing laws trying to lower the rainbow flags flown in public schools, government-owned buildings, roads, and parks. The latest attempt got as far as compelling Boise Mayor Lauren McLean to remove City Hall’s Pride flag on March 31 — the Trans Day of…

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]]> Evidence Challenges US Account of Deadly Strike in Iran https://truthout.org/articles/evidence-challenges-us-account-of-deadly-strike-in-iran/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:58:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336962 New information published Friday by the New York Times further suggests that the U.S. military may have lied when it tried to pin the blame for a February airstrike that killed 21 people in Iran on the Iranian government, with evidence indicating that the U.S. carried out the attack with a new missile designed to inflict maximum casualties. While much of the world knows about the February 28…

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]]> Palestinian Child Rights Group Shutters After Israeli Pressure https://truthout.org/articles/palestinian-child-rights-group-shutters-after-israeli-pressure/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:27:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336959 Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCI-P) has ended its extraordinary work with the children of Palestine as a result of unending threats from the State of Israel. Despite having been designated by Israel as a terrorist organization in 2023, DCI-P had continued its groundbreaking work of investigating, documenting and exposing human rights violations against Palestinian children as well…

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]]> What Do Authoritarians Fear Most? People Who Stick Up for Each Other. https://truthout.org/articles/what-do-authoritarians-fear-most-people-who-stick-up-for-each-other/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:03:43 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336937 Even before Donald Trump launched a war on Iran, his presidency had heightened the strain on millions of people in the United States struggling with high prices and precarious work. Now, as the U.S. and Israel escalate their violence in the Middle East, pressures at home are intensifying. Higher prices at the gas pump make the war-related surge in energy costs visible to all.

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]]> PA’s Abolitionist Organizers Win Victory Against Mandatory Life Without Parole https://truthout.org/articles/pas-abolitionist-organizers-win-victory-against-mandatory-life-without-parole/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:52:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336897 In late March, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court issued a momentous ruling overturning mandatory life sentences for people convicted of felony murder, also known as second-degree murder. Activists and advocates hailed the ruling as a victory that was years in the making and has the potential to impact the lives of more than a thousand people in the state, a majority of whom are Black.

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]]> Trump Admin Seeks Sweeping Access to Federal Workers’ Health Records https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-seeks-sweeping-access-to-federal-workers-health-records/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:21:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336954 The Trump administration is quietly seeking unprecedented access to medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, and their families. A brief notice from the Office of Personnel Management could dramatically change which personally identifiable medical information the agency obtains, giving it the power to see prescriptions employees had filled or what treatment they sought…

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]]> Texas Counties Face DHS Subpoenas Seeking Voter Data Records https://truthout.org/articles/texas-counties-face-dhs-subpoenas-seeking-voter-data-records/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:59:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336951 At least three Texas counties this week either received or were told they would soon receive administrative subpoenas from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The department is seeking detailed records about some individual voters, including their registration applications and voter history, though counties don’t yet know which ones. The subpoenas appear to be linked to a series of…

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]]> Tariff Refunds Flow to Companies as Consumers Keep Footing the Bill https://truthout.org/articles/tariff-refunds-flow-to-companies-as-consumers-keep-footing-the-bill/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:38:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336949 When Eileen Nusselt and Gio Cox got married earlier this year, they skipped the traditional registry and asked their guests to donate to a home renovation fund. Yet as tariffs have pushed up the price of materials like lumber and paint, that money isn’t going as far as they expected. “We’re having to cut off projects that we really want to do,” said Cox, who lives with his wife in Charleston…

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]]> In Memphis, Investors Benefit From AI Boom While the Public Bears Its Cost https://truthout.org/articles/in-memphis-investors-benefit-from-ai-boom-while-the-public-bears-its-cos/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:57:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336945 In Memphis, Tennessee, questions about AI data centers are rising nearly as quickly as their price tags. Recent reporting shows that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI now has properties in Memphis appraised at roughly $3.4 billion, a staggering valuation that will shape how much the company contributes in property taxes and how local officials frame its economic impact.

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]]> US-Israeli Strikes on Iran’s Universities Signal Higher Ed No Longer Off-Limits https://truthout.org/articles/us-israeli-strikes-on-irans-universities-signal-higher-ed-no-longer-off-limits/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:47:29 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336922 Throughout their war on Iran, the U.S. and Israel broke many norms of military engagement, such as systematically targeting academic institutions in Iran. Universities became a major casualty, and explicit acknowledgements by Israeli leaders and some U.S. public figures clarified that these institutions were not collateral damage, but rather, intended targets. There are no definitive figures as to…

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]]> Close Political Ties to Trump Are Becoming Increasingly Toxic in Europe https://truthout.org/video/close-political-ties-to-trump-are-becoming-increasingly-toxic-in-europe/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:28:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336932 The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has deepened rifts with several European countries. The Spanish government has been most outspoken in its opposition to the war, and U.S. allies like Germany and the United Kingdom have voiced some criticism while providing logistical support for the assault on Iran. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has tried to smooth over differences and placate President Trump…

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]]> Judge’s Order for “Alligator Alcatraz” May Shape Legal Access at Other ICE Jails https://truthout.org/articles/judges-order-for-alligator-alcatraz-may-shape-legal-access-at-other-ice-jails/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:22:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336940 When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) started sending people to a new tent-based jail nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” deep in the Florida Everglades last July, it indicated a shift toward using quickly opened soft-sided structures and converted warehouses to hold thousands of people in chain-link fence cages with no access to a lawyer. “It was kind of a black box,” Paul Chavez…

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]]> Top Democrats Make Momentum Behind Trump Impeachment Screech to a Halt https://truthout.org/articles/top-democrats-make-momentum-behind-trump-impeachment-screech-to-a-halt/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:21:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336936 A wave of momentum behind impeaching President Donald Trump for his genocidal threats toward Iran on Tuesday came to a screeching halt by the end of the week as Democratic leaders like Senate and House minority leaders Chuck Schumer (New York) and Hakeem Jeffries (New York) hand-wrung over such a process being a “distraction,” reporting says. After Trump threatened that “a whole civilization…

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]]> Democrats Reject Resolution Condemning AIPAC Money in Primaries https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-reject-resolution-condemning-aipac-money-in-primaries/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:35:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336934 Democratic Party leaders had a chance this week to push back against Israel’s violent expansionism and the Israel lobby’s massive political spending in the United States. Once again, Democrats chose instead to punt the issue despite plummeting public support for Israel, both among their base and the wider U.S. public, ahead of the midterms. At a meeting in New Orleans on April 9…

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]]> California’s $20 Fast Food Wage Hike Didn’t Kill Jobs, New Study Finds https://truthout.org/articles/californias-20-fast-food-wage-hike-didnt-kill-jobs-new-study-finds/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:32:30 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336916 In their third report on the subject and second update of data, University of California researchers reach the same conclusions that have twice bedeviled the anti-wage hike sector of the restaurant industry: California’s $20 an hour fast food minimum wage, instituted in 2024, did not reduce employment. It led to only the most modest of price increases — barely noticeable to a consumer.

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]]> Democratic Lawmakers Find Immigrants Stuffed “Like Sardines” in Arizona ICE Jail https://truthout.org/articles/democratic-lawmakers-find-immigrants-stuffed-like-sardines-in-arizona-ice-jail/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:59:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336923 Three Democratic members of Congress said they were horrified that immigrants were being stuffed into holding cells “like sardines” at a Mesa Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility they showed up to without warning on Thursday night. The visit came in the wake of the Arizona Mirror’s reporting on Thursday detailing how the Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center…

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]]> Melania Trump’s Speech Denying Epstein Links Renews Attention to the Scandal https://truthout.org/articles/melania-trumps-speech-denying-epstein-links-renews-attention-to-the-scandal/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:56:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336929 On Thursday afternoon, first lady Melania Trump gave a speech in which she said she had no direct associations with disgraced convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, reigniting the Epstein scandal for the Trump administration. It was known earlier this week that the first lady would be giving a speech, but the subject matter was not announced beforehand. In her missive…

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]]> The Average US Taxpayer Spent $4,049 on War and Weapons Last Year https://truthout.org/articles/the-average-us-taxpayer-spent-4049-on-war-and-weapons-last-year/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:14:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336914 A new analysis released Thursday estimates that the average American taxpayer shelled out over $4,000 to the federal government last year “for militarism and its support systems” such as the Pentagon, whose already-massive annual budget is poised to surge to $1.5 trillion if President Donald Trump gets his way. The National Priorities Project (NPP) at the Institute for Policy Studies found in…

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]]> Trump Reportedly Agreed to Include Lebanon in Ceasefire But Lied About It Anyway https://truthout.org/articles/trump-reportedly-agreed-to-include-lebanon-in-ceasefire-but-lied-about-it-anyway/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:56:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336919 The Trump administration is lying about Lebanon’s inclusion in the Iran ceasefire deal that officials agreed to on Tuesday, as new reporting finds that U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to pause bombardments on the country before Israel launched a horrific wave of airstrikes just hours after the ceasefire went into effect. CBS reported on Thursday, citing “multiple diplomatic sources…

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]]> CDC Head Blocks Release of Findings Showing Strong COVID Vax Effectiveness https://truthout.org/articles/cdc-head-blocks-release-of-findings-showing-strong-covid-vax-effectiveness/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:14:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336917 Acting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Jay Bhattacharya, who also leads the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is reportedly delaying the publication of new findings within the health agency showcasing the strong effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines to prevent emergency room visits and hospitalizations. According to a report from The Washington Post…

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]]> Pentagon Reportedly Threatened First American Pope for Criticizing Trump https://truthout.org/articles/pentagon-reportedly-threatened-first-american-pope-for-criticizing-trump/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:44:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336898 Pope Leo, the first American to be named the head of the worldwide Catholic Church, has spoken out against President Donald Trump’s policies frequently this year as the US has invaded Venezuela and Iran and threatened Cuba’s 10 million people with an oil blockade that has crippled the island’s economy and healthcare system — and according to new reports, his criticism has followed a warning from a…

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]]> Republicans Block Democrats’ Pro Forma Session Effort to End Trump’s War in Iran https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-block-democrats-pro-forma-session-effort-to-end-trumps-war-in-iran/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:24:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336900 Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives were unsuccessful in their attempt on Thursday to pass a war powers resolution to restrict President Donald Trump from continuing to wage war on Iran. The House opened in a pro forma session, due to the continued recess that Republicans, led by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), began two weeks ago. To have passed…

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]]> Democrats Are Facing New Political Litmus Test: Military Aid to Israel https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-are-facing-new-political-litmus-test-military-aid-to-israel/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:25:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336891 Last week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said she would vote against any military aid to Israel, including weapons that are deemed “defensive.” Ocasio-Cortez made the comments to a New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC DSA) forum, which was first reported on by City & State. “I have not once ever voted to authorize funding to Israel, and I will never…

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]]> Israel Killed More Than 200 People in Deadliest Day of Resumed War on Lebanon https://truthout.org/video/israel-kills-more-than-200-people-in-deadliest-day-of-resumed-war-on-lebanon/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:21:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336889 On April 8, less than one day after the Trump administration agreed to a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran, Israel struck Lebanon in its heaviest and deadliest attack on the country since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began. At least 250 deaths have been reported. Israeli and U.S. authorities are insisting that the ceasefire proposal did not include Lebanon, where Israel says it is targeting…

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]]> Ceasefire Confusion Grows as Trump Threatens Renewed Start to Iran War https://truthout.org/articles/ceasefire-confusion-grows-as-trump-threatens-renewed-start-to-iran-war/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:39:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336894 Despite insinuating that a ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran was still in place late on Wednesday night, President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the U.S. military would remain in the region, amassing more weaponry there to start the war up again if the temporary truce was broken. The ceasefire was announced earlier this week, and ostensibly allows both countries…

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]]> US-Israeli War on Iran Is Intensifying All of Global Capitalism’s Problems https://truthout.org/articles/us-israeli-war-on-iran-is-intensifying-all-of-global-capitalisms-problems/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:15:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336883 On February 28, the U.S. and Israel expanded their joint genocidal war on Gaza onto Iran as well as Lebanon. After weeks of assassinations and bombing, President Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire on April 7. This war of aggression by the U.S. and Israel is part of a continued attempt to wipe out any and all opposition to their dominance over the Middle East and its strategic energy reserves.

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]]> Trump Budget Proposal Shreds Health and Food Programs to Feed the War Machine https://truthout.org/articles/trump-budget-proposal-shreds-health-and-food-programs-to-feed-the-war-machine/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:17:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336877 Last week, at a private Easter lunch, Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic saying that with the country at war, the federal government should offload Medicaid, Medicare, and child care expenditures onto the states. “We have 50 states. We have all these other people. We’re fighting wars,” the MAGA leader said. “It’s not possible for us to take care of day care, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.”…

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]]> Polling Data Spells Potential Disaster for Republicans in the Midterms https://truthout.org/articles/polling-data-spells-potential-disaster-for-republicans-in-the-midterms/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:54:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336878 New data signals trouble for Republicans in this year’s midterm elections, given President Donald Trump’s low approval rating currently in many of their districts as he wages an unpopular war on Iran. Traditionally, midterm elections result in losses for the political party of the president who is currently in office. The number of seats lost often depends on how popular the president is…

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]]> Reenacting Normalcy While Trump Threatens to Kill Civilizations Is Wrecking Us https://truthout.org/articles/reenacting-normalcy-while-trump-threatens-to-kill-civilizations-is-wrecking-us/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:43:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336876 On Tuesday evening, as the anxiety, hurt and fear of millions settled into an uneasy and impermanent sense of relief, one sentiment was widely expressed: this is no way to live. This cycle of dread and panic, of being driven to the edge at full speed before someone slams the brakes, harms our nervous systems, and has the potential to break our spirits. Many people seemed acutely aware of this…

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]]> Iranians, Watching Precarious Ceasefire, Express Desperation Over What’s Next https://truthout.org/video/iranians-watching-precarious-ceasefire-express-desperation-over-whats-next/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:29:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336872 The United States and Iran have announced a two-week ceasefire, brokered by Pakistan, under which Iran has agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel is also part of the agreement, but it has said it will continue its attacks and occupation inside Lebanon. The deal was reached less than two hours before President Trump’s 8 p.m. ET deadline Tuesday for Iran to reopen the strait under threat of…

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]]> In Echoes of Corbyn, Insurgent Candidate Wins Canadian Party Leadership https://truthout.org/articles/in-echoes-of-corbyn-insurgent-candidate-wins-canadian-party-leadership/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:21:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336870 Canada’s left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) has elected a new leader, someone whose campaign drew comparisons to the politics and style of U.S. figures like Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Zohran Mamdani. On March 29, the NDP elected Avi Lewis on the first round of balloting with 55 percent of the vote in his first successful political campaign. The NDP was decimated in the…

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]]> Hours Into Ceasefire, Hegseth Demands Iran Hand Over Uranium or US Will Seize It https://truthout.org/articles/hours-into-ceasefire-hegseth-demands-iran-hand-over-uranium-or-us-will-seize-it/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:37:30 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336867 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have issued a new demand that Iran forfeit its uranium stockpile, or else face renewed attacks or a ground operation by the U.S. and Israel — a threat levied just hours after the start of a fragile temporary ceasefire on Tuesday. When asked if the U.S. has plans to force Iran to hand over its enriched uranium…

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]]> Bondi House Testimony Likely Delayed as DOJ Claims Subpoena No Longer Applies https://truthout.org/articles/bondi-house-testimony-likely-delayed-as-doj-claims-subpoena-no-longer-applies/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:09:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336868 Former Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was scheduled to appear before the House Oversight Committee next week, will not do so, following the Department of Justice (DOJ) stating that, since being fired by President Donald Trump last week, she can no longer appear as a representative of the administration. Bondi was subpoenaed to appear before the committee while she was still in her position.

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]]> Spanish Prime Minister Welcomes Ceasefire in Iran But Rejects Praise for Trump https://truthout.org/articles/spanish-prime-minister-welcomes-ceasefire-in-iran-but-rejects-praise-for-trump/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336864 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday welcomed news of a two-week ceasefire in Iran as a step back from the brink of catastrophe, but said the war’s aggressors — the U.S. and Israel — deserved no praise for the temporary reprieve. “Ceasefires are always good news. Especially if they lead to a just and lasting peace,” Sánchez wrote on social media. “But this momentary relief cannot…

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]]> AOC: Iran Deal “Changes Nothing” on Need to Impeach Trump for Genocidal Threat https://truthout.org/articles/aoc-iran-deal-changes-nothing-on-need-to-impeach-trump-for-genocidal-threat/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:28:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336861 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has reiterated that the call for President Donald Trump to be impeached or removed from office remains as urgent as ever after his genocidal threat toward Iran, regardless of the president’s announcement of a temporary ceasefire on Tuesday evening. In a post on X, Ocasio-Cortez said the deal “changes nothing.” “The President has threatened a…

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]]> Texas’s Tax Breaks for Data Centers May Be Largest for Any State in US https://truthout.org/articles/texass-tax-breaks-for-data-centers-may-be-largest-for-any-state-in-us/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:43:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336857 Texas will lose out on at least $3.1 billion in sales tax revenue over the next two years thanks to an exemption for the state’s booming data center industry, according to the comptroller’s office. That figure is likely a vast underestimate given the explosion of new facilities being built, but already makes the tax break one of the state’s costliest incentive programs and soon to be the most…

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]]> US Plans to Detain Cubans at Guantánamo in Event of Mass Migration From Island https://truthout.org/articles/us-plans-to-detain-cubans-at-guantanamo-in-event-of-mass-migration-from-island/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:29:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336852 On one side of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. soldiers face a temporary disruption in the availability of lattes. On the other side, Cubans sit in darkness, waiting for the power to come back on. Amid the Trump administration’s fuel blockade on Cuba, conditions in the country are deteriorating rapidly, raising the very real possibility of mass emigration. In February, the United Nations warned that a…

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]]> Israel Carpet Bombs Lebanon After Announcement of Iran Ceasefire https://truthout.org/articles/israel-carpet-bombs-lebanon-after-announcement-of-iran-ceasefire/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:15:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336851 Israeli forces launched some of the most intense bombardments of Lebanon in recent years on Wednesday, striking Beirut and towns and cities across the country just hours after a ceasefire deal that reportedly includes Lebanon was announced. The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it targeted over 100 sites with strikes over just the course of 10 minutes in Lebanon.

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]]> Trump Baselessly Suggests That Iran, US Will Jointly Manage Strait of Hormuz https://truthout.org/articles/trump-baselessly-suggests-that-iran-us-will-jointly-manage-strait-of-hormuz/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:13:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336858 President Donald Trump is expressing optimism for the two-week ceasefire deal that has been reached between the U.S. and Iran. However, on many aspects of the supposed deal — including management of the Strait of Hormuz — the president appears to still be at odds with Iran, despite implying the country’s leaders are open to his ideas about the waterway. Trump announced the tentative ceasefire…

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]]> Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act https://truthout.org/articles/supreme-court-is-poised-to-gut-remaining-protections-of-the-voting-rights-act/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:48:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336848 The Supreme Court appears poised to deal a severe blow to the fundamental right to vote in two cases this term. Louisiana v. Callais threatens the right to vote free from racial discrimination and Watson v. Republican National Committee will test the right to have your absentee ballots counted. On August 1, 2025, when the Supreme Court asked the parties in Callais to brief the issue of…

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]]> Trump Calls Factual CNN Report on Iran Ceasefire Statement “Fake News” https://truthout.org/articles/trump-calls-factual-cnn-report-on-iran-ceasefire-statement-fake-news/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:33:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336849 On Tuesday evening, following the announcement of a tentative ceasefire agreement with Iran, President Donald Trump accused the news network CNN of falsely reporting a statement from some of Iran’s leaders that claimed victory over the United States in the war that has been waged over the past month. Earlier on Tuesday, Trump made a promise to engage in additional war crimes and genocidal…

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]]> Dems Call for 25th Amendment Remedy to Remove Trump — Is It Plausible? https://truthout.org/articles/dems-call-for-25th-amendment-remedy-to-remove-trump-is-it-plausible/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:13:29 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336843 Several Democratic lawmakers in Congress are calling for the immediate removal of President Donald Trump from office, through the use of terms laid out in the 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, given the disturbing genocidal social media post he issued on Tuesday morning. However, given current political realities in Washington, the likelihood that Trump’s removal will be attempted…

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]]> Schumer Takes No Action as Even Far Right Calls for Trump Impeachment https://truthout.org/articles/schumer-takes-no-action-as-even-far-right-calls-for-trump-impeachment/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:58:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336841 As calls for Donald Trump to be impeached flooded social media after his genocidal threats toward Iran on Tuesday, the Senate’s Democratic leaders put out a statement late in the day that merely condemned Trump’s comment without any vow to take action. In a joint statement on Tuesday afternoon, Democratic leaders Senators Chuck Schumer (New York) and Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)…

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]]> Trump’s Genocidal Threats on Iran Are Enabled by a Vast Apparatus of Destruction https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-genocidal-threats-on-iran-are-enabled-by-a-vast-apparatus-of-destruction/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:56:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336838 Somehow, in a war already bent on turning Iran into a failed state, Donald Trump’s threats against the country have become increasingly disturbing. For days now, Trump has threatened to bomb key civilian infrastructure in Iran, from bridges to power plants. On April 5, in a terrifying screed, he wrote: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped in one, in Iran.” He went on to…

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]]> GOP Lawmakers Defend, Spin Trump’s Genocidal Truth Social Screed Against Iran https://truthout.org/articles/gop-lawmakers-defend-spin-trumps-genocidal-truth-social-screed-against-iran/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:36:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336837 Republican lawmakers in Congress are reacting to President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post advocating for the genocide of Iranians in varying ways, including defending, spinning, and denying its contents, with some also giving full support to the President’s threats and others — including some in leadership positions — issuing no response at all. Trump has set a deadline of 8 p.m.

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]]> Top Palestinian Children’s Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted By Israel https://truthout.org/articles/top-palestinian-childrens-rights-group-shutters-after-being-targeted-by-israel/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:02:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336835 A top Palestinian children’s rights group has announced that it has been forced to shut down due to Israel’s recent attacks and bans on human rights organizations, removing a critical voice shining light on Israel’s atrocities against children in Gaza and the West Bank. Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP) announced that it has ceased operations on Tuesday. “After 35 years of…

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]]> Trump Budget Proposal Gives Pentagon Record $1.5T Funding, Cuts Social Programs https://truthout.org/video/trump-budget-proposal-gives-pentagon-record-1-5t-funding-cuts-social-programs/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:48:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336831 The White House is seeking a record-shattering Pentagon budget of $1.5 trillion for the next fiscal year, the largest year-over-year increase in a presidential military spending request since World War II. The United States already has the world’s largest military budget at roughly $1 trillion, more than the combined budgets of the next nine highest-spending countries. The Trump administration’s…

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]]> Israel Has Buried Gaza in Rubble, But Our Love for the Land Will Always Survive https://truthout.org/articles/israel-has-buried-gaza-in-rubble-but-our-love-for-the-land-will-always-survive/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:25:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336826 I have never chosen to adopt the title of “refugee,” yet it keeps haunting me. It is scribbled on my Palestinian national identification card and follows my name in human rights conferences. It serves as a cruel mark to be treated as marginalized and homeless. It is a word I have unconsciously repeated in my head as I sat through history lectures, summing up the root of the dystopia we are living…

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]]> Trump Uses Same Language Cited by ICJ in Genocide Ruling Against Israel https://truthout.org/articles/trump-uses-same-language-cited-by-icj-in-genocide-ruling-against-israel/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:13:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336823 President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that carrying out war crimes against Iran is justified because Iranian leaders are “animals” — using the same language Israeli leaders have used to describe Palestinians, which has been cited by judges in the Hague in determinations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. A journalist asked Trump on Monday: “How would it not be a war…

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]]> Trump’s Budget Request Includes Funding an FBI Anti-“Domestic Terrorism” Center https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-budget-request-includes-funding-an-fbi-anti-domestic-terrorism-center/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:31:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336827 President Trump’s budget request to Congress contains the largest counterterrorism spending increase in years — and buried inside it is a new FBI-led center dedicated to “proactively” hunting Americans the government classifies as so-called domestic terrorists. The new center and funding boost represent the implementation of Trump’s National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7)…

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]]> Trump Threatens Journalists With Jail Over Reporting on Airman Rescue https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-journalists-with-jail-over-reporting-on-airman-rescue/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:57:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336825 On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to jail reporters who spoke to a supposed “leaker” in the administration and reported on a missing U.S. airman in Iran over the past weekend. The airman in question was one of two who were ejected from their aircraft after it was shot down by Iranian air defenses, just one day after Trump had claimed those defenses were essentially obliterated.

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]]> Iranian American Congresswoman Readies Impeachment Effort Against Hegseth https://truthout.org/articles/iranian-american-congresswoman-readies-impeachment-effort-against-hegseth/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:52:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336821 US Rep. Yassamin Ansari, the lone Iranian American Democrat in Congress, said on Monday that she will soon introduce articles of impeachment against Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth, the most prominent cheerleader of President Donald Trump’s illegal war on Iran. In a statement, Ansari (Ariz.) said that Hegseth has “repeatedly” violated his oath of office and his duty to the Constitution.

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]]> Absence of Accountability for Gaza Genocide Has Enabled Israel’s War on Lebanon https://truthout.org/video/absence-of-accountability-for-gaza-genocide-has-enabled-israels-war-on-lebanon/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:48:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336817 We go to Lebanon, where an Israeli invasion is in full swing along the southern border. Israel has announced the expansion of its so-called buffer zone and issued mass evacuation orders as its military destroys homes and infrastructure throughout the region. A humanitarian crisis is brewing as hospitals have been blocked from receiving medical supplies and as healthcare workers, as well as other…

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]]> Red States Are Quietly Making Lists for Tracking Trans People https://truthout.org/articles/red-states-are-quietly-making-lists-for-tracking-trans-people/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:47:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336813 Kansas, Texas, Indiana, Tennessee, and other states are creating lists of trans people, moves that advocates say would make it nearly impossible to exist in a trans body. In February, Kansas revoked the state identification cards and birth certificates of trans residents, making it the first state to cancel documents of individuals who changed their gender markers. The move was made possible…

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]]> Trump Threatens to Commit War Crimes If Iran Maintains Blockade on Hormuz Strait https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-to-commit-war-crimes-if-iran-maintains-blockade-on-hormuz-strait/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:25:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336811 Following President Donald Trump’s Sunday morning Truth Social post detailing his intent to further break international law by bombing Iran’s power plants and civilian infrastructure, the message sent by numerous critics to White House officials, the US Congress, and US allies was the same: “Act now to stop this lawless war.” That demand was made by Just Security editor and Rutgers University…

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]]> Communities Near Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Have Higher Cancer Rates https://truthout.org/articles/communities-near-concentrated-animal-feeding-operations-have-higher-cancer-rates/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:54:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336809 People living near concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, in California, Texas and Iowa suffer from higher rates of cancer, suggesting that the air and water pollution from the massive farms may be playing a role, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Environmental Research, comes just weeks after a years-long report in Iowa found the state’s agricultural…

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]]> Israel’s Restrictions on Gaza’s Banking System Have Led to a Currency Crisis https://truthout.org/articles/israels-restrictions-on-gazas-banking-system-have-led-to-a-currency-crisis/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:36:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336786 In the sweltering markets of Gaza, or even in the muddy displacement tents where I have lived for months, having money in your bank account means nothing if you can’t scrape together five metal shekels for a pack of bread or even secure your transportation. I stand exhausted after walking miles in search of change, clutching a crumpled 100-shekel note that feels like a cruel joke.

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]]> DOGE Attacks on Social Security Have Left Millions in the Lurch https://truthout.org/articles/doge-attacks-on-social-security-have-left-millions-in-the-lurch/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:28:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336757 When Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) was running roughshod over the Social Security Administration (SSA) last year, experts warned it could spell disaster for disabled, ill, and aging Americans who depend on its programs. A March 2026 report by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) offers…

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]]> UW Removes Middle East Center Director After Criticizing War https://truthout.org/articles/uw-removes-middle-east-center-director-after-criticizing-war/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336804 The University of Washington has removed a professor from his role as director of its Middle East Center after he criticized the illegal U.S.-Israeli war of choice on Iran and condemned Zionism, the settler-colonial movement for Jewish hegemony in Palestine. Aria Fani, who will remain an associate professor at UW’s Jackson School of International Studies, told The Seattle Times on Friday that…

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]]> Faith Leaders Confront Christian Nationalism With Theological Resistance https://truthout.org/articles/faith-leaders-confront-christian-nationalism-with-theological-resistance/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:31:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336802 As federal agents and their state and local supporters began terrorizing communities on Jan. 20, 2025 with renewed vigor granted them by the Trump administration, something happened that may have surprised some observers: Clergy showed up. Not just with humanitarian work like food pantry boxes or grief counseling, but with their bodies, their preaching, their prayers, their public presence and…

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]]> ICE Presence Persists in Chicago as Raids Shift to Quieter Tactics https://truthout.org/articles/ice-presence-persists-in-chicago-as-raids-shift-to-quieter-tactics/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:10:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336799 When Border Patrol agents who took part in Operation Midway Blitz left Chicagoland last November, then-Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin asserted “we aren’t leaving Chicago.” The same day, reporters with the Sun-Times warned a government source told them that federal immigration agents may return in strength come spring. But as McLaughlin said, they never really left.

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]]> Gaza Farmland Is Destroyed, But Some Are Growing Food Even While Displaced https://truthout.org/articles/gaza-farmland-is-destroyed-but-some-are-growing-food-even-while-displaced/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:51:43 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336745 Before the war, our home garden was more than just a patch of green. It was a refuge I retreated to whenever the world felt too heavy. Bougainvillea climbed the walls, and flowers in every color filled the corners — tended by my mother as if they were her own children. In one corner stood a pomegranate tree we had brought from a nursery in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza — a city long known as the…

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]]> US War Machine Is Built on Decades of Lies. The Assault on Iran Is No Exception. https://truthout.org/articles/us-war-machine-is-built-on-decades-of-lies-the-assault-on-iran-is-no-exception/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:44:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336729 The first casualty of war is the truth. This truism — understandably repeated at the outset of each new U.S. war — is proving itself once again. With all evidence pointing toward U.S. responsibility for the February 28 bombing of Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school, President Trump claimed that the attack “was done by Iran.” In spreading this blatant misinformation, Trump was not in fact…

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]]> Trump Axed Nearly $1B in Solar Funding as Puerto Rico Faces Power Outages https://truthout.org/articles/trump-axed-nearly-1b-in-solar-funding-as-puerto-rico-faces-power-outages/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:28:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336760 María Pérez lost power for about three months after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017. Her home in Salinas, on the island’s southern coast, sits near a river. As the hurricane knocked out the island’s grid and sent rainwaters surging down from the mountains, Perez’s house flooded with a swirling mix of muddy water and animal feces, rising 3 feet high and warping the hallways.

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]]> Trump Budget Boosts War Spending While Slashing Domestic Programs https://truthout.org/articles/trump-budget-boosts-war-spending-while-slashing-domestic-programs/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:15:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336791 The Trump administration released its fiscal 2027 budget request Friday, asking Congress to increase spending on defense programs by 43% and decrease funding for non-defense accounts by 10%. The proposal kicks off what will be a monthslong process on Capitol Hill as lawmakers write the dozen annual government funding bills ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline. Congress rarely adheres to the…

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]]> IAEA Sounds Alarm on US-Israeli Strike Near Iran Nuclear Plant https://truthout.org/articles/iaea-sounds-alarm-on-us-israeli-strike-near-iran-nuclear-plant/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:32:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336789 The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Saturday demanded “maximum military restraint” from the U.S. and Israel as it confirmed reports that strikes had targeted a location close to Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, killing at least one person. In a statement released via social media, the IAEA relayed a message from Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi…

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]]> Trump Relies on Centuries-Old Notions of Whiteness to Activate His MAGA Base https://truthout.org/articles/trump-relies-on-centuries-old-notions-of-whiteness-to-activate-his-maga-base/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:10:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336751 I was appalled and sickened by the AI-generated image of the Obamas as apes on Donald Trump’s Truth Social account on February 5, 2026. Bear in mind that this shameless anti-Black vitriol came out on this year’s 100th anniversary of Black History Month. In response to the justifiable backlash to the racist image, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “Please stop the fake outrage and report on…

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]]> Nurses Forge Alliances to Protect Patients From Trump’s Immigration Crackdown https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-forge-alliances-to-protect-patients-from-trumps-immigration-crackdown/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:45:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336754 After the House of Representatives passed bills to send $10 billion in funding to the Department of Homeland Security in January, the nation’s largest union of registered nurses published a demand that Congress abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Nurses demand the removal of immigration enforcement agents from communities, the abolition of ICE, and accountability for this…

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]]> Pope Leo Condemns “Imperialist Occupation” as He Urges Trump to End War on Iran https://truthout.org/articles/pope-leo-condemns-imperialist-occupation-as-he-urges-trump-to-end-war-on-iran/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:54:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336783 Pope Leo XIV condemned the “imperialist occupation of the world” in a mass on Thursday, just days before Easter, in a continuation of his anti-war preachings as the Catholic leader continues to advocate against the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran. “The cross is part of the mission. The imperialist occupation of the world is disrupted from within; the violence that until now has been the law is…

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]]> ICE Arrests Palestinian Activist Who Leads Wisconsin’s Largest Islamic Group https://truthout.org/articles/ice-arrests-palestinian-activist-who-leads-wisconsins-largest-islamic-group/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:34:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336771 A large and diverse crowd packed a community center on Milwaukee’s south side Thursday, calling for the release of Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. Sarsour, who is of Palestinian descent, was detained by federal immigration agents Monday morning. His supporters are calling Sarsour’s arrest an targeted act of political retaliation designed to chill opposition to the…

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]]> Hegseth Says He’s Ending Ban on Troops Carrying Personal Firearms on Bases https://truthout.org/articles/hegseth-says-hes-ending-ban-on-troops-carrying-personal-firearms-on-bases/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:30:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336768 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that he is expanding troops’ ability to carry personal firearms on military bases, lifting a longtime ban amid widespread anxiety and low morale among military members due to the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran. “Effectively, our bases across the country were gun-free zones. Unless you’re training, or unless you are a military policeman…

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]]> Freed After a Year in ICE Jail, Palestinian Protester Leqaa Kordia Speaks Out https://truthout.org/video/freed-after-a-year-in-ice-jail-palestinian-protester-leqaa-kordia-speaks-out/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:22:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336777 We speak with Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia, who was freed on March 16 after spending more than a year in an ICE jail in Texas. She was arrested in 2025 as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to target student activists and others who advocated for Palestinian rights. Kordia was born in the occupied West Bank and lives in New Jersey. She was arrested in 2024 during the Gaza…

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]]> No Kings Must Mean No War: Foreign Policy Is Least Democratic Space in Politics https://truthout.org/articles/no-kings-must-mean-no-war-foreign-policy-is-least-democratic-space-in-politics/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:11:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336770 As I headed to my local “No Kings” protest on March 28, I tuned in to the livestream of the far right Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to listen to a man who is currently cheering on a war in order to rule as a monarch over my homeland. “Can you imagine Iran going from ‘Death to America’ to ‘God bless America?’” Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, asked the CPAC crowd…

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]]> Trump’s New Pharma Tariffs Could Drive Up Medical Costs, Patient Advocates Warn https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-new-pharma-tariffs-could-drive-up-medical-costs-patient-advocates-warn/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:59:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336758 On Thursday, the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s so-called Liberation Day, US advocacy groups sounded the alarm about his new tariffs targeting “patented pharmaceuticals and their ingredients under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to bolster American national security and public health.” The administration announced a year ago that the US Department of Commerce…

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]]> Turning Point USA Throws Weight Against Clean Energy in Local Arizona Election https://truthout.org/articles/turning-point-usa-throws-weight-against-clean-energy-in-local-arizona-election/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:03:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336756 In a country characterized by antiquated systems for regulating how electricity is produced and transported to homes and businesses, one utility in Arizona may be the most outdated. In 1903, almost a decade before Arizona became a state, a group of landowners around Phoenix secured a federal loan for a dam on the Salt River. The dam collected water to irrigate farms and produce hydroelectric power…

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]]> CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities https://truthout.org/articles/ca-should-send-prisoners-home-instead-of-spending-millions-on-new-facilities/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:01:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336761 For two years, I walked the lower yard track at San Quentin State Prison, watching construction crews tear down an old furniture factory to build a $239 million Scandinavian-styled learning center. They have now removed the fence blocking the incarcerated population’s view of the new facility. Last week marked the opening of the building, only for incarcerated people who have designated…

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]]> Austria Becomes Latest EU Country to Deny US Military Use of Its Airspace https://truthout.org/articles/austria-becomes-latest-eu-country-to-deny-us-military-use-of-its-airspace/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:31:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336752 Austria says it’s banned the U.S. military from using its airspace, adding to a growing list of countries denying requests from the U.S. military amid its joint war on Iran with Israel as President Donald Trump lashes out at allies for refusing direct participation in the atrocities. The Austrian Defense Ministry cited its wartime neutrality policy for the decision. “There have indeed been…

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]]> Israel’s Palestinian-Only Death Penalty Law Draws on Britain’s Colonial Playbook https://truthout.org/articles/israels-palestinian-only-death-penalty-law-draws-on-britains-colonial-playbook/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:49:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336747 The picture of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir jubilantly trying to open a champagne bottle on the Knesset floor over the passing of a death penalty law for Palestinians will be anchored in history as one of those photographs that needs no caption. It’s the image of a country that has never truly left the colonial moment into which it was born. It didn’t simply inherit…

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