Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:43:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Truthout-T-logo-sq-1200x1200-e1521532408148-60x60.png Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org 32 32 Trump Administration, Accused of Crimes Against Humanity, Sanctions Entire ICC https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-accused-of-crimes-against-humanity-sanctions-entire-icc/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:43:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341406 Trump administration officials, facing numerous allegations of war crimes in its actions ranging from Iran to Cuba, issued punishing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday that threaten the future of the entire body and its work to hold war criminals and genocidaires to account. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, fresh off of his ultra-nationalist speech at the…

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]]> Trump Bought Millions in SpaceX Bonds, Then Eased Space Travel Regulations https://truthout.org/articles/trump-bought-millions-in-spacex-bonds-then-eased-space-travel-regulations/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:18:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341411 President Donald Trump made over 500 stock trades in the month of August, recent filings show, including millions of dollars in bonds purchased for SpaceX, just days before the administration loosened regulations that would have affected the company. According to the most recent disclosures from Trump, the president purchased bonds from the company worth at least $1 million and up to $5…

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]]> Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Jurist Who Led UN Inquiry Into Genocide in Gaza https://truthout.org/video/nobel-peace-prize-awarded-to-jurist-who-led-un-inquiry-into-genocide-in-gaza/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:55:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=341407 The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the South African jurist who led the United Nations commission of inquiry that concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza. Pillay’s long career in international human rights law includes work as a defense attorney for anti-apartheid activists, president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda…

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]]> Alleged Murder by US Marine Sparks Outrage at Military Presence in Okinawa https://truthout.org/articles/alleged-murder-by-us-marine-sparks-outrage-at-military-presence-in-okinawa/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:51:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341403 The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for a formal review of its Status of Forces agreement with the US military amid outrage over the alleged murder of local woman by an American Marine. As reported by Kyodo News, the assembly passed the resolution by an overwhelming margin, with 45 members in favor and just two opposed. According to Kyodo News…

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]]> Trump Openly Incites Race War, Calling for “Fight” Against Somalis in Minnesota https://truthout.org/articles/trump-openly-incites-race-war-calling-for-fight-against-somalis-in-minnesota/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:25:29 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341380 President Donald Trump encouraged people in Minnesota to “fight” against Somali immigrants in the state on Thursday, openly inciting race war in some of his most violent rhetoric against Somalis yet. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that Somali immigrants are “tak[ing] over” Minnesota, invoking white supremacist rhetoric and calling on others in the state to “fight back.

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]]> Destruction of Archives and Property Records Lays Ground for Land Theft in Gaza https://truthout.org/articles/destruction-of-archives-and-property-records-lays-ground-for-land-theft-in-gaza/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:13:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341372 Inside a rented house in the Saraya area, west of Gaza City, 50-year-old Rami Karaja sat talking about a home he can no longer reach and documents he can no longer retrieve. At the end of April 2025, Karaja’s home in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood was bombed. Among the many things his family lost are the property deeds to the house, which are still buried beneath the rubble.

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]]> Mike Johnson Suggests He’ll Quit Congress If Voters Reject GOP in Midterms https://truthout.org/articles/mike-johnson-suggests-hell-quit-congress-if-voters-reject-gop-in-midterms/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:18:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341399 In a Fox News interview that aired earlier this week, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) indicated that he might retire from the House of Representatives altogether if Republicans failed to retain control of Congress following this year’s midterm elections. The statement is a stark departure from his previous comments this year, in which the speaker indicated little possibility…

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]]> We Must Move Beyond the Era of State-Sponsored, State-Celebrated Murder https://truthout.org/articles/we-must-move-beyond-the-era-of-state-sponsored-state-celebrated-murder/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:07:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341379 Christa Pike woke up on October 6 in a Tennessee hospital with a blood clot and pneumonia, handcuffed and shackled to her bed, having become the first known person to survive an execution via lethal injection. On September 30, the state of Tennessee tried to murder Pike. Instead, it put her through an hour and a half of difficulty breathing as she intermittently gasped for air and was eventually…

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]]> TN Court Rules Killing of Woman May Have Been Justifiable Because She Was Trans https://truthout.org/articles/tn-court-rules-killing-of-woman-may-have-been-justifiable-because-she-was-trans/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:05:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341384 Paris Lee was shot six times and killed by Samuel Ward Jr.; this is an indisputable fact. Ward was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in May 2025. He claimed it was self-defense, but the jury didn’t buy it. This week, however, the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals reversed his conviction. A three-judge panel declared that the jury was under the impression Lee was cisgender…

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]]> Martin Soto, Organizer of Delaney Hall Hunger Strike, Released After 8 Months https://truthout.org/articles/martin-soto-organizer-of-delaney-hall-hunger-strike-released-after-8-months/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:22:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341369 Martin Soto, who helped lead a hunger strike at Delaney Hall immigration jail in Newark, New Jersey, earlier this year, was released from detention with an ankle monitor on Tuesday evening. Martin was released after U.S. District Court Judge Jamel Semper ruled that his detention was illegal, citing the conditions of his confinement, his deteriorating mental health, and lack of sufficient…

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]]> Protests Erupt in New York City After ICE Agent Shoots Father in the Bronx https://truthout.org/articles/protests-erupt-in-new-york-city-after-ice-agent-shoots-man-in-the-bronx/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:17:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341375 A federal immigration officer shot a man Thursday afternoon in New York’s Marble Hill neighborhood, according to police, eyewitnesses and the Department of Homeland Security, in an incident that drew swift rebuke from elected officials and a crowd of spontaneous protesters late Thursday night. The man was treated at a nearby hospital for a gunshot wound to the neck, officials said.

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]]> Trump, Facing Sinking Approval on Earth, Sets Sights on Colonizing the Moon https://truthout.org/articles/trump-facing-sinking-approval-on-earth-sets-sights-on-colonizing-the-moon/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:18:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341366 This week, President Donald Trump — facing increasingly worse approval ratings on issues ranging from the Iran war to immigration — is touting a U.S. program to colonize the moon. “Under NASA’s Artemis program, American astronauts will soon return to establish a permanent American presence on the moon,” Trump said, in remarks unveiling a supposed “New Golden Age” of science initiatives on…

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]]> FBI Adds Torture Charges Against Maduro as US Faces Questions Over Its Abuses https://truthout.org/articles/fbi-adds-torture-charges-against-maduro-as-us-faces-questions-over-its-abuses/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:06:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341367 FBI Director Kash Patel announced additional charges against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, alleging that both have committed crimes relating to torture. Patel announced the new charges in a post on X on Thursday. The two were already indicted on separate charges relating to drug trafficking and firearms shortly after the U.S. invasion of Venezuela that…

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]]> JD Vance Defines Socialism in US as Replacing Americans “With Foreign Workers” https://truthout.org/articles/jd-vance-defines-socialism-in-us-as-replacing-americans-with-foreign-workers/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:31:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341349 When asked to define socialism on Thursday, Vice President JD Vance said that the rising left-wing ideology means a desire to “replace American workers with foreign workers” — a bizarre response coming from an administration that has made anti-socialist policies one of its central priorities. Vance spoke to the press about the Trump administration’s announcement on Thursday that it is…

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]]> Mississippi Is in Danger of Executing Woman on Death Row, Despite Key Evidence https://truthout.org/articles/mississippi-is-in-danger-of-executing-woman-on-death-row-despite-key-evidence/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:22:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341365 Lisa Jo Chamberlin’s life has always been a tangle of drug use, abuse, and extreme violence. Her mother drank and used Sudafed heavily during her pregnancy. As a result, Chamberlin was born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a group of medical conditions, including poor reasoning and judgment skills, learning disabilities, and intellectual disability, that occur when a fetus is exposed…

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]]> Trump’s Gutting of the Endangered Species Act Will Imperil Hundreds of Species https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-gutting-of-the-endangered-species-act-will-imperil-hundreds-of-species/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:02:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341361 The Supreme Court once billed the Endangered Species Act as “the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation of endangered species ever enacted by any nation.” Federal protections have been key to saving nearly 300 U.S. species — including the bald eagle, American alligator, and grizzly bear — from permanent extinction. Each year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…

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]]> Border Patrol Unleashes Violence on Protesters Over Trump’s Border Wall https://truthout.org/articles/border-patrol-unleashes-violence-on-protesters-over-trumps-border-wall/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:02:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341358 Since construction began on President Donald Trump’s border wall in haste on October 5, federal agents have clashed with land defenders and arrested roughly two dozen activists who camped out on private land to protest the destruction of fragile desert ecosystems on both sides of the imaginary line that separates Mexico from the tiny town of Lochiel, Arizona. The protest received media…

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]]> Throughout US War on Afghanistan, “We Could Clearly See Failure Was Coming” https://truthout.org/video/throughout-us-war-on-afghanistan-we-could-clearly-see-failure-was-coming/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:54:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=341351 This week marks 25 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, the beginning of what would become the longest war in U.S. history. After installing a pro-Western government in Kabul in December 2001, U.S. and other NATO troops would remain in the country for the next two decades battling a stubborn insurgency — until a chaotic U.S. withdrawal in August 2021 that saw the Taliban return to…

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]]> US Embassy Aide Suppressed Report on Israeli Killings of Americans in West Bank https://truthout.org/articles/us-embassy-aide-suppressed-report-on-israeli-killings-of-americans-in-west-bank/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:26:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341345 A Senate request for information on the Israeli killings of Americans in the occupied West Bank was recently blocked by a top aide to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, David Milstein — a pro-Israel extremist who has quietly taken over a huge breadth of U.S. policy decisions on the genocidal state. In March, a group of more than 30 senators, led by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland)…

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]]> Trump Approves WI Disaster Aid, Credits GOP Candidate Rather Than Actual Governor https://truthout.org/articles/trump-approves-wi-disaster-aid-credits-gop-candidate-rather-than-actual-governor/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:58:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341354 President Donald Trump announced disaster aid for the state of Wisconsin on Wednesday in a decidedly partisan manner, crediting a Republican candidate in the state’s gubernatorial race rather than Wisconsin’s current Democratic governor, who originally made the request for aid. “I just spoke with Tom Tiffany, who has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Governor of the Great…

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]]> Judge Orders Trump Admin to Return Phoenix Man Deported to Equatorial Guinea https://truthout.org/articles/judge-orders-trump-admin-to-return-phoenix-man-deported-to-equatorial-guinea/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:08:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341340 A lawyer for Ahmed Soliman, a 31-year-old Phoenix man who has been arbitrarily detained in Equatorial Guinea since April, when US immigration agents forced him onto a plane under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy, expressed cautious optimism and relief on Wednesday after a federal judge ruled that the Department of Homeland Security must return Soliman to the United…

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]]> Trump Admits He Wants to Privatize Social Security https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admits-he-wants-to-privatize-social-security/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:19:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341343 In remarks to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, President Donald Trump admitted that he wanted to push for privatizing Social Security in his first term in office, contradicting campaign promises he made in 2016 and earlier that he wouldn’t touch the popular social safety net program. “I wanted to ride with Social Security being fully invested in the stock market, in the first month…

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]]> As French Police Teargas Students, Trump Blames Protests on “Mass Migration” https://truthout.org/articles/as-french-police-teargas-students-trump-blames-protests-on-mass-migration/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:18:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341341 On Tuesday, Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to smear the student mobilizations spreading across France as caused by “out of control mass migration” and “Islam wanting to take over.” Other right-wing politicians and commentators echoed these spurious claims. “This will come to America if the Democrats take power again,” claimed right-wing commentator Dave Rubin on…

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]]> Trump Has Granted $6B in Contracts to Arms Makers His Sons Have Invested In https://truthout.org/articles/trump-has-granted-6b-in-contracts-to-arms-makers-his-sons-have-invested-in/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:15:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341336 Military contractors with investments from President Donald Trump’s sons have raked in billions of dollars in government deals and contracts since June 2025, when their venture capital company first obtained a major stake in military technology company Anduril, new reporting finds. Last year, 1789 Capital, of which Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, invested $2.5 billion into Anduril.

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]]> Children Born in Gaza Over Last 3 Years Have No Memory of World Before Genocide https://truthout.org/articles/children-born-in-gaza-over-last-3-years-have-no-memory-of-world-before-genocide/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:22:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341330 When I left Gaza in 2024, after six months of living through genocide, I wanted one thing above all else: to spare my only child a life spent permanently at war. I did not want him to grow up believing that the whole world looked like Gaza. But I left more than fifteen nieces and nephews behind. Many were still too young to understand the world they had been born into. They were learning what…

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]]> The War on Afghanistan Was Launched 25 Years Ago. It Still Hasn’t Ended. https://truthout.org/articles/the-war-on-afghanistan-was-launched-25-years-ago-it-still-hasnt-ended/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:17:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341329 “There were nights full of terror. Our village was bombed constantly,” says Zalmay Khan. Afterward, he goes to pray. Because of his wounds, he cannot kneel, so he prays sitting down. Khan is in his early twenties and now works as a Taliban intelligence officer. As a boy, he says, he learned to read the sky before he learned to read words. His village in Wardak province, near Kabul, was bombed…

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]]> Tlaib, Democrats Call for Israel to Release Palestinian Doctors From Detention https://truthout.org/articles/tlaib-democrats-call-for-israel-to-release-palestinian-doctors-from-detention/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:04:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341328 A group of House Democrats has called for Israel to release hundreds of health care workers, including physicians like Hussam Abu Safiya, from detention as Israel’s genocide in Gaza reaches into its fourth year. Six Democrats, led by Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (Illinois), released a joint statement on Tuesday condemning Israel for its “systematic persecution” of Palestinian health care workers…

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]]> VA Ballot Measure Would Restore Formerly Incarcerated People’s Voting Rights https://truthout.org/articles/va-ballot-measure-would-restore-formerly-incarcerated-peoples-voting-rights/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:45:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341332 Quadaire Patterson will vote for the first time this fall, a fact that brought a smile to his face on a recent afternoon as his 1-year-old daughter Trinity frolicked around the living room of the Henrico County home he shares with his wife. He said he has been thinking about how future elections can shape Trinity’s future. But presently, he is eager to vote for a proposed amendment that…

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]]> Humanitarian Workers Keep at “Noble Mission” Despite Risks, Gaza Journalist Says https://truthout.org/video/humanitarian-workers-keep-at-noble-mission-despite-risks-gaza-journalist-says/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:13:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=341324 In Gaza, October 7, 2023, is viewed as the beginning of the genocide. Over the past three years, Israel killed over 74,000 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, but many believe that number is a vast undercount. The killing continues despite a so-called ceasefire that took effect about a year ago. “Every single aspect of the life of the people of Gaza has changed once and forever,”…

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]]> Democrat Opens Probe Into Kushner’s Firm’s Stake in Israeli Military https://truthout.org/articles/democrat-opens-probe-into-kushners-firms-stake-in-israeli-military/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:03:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341311 The top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee has opened a probe into Jared Kushner and his private equity firm’s stake in Israeli military suppliers, raising concerns over “significant conflicts of interest” as Kushner serves as a top Middle East negotiator for the Trump administration. In an inquiry addressed to Kushner sent Monday, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-California) demanded…

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]]> Paxton Audio Reveals He Thinks Trump’s Policies Are “Dragging” Down His Campaign https://truthout.org/articles/paxton-audio-reveals-he-thinks-trumps-policies-are-dragging-down-his-campaign/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:42:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341309 Newly unearthed audio of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) reveals his frustration with President Donald Trump and his policies, which he views as dragging down his own campaign for U.S. senator. The leaked audio, obtained by Axios, was recorded at a closed-door fundraising event in Washington, D.C. In the recording, Paxton complained that he doesn’t “make the decisions” that…

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]]> 3 Years Ago My Family Harvested Olives, Not Knowing It Would Be the Last Time https://truthout.org/articles/3-years-ago-my-family-harvested-olives-not-knowing-it-would-be-the-last-time/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:06:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341301 Every year, there were seasons and occasions that brought families together: holidays, Ramadan iftar meals, the end of the school year, and other gatherings. But for us, there was another season we looked forward to every year: olive-picking season. Before the war, we always looked forward to the month of October. As the weather changed and the olives ripened, families prepared to spend long…

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]]> ICE Has Obtained Over 50 Million Voter Roll Records From DOJ Ahead of Midterms https://truthout.org/articles/ice-has-obtained-over-50-million-voter-roll-records-from-doj-ahead-of-midterms/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:05:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341312 Documents obtained and released on Wednesday by the advocacy group Democracy Forward show that the investigative arm of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has gathered tens of millions of voter records ahead of the midterm elections as part of a purported effort to combat “voter fraud.” Democracy Forward, which obtained the ICE documents through the Freedom of Information Act…

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]]> Thousands of Cornell Students Protest for Accountability in Rape Case https://truthout.org/articles/thousands-of-cornell-students-protest-for-accountability-in-rape-case/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:10:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341310 On Monday evening, thousands of Cornell University students protested on the university campus, demanding accountability for Cornell’s alleged mishandling of the 2024 rape case that has come under a national spotlight. Students held signs that said “We are Jane Doe,” “Stop Protecting Rapists,” and “We Want Sentences, Not Essays.” The demonstration was organized by Students for a…

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]]> Trump Won’t Reimburse Taxpayers for Ads Promoting Himself Paid for by Government https://truthout.org/articles/trump-wont-reimburse-taxpayers-for-ads-promoting-himself-paid-for-by-government/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:56:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341307 White House staffers indicated on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will not be reimbursing the government for the millions of dollars in taxpayer funds he has used to produce promotional TV ads ahead of this year’s midterm elections. In a post on Monday, Trump indicated that he would not use taxpayer funds to produce future commercials. Despite pressure from both sides of the political…

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]]> Report: Trump Admin Is Deporting LGBTQ Asylum Seekers to Hostile Third Countries https://truthout.org/articles/report-trump-admin-is-deporting-lgbtq-asylum-seekers-to-hostile-third-countries/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:24:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341294 The Trump administration has reportedly deported dozens of LGBTQ immigrants who sought or were granted asylum for their sexuality and gender to third countries where they face danger of persecution and criminalization, a new report says. In an investigation published this week, Reuters identified 40 cases where these LGBTQ individuals were sent to countries that either criminalize same-sex…

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]]> Progressives and Republicans Introduce Competing Bills to Rein In Flock Cameras https://truthout.org/articles/progressives-and-republicans-introduce-competing-bills-to-rein-in-flock-cameras/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:17:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341295 Republicans and Democrats in Congress have introduced competing legislation to rein in the government’s use of Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers (ALPRs) following widespread abuses by police and intense public backlash to the powerful surveillance technology. ALPRs allow police to track vehicles and their drivers across expansive areas by using a variety of easily…

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]]> US Surpasses 4,000 Cases of Measles, Highest Numbers Seen in a Generation https://truthout.org/articles/us-surpasses-4000-cases-of-measles-highest-numbers-seen-in-a-generation/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:04:29 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341291 Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year — nearly four times the amount of cases recorded across the entire U.S. in 2024. The Keystone State has recorded 198 hospitalizations and five deaths as a result of the ongoing measles outbreak. On Monday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared an emergency order in New York, citing the rising number of measles cases in…

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]]> Trump Blocks International Board From Conducting Oversight of Midterm Elections https://truthout.org/articles/trump-blocks-international-board-from-conducting-oversight-of-midterm-elections/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:55:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341293 For the first time in more than two decades, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will not conduct oversight of the upcoming midterm elections after the Trump administration effectively blocked them from doing so, raising yet more alarm over the administration’s rapid erosion of free and fair elections in the U.S. President Donald Trump has declined to invite the…

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]]> What Happened During Christa Pike’s Scheduled Execution Isn’t an Anomaly https://truthout.org/articles/what-happened-during-christa-pikes-scheduled-execution-isnt-an-anomaly/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:07:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341288 Over the course of two hours, witnesses watched and listened as Christa Pike cried, whimpered and snored through Tennessee’s attempt to execute her. By the end of it, executioners had given her two doses of the state’s lethal injection drugs. Her arms were swollen and blistered, and one had turned purple, her attorneys said. And she was still alive, marking what legal experts say is the first time…

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]]> Activists Target What They Call a Major “Spy Center” for ICE in Rural Vermont https://truthout.org/articles/activists-target-what-they-call-a-major-spy-center-for-ice-in-rural-vermont/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:00:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341280 After setting up robust rapid-response groups to resist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) abductions and stopping the buying up of warehouses to detain thousands of immigrants, activists are now focusing on other ways they can disrupt the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations. On the East Coast, some are targeting the parking spots that ICE uses for staging arrests. In Buffalo…

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]]> Trump Condemned for Invoking Nuclear Attacks on US Cities to Defend Iran War https://truthout.org/articles/trump-condemned-for-invoking-nuclear-attacks-on-us-cities-to-defend-iran-war/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:00:15 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341281 President Donald Trump ambiguously suggested during a political rally on Monday that Iran could “take out” San Diego or Los Angeles. The president’s remarks seemed to be an attempt to justify his ongoing war on Iran, which is deeply unpopular among American voters. Addressing a crowd of supporters in Nebraska, Trump claimed that the economic impacts of the war were worth it to prevent…

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]]> Far Right Gleeful Over Firing Squad Death Sentence for Muslim Fort Hood Shooter https://truthout.org/articles/far-right-gleeful-over-firing-squad-death-sentence-for-muslim-fort-hood-shooter/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:16:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341276 Conservative figures have reacted with glee to the Trump administration’s approval of a firing squad death sentence for Muslim Army member Nidal Malik Hasan, in what would be the first execution carried out by the U.S. military in over six decades. Hasan was convicted of committing a mass shooting at Texas’s Fort Hood in 2009, killing 13 people, with jurors recommending a maximum sentence of…

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]]> Police Violence Causes Serious Injuries as French High School Students Protest https://truthout.org/video/police-violence-causes-serious-injuries-as-french-high-school-students-protest/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:04:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=341277 Nearly 2,000 French high schools are blockaded or closed today amid massive student-led protests over school funding and inequality. The demonstrations began in September at a single school in the economically deprived suburbs of Paris, where students protested teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and dilapidated school buildings beset by rats, falling debris and more. But the scope of the…

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]]> New Report Reveals Walmart’s Patents for Price-Gouging Tech https://truthout.org/articles/new-report-reveals-walmarts-patents-for-price-gouging-tech/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:23:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341271 As Walmart attempted to debunk research into its pricing practices by watchdog group Groundwork Collaborative on Monday, the organization released a new report detailing more than a dozen patents the $833 billion corporation holds or has applied for — all aimed at monitoring customers’ behavior to determine what products to market to them, deceiving them about an item’s price, and upcharging them.

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]]> Two-Thirds of Americans See Social Media as Harmful to Democracy https://truthout.org/articles/two-thirds-of-americans-see-social-media-as-harmful-to-democracy/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:16:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341272 New polling indicates that nearly two-thirds of Americans believe social media has had a negative effect on democracy. In an international poll published by Pew Research last week, only 34 percent of Americans said they believe social media has had a positive impact on democracy, while 64 percent said the advent of social media has been a bad thing for democracy. Sixty-eight percent of…

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]]> Water Bills Surged More Than Other Costs in US Homes Over a Decade https://truthout.org/articles/water-bills-surged-more-than-other-costs-in-us-homes-over-a-decade/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:39:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341269 Drinking water costs spiked faster than inflation, grocery prices and median household income, researchers at nonprofit Food & Water Watch outlined in a first-of-its-kind report released Tuesday. The average community water system increased household drinking water prices by 62 percent between 2015 and 2025 — with costs in Louisiana, Maryland and New Hampshire having particularly steep rises…

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]]> Israel Bans Polanski After UK’s Green Party Votes to Classify Zionism as Racism  https://truthout.org/articles/israel-bans-polanski-after-uks-green-party-votes-to-classify-zionism-as-racism/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:09:15 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341265 On Sunday, the Green Party of England and Wales passed a motion defining Zionism as a form of racism. Within hours of the vote, Israel’s foreign ministry responded, slamming the motion and barring Green Party leader Zack Polanski from entering Israel. “The Greens have adopted not only the green of Hamas, but also its ideology: the elimination of the State of Israel through armed struggle,”…

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]]> ICE Jail Policies for Pregnant People Built on Legacy of Eugenics, Critics Say https://truthout.org/articles/ice-jail-policies-for-pregnant-people-built-on-legacy-of-eugenics-critics-say/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:43:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341262 While detained at Michigan’s North Lake Processing Center, Lucia learned she was pregnant — a nightmare scenario for her and many other women who are held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody while pregnant. “I prayed every day for God to take care of my little angel,” said Lucia, who is using a pseudonym for fear of retaliation and harm. Originally from Venezuela…

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]]> Another Trump Administration Boat Strike Claims 4 More Lives https://truthout.org/articles/another-trump-administration-boat-strike-claims-4-more-lives/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:18:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341260 US President Donald Trump’s boat-bombing spree continued on Sunday despite condemnation from around the world, claiming four more lives and bringing the death toll from the 13-month campaign to at least 238. Sharing a video of the strike, U.S. Southern Command said on social media late Sunday that “under the direction of SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal…

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]]> Vance Sees “Nothing Unusual” in Taxpayer-Funded Ads Promoting Trump https://truthout.org/articles/vance-sees-nothing-unusual-in-taxpayer-funded-ads-promoting-trump/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:02:30 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341256 Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Monday that he sees no problem with the campaign-style TV ads featuring President Donald Trump that are being produced using taxpayer dollars and airing ahead of the midterm elections. In defending the ads, Vance compared them to informative government-funded commercials, like those that promoted the Affordable Care Act (ACA) during the Obama and…

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]]> Cubans See Hope in Reforms But Worry Over How the US May Thwart Them https://truthout.org/articles/cubans-see-hope-in-reforms-but-worry-over-how-the-us-may-thwart-them/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:41:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341253 Last month, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz declared that 158 new economic and social measures, out of an original package of 176 approved in July by the Cuba’s National Assembly, were being implemented and backed by 197 legal decrees. The measures include allowing private business to import medicines and other goods, loosening restrictions on private tourism…

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]]> At Ohio Campaign Rally, Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid If Democrats Get Elected https://truthout.org/articles/at-ohio-campaign-rally-trump-threatens-to-withhold-aid-if-democrats-get-elected/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:52:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341251 In a campaign speech in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday, President Donald Trump suggested he would withhold federal funds from the state if voters elect Democratic politicians in this year’s midterm races. Trump appeared to conflate two different political races, discussing U.S. Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) Senate reelection campaign and Democratic candidate Amy Acton’s campaign for governor in…

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]]> Far Right Makes Gains in Brazil in First Round of Presidential Race https://truthout.org/video/far-right-makes-gains-in-brazil-in-first-round-of-presidential-race/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:47:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=341249 Brazil’s presidential election is headed to a runoff between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro after neither candidate cleared 50% in Sunday’s vote, in which the right made gains in Congress and in governor races across the country. Bolsonaro received 47% of the vote compared to Lula’s 45%. The second round of voting is on October 25. If elected…

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]]> Trump’s Repeal of Roadless Rule Would Declare Open Season on Protected Forests https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-repeal-of-roadless-rule-would-declare-open-season-on-protected-forests/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:47:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341247 On August 18, Donald Trump’s United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) officially proposed eliminating the national Roadless Rule. If finalized, the repeal would strip protections from 44.7 million acres of wild intact forest. The rule, passed in 2001, protects in total 58 million acres of forest from road building, logging, fossil fuel extraction, and other development.

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]]> Case at Supreme Court Could Have Profound Consequences for Other Climate Suits https://truthout.org/articles/case-at-supreme-court-could-have-profound-consequences-for-other-climate-suits/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:46:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341241 Attorneys representing two Colorado local governments are set for a high-stakes legal showdown over climate change Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court, where they’ll ask justices to allow Boulder’s lawsuit seeking monetary damages from two fossil fuel companies to proceed in state court. With help from the Trump administration, the two companies, Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil…

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]]> Trump Says Iran War “Should Help” Republicans in Midterms https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-iran-war-should-help-republicans-in-midterms/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341243 In remarks to reporters at the White House on Friday, President Donald Trump conceded that it is “possible” that his continued war on Iran will drag Republicans down in the midterm elections. But Trump also claimed the issue could be viewed positively by voters, thus helping the GOP, despite consistent polling data suggesting otherwise. “It should help,” Trump said of the war.

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]]> Austin Communities Rally Around Victim of ICE Shooting as He Faces Criminal Charges https://truthout.org/articles/austin-communities-rally-around-victim-of-ice-shooting-as-he-faces-criminal-charges/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:33:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341237 Federal prosecutors in Texas charged a Venezuelan national and father living in Austin on Tuesday with assaulting, resisting, and impeding a federal officer, after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sideswiped his car and shot him in the back Sept. 20 without warning as he was turning around to park. Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, 28, entered the U.S. in 2024 with a valid work…

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]]> Maryland Used Discredited Science to Convict a Woman of Murdering Her Newborn https://truthout.org/articles/maryland-used-discredited-science-to-convict-a-woman-of-murdering-her-newborn/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:18:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341231 Moira Akers was prosecuted and convicted of the murder of a newborn in 2022. She claims to have given birth to a stillborn baby in her home in Columbia, Maryland, in 2018. Prosecutors doubted Akers’ story, using her online searches for abortion services and lack of prenatal care as evidence of ill intent. But it was a “forensic method” devised in the 17th century that proved key to Akers’…

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]]> Corporate Media Consolidation Is What Makes Trump’s War on the Press Possible https://truthout.org/articles/corporate-media-consolidation-is-what-makes-trumps-war-on-the-press-possible/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:14:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341229 “CNN, MSNOW and Politico back at the White House, hours after judge ordered Trump to lift ban,” read a September 24, 2026 Associated Press headline, published just one week after the administration had barred the three outlets from press briefings. In response to the ban, the White House press pool — a rotating group of journalists, photographers, and broadcast technicians organized by the White…

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]]> A Lifelong Organizer Shares Lessons on Sustaining Activism for the Long Haul https://truthout.org/articles/a-lifelong-organizer-shares-lessons-on-sustaining-activism-for-the-long-haul/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:13:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341226 Writer and organizer Chris Dixon has his fingers on the pulse of North American grassroots movement. Dixon has extensively and repeatedly traveled throughout North America, talking with people working for social change — engaging with activists concerning their successes and heartbreaks, their frustrations and dreams. His first book, Another Politics: Talking Across Today’s Transformative…

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]]> Authoritarianism Leads Teachers to Self-Censor. Solidarity Lets Us Teach Truth. https://truthout.org/articles/authoritarianism-leads-teachers-to-self-censor-solidarity-lets-us-teach-truth/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:11:29 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341190 Sixth-grade history teacher Sarah Inama was told by administrators in Idaho’s West Ada School District to remove a poster from her classroom that carried a simple but profound message: “Everyone Is Welcome Here.” Beneath the words were hands of many different skin tones. Although upset about the directive, Inama initially complied. But the decision weighed on her. She began asking herself…

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]]> Corporations Are Dodging Accountability for PFAS Contamination Around the Globe https://truthout.org/articles/corporations-are-dodging-accountability-for-pfas-contamination-around-the-globe/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:18:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341225 I grew up walking the boardwalk in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, peering into the froth of the Cape Fear River. The name came from 16th-century mariners who feared its mouth, which was known to churn ships into wrecks. But for the last few decades, there has been something new to fear in the river. The Cape Fear River was tainted with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)…

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]]> Hundreds Arrested in New Delhi During Mass Protests Over Voter Roll Purges https://truthout.org/articles/hundreds-arrested-in-new-delhi-during-mass-protests-over-voter-roll-purges/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:12:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341234 Police in New Delhi detained hundreds of people Friday amid a crackdown on demonstrations challenging India’s election authorities and their controversial revision of voter rolls, prompting Amnesty International to accuse the government of trampling fundamental rights in the world’s largest democracy. More than 700 protesters — including former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Marlena…

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]]> In Brazil’s Elections, Trump Seeks to Tighten Right Wing Grip on the Americas https://truthout.org/articles/in-brazils-elections-trump-seeks-to-tighten-right-wing-grip-on-the-americas/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:30:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341217 One of the most important elections in recent Latin American history will take place Sunday in Brazil. Incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has recently been emphasizing the issue of national sovereignty. One reason: The challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, has the strong backing of the Trump administration — and the US has been intervening heavily on his behalf. In the past few months of…

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]]> Trump’s “Drill, Baby, Drill” Regime Is Now Targeting California’s Coastline https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-drill-baby-drill-regime-is-now-targeting-californias-coastline/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:52:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341208 Earlier this year, as the Trump administration ramped up pressure on California to agree to increased oil and natural gas drilling permits up and down the Pacific Coast, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick took to the social media platform X to berate the California Coastal Commission, and the Coastal Zone Management Act’s system for maintaining the coast in line with California regulations…

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]]> A Growing Movement Is Working to Evict ICE From Its Buffalo Command Center https://truthout.org/articles/a-growing-movement-is-working-to-evict-ice-from-its-buffalo-command-center/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:48:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341193 A glimmering 12-story building towers over the intersection where Delaware Avenue meets Chippewa Street in downtown Buffalo. The building is owned by Uniland Development, a major Buffalo real estate developer. Surrounded by coffee shops, luxury hotels, and boutique restaurants, the building’s facade is emblazoned with the corporate logo of its anchor tenant, Delaware North, one of the world’s…

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]]> Report: Trump Used Grok to Help Talk Him Into Illegal Invasion of Venezuela https://truthout.org/articles/report-trump-used-grok-to-help-talk-him-into-illegal-invasion-of-venezuela/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:44:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341218 President Donald Trump was reportedly encouraged by Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, to carry out his illegal invasion of Venezuela during an hourslong session with the chatbot just weeks before the attack this January. In December 2025, Trump asked Grok questions for hours during a secret visit to the White House by Musk, per new reporting by Time Magazine. Trump asked about his legacy…

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]]> Florida City That Willingly Signed Deal With ICE Finds Itself in Crisis https://truthout.org/articles/florida-city-that-willingly-signed-deal-with-ice-finds-itself-in-crisis/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:28:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341195 The City of Doral is in crisis. Since Donald Trump returned to office in 2025, the Florida municipality has found itself in the crosshairs of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with ongoing raids and targeted operations that seem to be intensifying in recent weeks. Nearly half of Doral’s population is from Venezuela, the largest population of Venezuelans in any city in the United…

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]]> Dem Candidate Sends “Cease and Desist” Order to Republican Over Deepfake Ads https://truthout.org/articles/dem-candidate-sends-cease-and-desist-order-to-republican-over-deepfake-ads/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:18:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341206 This week, Rebecca Cooke, the Democratic candidate for a House of Representatives race in western Wisconsin, sent a “cease and desist” order to her Republican opponent, Rep. Derrick Van Orden, due to his constant use of artificial intelligence (AI) generated “deepfakes” featuring her likeness. The ads depict Cooke in fictional situations, including a conversation with former President Joe…

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]]> Christa Pike Hospitalized in Critical Condition After Botched Execution https://truthout.org/video/christa-pike-hospitalized-in-critical-condition-after-botched-execution/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:08:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=341214 Tennessee’s Governor Bill Lee has halted executions for the remainder of the year after a death row prisoner survived two lethal injections on Wednesday. According to her lawyers, Christa Pike was still breathing after she was strapped to a gurney and injected with two syringes of pentobarbital in a botched execution that spanned more than two hours. Prior to the scheduled execution…

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]]> Progressives Saw Wins in DNC, But Battle for the Future of the Party Continues https://truthout.org/articles/progressives-saw-wins-in-dnc-but-battle-for-the-future-of-the-party-continues/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:07:44 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341185 This summer, attendees who were punctual enough to make it into the 9:00 am Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) resolutions meeting at its August convening in Texas were treated to an unusual display: In a humdrum corner of the Austin Marriott Downtown, the DNC resolutions committee voted to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). And, in a move that went against the DNC’s habit of…

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]]> Trump DOJ Considers Reframing Watergate as “Deep State” Plot Against Nixon https://truthout.org/articles/trump-doj-considering-reframing-watergate-as-deep-state-plot-against-nixon/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:21:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341194 President Donald Trump’s Justice Department has entertained the idea of reframing former President Richard Nixon as a victim of “deep state” persecution in the Watergate scandal, with allies likening Nixon to Trump as an unfairly maligned figure. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility — an internal watchdog that was created in…

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]]> Vance Tells FL Senate Candidate to “Get the Hell Out” of US Over Political Views https://truthout.org/articles/vance-tells-fl-senate-candidate-to-get-the-hell-out-of-us-over-political-views/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:39:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341197 At a campaign rally in Florida on Thursday, Vice President JD Vance discussed his desire to remove individuals from the United States based on their political views, saying that socialists “don’t belong in America.” Vance was discussing Angie Nixon, the Democratic Party’s candidate for U.S. senator in Florida. Nixon is affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)…

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]]> Israel’s Supreme Court Pushes Palestinian Candidate to Withdraw From Elections https://truthout.org/articles/israels-supreme-court-pushes-palestinian-candidate-to-withdraw-from-elections/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:20:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341174 On Friday, Sami Abu Shehadeh, head of the Balad party, withdrew from Israel’s upcoming elections, in a maneuver that will likely cost the left-wing party its relevancy in the Israeli parliament. Israel’s Supreme Court heard appeals on Thursday against the decisions of Israel’s Central Elections Committee, which had voted last week to bar Palestinian parties and two individual candidates from…

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]]> Kalshi Is Lobbying States to Fight Off Regulations for Prediction Markets https://truthout.org/articles/kalshi-is-lobbying-states-to-fight-off-regulations-for-prediction-markets/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:17:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341187 As prediction markets have exploded in popularity over the past two years, they have also become increasingly controversial – setting off a lobbying-fueled power struggle for regulation of the platforms. Amid allegations of insider trading, bets on military operations, and deceptive marketing practices, some states are seeking to sue or ban prediction markets. But the federal government has…

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]]> Trump Meme Coin Contest Over Dinner With the President Raises Ethics Concerns https://truthout.org/articles/trump-meme-coin-contest-over-dinner-with-the-president-raises-ethics-concerns/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:16:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341182 The company behind US President Donald Trump’s meme coin has launched a competition giving participants an opportunity to attend “the most exclusive dinner in the world” — all they have to do is buy a digital token with no inherent value that has lost investors billions of dollars while further enriching the president. The Washington Sun reported Thursday that winners of the competition…

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]]> Kushner, Key Trump Negotiator on Gaza, Owns Firm With Major Stake in Israeli Military https://truthout.org/articles/kushner-key-trump-negotiator-on-gaza-owns-firm-with-major-stake-in-israeli-military/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:20:30 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341171 Jared Kushner’s private equity company reportedly has major stakes in companies that provide weapons to the Israeli military, as new reporting reveals the latest conflict of interest concerns with regard to Kushner’s role as a top Middle East negotiator for President Donald Trump, including on the Gaza genocide. A CNN investigation published Thursday finds that Kushner’s company…

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]]> Renee Good’s Family Sues Trump Officials Over Fatal ICE Shooting https://truthout.org/articles/renee-goods-family-sues-trump-officials-over-fatal-ice-shooting/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:36:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341177 The family of Renee Good, the Minneapolis resident who was killed by an ICE agent in early January during the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge, has filed two lawsuits against the U.S. government and specific individuals involved in the events they allege led to her death. One of the lawsuits lists the United States of America as its sole defendant. The suit cites the 1946 Federal…

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]]> Border Agents Are Randomly Seizing Phones of US Citizens Who Support Palestine https://truthout.org/articles/border-agents-are-randomly-seizing-phones-of-us-citizens-who-support-palestine/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:18:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341170 Florida lawyer Jalal Shehadeh is convinced that the warrantless seizure of his cell phone by federal agents at the Newark International Airport after he returned from Palestine this September was not random. Shehadeh, a Miami-based attorney and Palestinian rights advocate, was held for several hours for a secondary inspection and had his phone seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

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]]> CBS Touts Using Data From Kalshi, Their Sponsor, in Election Coverage https://truthout.org/articles/cbs-touts-using-data-from-kalshi-their-sponsor-in-election-coverage/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:09:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341163 CBS has become the latest news outlet to announce that it is using data from Kalshi — the outlet’s “prediction market sponsor” — in coverage of the midterm elections alongside polling data. CBS’s Director of Elections and Surveys Anthony Salvanto touted the change in several segments this week. In the segments, Salvanto presents the news outlet’s polling data on which party is likely to take…

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]]> A Judge Ruled Trump Can Deport Salah Sarsour. But the Fight Is Not Over Yet. https://truthout.org/articles/a-judge-ruled-trump-can-deport-salah-sarsour-but-the-fight-is-not-over-yet/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:41:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341166 Shortly before announcing his own retirement, a federal immigration judge in Chicago ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration can deport Palestinian-American human rights activist Salah Sarsour under a controversial law that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has used to target activists who speak out against Israel’s genocide in Palestine. Sarsour is an award-winning human rights activist…

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]]> Trump Bashes Press for Reporting He Initially Said Iran War Would Last 4 Weeks https://truthout.org/articles/trump-bashes-press-for-reporting-he-initially-said-iran-war-would-last-4-weeks/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:48:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341165 In an interview with Time magazine that was published on Thursday, President Donald Trump reiterated his desire to “annihilate” the people of Iran, and lashed out at the press for attempting to hold him accountable for his promise that the war would only last four weeks. When asked “why is it taking so long” to end the conflict, Trump defended the length of the war, claiming he now has…

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]]> Christa Pike Hospitalized After Surviving 2 Lethal Injection Doses in Tennessee https://truthout.org/articles/christa-pike-hospitalized-after-surviving-2-lethal-injection-doses-in-tennessee/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:42:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341156 Tennessee woman Christa Pike has been hospitalized after surviving two lethal injection doses administered by state officials on Wednesday evening, marking the second botched execution in the state this year and prompting a pause on executions in the state. The execution of Pike, convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995 at the age of 18, was scheduled for Wednesday morning…

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]]> Reject AI Billionaire Cash, Progressive Caucus Leader Casar Tells Democrats https://truthout.org/articles/reject-ai-billionaire-cash-progressive-caucus-leader-casar-tells-democrats/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:58:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341154 The chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Wednesday urged all Democrats to reject campaign cash from billionaires whose wealth stems from the artificial intelligence industry, following news that the president of OpenAI abandoned plans to donate millions more to a super PAC that has funneled money to members of both parties. The OpenAI executive, Greg Brockman, wrote in an internal…

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]]> The Real Existential Risk Is AI Company CEOs, AI Researcher Timnit Gebru Says https://truthout.org/video/the-real-existential-risk-is-ai-company-ceos-ai-researcher-timnit-gebru-says/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:53:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=341159 We speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 Right Livelihood Award for her work investigating the harms and hype behind the global buildup of artificial intelligence. “Instead of discussing faulty, unreliable systems,” Gebru says tech leaders like SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario…

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]]> US Congressional Dems Accuse Trump of Trying to Interfere in Brazil’s Elections https://truthout.org/articles/us-congressional-dems-accuse-trump-of-trying-to-interfere-in-brazils-elections/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:14:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341147 Senator Bernie Sanders and 30 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio accusing the Donald Trump administration of waging a pressure campaign against Brazil ahead of the first round of vote on October 4. The letter was sent Thursday, September 24. Illinois Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez led the congressional effort. In it…

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]]> Hegseth Gives Musk, Luckey, and Gingrich Key Roles to Shape Future Warfare https://truthout.org/articles/hegseth-gives-musk-luckey-and-gingrich-key-roles-to-shape-future-warfare/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:01:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341157 During a fiery speech he dubbed the “State of the Forces” address, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a new military task force to be co-managed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Anduril CEO Palmer Luckey, and former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. None of these individuals have ever served in the U.S. military. Yet, the three will lead an endeavor called “Project Meridian,”…

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]]> Cornell University Journalists Kept Rape Case in Spotlight https://truthout.org/articles/cornell-university-journalists-kept-rape-case-in-spotlight/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:20:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341152 Student journalists at Cornell University who have relentlessly pursued the story about the alleged gang rape by seven fraternity members on campus are demanding accountability from their institution. “The Sun is really asking for something that everyone deserves, which is a level of transparency and accountability,” Sophia Dasser, editor-in-chief of Cornell’s student paper, told CNN’s Erin…

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]]> Activists Are Preparing to Defend Elections This November https://truthout.org/audio/activists-are-preparing-to-defend-elections-this-november/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:35:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_audio_post&p=341143 In this episode of Movement Memos, host Kelly Hayes talks with organizer Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson about what it means to defend an election under authoritarianism, beyond simply telling people to “vote harder.” They discuss the “win, prove, enforce” framework, the strategic case for early voting, how ordinary people can help protect the voting process, and why relational organizing and staying in…

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]]> DeSantis, Cabinet Designate Major Muslim American Group as “Terrorist”  https://truthout.org/articles/desantis-cabinet-designate-major-muslim-american-group-as-terrorist/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:23:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341139 Far right Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his cabinet have voted to designate the U.S.’s leading Muslim civil rights group as a “domestic terrorist organization,” threatening to shutter and impose severe penalties on the group and its state affiliate simply to serve the GOP’s political crusades, critics said. The 427-page document recommending “terrorist” designations for the Council on…

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]]> Paxton Caught on Tape Saying Trump’s Midterm Convention Dragged Republicans Down https://truthout.org/articles/paxton-caught-on-tape-saying-trumps-midterm-convention-dragged-republicans-down/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:49:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341132 An audio recording of a private conversation between U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton (R-Texas) and conservative donors last week reveals that he may view President Donald Trump as a “drag” on his and other Republicans’ campaigns. It’s unclear whether the discussion in the recording is directly about Trump, and parts of it are difficult to hear or understand. In the recording…

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]]> Republican Attorneys General Sue Abortion “Shield Law” States in Supreme Court https://truthout.org/articles/republican-attorneys-general-sue-abortion-shield-law-states-in-supreme-court/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:22:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341140 Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New York to invalidate the so-called “shield laws” that have allowed providers in those states to send abortion medication to people in states with abortion bans. The state officials, all Republicans…

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]]> White House Openly Brags About Islamophobic Efforts to Cut Legal Immigration https://truthout.org/articles/white-house-openly-brags-about-islamophobic-efforts-to-cut-legal-immigration/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:05:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341133 The Trump administration bragged about reductions in legal immigration from majority-Muslim countries in a post on social media on Tuesday, touting its discriminatory and white supremacist policies as it moves to increase immigration from white populations. Sharing information from an analysis by libertarian think tank Cato Institute, the White House posted a graph showing that legal…

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]]> Mahmoud Khalil’s New Memoir, No Land to Stand On, Looks Beyond His Own Case https://truthout.org/video/mahmoud-khalils-new-memoir-no-land-to-stand-on-looks-beyond-his-own-case/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:55:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=341137 We speak with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil about his new memoir, No Land to Stand On: Notes from Detention. It details his 104 days of detention inside a Louisiana ICE jail after he was targeted for arrest and deportation by the Trump administration over his pro-Palestine campus advocacy at Columbia University. Khalil missed the birth of his first child, Deen, while he was separated from…

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]]> Amazon Is Deploying AI to Spy on Its Workers and Bust Unions Before They Form https://truthout.org/articles/amazon-is-deploying-ai-to-spy-on-its-workers-and-bust-unions-before-they-form/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:48:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341135 The 18th-century notion of the panopticon — a circular prison design with a guard station in the middle, allowing a single officer to enforce discipline by keeping watch over all the prisoners — has become real in the 21st century through AI-driven surveillance against workers: It’s the Amazon warehouse. It should be no surprise that the company that harnessed technology to create a vast, $2.

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]]> Report: Nearly 1,300 Schools, 210 Health Centers Damaged in Iran Amid US Assault https://truthout.org/articles/report-nearly-1300-schools-210-health-centers-damaged-in-iran-amid-us-assault/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:48:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341116 A new report details the widespread damage to civilian infrastructure in Iran amid the U.S.-Israeli war, adding to war crimes allegations as the U.S. openly targets civilian sites and threatens genocide against the country’s 92 million residents. An analysis of media, economic, and government reports by the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) released on Tuesday found that strikes…

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]]> Activists Are Targeting One of ICE’s Key Staging Grounds — Parking Spots https://truthout.org/articles/activists-are-targeting-one-of-ices-key-staging-grounds-parking-spots/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:02:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341119 The Trump administration’s abduction and deportation machine is multifaceted. There are clear-cut components — agents, shackles, and jails — and less obvious, although no less essential, ones — cars and parking spaces. In an effort to impede the attacks on immigrants, mayors of some of the country’s largest cities, including New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson…

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]]> Trump Rejects AI Regulation as Tech CEOs Sign Voluntary “Self-Policing” Accord https://truthout.org/articles/trump-rejects-ai-regulation-as-tech-ceos-sign-voluntary-self-policing-accord/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:38:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341130 On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that several tech firm executives had signed an accord agreeing to self-regulate their artificial intelligence (AI) ventures amid growing concerns about the technology’s rapid expansion. Before the accord was signed, Trump said that “self-regulation is very important” — dismissing calls for formal government regulation, even as industry experts…

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]]> Clinton-Era Laws Passed 30 Years Ago Enabled Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda. https://truthout.org/articles/clinton-era-laws-passed-30-years-ago-enabled-trumps-anti-immigrant-agenda/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:03:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=341117 The more the American public sees of President Donald Trump’s hardline, anti-immigrant policies in action — the deaths, military-style invasions of neighborhoods, and mass detention and deportations — the more his approval on the issue drops. If this trend sounds familiar, it’s because a similar wave of disapproval played out in Trump’s first term. Despite that backlash…

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