Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:56:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Truthout-T-logo-sq-1200x1200-e1521532408148-60x60.png Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org 32 32 Medicaid Work Requirements Leave Unhoused People Out in the Cold https://truthout.org/articles/medicaid-work-requirements-leave-unhoused-people-out-in-the-cold/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:56:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339849 MISSOULA, Mont. — Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find and keep a job. “They called me a ‘liability to the job site,’” Pugh said, recalling the words of his manager when a seizure cost him his last job at a fast-food restaurant in this western Montana city. When the 46-year-old lost work in the past, his wife of 10 years covered their rent and he tended to their home until…

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]]> Trump’s Truth Social Subscription Scheme Functions Like a Tax on Your 401K https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-truth-social-subscription-scheme-functions-like-a-tax-on-your-401k/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:18:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339835 You may not have heard about this latest tax from Trump. That could be because he’s not going through Congress to get it. Also, this scam could get buried in the middle of his many other grifting schemes. Trump is starting a new special subscription service to his social media platform, Truth Social, where big investors will pay $100,000 a month for advance access to Trump posts that can move…

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]]> Trump May Be Renewing His Push for Control of Greenland https://truthout.org/articles/trump-appears-to-be-renewing-his-push-for-control-of-greenland/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:07:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339846 After appearing to back off earlier this year, President Donald Trump this week renewed his threats to seize Greenland. A Saturday report that a Texas oil company with ties to Trump had begun preparing to drill in the Arctic territory without permission has raised fresh concerns that his push for control of the island may already be moving beyond rhetoric. As The Guardian reported, Greenland’…

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]]> DoorDash Pushes to End DC’s Self-Governance Over a 20-Cent Tax https://truthout.org/articles/doordash-pushes-to-end-dcs-self-governance-over-a-20-cent-tax/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:17:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339813 Ever since he reentered office, Donald Trump has laid siege to Washington, D.C., dropping banners with his face all over federal buildings, enacting a bizarre “beautification” project, and unleashing thousands of National Guard members to effectively put the city under military occupation. Now, as D.C. residents wonder what awaits the rest of his term, the delivery company DoorDash is joining…

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]]> Protesters Marking 10 Years After Michael Brown’s Killing Face Arrest and Prison https://truthout.org/articles/protesters-marking-10-years-after-michael-browns-killing-face-arrest-and-prison/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:17:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339824 On the afternoon of July 17, 2026, the hallway of the St. Louis County Courthouse’s third floor was mostly empty. The pre-trial hearing for 30-year-old youth minister and protester Elijah Gantt had ended 30 minutes ago, where just over a dozen members of his community support team had shown up. At one of his bond reduction hearings last year, a few of them wore “FREE ELIJAH” T-shirts.

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]]> Trump’s Foreign Aid Priority? Investigating Crime Against White South Africans https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-foreign-aid-priority-investigating-crime-against-white-south-africans/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:12:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339834 Since he returned to office, President Donald Trump’s administration has upended foreign aid. It’s labeled well-established, long-running programs as “not aligned with American interests” and slashed their budgets. Still, the billions of taxpayer dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent; lawmakers have insisted the government continue to fund humanitarian aid…

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]]> With Blanche Confirmed as AG, Epstein Survivors Say DOJ Continues to Fail Them https://truthout.org/articles/with-blanche-confirmed-as-ag-epstein-survivors-say-doj-continues-to-fail-them/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:00:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339842 Every minute of every day, Liz Stein has to relive the worst thing that’s ever happened to her. She does it during news interviews and when meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill to demand justice for herself and other survivors of the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And she’s had to do it throughout the attorney general confirmation process for Todd Blanche…

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]]> I Saw Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Save Lives. Now Israel Is Holding Him Hostage. https://truthout.org/articles/i-saw-dr-hussam-abu-safiya-save-lives-now-israel-is-holding-him-hostage/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:45:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339826 Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is not only the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza; he is one of the medical voices that brought the suffering of patients and the wounded to the rest of the world. He has dedicated his own life to saving the lives of others and caring for children and patients. He refused to leave Gaza even amid Israeli attacks, choosing instead to remain beside his patients…

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]]> New Mexico Court Fines Meta $567 Million for Harming Kids https://truthout.org/articles/new-mexico-court-fines-meta-567-million-for-harming-kids/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:53:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339839 A New Mexico court on Thursday ruled that Meta must pay an additional $567 million fine on top of the $375 million a jury fined the tech giant in March for harms caused to teens and children who use its Instagram and Facebook social media platforms. First Judicial District Judge Bryan Biedscheid said in his 68-pager ruling that “significant numbers of people in New Mexico experience harm from…

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]]> ICE and Data Centers Aren’t New, But Face Growing Pushback as They Intertwine https://truthout.org/articles/ice-and-data-centers-arent-new-but-face-growing-pushback-as-they-intertwine/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:51:44 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339809 On July 13, residents of Neptune Township, New Jersey, voted to ban AI data centers and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jails from being built in their town. While protests against the construction of AI data centers and ICE facilities have increased since Donald Trump’s reelection, the Neptune Township ordinance is the first in the U.S. reflecting a connection between the deportation…

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]]> Michigan Could Elect Openly Trans Woman to State Legislature for the First Time https://truthout.org/articles/michigan-could-elect-openly-trans-woman-to-state-legislature-for-the-first-time/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:28:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339830 Michigan is on track to welcome its first openly transgender woman to serve as a state representative. Erin in the Morning readers likely first met Joanna Whaley in April or May of this year, when we reported that the 38-year-old hospital chaplain was running to be the state representative in Michigan’s 2nd House District. She had been temporarily knocked off the ballot because her opponent…

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]]> Blanche Suggests DOJ Could Use Victorian-Era Law to Ban Mailing Abortion Pills https://truthout.org/video/blanche-suggests-doj-could-use-victorian-era-law-to-ban-mailing-abortion-pills/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:20:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339828 Reproductive rights activists are alarmed over a pledge by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to institute nationwide abortion restrictions. Blanche, whose confirmation for attorney general is currently before the Senate, made the remarks in a private call with anti-abortion activists that was later posted online. According to the audio recording, Blanche said the Trump administration is…

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]]> Wildfire Smoke Now Threatens Prenatal Health More Than Harmful Human Emissions https://truthout.org/articles/wildfire-smoke-now-threatens-prenatal-health-more-than-harmful-human-emissions/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:00:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339819 In 1965, a presidential advisory panel issued a report warning that pervasive chemical and carbon pollution was harming environmental health and changing the climate. Five years later, President Richard Nixon signed the Clean Air Act. Since that 1970 law and its amendments were passed, combined emissions of a half dozen harmful air pollutants from vehicles and industrial sources have…

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]]> Palantir Paid No Federal Income Tax. Its Global Tax Rate Is Just 1.4 Percent. https://truthout.org/articles/palantir-paid-no-federal-income-tax-its-global-tax-rate-is-just-1-4-percent/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:33:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339815 Palantir Technologies, one of the world’s most influential — and controversial — surveillance tech companies, enjoyed an effective tax rate of just 1.4% globally last year while paying no US federal income tax despite recording substantial profits, an analysis released on Wednesday revealed. The study, Who Pays for the Surveillance State?, was written by the Center for International Corporate…

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]]> Trump Issues “Birth Tourism” Orders Following Birthright Citizenship SCOTUS Loss https://truthout.org/articles/trump-issues-birth-tourism-orders-following-birthright-citizenship-scotus-loss/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:19:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339822 On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on birthright citizenship, just over a month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a previous order he made on the issue was unconstitutional. The new orders are narrower than that previous one, which was signed in the first week of his second term in office. Several legal experts have already opined that the new orders…

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]]> It’s Not Just Delaney. Immigration Jails Have Had Hundreds of Hunger Strikes. https://truthout.org/articles/its-not-just-delaney-immigration-jails-have-had-hundreds-of-hunger-strikes/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:51:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339726 When Dilmer “Loba” Lovos Mendez learned about the protests inside the Dilley Detention Center in Texas, they were not surprised. While being held for two years in California immigration jails from 2024 to 2026, Lovos Mendez had seen firsthand how common such organized acts of resistance actually are, and was themself directly involved with three protest actions during that time.

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]]> US War on ICC Isn’t New, Isn’t Just Coming From GOP, and Isn’t Just About Israel https://truthout.org/articles/us-war-on-icc-isnt-new-isnt-just-coming-from-gop-and-isnt-just-about-israel/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:30:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339774 The United States has launched an all-out assault on the International Criminal Court (ICC). In the past few weeks alone, the Trump administration has vowed to eradicate the top court, pressured countries to withdraw from it, and has attacked progressive political leaders like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani who seek to carry out its mandates. These attacks are jarring, but they are not…

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]]> Dems Warn Prediction Markets Allowing Bets on Wildfires Threaten Public Safety https://truthout.org/articles/dems-warn-prediction-markets-allowing-bets-on-wildfires-threaten-public-safety/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:35:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339817 Several Democratic senators have sent a letter to Michael Selig, chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), expressing deep concern about online prediction gambling markets allowing bets on wildfires. The letter, sent earlier this week, notes that Polymarket — an online prediction gambling website — allowed users to bet on several questions relating to the Palisades and Eaton…

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]]> Gaza Holds Funeral for 112 Family Members Who Were Under Rubble Since 2023 https://truthout.org/articles/gaza-holds-funeral-for-112-family-members-who-were-under-rubble-since-2023/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:50:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339810 Nearly three years after they were killed, Palestinians in Gaza buried 112 loved ones whose bodies had been trapped beneath the rubble after an Israeli airstrike in November 2023, during the early months of the genocide. Over the past three weeks, Gaza’s Civil Defense crews recovered their remains after years of being inaccessible under collapsed buildings, while the bodies of 41 others who were…

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]]> We Are Risking Developing AI Beyond Human Supervision, Expert Warns https://truthout.org/video/we-are-risking-developing-ai-beyond-human-supervision-expert-warns/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:58:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339806 Is AI superintelligence inevitable? AI safety researcher David Krueger says it doesn’t have to be. Krueger, an assistant professor at the University of Montreal and founder of the nonprofit Evitable, warns that “we need to mitigate the risk of extinction” with regulation and moratoriums to halt the development of AI’s computational power and complexity, which he says is progressing at a rate much…

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]]> Senate Committee Finds Fauci in Contempt of Congress for Using Fifth Amendment https://truthout.org/articles/senate-committee-finds-fauci-in-contempt-of-congress-for-using-fifth-amendment/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:31:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339804 On Thursday, the Senate Homeland Security Committee passed a resolution, along partisan lines, to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to testify at a hearing last week about the origins of the COVID-19 virus, citing his Fifth Amendment protections. Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was a key figure during the…

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]]> Trump Threatens Severe “Treason” Charges Against “Leakers” in Truth Social Rant https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-severe-treason-charges-against-leakers-in-truth-social-rant/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:23:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339802 In a Truth Social post early Thursday morning, President Donald Trump denied reporting that U.S. military munitions were being depleted due to his war on Iran, and threatened to pursue severe penalties for “leakers” who were telling the media otherwise. “The ‘leakers’ of these treasonous statements are being hunted down. Long term jail sentences will be sought!” Trump wrote in his post.

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]]> Coalition Calls on CA Governor to Commute State’s Remaining 578 Death Sentences https://truthout.org/articles/coalition-calls-on-ca-governor-to-commute-states-remaining-578-death-sentences/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:19:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339797 During his time on death row in California, before he was found innocent and exonerated, Shujaa Graham said he was beaten and spent nearly entire days in a small cell at the facility formerly known as San Quentin State Prison. Even when he was let out in the yard, he could only look up at the sky through the cage that stretched over the roof. He remembered men around him, some of whom were also…

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]]> Trump Installs Project 2025 Author Dennis Kirk as Interior Department Watchdog https://truthout.org/articles/trump-installs-project-2025-author-dennis-kirk-as-interior-department-watchdog/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:17:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339793 The Trump administration has reportedly installed an author of the far-right Project 2025 agenda inside the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General as the watchdog is facing growing calls to investigate alleged corruption by top agency officials. Dennis Kirk worked in the White House budget office during Trump’s first term and co-authored a Project 2025 chapter that recommended…

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]]> The Trump Administration Has Lost 75 of 93 First Amendment Cases, Report Finds https://truthout.org/articles/the-trump-administration-has-lost-75-of-93-first-amendment-cases-report-finds/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:39:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339794 A review of court cases finds that the Trump administration has been challenged dozens of times for violations of multiple First Amendment protections since January 2025, losing in 8 out of every 10 instances in district federal courts across the country. According to a report from Reuters, which conducted the review, there have been 93 challenges to actions taken by the White House since…

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]]> Juliana Leon Died in a Climate-Linked Heat Wave. Her Daughter Is Suing Big Oil. https://truthout.org/articles/juliana-leon-died-in-a-climate-linked-heat-wave-her-daughter-is-suing-big-oil/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:59:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339766 Can a lawsuit hold fossil fuel companies responsible for climate-change and its impact? That’s the question a Washington State-based woman is hoping to answer. Misti Leon is suing several big oil companies — including ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, and others — over the 2021 heat-related death of her mother Juliana, who died during a record-breaking heat dome over the Pacific Northwest. For years…

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]]> You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle https://truthout.org/audio/you-cant-drink-data-native-communities-are-resisting-the-ai-death-cycle/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:30:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_audio_post&p=339789 “It comes down to the stealing of everything that is and the taking of everything that is,” says Joseph White Eyes. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” host Kelly Hayes talks with Native organizers Joseph White Eyes and Krystal Two Bulls about the struggle against data centers in Native communities. The conversation explores how the AI boom is advancing a new era of colonial extraction…

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]]> Pentagon Seemingly Caused a Medevac Plane to Crash, Killing Everyone Onboard https://truthout.org/articles/pentagon-seemingly-caused-a-medevac-plane-to-crash-killing-everyone-onboard/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:33:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339783 The Pentagon appears to have caused a plane crash that killed four people in New Mexico in May that happened while the military was conducting a GPS jamming test a hundred miles away, new reporting finds. On May 13, a medevac flight took off from Roswell shortly before midnight to pick up a patient in Ruidoso, as Wired reported recently. It was a dark night and the area is sparsely…

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]]> With Primary Wins, Progressives Make Clear That Michigan Is Not for Sale https://truthout.org/articles/with-primary-wins-progressives-make-clear-that-michigan-is-not-for-sale/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:14:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339782 Tuesday night marked another significant battle in the clash between establishment Democrats and insurgent progressives that has come to define the 2026 primary season. After hard-fought battles in Michigan, Missouri, and elsewhere, progressive candidates defied expectations and reams of outside spending to emerge victorious in most of the closely watched races. In Michigan…

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]]> Johnson Says Abuse Allegations Against GOP Rep. Max Miller Aren’t His “Business” https://truthout.org/articles/johnson-says-abuse-allegations-against-gop-rep-max-miller-arent-his-business/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:36:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339784 Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) provided comment this week on a Republican lawmaker who is facing a series of domestic abuse allegations, indicating that he has no plans to admonish his colleague in the near future. Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) is in the middle of a child custody battle with his ex-wife, Emily Moreno. Court records from that case indicate that…

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]]> El-Sayed Hits Back at GOP’s Islamophobic Attacks: “That’s the Best You Got?” https://truthout.org/articles/el-sayed-hits-back-at-gops-islamophobic-attacks-thats-the-best-you-got/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:48:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339772 Republicans nearly immediately resorted to Islamophobic attacks after voters chose Abdul El-Sayed as Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate on Wednesday, sparking defiance from El-Sayed as he taunted the GOP’s inability to speak to real issues. In a statement on El-Sayed’s win on Wednesday morning, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) referred to El-Sayed using his full…

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]]> Up to 350,000 Haitians Lose TPS After Judge Lifts Stay on SCOTUS Ruling https://truthout.org/articles/up-to-350000-haitians-lose-tps-after-judge-lifts-stay-on-scotus-ruling/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:35:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339776 WASHINGTON — A federal judge lifted a stay Wednesday on the termination of temporary protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in order to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for the Trump administration to remove their legal status and open them up for deportations. The order from U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes means that between 330,000 to 350,000…

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]]> Gabriela Soto Links Miscarriage to Stress of Husband’s ICE Detention https://truthout.org/video/gabriela-soto-links-miscarriage-to-stress-of-husbands-ice-detention/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:54:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339773 In the wake of a third ICE death at the Delaney Hall ICE jail in Newark, New Jersey, we speak with Gabriela Soto, whose husband Martín was one of the leaders of the May hunger strike at the immigration jail. Martín was transferred to Elizabeth Detention Center, New Jersey’s other ICE facility, during the hunger strike at Delaney. Gabriela is calling for the closure of both facilities.

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]]> Beshear Rejects Notion That a “Deadline” Has Passed to Replace McConnell https://truthout.org/articles/beshear-rejects-notion-that-a-deadline-has-passed-to-replace-mcconnell/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:54:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339777 Amid speculation from the public that a deadline had passed to replace Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, whose health status and ability to return to office are presently unknown, Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Kentucky) has reiterated that no such deadline exists. McConnell’s office has said that the senator required hospitalization in June for a fall in his home. The senator has made no…

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]]> Jon Stewart Grills Fetterman, Reminding Him That Israel Is “Not Our Country”  https://truthout.org/articles/jon-stewart-grills-fetterman-reminding-him-that-israel-is-not-our-country/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:06:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339764 Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) has been grilled on his extremist support of Israel by Jon Stewart, who highlighted the absurdity of Fetterman’s positions by reminding the senator that Israel is “not our country.” In a clip of Stewart’s podcast that gained traction online on Wednesday, Fetterman expressed his anxieties about the growing influence of the left and progressives who want the…

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]]> Trump USDA Chief Celebrates 5 Million People Losing Food Aid as “Pretty Big Win” https://truthout.org/articles/trump-usda-chief-celebrates-5-million-people-losing-food-aid-as-pretty-big-win/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:24:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339767 US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins bragged on Tuesday that the Trump administration has now “moved 5 million people off food stamps,” an outcome that she hailed as a significant victory even amid mounting reports of families with children struggling to afford groceries after losing federal assistance. “For those of us that love work and celebrate work and want people to work and not be…

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]]> Voters Reject GOP “Power Grab” Referendum Measures in Kansas and Missouri https://truthout.org/articles/voters-reject-gop-power-grab-referendum-measures-in-kansas-and-missouri/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:14:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339768 On Tuesday, voters in Kansas and Missouri overwhelmingly rejected ballot measures proposed by Republican lawmakers that aimed to restrict their democratic and human rights. In Kansas, proposed Amendment 1 would have required direct elections for state Supreme Court justices. The measure was introduced by Republicans in the state legislature to counter the process for appointing jurists to the…

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]]> Michigan Supreme Court Squashes Plan to Update Line 5 Pipeline https://truthout.org/articles/michigan-supreme-court-squashes-plan-to-update-line-5-pipeline/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:33:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339763 In a win for opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline, the Michigan Supreme Court vacated a key permit last week for a proposed project that would replace a segment of the pipeline running underneath an environmentally-sensitive area of the Great Lakes, finding that a state commission did not examine the full scope of possible harm to the environment. Following the 6-1 decision…

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]]> Faith Leaders Collectively Raise Alarm as AI and Nuclear Weapons Systems Merge https://truthout.org/articles/faith-leaders-collectively-raise-alarm-as-ai-and-nuclear-weapons-systems-merge/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:35:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339733 Eighty-one years after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nuclear landscape is dire. Experts say arms control is on “life support,” if not dead, while diplomacy and negotiations are overrun by conflict and confrontation. In February, the expiration of the New START Treaty marked the end of more than five decades of U.S.-Russian (Soviet) arms-control treaties.

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]]> Abdul El-Sayed Triumphs Over Haley Stevens in $60M Loss for AIPAC, Corporations https://truthout.org/articles/abdul-el-sayed-triumphs-over-haley-stevens-in-60m-loss-for-aipac-corporations/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:32:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339754 Former public health official Abdul El-Sayed has achieved a dominant win in Michigan’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, winning by a narrow margin over Rep. Haley Stevens in a ground-shaking triumph over the $60 million spent by AIPAC and corporations to oppose him. With over 95 percent of the vote counted, El-Sayed had 48.5 percent of the vote, compared to Stevens’s 47.5…

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]]> Israeli Plan for Crocodile Moat for Prison for Palestinians Blocked for Animal Welfare https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-plan-for-crocodile-moat-for-prison-for-palestinians-blocked-for-animal-welfare/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:20:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339745 An Israeli court has temporarily blocked a plan, cooked up by far right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, to construct a moat full of crocodiles around a notoriously abusive prison that holds Palestinians. The injunction was issued on Sunday against the transfer of crocodiles to the facility in response to a petition filed over concerns that the crocodiles would be harmed or mistreated.

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]]> Migrant Children Were Exposed to Toxic Contamination at Florida Immigration Jail https://truthout.org/articles/migrant-children-were-exposed-to-toxic-contamination-at-florida-immigration-jail/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:19:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339755 Migrant children incarcerated at a now-closed facility next to an Air Force Reserve base outside of Miami were exposed to toxic chemicals such as arsenic and lead, which are linked with developmental harm and cancer, according to more than 20,000 pages of records released as part of federal litigation over the site. The Homestead migrant detention center for unaccompanied children…

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]]> Trump’s FTC Is Threatening to Punish Big Tech for “Woke AI” https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-ftc-is-threatening-to-punish-big-tech-for-woke-ai/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:58:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339753 To understand the stakes of the debate over AI regulation, look no further than Minnesota, where tech oligarch Elon Musk is once again generating embarrassing headlines. Last week, a federal judge denied a request from Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI to block a Minnesota law banning nude deepfakes used to sexually harass women and girls from taking effect.

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]]> Sen. Tim Kaine Says People Killed by Trump Boat Strikes Are Murder Victims https://truthout.org/articles/sen-tim-kaine-says-people-killed-by-trump-boat-strikes-are-murder-victims/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:58:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339748 Sen. Tim Kaine on Monday accused the Trump administration of committing murder with its campaign of military strikes against purported drug trafficking vessels, which has killed at least 221 people since its launch in September 2025. In a letter sent to President Donald Trump, Kaine (D-Va.) said that he reviewed classified notifications sent to Congress related to the boat strike campaign and…

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]]> Federal Workers Sue Over Policy That Ends Gender-Affirming Care in Health Plans https://truthout.org/articles/federal-workers-sue-over-policy-that-ends-gender-affirming-care-in-health-plans/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:53:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339751 A group of government workers filed a lawsuit this week against the Trump administration over a policy to end gender-affirming care for adults through federal employee health insurance offerings. The five government workers who are suing the administration are being represented by the Human Rights Campaign, an organization that promotes and defends LGBTQ causes. The workers argue that the…

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]]> Eric Adams Booed While Lobbying for Data Center in Small Wisconsin Town https://truthout.org/articles/eric-adams-booed-while-lobbying-for-data-center-in-small-wisconsin-town/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:02:26 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339739 Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams faced vehement opposition when he travelled to a small Wisconsin town to try to convince residents to accept the construction of a data center on Saturday, new reporting reveals. New York’s Hell Gate reported that Adams gave a talk in the town of Wisconsin Rapids, situated in the central part of the state, as part of his new job as a “pitchman” for real…

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]]> Trump Rages at Pirro After Her Office Drops Lincoln Pool “Vandalism” Cases https://truthout.org/articles/trump-rages-at-pirro-after-her-office-drops-lincoln-pool-vandalism-cases/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:06:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339749 The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Washington, D.C. has dropped all charges against individuals it had previously claimed engaged in acts of “vandalism” at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, despite President Donald Trump’s continued insistence — without evidence — that they were responsible for the damage. The move comes just days after the office of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped…

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]]> Wildfire Experts Worry Trump Admin Directives Are Putting Firefighters at Risk https://truthout.org/articles/wildfire-experts-worry-trump-admin-directives-are-putting-firefighters-at-risk/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:58:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339737 As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration — coupled with extreme, fast-moving blazes — could put firefighters in danger as conditions escalate this month. Those extreme weather conditions fueled disaster in Eastern Washington Saturday when a fast-moving…

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]]> New Exhibit Imagines Emmett Till’s Life If He Had Come Home Alive https://truthout.org/video/new-exhibit-imagines-emmett-tills-life-if-he-had-come-home-alive/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:48:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339743 More than 70 years after the kidnapping, torture and lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi, a major new photography exhibit and companion book ask how the world would be different “If Emmett Till Lived.” The Black teenager’s brutal murder, as well as his open-casket funeral that displayed his mutilated body, shocked the United States in 1955 and became a galvanizing moment in the…

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]]> Education Department Ends Tracking of Bullying and Harassment of Trans Kids https://truthout.org/articles/education-department-ends-tracking-of-bullying-and-harassment-of-trans-kids/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:18:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339740 The United States Department of Education will no longer collect data measuring harassment, bullying, or assaults of transgender or nonbinary students. The Office of Management and Budget approved the rule change in July. The move comes as the executive branch agency has taken over many aspects of the Education Department, with the Trump administration seeking to consolidate and eventually…

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]]> “Ceasefire” May Be the Official Headline, But in Gaza, We Face Constant Bombing https://truthout.org/articles/ceasefire-may-be-the-official-headline-but-in-gaza-we-face-constant-bombing/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:43:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339722 As a daughter of Gaza City — a place that has endured every possible attempt to destroy the very meaning of life — I had lost every sense of safety and security until the announcement of a ceasefire in October 2025. At that time, hearing about the ceasefire felt like hearing that a terminally ill patient had finally been cured. At last, we believed we would sleep in peace.

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]]> New Book Chronicles Life of Howard Zinn, Historian Attacked by Donald Trump https://truthout.org/video/new-book-chronicles-life-of-howard-zinn-historian-attacked-by-donald-trump/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:10:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339730 We speak to Dave Zirin, author and sports editor at The Nation, about his new book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn, chronicling the life and activism of the legendary historian Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States. For Zinn, says Zirin, “being an academic was always secondary to being in the streets and making history, not just studying history.”…

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]]> El-Sayed Surges in Michigan Senate Primary Polls Despite Big Spending by AIPAC https://truthout.org/articles/el-sayed-surges-in-michigan-senate-primary-polls-despite-big-spending-by-aipac/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:07:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339727 Early in the Michigan Senate Democratic primary, Erin Mallen sent $10 to State Senator Mallory McMorrow. Mallen, a mom who runs an Etsy shop near Traverse City, a liberal bastion in northern Michigan, liked McMorrow — she is young and a break from the Senate’s establishment who occupied a middle lane between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed, Mallen said. Lagging in the polls…

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]]> Report: Trump Admin Is “Crowdsourcing” Ideas for Ending War in Iran https://truthout.org/articles/report-trump-admin-is-crowdsourcing-ideas-for-ending-war-in-iran/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:56:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339723 As the U.S. war on Iran enters its sixth month with no tactical end in sight, U.S. Central Command is reportedly crowdsourcing unorthodox methods to “punish Iran.” “We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran,” an email to a broad group of military analysts from CENTCOM read, according to reporting from CNN. Two anonymous sources confirmed CENTCOM’…

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]]> Unpublished DNC Autopsy Chapter Slams “Self-Enriching” Consultants for 2024 Loss https://truthout.org/articles/unpublished-dnc-autopsy-chapter-slams-self-enriching-consultants-for-2024-loss/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:08:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339720 The New York Times on Monday published what it described as a “missing chapter” of the Democratic National Committee’s widely criticized “autopsy” of the 2024 presidential election. The chapter, titled “What Happened in 2024” and provided to the Times by Democratic strategist Paul Rivera, offers criticisms of party consultants who are “self-enriching” and out of touch with the concerns of…

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]]> In Effort to Get Confirmed, Blanche Signals Termination of Trump “Slush Fund” https://truthout.org/articles/in-effort-to-get-confirmed-blanche-signals-termination-of-trump-slush-fund/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:38:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339716 Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally rescinded a proposal for a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund that had been part of a settlement agreement between President Donald Trump and the IRS, intended to provide supposed victims of political prosecutions with financial compensation. Among those who could have qualified for the fund were participants in the violent attack on the U.S.

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]]> Watchdogs Call for Investigations Into FCC Commissioners for Taking Gala Tickets https://truthout.org/articles/watchdogs-call-for-investigations-into-fcc-commissioners-for-taking-gala-tickets/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:41:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339718 Two government watchdog groups have demanded investigations into whether Federal Communications Commission members violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as the company sought government approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The complaints filed by Democracy Defenders Fund and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in…

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]]> The Labor Movement Is Divided Over How to Deal With AI https://truthout.org/articles/the-labor-movement-is-divided-over-how-to-deal-with-ai/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:47:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339712 Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated our workplaces, where many employers have sought to boost productivity, cut labor costs, and eliminate jobs via the technology. A 2025 Pew Research Center poll found that 1 in 5 workers now use AI in their jobs. Organized labor’s response to the AI has been fraught. Where some see an inevitable shift that simply needs to be regulated and could…

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]]> Already Vulnerable, Iran’s Media Institutions Suffer in US War of Aggression https://truthout.org/articles/already-vulnerable-irans-media-institutions-suffer-in-us-war-of-aggression/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:18:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339703 President Donald Trump has casually boasted about the destruction of Iran’s infrastructure during the U.S.-Israeli war, including bridges, desalination plants, and major industries relied on by civilians. Among those attacks on infrastructure, but less reported on by the international press, has been the targeting of Iranian media. Iran’s newsrooms, broadcasting studios, publishing houses…

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]]> RFK Jr.’s Cooking Show Continues Long Line of Trump’s Obsession With Reality TV https://truthout.org/articles/rfk-jr-s-cooking-show-continues-long-line-of-trumps-obsession-with-reality-tv/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:09:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339705 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has launched a new food show that focuses on the questionable dietary guidelines he issued earlier this year. “The Real Food Show,” which can be watched on the HHS website, debuted last week. The meals presented on the program fall in line with Kennedy’s so-called “upside-down” food pyramid…

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]]> Family Members Demand Investigation of Michigan Prison After Deaths of 5 Women https://truthout.org/articles/family-members-demand-investigation-of-michigan-prison-after-deaths-of-5-women/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:06:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339697 “At the end of the day, I didn’t even recognize my own child,” said Izora Clark, whose daughter Krystal has become a focal point of demands for reform at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, Michigan’s only women’s prison. Clark, along with Krystal’s daughter and grandchildren, joined advocates and family members of other women incarcerated at Women’s Huron Valley outside the Michigan…

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]]> 5 States Will Vote on Anti-Trans Ballot Initiatives This November https://truthout.org/articles/5-states-will-vote-on-anti-trans-ballot-initiatives-this-november/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:32:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339688 As the 2026 elections approach, transgender people across the country are watching one fight in particular: a wave of anti-trans ballot measures heading directly to voters this November. Five states — Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and Washington — are set to put measures before the electorate that would target transgender people in sports, medical care, and in Arizona’s case…

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]]> Israel Is Targeting and Deporting Foreign Activists Resisting Settler Violence https://truthout.org/articles/israel-is-targeting-and-deporting-foreign-activists-resisting-settler-violence/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:30:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339686 When the sun rises over Masafer Yatta in the West Bank’s Hebron Hills, orange light falls across the horizon, the shepherds bring out their flocks, and the struggle for survival begins anew. On March 15th, that struggle manifested in the form of a speeding car, a wounded child, and several international volunteers who were very, very far from home. It was early in the morning when Elijah…

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]]> Missouri Ballot Measure Attempts to Undermine Voters’ Influence Over Policy https://truthout.org/articles/missouri-ballot-measure-attempts-to-undermine-voters-influence-over-policy/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:24:11 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339655 For nearly a century, Missouri was considered a bellwether — a leader or indicator of the political trends of the nation. If you wanted to take the nation’s pulse, there was no better place to look than the heart of our country. Between 1904 and 2004, Missouri’s electoral votes reflected the winning presidential candidate in every single election minus Eisenhower’s re-election in 1956. Today…

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]]> Trump’s Brutal Blockade on Cuba Harkens Back to the Days of US Invasions https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-brutal-blockade-on-cuba-harkens-back-to-the-days-of-us-invasions/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:23:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339663 In recent months, President Donald Trump’s blockade against Cuba has generated blackouts and hunger, stretching society to its breaking point. Exploiting the crisis, Cuban American reactionaries across Florida are pressing for regime change. Decked in MAGA swag, they frequently gather along the palm tree-lined streets of Miami to excoriate socialism, promote escalation, and sport signs declaring…

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]]> Prosecutor Investigating US Boat Strikes and Torture Assassinated in Ecuador https://truthout.org/video/prosecutor-investigating-us-boat-strikes-and-torture-assassinated-in-ecuador/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:35:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339683 U.S. boat strikes across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have killed at least 221 people since September, while the Trump administration has provided no evidence linking the vessels or their passengers to drug trafficking. Ecuadorian prosecutor Alexandra Bravo was fatally shot on June 14 by a hitman in the city of Manta. Bravo had been investigating U.S. strikes on three Ecuadorian boats in…

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]]> New Study: Abortion Bans May Be Increasing Suicidal Thoughts Among Teen Girls https://truthout.org/articles/new-study-abortion-bans-may-be-increasing-suicidal-thoughts-among-teen-girls/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:31:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339694 Abortion bans may be driving more teenage girls to seriously contemplate suicide — regardless of whether they are pregnant, a new study finds. Already, teenage girls are at greater risk of serious depression and suicidal ideation, which means considering or planning suicide. Some public health officials suggest the rates of depression may be at crisis levels: Federal data published in 2024…

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]]> Israel Closes Investigation of 2023 Settler Pogrom Without Charging Perpetrators https://truthout.org/articles/israel-closes-investigation-of-2023-settler-pogrom-without-charging-perpetrators/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:30:26 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339692 As the Israeli government faces increasing scrutiny for its enabling of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces has reportedly closed an investigation into one of the most brutal assaults documented in recent memory. Nobody has been charged. Haaretz reported on Friday that the Military Advocate General’s Office has closed its investigation into an…

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]]> FISA Section 702 Isn’t the Only Way the Government Spies on Our Communications https://truthout.org/articles/fisa-section-702-isnt-the-only-way-the-government-spies-on-our-communications/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:53:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339679 Congress is grappling with the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the controversial program that allows the U.S. government to surveil foreigners and the individuals that correspond with them, including Americans. Its proponents say it’s vital to national security, but civil liberties advocates say it’s unconstitutional. Section 702 expired on June 12…

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]]> Grassroots Movement in Illinois Is Resisting Corporate Grab of Water Systems https://truthout.org/articles/grassroots-movement-in-illinois-is-resisting-corporate-grab-of-water-systems/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:51:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339690 The road from public ownership of a municipal water system to privatization is a one-way street paved with regret. Once public ownership is lost, it’s a rarity to recover control. Bolingbrook, Illinois, has been trying to for the last 15 years. Missoula, Montana, is one extraordinary success story, but it took sustained public support, political will across administrations, costly decades in the…

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]]> Israel and US Ridiculed for Reportedly Considering “Land Blockade” of Iran https://truthout.org/articles/israel-and-us-ridiculed-for-reportedly-considering-land-blockade-of-iran/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:09:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339678 As reports say that some within the U.S. government believe that they are facing “strategic defeat” in the war on Iran, new reporting says that the U.S. and Israel are considering a land blockade of Iran — which would involve some level of cooperation from the seven countries that share a land border with the country. The land blockade idea is one of various operations being discussed as…

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]]> Swing District Voters Want Major Change. That Could Help Democratic Socialists. https://truthout.org/articles/swing-district-voters-want-major-change-that-could-help-democratic-socialists/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:59:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339676 A new poll released this week suggests that voters in swing districts across the country are more supportive of candidates who will bring about swift change to flawed institutions, rather than establishment politicians who promise only incremental change. The Working Families Party/Justice Research Group poll, conducted July 26-27 in swing House districts across the country (with Michigan…

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]]> This Developer Went From Financial Peril to Billion-Dollar Deals for DHS https://truthout.org/articles/this-developer-went-from-financial-peril-to-billion-dollar-deals-for-dhs/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:29:26 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339674

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]]> Democrats Call for an Ethics Investigation Into GOP Rep. Max Miller https://truthout.org/video/democrats-call-for-an-ethics-investigation-into-gop-rep-max-miller/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:07:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339672 Democrats are calling for an ethics investigation into Republican Congressmember Max Miller of Ohio, who is facing allegations of domestic abuse as he runs for reelection. Miller’s ex-wife Emily Moreno, daughter of Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno, claims that Miller burned her by throwing hot water at her, held a gun to her head and fractured their 2-year-old daughter’s collarbone.

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]]> Trump Seeks Extradition of Pro-Palestine Activist Amid Crackdown on the US Left https://truthout.org/articles/trump-seeks-extradition-of-pro-palestine-activist-amid-crackdown-on-the-us-left/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:20:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339668 On July 10, activist James “Fergie” Chambers was arrested in Ibiza, Spain after the Trump administration requested his extradition. Chambers, an heir to the Cox Communications family fortune, has used his vast inheritance to fund pro-Palestine organizations for years. The indictment accuses him of “international money laundering… with the intent to provide material support to and resources to…

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]]> Stevens Posts Bizarre, Racist Rant Against El-Sayed as He Surges Ahead in Polls  https://truthout.org/articles/stevens-posts-bizarre-racist-rant-against-el-sayed-as-he-surges-ahead-in-polls/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:20:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339659 On Thursday, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Michigan) posted a bizarre and racist rant against opponent Abdul El-Sayed over his criticisms of AIPAC — even as Stevens’s campaign has already faced pushback for embracing bigoted attacks. In a post on X addressed directly to El-Sayed late Thursday evening, Stevens said that “[e]veryone in America understands you want to blame all of your problems on…

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]]> Thousands of Migrant Kids Are Set to Lose to Legal Representation https://truthout.org/articles/thousands-of-migrant-kids-are-set-to-lose-to-legal-representation/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:08:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339657 Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children could lose their lawyers beginning Friday as federally funded contracts supporting them are set to expire, prompting advocates to warn that the move will leave vulnerable minors to face deportation proceedings frightened and alone. Since 2003, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has funded a nationwide network of around 100…

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]]> Elon Musk’s Super PAC Plans to Spend Up to $120 Million in Midterm Races https://truthout.org/articles/elon-musks-super-pac-plans-to-spend-up-to-120-million-in-midterm-races/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:53:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339660 Multibillionaire Elon Musk has authorized his super political action committee (PAC) to spend millions of dollars in this year’s midterm races, continuing a trend of huge investments seen in two recent election cycles. Musk’s America PAC will spend between $100 million to $120 million in the next few months, focusing on Senate and House races across the U.S. The PAC will initially target…

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]]> Israeli Forces Have Killed US Citizens. Congress Wants to Deepen Military Ties. https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-forces-have-killed-us-citizens-congress-wants-to-deepen-military-ties/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:23:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339645 Like me, Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi attended West Seattle High School. In September 2024, days before leaving to do advocacy work in the West Bank, she celebrated her birthday at Alki Beach — a local favorite spot for Seattleites. Not long after, Eygi was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers while observing a weekly protest against Israel’s illegal settlements. Congress is now considering…

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]]> AI Oligarchs Enjoy Superyachts as Their Data Centers Degrade Communities https://truthout.org/articles/ai-oligarchs-enjoy-superyachts-as-their-data-centers-degrade-communities/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:48:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339472 The world’s top megabillionaires — a list dominated by Big Tech and Wall Street barons — enjoy a gamut of luxuries that are unfathomable for most of us. Jeff Bezos owns a half-billion-dollar superyacht. Mark Zuckerberg’s portfolio of lush properties that stretches from Palo Alto to Miami Beach is worth nearly as much. Elon Musk’s wealth roughly equals the gross domestic product of Ireland or…

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]]> State Department Mislabels Every Country on Map of Africa at Global Conference https://truthout.org/articles/state-department-mislabels-every-country-on-map-of-africa-at-global-conference/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:13:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339638 The U.S. State Department presented a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference this week in which every country was mislabelled and its borders jumbled. The map, as first reported by Substack writer and AIDS expert Emily Bass and confirmed by Reuters, “caused a stir” when it was presented by a top official from the foreign affairs agency. The graphic shows an outline of Africa with six…

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]]> The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is Spreading Globally https://truthout.org/articles/the-fight-against-ai-data-centers-is-spreading-globally/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:57:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339636 Earlier this year, Gallup asked a national sample of Americans whether they would support an AI data center being built in their local area. Seventy-one percent opposed it, 48 percent of them strongly. Opposition to living near a nuclear power plant was markedly lower, at 53 percent. Republicans, Democrats and independents all rejected data centers. Asked why, respondents most often pointed to…

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]]> Fetterman Votes With GOP Yet Again on War Powers Resolution to Rein In Trump https://truthout.org/articles/fetterman-votes-with-gop-yet-again-on-war-powers-resolution-to-rein-in-trump/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:30:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339635 WASHINGTON — For the second time in as many weeks, a War Powers Resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s war with Iran failed to pass the U.S. Senate Thursday. The vote breakdown, 49-50, fell along familiar lines as previous War Powers votes, with Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine supporting the measure.

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]]> Nearly All of Europe Vow to Boycott World Cup Over Plan for Kushner Family Sale https://truthout.org/articles/nearly-all-of-europe-vow-to-boycott-world-cup-over-plan-for-kushner-family-sale/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:15:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339628 Europe’s soccer league, which encompasses nearly every country in the continent, has vowed a boycott of the World Cup and other FIFA events if the organization moves forward with its plan to sell a large minor stake of the global competition to the Kushner family. On Tuesday, FIFA announced a plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, and told members that the plan needed to…

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]]> Calls Grow for Oversight as OpenAI Says Experimental AI Agents Went Rogue https://truthout.org/video/calls-grow-for-oversight-as-openai-admits-experimental-ai-agents-went-rogue/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:09:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339631 Artificial intelligence tools are quickly advancing in sophistication and capabilities, raising alarm among researchers and industry figures who say the technology needs to be more tightly regulated. This comes as OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, recently disclosed that one of its experimental AI agents went rogue and secretly hacked into the infrastructure of several other companies in what was supposed…

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]]> India’s “Cockroach Movement” Woke Up a Nation. But Is It Already Asleep Again? https://truthout.org/articles/indias-cockroach-movement-confronted-modi-it-may-have-ended-too-soon/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:09:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339627 Clad in a black T-shirt and sporting slightly unkempt hair, Abhijeet Dipke conducted the massive crowd in front of him. As they waved a sea of Indian flags to the beat of the music, he stood over them waving one back. The song they were all singing, “Maa Tujhe Salaam,” is one of India’s most patriotic, released by A.R. Rahman in 1997 to mark the country’s 50th year of independence.

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]]> As the War on Iran Spikes Gas Prices, Shell’s Profits More Than Double https://truthout.org/articles/as-the-war-on-iran-spikes-gas-prices-shells-profits-more-than-doubled/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:40:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339625 The London-based oil behemoth Shell reported Thursday that its net profit more than doubled in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2025 as the Iran war pushed up energy prices, causing pain for consumers in the United Kingdom and around the world. “These profits have been built on an energy crisis that’s left households across the country struggling with high energy…

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]]> Access to Abortion in Kansas Is at Stake August 4 — But Voters May Not Know It https://truthout.org/articles/access-to-abortion-in-kansas-is-at-stake-august-4-but-voters-may-not-know-it/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:32:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339623 If there’s one thing we’ve learned from abortion opponents, it’s that abortion rights, no matter how many times they are affirmed and supported by the electorate, are never a settled issue. In August 2022, less than two months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Kansas made a defiant stand in favor of abortion rights, one that reverberated across the country. But abortion opponents refuse to take no…

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]]> Fetterman Is So Unpopular That He Loses to “Someone Else” by 18 Points in Poll https://truthout.org/articles/fetterman-is-so-unpopular-that-he-loses-to-someone-else-by-18-points-in-poll/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:08:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339621 Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) is so unpopular that he would lose his hypothetical re-election by nearly 20 points to a generic “someone else” choice if the election were held today, new polling finds. PennLive/Bravo Group polling released Wednesday asked a group of Pennsylvania voters who they would vote for between Fetterman and “someone else.” Fifty-eight percent of respondents said…

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]]> “This Is a God Thing” — Johnson Claims Prayers Will Help GOP Win the Midterms https://truthout.org/articles/this-is-a-god-thing-johnson-claims-prayers-will-help-gop-win-the-midterms/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:00:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339618 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) claimed this past weekend that Republicans will end up winning the 2026 midterms due in large part to God’s intervention. Johnson appeared on the far right program “This Week on Capitol Hill,” which is hosted by Family Research Council president Tony Perkins. During the July 25 episode, Johnson claimed that Americans “trust House Republicans…

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]]> Asked About ICC Warrant, Netanyahu Says He Travels With “Special Forces” https://truthout.org/articles/asked-about-icc-warrant-netanyahu-says-he-travels-with-special-forces/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:20:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339612 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he travels with Israeli “special forces” in the event that he is arrested abroad for his charges by the International Criminal Court (ICC) — as he vowed to travel to New York City for the UN General Assembly meeting in September. In an interview with Fox, Sean Hannity expressed concern that Netanyahu may face arrest in a country…

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]]> Trump Pardons Mega-Donor Days After Contribution to GOP Candidate https://truthout.org/articles/trump-pardons-mega-donor-days-after-they-contributed-to-gop-candidate/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:18:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339614 President Donald Trump has pardoned yet another person who has made significant donations to his past campaigns and to Republican Party causes, casting more doubts upon the legitimacy of his use of the constitutionally unchecked power. Adam Kidan, a key figure involved in the Jack Abramoff fraud and lobbying scandal, served a prison sentence of around two and a half years in the mid-2000s.

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]]> Documents Show TSA Shares Passengers’ Personal Information With ICE https://truthout.org/articles/documents-show-tsa-shares-passengers-personal-information-with-ice/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:47:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339609 The Trump administration has for more than a year used personal information airline passengers provide to the Transportation Security Administration for immigration enforcement, according to documents obtained by a government watchdog group. The documents, collected by the government accountability organization American Oversight, show for the first time a formal data-sharing agreement since…

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]]> The Odyssey Is Facing a Boycott for Filming in Occupied Western Sahara https://truthout.org/articles/the-odyssey-is-facing-a-boycott-for-filming-in-occupied-western-sahara/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:46:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339606 Western Sahara is a sparsely populated country roughly the size of Colorado, located in northwestern Africa, just south of Morocco. It’s inhabited by a traditionally nomadic people known as Sahrawis, who have a distinct history, culture, and dialect. The land is currently under the occupation of Moroccan forces who moved into Western Sahara in 1975 in violation of a landmark decision by the…

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]]> GOP Senator Calls Mamdani a “Thug,” Says He Should Be Imprisoned in Gitmo https://truthout.org/articles/gop-senator-calls-mamdani-a-thug-says-he-should-be-imprisoned-in-gitmo/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:39:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339602 Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville (Alabama) has called for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to be imprisoned in the notorious Guantanámo Bay torture camp, labelling the Muslim politician a “thug” amid a rise in racist and Islamophobic attacks against him ahead of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attack. In an interview with far right podcaster Benny Johnson…

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]]> UN Palestine Rapporteur Slams Nations’ Complicity as Netanyahu Meets Trump https://truthout.org/video/un-palestine-rapporteur-slams-nations-complicity-as-netanyahu-meets-trump/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:38:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339603 We speak to Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, about Israel’s continued impunity from international law. Despite an International Criminal Court warrant out for his arrest, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently visited the White House to meet with President Donald Trump. While the United States is not a member state to the…

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]]> Disease Researchers Blame DOGE Cuts for Spiraling Cyclospora Outbreak https://truthout.org/articles/disease-researchers-blame-doge-cuts-for-spiraling-cyclospora-outbreak/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:34:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339597 As the diarrhea-causing cyclospora parasite continues to spread through the U.S., now having sickened an estimated 11,500 Americans in at least nine states since May, it is becoming increasingly clear that the situation has been massively worsened by the actions of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) over the past 18 months. CNN reported last week that cuts to the Centers for…

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]]> Trump’s Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low in 2 New Polls https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-approval-rating-hits-all-time-low-in-2-new-polls/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:22:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339598 Just over a year and a half after he re-entered the White House for a second term, more Americans than ever disapprove of President Donald Trump’s job performance. According to a CNN/SSRS poll published on Wednesday, just 34 percent of Americans give Trump approving marks. Conversely, 66 percent say they disapprove of the way he’s handled his job as president. Trump’s approval numbers…

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]]> Trump Threatens to Bomb the “F****** S***” Out of Iran After US Base Strike https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-to-bomb-the-f-s-out-of-iran-after-us-base-strike/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:18:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339594 President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the U.S. is going to “beat” the “f****** s***” out of Iran, in a chilling new threat of escalations as the war spirals out of control and engulfs more regional conflicts. “We’re going to beat the f****** s*** out of them,” Trump told Fox’s Trey Yingst. It’s unclear if Trump censored himself, or if the outlet censored his words. “We’ll be hitting…

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]]> Trump Quietly Gutted Agency Best-Known for Work on Curbing Hospital Infections https://truthout.org/articles/trump-quietly-gutted-agency-best-known-for-work-on-curbing-hospital-infections/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:30:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339592 The Trump administration has effectively shut down most of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s activities, closing the spigot on federal funding estimated to have saved thousands of lives and billions of dollars over the past 27 years by improving medical practice. In a July 15 letter, the small Department of Health and Human Services agency known as AHRQ told researchers it was…

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