Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:17:44 +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 US Expands “Economic Fury” Sanctions on Iran as Trump Declares Ceasefire https://truthout.org/articles/us-expands-economic-fury-sanctions-on-iran-as-trump-declares-ceasefire/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:06:11 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337228 The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it is expanding its sanctions regime, known as “Economic Fury,” against Iran on Tuesday, escalating the administration’s economic warfare against the country just hours before President Donald Trump announced an extension of the ceasefire in Iran. The administration said it is sanctioning 14 individuals and entities that it claims are involved in…

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]]> Heritage Foundation Wants to “Save the Family” by Further Undermining Child Care https://truthout.org/articles/heritage-foundation-wants-to-save-the-family-by-further-undermining-child-care/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:44:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337223 The Heritage Foundation, author of the Project 2025 roadmap guiding the second Trump administration’s legislative agenda, has a new policy platform chock-full of ideas that could steer mothers out of the paid workforce. In January, the right-wing organization released a 168-page report called “Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years,” which suggests that U.S.

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]]> Democrats Demand Answers From Patel Over Drinking Allegations, Security Risks https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-demand-answers-from-patel-over-drinking-allegations-security-risks/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:41:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337230 Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have sent a letter addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel demanding answers regarding a recent article in The Atlantic that alleges he regularly engages in excessive partying, drinking, and travel at the expense of taxpayers. “A damning and explosive report recently revealed that the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are…

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]]> Indigenous Activists Decry “Data Colonialism” of AI Boom in Their Communities https://truthout.org/video/indigenous-activists-decry-data-colonialism-of-ai-boom-in-their-communities/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:38:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=337225 The artificial intelligence industry’s data center boom is the latest chapter in a long history of environmental racism and resource exploitation in vulnerable Native communities, says Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne activist Krystal Two Bulls, the executive director of Honor the Earth, an Indigenous-led environmental justice organization that is tracking over 100 proposed data center projects…

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]]> Israel Is Continuing to Seize More of Gaza Beyond the So-Called Yellow Line https://truthout.org/articles/israel-is-continuing-to-seize-more-of-gaza-beyond-the-so-called-yellow-line/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:25:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337219 Israel’s gradual advancement of its “yellow line” to occupy more territory in the Gaza Strip is fueling concerns that it is seeking to effectively annex and colonize the majority of the territory without any formal agreement. The Guardian reported on Wednesday that Israel has been steadily pushing the truce line to take control of more Palestinian territory in the six months since a…

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]]> GOP Senator Suggests Trump Should “Finish” Iran With Nuclear Bomb https://truthout.org/articles/gop-senator-suggests-trump-should-finish-iran-with-nuclear-bomb/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:53:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337221 Republican Sen. Roger Marshall (Kansas) said in an interview on Wednesday that President Donald Trump faces issues on par with those of World War II with regard to the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran, seeming to suggest that Trump should nuke Iran in order to prevent the country from ever having nuclear weapons. Marshall was asked by a Newsmax anchor if he believes that the U.S.

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]]> Pentagon Assessment Contradicts Trump’s Claims on Iran as Public Opposes War https://truthout.org/articles/pentagon-assessment-contradicts-trumps-claims-on-iran-as-public-opposes-war/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:51:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337222 A Pentagon report that was recently shared with members of Congress contradicts many of President Donald Trump’s public claims regarding the U.S.’s war on Iran, according to a report by NBC News on Tuesday. Trump has frequently downplayed Iran’s military capabilities, and has called analysis suggesting that Iran is able to continue in the war “corrupt.” At times, he’s claimed that Iran’s navy…

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]]> 2 US Officials Who Died After Mexico Drug Lab Bust Were CIA Operatives https://truthout.org/articles/two-us-officials-who-died-after-mexico-drug-lab-bust-were-cia-operatives/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:46:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337212 Two U.S. officials who died in a car crash after a reported drug lab bust in Mexico on Saturday were operatives for the Central Intelligence Agency, reports have revealed, amid the Trump administration’s expansion of paramilitary and covert operations in Latin America. The officers died alongside two Mexican military officials on their way from a raid on a drug lab in the state of Chihuahua.

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]]> Trump Admin Sued for Approving First BP Project in Gulf Since 2010 Disaster https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-sued-for-approving-first-bp-project-in-gulf-since-2010-disaster/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:48:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337210 Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its approval of the first British Petroleum drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which occurred 16 years ago this week. The Habitat Recovery Project, Healthy Gulf, Turtle Island Restoration Network, Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity are plaintiffs in the case against the U.S.

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]]> New Flotilla Shows Palestinians in Gaza That the World Has Not Abandoned Us https://truthout.org/articles/new-flotilla-shows-palestinians-in-gaza-that-the-world-has-not-abandoned-us/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:22:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337208 When word of an upcoming maritime flotilla coming from countries thousands of kilometers away first began circulating, Palestinians were in the heart of this war, in one of its harshest moments, with famine silently tearing through Gaza — heavier even than the shelling itself. Despite my awareness of the Israeli occupation’s brutality and severity, and my knowledge that it does not really…

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]]> Pennsylvania Court Rules State Law Banning Funds for Abortion Is Unconstitutional https://truthout.org/articles/pennsylvania-court-rules-state-law-banning-funds-for-abortion-is-unconstitutional/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:57:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337213 Earlier this week, a Pennsylvania-based appellate court ruled that a state law banning the use of public funds for abortions was unconstitutional, as it improperly restricted residents with lower incomes who receive state health care services, such as Medicaid. Abortion is legal in Pennsylvania, with the state restricting the practice after 24 weeks of pregnancy. However…

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]]> Locked Up by Israel at 15, Palestine Activist Is Now Jailed by ICE https://truthout.org/articles/locked-up-by-israel-at-15-palestine-activist-is-now-jailed-by-ice/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:11:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337200 Nearly a dozen agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surrounded Muslim community leader Salah Sarsour on March 30 after he left his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and serving as president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, the city’s largest mosque and Muslim institution, Sarsour is a husband, father, and grandfather described as a pillar of…

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]]> Germany, Italy Block Measure to Suspend EU’s Trade Relationship With Israel https://truthout.org/articles/germany-italy-block-measure-to-suspend-eus-trade-relationship-with-israel/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:09:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337199 European Union (EU) foreign ministers blocked a push backed by multiple member states and UN human rights experts to suspend the EU’s special trade agreement with Israel in a meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday. The discussion on the measure was called by Spain, Slovenia, and Ireland, who pushed for EU leaders to consider suspending the agreement due to Israel’s genocide in Gaza…

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]]> RFK Jr. Won’t Commit to Following New CDC Nominee’s Vaccine Guidance https://truthout.org/articles/rfk-jr-wont-commit-to-following-new-cdc-nominees-vaccine-guidance/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:47:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337192 In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Tuesday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to say whether he’d commit to accepting policy advice from the nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) if she contradicted his anti-vaccine views. The hearing was meant to discuss budgetary matters…

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]]> Israel Jails Soldiers in Jesus Statue Incident — After Dropping IDF Rape Case https://truthout.org/articles/israel-jails-soldiers-in-jesus-statue-incident-after-dropping-idf-rape-case/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:39:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337196 The Israeli military is removing and detaining the soldier who was shown sledgehammering the face of a Jesus Christ statue in a picture taken in a Christian village in southern Lebanon that generated controversy this week — just weeks after dropping charges against five soldiers who were allegedly caught on camera raping a Palestinian detainee. On Tuesday, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released…

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]]> AOC Renews Call to Oust Trump After Report on His Exclusion From Situation Room https://truthout.org/articles/aoc-renews-call-to-oust-trump-after-report-on-his-exclusion-from-situation-room/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:08:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337190 Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) is suggesting that a recent report on President Donald Trump’s involvement in the Situation Room (or lack thereof) during the extraction of U.S. military airmen in Iran should prompt his cabinet members to consider removing him from office. The Wall Street Journal report in question details that Trump, upon learning that the two airmen’s…

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]]> Deaths in ICE Custody Surge in 2026, Averaging 1 Every Week https://truthout.org/video/deaths-in-ice-custody-surge-in-2026-averaging-1-every-week/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:40:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=337197 As the Trump administration continues to rapidly expand its immigration jail system across the United States, we look at the rising death toll of people in ICE custody, the highest in over two decades. The causes of the deaths have varied, but they include at least one homicide. At least 17 people have died in ICE custody since January. “I have never seen anything like this, where I’m seeing…

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]]> Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Effort to Force Hospitals to Halt Trans Youth Care https://truthout.org/articles/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-effort-to-force-hospitals-to-halt-trans-youth-care/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:36:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337194 On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai issued a blistering 49-page written opinion vacating the Kennedy Declaration — the December 2025 declaration that threatened to revoke all federal funding, including Medicare and Medicaid, from any hospital or provider that offered gender-affirming care for transgender youth, a virtual death sentence for any hospital system.

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]]> Hungarian Prime Minister-Elect Says Country Will Arrest Netanyahu If He Visits https://truthout.org/articles/hungarian-prime-minister-elect-says-country-will-arrest-netanyahu-if-he-visits/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:44:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337182 Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar said that his government will arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he steps foot in the country, joining roughly a dozen other European countries now off-limits for the man wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity in Gaza. Magyar, who takes office next month, said that he is ending the country’s…

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]]> Southern Poverty Law Center Says It Faces Federal Criminal Investigation https://truthout.org/articles/southern-poverty-law-center-says-it-faces-federal-criminal-investigation/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:17:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337186 The Southern Poverty Law Center is the target of a federal investigation, potentially over the use of paid informants to gather intelligence on extremist groups, the organization said in a statement Tuesday. Bryan Fair, the interim CEO of the Montgomery-based civil rights organization, said he does not know all the details of the investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice but believes it’…

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]]> Labor Sec. Chavez-DeRemer Resigns Amid Accusations of Impropriety https://truthout.org/articles/labor-sec-chavez-deremer-resigns-amid-accusations-of-impropriety/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:02:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337184 On Monday, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced her resignation from the department, amid multiple allegations against her and her family members regarding sexual misconduct, abuse of employees, and inappropriate communications with workers. The scandal likely runs deeper than her family circle, as several other aides within the department have resigned as a result of an internal…

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]]> Trump Administration Is Using Christianity to Justify Murder and Empire https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-is-using-christianity-to-justify-murder-and-empire/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:32:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337177 As a philosopher, I am known for bringing a deeply uncomfortable truth to bear upon the hegemonic, hierarchical, and privileged embodied reality of whiteness. My aim has been to shape a critical discourse and produce a body of philosophical writing that reveals the ways in which whiteness functions as a mask, as a veil, to cover over the history of its violence. It does this through acts of denial…

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]]> Judge Orders Release of Mother and 5 Children Held in ICE Jail for Nearly a Year https://truthout.org/articles/judge-orders-release-of-mother-and-5-children-held-in-ice-jail-for-nearly-a-year/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:30:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337179 A lawyer for a family that has spent close to a year at an immigration detention center in Texas at the insistence of the Trump administration demanded the family’s release late Monday after a federal magistrate judge found that “requiring them to endure further detention… risks compounding the constitutional violation.” “A federal court has determined [US Immigration and Customs Enforcement]’…

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]]> Palantir Posts Manifesto Lamenting Post-War “Neutering” of Nazi Germany https://truthout.org/articles/palantir-posts-manifesto-lamenting-post-war-neutering-of-nazi-germany/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:18:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337168 Major military contractor and surveillance giant Palantir has posted a chilling manifesto on social media that calls for tech companies like itself to play a larger role in a dystopian future where imperialist and white supremacist powers are unleashed and Americans are increasingly subject to the whims of the surveillance state. The post contains 22 points it says were summarized from a 2025…

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]]> Netanyahu Says Israel Is Refuge for Christians After Bombing Countless Churches https://truthout.org/articles/netanyahu-says-israel-is-refuge-for-christians-after-bombing-countless-churches/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:31:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337163 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel is the only place where Christians can thrive in the Middle East, after bombing countless churches and Christian sites across the region and amid outrage over a picture of an Israeli soldier taking a sledgehammer to the face of a statue of Jesus Christ in Lebanon. In a statement posted to X, Netanyahu said that he condemns…

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]]> A Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break. It Promises to Create 1 Job. https://truthout.org/articles/a-data-center-is-getting-a-77-million-tax-break-it-promises-to-create-1-job/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:15:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337166 On a February morning in 2024, a little-known agency in Rockland County held a public hearing on a proposed subsidy for the expansion of a JPMorganChase data center in Orangeburg, near the New Jersey border. In return for nearly $77 million in tax breaks, the project promised to create exactly one permanent job. No one showed up. After 20 minutes of silence, an agency official called the…

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]]> Top Biden Official Supports Trump Iran Attack, Says Biden May Have Done The Same https://truthout.org/articles/top-biden-official-supports-trump-iran-attack-says-biden-may-have-done-the-same/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:31:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337149 A top official from the Biden administration has said that he is supportive of President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran from June of last year and suggested that Joe Biden may have done the same if he had been elected to a second term in office. Amos Hochstein, senior energy adviser to Biden within the State Department, said that the Biden administration had modeled similar scenarios to last…

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]]> International Law Is Being Used to Restrain Iran, Enable US and Israel https://truthout.org/video/international-law-is-being-used-to-restrain-iran-enable-us-and-israel/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:51:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=337155 While many Western countries have condemned Iran’s restrictions on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as a breach of international law, reaction has been relatively muted about the “clearly unlawful” war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran, says law professor Maryam Jamshidi. “This says a lot about the ways in which international law is being deployed in this moment as a way…

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]]> WI GOP Gov Candidate Mocks Dem Over Her Factual Observations on Climate Crisis https://truthout.org/articles/wi-gop-gov-candidate-mocks-dem-over-her-factual-observations-on-climate-crisis/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:13:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337146 A Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor scoffed at the concerns of a Democratic state lawmaker regarding the climate crisis, following an atypical series of hail and tornado storms that hit the state last week. On Tuesday, April 14, Wisconsin State Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski (D) shared a video of her watching a storm from the front deck of her home. Godlewski…

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]]> Israel Continues to Kill Aid Workers in Gaza 7 Months Into the Ceasefire https://truthout.org/articles/israel-continues-to-kill-aid-workers-in-gaza-seven-months-into-the-ceasefire/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:13:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337154 Majdi Aslan, 54, was driving a truck for the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) on April 6 when the Israeli army killed him in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. Aslan was the main driver in a WHO convoy that was transporting injured Palestinian patients from Gaza to Egypt and other countries. The convoy already had its coordinated permit from the Israeli army to move, as per protocol.

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]]> Parents of Iranian Children Killed by US Bombing Issue Letter Thanking Pope Leo https://truthout.org/articles/parents-of-iranian-children-killed-by-us-bombing-issue-letter-thanking-pope-leo/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:12:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337148 Parents of children killed in the US bombing of an elementary school in southern Iran released a letter on Sunday applauding Pope Leo XIV for speaking out against war and urging him to “continue to be the voice of the voiceless children.” “We write this letter to you with trembling hands and a heart full of pain, from amidst the ashes and ruins of the schools of the city of Minab…

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]]> As Fuel Protests Sweep Ireland, the Left Points to Imperialism as the Culprit https://truthout.org/articles/as-fuel-protests-sweep-ireland-the-left-points-to-imperialism-as-the-culprit/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:11:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337150 As of April 16, the International Energy Agency reported that Europe has around six weeks left of jet fuel amid the ongoing war on Iran. This comes on the heels of a seven-day long blockade of major roadways by a decentralized coalition of farmers, truckers, agricultural contractors, and others in protest of skyrocketing fuel prices in Ireland. The country grinded to a halt as protesters also…

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]]> Zionist Doxxing Campaigns Upended Their Lives. Now They’re Suing for Damages. https://truthout.org/articles/zionist-doxxing-campaigns-upended-their-lives-now-theyre-suing-for-damages/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:10:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337119 A reckoning could be coming for pro-Israel groups known for doxxing Palestine advocates. In March, the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) filed a class-action lawsuit in Illinois state court against the organizations Canary Mission and StopAntisemitism, as well as groups and individuals identified as their funders or board members.

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]]> Israel Intensifies Destruction Across Southern Lebanon Despite Ceasefire https://truthout.org/articles/israel-intensifies-destruction-across-southern-lebanon-despite-ceasefire/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:06:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337143 Despite a ceasefire announced Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel was “PROHIBITED” from continuing to strike Lebanon, Israel continued to level villages and homes across southern Lebanon from Friday into Saturday in what has been described as a continuation of its “Gaza tactics.” Just as it did in Gaza, Israeli Army Radio announced Friday night that Israel had established a…

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]]> Orbán is Ousted After 16 Years as Hungarians Reject Authoritarian Rule https://truthout.org/articles/orban-is-ousted-after-16-years-as-hungarians-reject-authoritarian-rule/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:47:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337141 On Sunday night, the streets of Budapest were filled. Tens of thousands of Hungarians poured into the streets along the Danube River, singing folk songs and waving flags celebrating the end of Viktor Orbán’s rule. A young man named Mark Szekeres, his face painted with the colors of the Hungarian flag, told CBC News: “This election was about a clash of civilizations. Either you belong in a Western…

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]]> Palestinians Battle the Algorithms of Israeli Censorship and Surveillance https://truthout.org/articles/palestinians-battle-the-algorithms-of-israeli-censorship-and-surveillance/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:13:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337019 An outgrowth of the counter-revolutionary Oslo Accords, the Palestinian internet digitally encapsulates the contradictions of anti-colonial resistance in the neoliberal era. As such, the internet today is both an instrument for collective interconnection to Palestinian revolutionary history and struggle as well as a site of suppression and surveillance. As Miriyam Aouragh writes in Palestine…

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]]> Visuals Help Expose the Realities of Mass Incarceration to a Wider Audience https://truthout.org/articles/visuals-help-expose-the-realities-of-mass-incarceration-to-a-wider-audience/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:13:11 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337042 During my incarceration in the U.S., since I had little else to do, I focused on reading, on becoming an expert on the prison-industrial complex in which I lived. People sent me books and articles on this topic, but when I tried to share them with the other men in the prison, they ran up against a wall of accessibility. I vowed that when I got out, I would write materials that would be about them…

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]]> Want to Resist a Data Center? These Organizers Share How They Did It. https://truthout.org/articles/want-to-resist-a-data-center-these-organizers-share-how-they-did-it/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:10:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337068 The prolific construction of massive data centers that house the physical computing power for artificial intelligence (AI) is galvanizing resistance in localities across the United States. Communities are fighting back against the billionaire tech and financial power behind these projects and their numerous harms, from their noise and pollution to their hyperconsumption of water and electricity.

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]]> Texas Doctor Who Led Measles Response Joins CDC Under RFK Jr. https://truthout.org/articles/texas-doctor-who-led-measles-response-joins-cdc-under-rfk-jr/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:05:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337135 Dr. Jennifer Shuford, head of Texas’ public health agency, has been tapped to serve as chief medical officer at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. President Donald Trump included Shuford among a slate of proposed leaders for the federal agency, Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday. Trump’s other executive appointments include: Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director…

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]]> Strait of Hormuz Restrictions Return as Ceasefire Unravels https://truthout.org/articles/strait-of-hormuz-restrictions-return-as-ceasefire-unravels/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:37:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337133 The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is in grave peril after Iran announced on Saturday that, in response to the continued U.S. blockade, it would once again impose travel restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz after briefly reopening it on Friday. Iran has used the strait — through which about 20% of the world’s oil passes — as a chokepoint on Western commerce in response to the illegal U.S.

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]]> Trump Order Halts Legal Aid for Migrant Youth as Colleges Partner With ICE https://truthout.org/articles/trump-order-halts-legal-aid-for-migrant-youth-as-colleges-partner-with-ice/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:16:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337131 She was beginning her spring semester as a second-year law student and paralegal when she received the news: The immigration clinic where she volunteered would have to stop all work, a demand directly from the Trump administration. The White House issued a stop-work order on Feb. 18, 2025, cutting off aid to federally funded unaccompanied children programs (UCPs) across the U.S. The programs…

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]]> The Bombs Have Slowed, But Israel Controls Every Aspect of Our Lives in Gaza https://truthout.org/articles/the-bombs-have-slowed-but-israel-controls-every-aspect-of-our-lives-in-gaza/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:34:11 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336992 In Gaza, it’s not just the prison cells that trap people. The daily restrictions on movement, services, communication, and basic life make every moment of our lives feel like a collective prison without walls, where even the simplest decisions are subject to constant limitations, turning life into a continuous struggle for survival. Since I woke up today, I felt the familiar sensation: that…

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]]> US Mining Plan Will Sacrifice Mexico’s Environment for Weapons and Tech https://truthout.org/articles/us-mining-plan-will-sacrifice-mexicos-environment-for-weapons-and-tech/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:13:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337106 The U.S. and Mexico have established a mining agreement which has Indigenous and other residents of the Sierra Norte mountains, as well as activists around Mexico, worried. Announced on February 4, the U.S.-Mexico Action Plan on Critical Minerals aims to guarantee the U.S.’s supply of minerals for its arms industry, technology like data centers and smartphones, and the so-called energy…

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]]> RFK Jr. Refuses to Acknowledge He Called for “Re-Parenting” Black Kids in 2024 https://truthout.org/articles/rfk-jr-refuses-to-acknowledge-he-called-for-re-parenting-black-kids-in-2024/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:53:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337114 On Thursday, during congressional testimony, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was questioned on his past remarks promoting the “re-parenting” of Black children being treated with mental health medication. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Alabama), one of several lawmakers who questioned Kennedy during the hearing, referred to a 2024 interview in which he made the comments.

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]]> Israel Killed Nearly 100 People in Lebanon in Day Leading Up to Ceasefire https://truthout.org/articles/israel-killed-nearly-100-people-in-lebanon-in-day-leading-up-to-ceasefire/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:44:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337117 In the hours leading up to the start of the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel on Friday at midnight local time, Israeli forces unleashed intense bombardments that killed nearly 100 people and injured hundreds more, health officials said. At least 98 people were killed by Israeli strikes on Thursday, according to Lebanon’s health ministry, before the ceasefire went into effect.

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]]> Minneapolis Woman Violently Dragged From Car by ICE Files Claim Against DHS https://truthout.org/video/minneapolis-woman-violently-dragged-from-car-by-ice-files-claim-against-dhs/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:13:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=337118 Aliya Rahman, a Minneapolis resident who was violently detained by ICE officers in January during “Operation Metro Surge,” filed a federal tort claim against the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, claiming the agency used excessive force and violated her rights. Rahman was never charged with any crime. “They battered Aliya. They assaulted Aliya. They were negligent in their medical care…

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]]> Trump Says He’s Still Blockading Iran After It Says It’s Opening Strait https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-hes-still-blockading-iran-after-it-says-its-opening-strait/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:28:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337107 After Iran’s foreign minister announced that the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” for the remaining duration of the ceasefire, President Donald Trump said that the U.S. is still maintaining its naval blockade on Iranian ships in the region. Iran said that it is reopening the strait in response to the temporary ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday.

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]]> House Judiciary Investigating Jared Kushner’s Investments From Saudi Arabia https://truthout.org/articles/house-judiciary-investigating-jared-kushners-investments-from-saudi-arabia/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:27:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337108 The ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee on Friday morning announced a “sweeping” probe into alleged self-enrichment by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump who has served as a high-profile White House envoy in the Middle East while also, according to Congressman Jamie Raskin, “soliciting billions of dollars from Gulf monarchies for [his] private business…

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]]> OMB Head Russ Vought Refuses to Provide Financial Estimates on Iran War Costs https://truthout.org/articles/omb-head-russ-vought-refuses-to-provide-financial-estimates-on-iran-war-costs/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:15:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337110 Testifying before both houses of Congress on Wednesday, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) head Russ Vought refused to provide lawmakers with estimates of how much the war on Iran is costing the U.S. financially. Vought — one of the main proponents of Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation-backed blueprint for how President Donald Trump should run the government that was published and…

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]]> The GOP Just Passed a Resolution to Open Minnesota Wilderness Up for Mining https://truthout.org/articles/the-gop-just-passed-a-resolution-to-open-minnesota-wilderness-up-for-mining/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:24:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337104 Minnesota’s Boundary Waters comprise a vast stretch of wilderness bordering Canada, with over a million acres of untouched forest and thousands of lakes and streams. Accessible largely by canoe, it is an ecological gem and one of the most popular spots in the country for outdoor recreation. On Thursday, Senate Republicans voted 50-49 to open the area up to mining — passing a resolution that…

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]]> Palestinian Prisoners Live on Hope. Israel’s Death Penalty Aims to Destroy It. https://truthout.org/articles/palestinian-prisoners-live-on-hope-israels-death-penalty-aims-to-destroy-it/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:22:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337100 On March 30, 2026, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, wearing a golden noose-shaped pin, popped a bottle of champagne as he toasted the Israeli Knesset’s enactment of a bill making the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians convicted of “terrorist attacks,” under the pretext of “negating the existence of the State of Israel.” The bill — which passed with 62…

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]]> This Isn’t Just Trump’s War on Iran. Both Parties Paved the Way for Disaster. https://truthout.org/articles/this-isnt-just-trumps-war-on-iran-both-parties-paved-the-way-for-disaster/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:10:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337081 Unlike the invasion of Iraq, which received the support of a sizable minority of congressional Democrats, Donald Trump’s war on Iran has received near-universal criticism. Still, the party has focused primarily on process-style critiques — such as the legality of declaring the war under the Constitution and the war’s economic impact — rather than the humanitarian consequences and flagrant…

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]]> Palantir Paid No Federal Income Tax in 2025 as It Partnered With ICE, Pentagon https://truthout.org/articles/palantir-paid-no-federal-income-tax-in-2025-as-it-partnered-with-ice-pentagon/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:17:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337092 A new analysis finds that tech giant Palantir Technologies paid $0 in federal income taxes last year, despite raking in hundreds of millions in taxpayer money to build out a mass network to surveil Americans in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Palantir, which has landed multiple massive contracts under the Trump administration, made $1.6 billion in net income last…

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]]> Defense Secretary Uses Bible Story to Bash “Trump-Hating” Press https://truthout.org/articles/defense-secretary-uses-bible-story-to-bash-trump-hating-press/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:56:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337096 In comments to reporters on Thursday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used a religious parable to criticize the media — the latest in a series of many religious statements he’s made since the start of the U.S.’s war on Iran. During his remarks, Hegseth recounted his pastor’s sermon at his church this past weekend. The pastor, Hegseth said, discussed the story of Jesus Christ healing a man…

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]]> Israel May Be Preparing to Permanently Reoccupy Southern Lebanon https://truthout.org/articles/israel-may-be-preparing-to-permanently-reoccupy-southern-lebanon/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:40:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337090 On April 16, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, set to begin later that day. Although Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomed this announcement, it is unlikely to put a stop to Israel’s expanding occupation of south Lebanon. In the hours before the announcement, Israel continued to bomb Lebanon’s south, bombing a school as well as…

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]]> Trump Admin Is Reportedly Laying Groundwork for a Military Operation in Cuba https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-is-reportedly-laying-groundwork-for-a-military-operation-in-cuba/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:07:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337087 Even with its hands full in an unpopular, costly and deadly war in Iran, the Trump administration seems to be ramping up preparations for military action in Cuba following weeks of relative calm between the two countries. On Tuesday, news outlet Zeteo reported that “officials at the Pentagon and elsewhere in the U.S. government were quietly given a new directive that came straight from the…

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]]> Iran War Powers Vote Fails House by 1 Vote, With 1 Democrat Opposed https://truthout.org/articles/iran-war-powers-vote-fails-house-by-one-vote-with-one-democrat-opposed/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:01:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337082 A resolution to rein in the U.S.’s war on Iran failed the House by one vote on Thursday, with only one Democrat voting against the legislation.​​ House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks’s (D-New York) war powers resolution failed 214 to 213, in a largely party line vote. Conservative Democrat Rep. Jared Golden (Maine) was the only Democrat to join most Republicans in…

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]]> Europe Has “Maybe 6 Weeks” of Jet Fuel Left, Top Energy Official Says https://truthout.org/articles/europe-has-maybe-6-weeks-of-jet-fuel-left-top-energy-official-says/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:00:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337075 The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that Europe has roughly six weeks’ worth of jet fuel remaining before airlines will be forced to begin conducting cancellations, adding more damage to the global economy if the Iran war continues. “In Europe, we have maybe six weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” said Fatih Birol, executive director of the IEA, in an interview with…

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]]> Sudan War Enters Year 4 as Civilians Face Violence and Growing Fuel Shortages https://truthout.org/video/sudan-war-enters-year-4-as-civilians-face-violence-and-growing-fuel-shortages/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:56:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=337084 Sudan marked three years since a bloody civil war began between its national army and the powerful Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group. The RSF revolted against the Sudanese Armed Forces after a 2021 military coup left it with diminished political power. The coup itself upended the civilian-led democratic revolution that ousted Sudan’s longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019. Both the RSF and…

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]]> Trump Admin Cuts $11 Million in Grant Funds to Catholic Org Amid Feud With Pope https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-cuts-11-million-in-grant-funds-to-catholic-org-amid-feud-with-pope/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:02:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337086 Amid a contentious feud with Pope Leo XIV regarding U.S. military interventions over the past several months, including the war in Iran, the Trump administration has ended an $11 million contract with the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami. The contract through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) gave funds to the organization to provide housing and other resources for…

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]]> 40 Out of 47 Democratic Senators Just Voted to Block Arms Sales to Israel https://truthout.org/articles/40-out-of-47-democratic-senators-just-voted-to-block-arms-sales-to-israel/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:54:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337073 On Wednesday night, the Senate rejected a pair of resolutions that would have blocked the sale of bombs and bulldozers to Israel. Although the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval, which were introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) failed to pass, a record number of Senators backed the effort. 40 Senators backed a resolution would have blocked the sale of $295 million in D9R and D9T Caterpillar…

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]]> US Carries Out Fifth Boat Strike in Under a Week, Bringing Death Toll to 177 https://truthout.org/articles/us-carries-out-fifth-boat-strike-in-under-a-week-bringing-death-toll-to-177/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:54:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337079 As Republicans and several Democrats in the U.S. Senate gave the go-ahead for the U.S. to send more bombs and military equipment to Israel for its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon on Wednesday, the Trump administration was continuing what it claims is an effort to rid Latin American countries of drug traffickers — killing three people aboard a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean in the U.S.

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]]> Todd Blanche Says Americans “Should Be Happy” With Trump’s Weaponization of DOJ https://truthout.org/articles/todd-blanche-says-americans-should-be-happy-with-trumps-weaponization-of-doj/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:59:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337077 In an interview with NBC News on Tuesday, interim Attorney General Todd Blanche indicated that he had no problem with “weaponizing” the Department of Justice (DOJ) on behalf of his boss, President Donald Trump. The statement from Blanche is a direct contradiction of Trump’s vow in an executive order at the beginning of his second term to end the “weaponization of the Federal Government…

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]]> Repair Is a Survival Skill Under Fascism https://truthout.org/audio/repair-is-a-survival-skill-under-fascism/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:31:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_audio_post&p=337072 “If we learn how to take these risks, and how to navigate conflict together, we are going to be so much stronger down the line, in our most difficult moments, when the stakes are unbelievably high. And if we can figure out how to stay together, in spite of our fuck-ups and frustrations, we are going to have what we need most in a crisis, which is each other,” says Movement Memos host Kelly Hayes.

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]]> 52 Senators Vote Against Reining In Trump’s War on Iran Despite Genocidal Threat https://truthout.org/articles/52-senators-vote-against-reining-in-trumps-war-on-iran-despite-genocidal-threat/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:18:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337067 The first attempt by Senate Democrats to pass a war powers resolution since President Donald Trump’s genocidal threat against Iran last Tuesday has failed, despite the vast unpopularity of the war among the public and a looming deadline for the administration. Senators failed to advance the resolution, introduced by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), in a 47 to 52 vote.

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]]> UN Experts Call for Global Halt to Arms Transfers to Israel Amid Lebanon Attacks https://truthout.org/articles/un-experts-call-for-global-halt-to-arms-transfers-to-israel-amid-lebanon-attacks/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:53:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337058 A group of nearly two dozen UN human rights experts has called for all UN members to end weapons transfers to Israel, condemning Israel’s bombing and invasion of Lebanon, especially after the Israeli military’s massive bombardment of the country after the U.S. and Iran announced a temporary ceasefire deal last week. “We are witnessing the continuing utmost contempt for the international legal…

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]]> “Alligator Alcatraz” Guards Allegedly Beat Prisoners for Requesting Phone Access https://truthout.org/articles/alligator-alcatraz-guards-allegedly-beat-prisoners-for-requesting-phone-access/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:26:30 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337062 On April 2, guards at the remote Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail known as “Alligator Alcatraz” allegedly brutally beat several detained men who demanded access to phones. It took nearly a week for word to get out. Six days after the reported attack, Raiko Lopez Morffi’s right eye was still swollen and black during a video call with his lawyer Katie Blankenship…

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]]> Big Oil Brings in Extra $30 Million an Hour in Windfall Profits Due to Iran War https://truthout.org/articles/big-oil-brings-in-extra-30-million-an-hour-in-windfall-profits-due-to-iran-war/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:12:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337059 U.S. President Donald Trump’s unprovoked war of choice in Iran has been a goldmine for the fossil fuels industry, which is earning massive windfall profits thanks to the rise in the price of petroleum. An analysis published by The Guardian on Wednesday estimated that the 100 biggest oil and gas companies have collectively raked in an extra $30 million per hour since Trump launched his war…

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]]> Swalwell, Gonzales Resignations Could Point to Pattern of Misconduct In Congress https://truthout.org/video/swalwell-gonzales-resignations-could-point-to-pattern-of-misconduct-in-congress/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:12:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=337061 Democratic Congressmember Eric Swalwell of California and Republican Tony Gonzales of Texas resigned Tuesday. Both of them faced potential expulsion votes after they were accused of sexual misconduct involving former staffers. Swalwell’s resignation came just days after CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle reported multiple allegations against him, including twice raping a former staffer.

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]]> Facing Heckler, Vance Brags About Gaza “Ceasefire” That Groups Say Is a Failure https://truthout.org/articles/facing-heckler-vance-brags-about-gaza-ceasefire-that-groups-say-is-a-failure/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:39:43 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337049 Facing an anti-war heckler on Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance bragged about the Trump administration’s role in implementing a ceasefire agreement in Gaza — a “ceasefire” that human rights groups said this week is an overwhelming failure, as Israel continues to bomb Palestinians on a near-daily basis. As the vice president absurdly warned Pope Leo XIV to “be careful when he talks about…

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]]> Democrats Submit Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth https://truthout.org/articles/dems-submit-articles-of-impeachment-against-pete-hegseth/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:10:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337052 Democrats in the House of Representatives are planning to file five articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday. The measure, which has virtually no chance of passing given the current Republican majority in the legislative chamber, is likely a symbolic move as the Trump administration’s unpopular war in Iran continues, and Americans’ views of Hegseth have…

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]]> War Pollutants May Be Poisoning a Generation of Mothers and Their Babies in Gaza https://truthout.org/articles/war-pollutants-may-be-poisoning-a-generation-of-mothers-and-their-babies-in-gaza/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:20:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336980 In Gaza, the effects of war do not end when the bombing stops. Beyond the rubble and debris, a silent health crisis is emerging affecting the most vulnerable, particularly pregnant women and their children. Since the start of Israel’s assault on Gaza in 2023, maternity wards have reported alarming increases in miscarriages, premature births, and rare congenital disabilities.

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]]> As Postal Service Faces Cash Crisis, FedEx and UPS Spend Millions on Lobbying https://truthout.org/articles/as-postal-service-faces-cash-crisis-fedex-and-ups-spend-millions-on-lobbying/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:19:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337047 FedEx and UPS — two private carriers positioned to capitalize on a weakened U.S. Postal Service — poured nearly $20 million into federal lobbying in 2025, an OpenSecrets analysis found. A series of events left USPS bracing for an uncertain future. First, its leader warned the agency could run out of cash by 2027, leaving it unable to pay employees or vendors. Amazon then announced it would…

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]]> Raskin Proposes New Health Commission for POTUS Fitness Under 25th Amendment https://truthout.org/articles/raskin-proposes-new-health-panel-for-potus-fitness-under-25th-amendment/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:48:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=337045 Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) has introduced new legislation that would make it easier to invoke a little-known constitutional provision to remove the president of the United States, if it is determined that they can no longer function in the role for reasons related to their physical or mental health. The 25th Amendment to the Constitution deals with presidential succession.

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]]> 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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