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Citing ‘Unjust’ Death Sentence, Alabama Gov. Grants Clemency to Sonny Burton
“The state was set to execute Sonny for a crime he didn’t commit, but tens of thousands of people nationwide demanded justice—and our voices were heard,” said the ACLU.
Mar 10, 2026
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After Secret Briefing, Dem Senators Warn Trump ‘On a Path’ to Ground Invasion of Iran
“The American people deserve to know much more than this administration has told them about the cost of the war, the danger to our sons and daughters in uniform, and the potential for further escalation.”
Mar 10, 2026
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‘Massive, Illegal, and Horrific Breach’: Ex-DOGE Staffer Allegedly Stole Social Security Data
“Americans deserve timely, honest answers about what happened, whose information may have been exposed, what will be done to protect them going forward,” said one campaigner.
Mar 10, 2026
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Sanders Rips Trump-Netanyahu for ‘Unraveling International Law’ With War on Iran
As evidence of US war crimes mounts, critics around the world argue that “Trump and Hegseth should be sent straight to The Hague to face prosecution.”
Mar 10, 2026
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Death Toll of Paramedics Killed by Israel in Lebanon Climbs to 15
A medical charity leader said Israel is using its Gaza “playbook” during its assaults on Lebanon, including “collective punishment, forced displacement, and the deliberate terrorizing of civilian populations.”
Mar 10, 2026
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Billionaires Tax Supporters Up in California By Nearly 2-to-1, Poll Shows
“The American people are sick and tired of massive income and wealth inequality,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “Billionaires need to start paying their fair share.”
Mar 10, 2026
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Another Senator Backs Platner, Saying ‘Democratic Party Needs to Win Back Working People’
New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich said the Mainer is “building a movement around folks who work hard for their family and community.”
Mar 10, 2026
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While Praying to ‘the Lord,’ Hegseth Threatens ‘Most Intense Day of Strikes’ in Iran
“Pete Hegseth is a very dangerous person. He’s a white Christian nationalist and has the arsenal of the United States government at his disposal.”
Mar 10, 2026
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Mike Johnson Defends GOP Colleague’s Bigoted Attack on Muslims
“If a member of Congress said that Jews shouldn’t be let into America, would Mike Johnson reply by saying... there’s a lot of problems with the Talmud?” said one critic.
Mar 10, 2026
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Missile Fragment From Iran School Massacre Marked ‘Made in USA’—But Trump Keeps Lying
Trump falsely claimed that Iran has “some” highly restricted Tomahawk missiles as additional evidence pointed to US culpability for the deadly strike.
Mar 10, 2026
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Who’s Leading Trump’s IRS as Tax Dodgers Run Wild? Apparently No One
Investigations and enforcement actions against rich tax cheats have plummeted amid a leadership vacuum at the Internal Revenue Service.
Mar 10, 2026
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Climate Group Says Rich Nations ‘Must Tax Fossil Fuel Windfall Profits’ Tied to Iran War
“If G7 countries are serious about stabilizing the market, they need to stop protecting profits and start taxing companies which fuel the climate crisis.”
Mar 10, 2026
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‘Stupidity’ of Iran War Becoming Increasingly ‘Undeniable Even to Its Supporters,’ Says Analyst
“We’re entering an even more dangerous moment,” said foreign policy expert Matt Duss.
Mar 10, 2026
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‘We Carry Nothing But Weapons of Peace,’ Said Priest Days Before Israel Killed Him in Lebanon
Father Pierre al-Rahi stayed in his southern town to help support parishioners who were unable to flee Israeli’s attacks.
Mar 10, 2026
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Trump Makes ‘Most Blasé Admission of a War Crime by a US President in History’
Critics blasted Trump as “sadistic” for justifying attack on unarmed Iranian ship, which killed over 100 sailors, because it was “more fun” for US forces than capturing it.
Mar 10, 2026
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DNC Sues Trump Admin Over ‘Threats to Free and Fair Elections’ in 2026 Midterms
DNC Chairman Ken Martin accused Trump of trying to “bully and cheat his way through a midterm election that he knows Republicans will lose.”
Mar 10, 2026
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While Spending Billions on Iran War, Trump Quietly Moves to Boot Millions More Off Food Aid
“Americans can’t afford their groceries, they can’t afford their medicine, they can’t afford the cost of living, and yet we’re dropping a billion dollars of bombs, it seems, every day in Iran,” said one Senate Democrat.
Mar 10, 2026
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In Latest Blow to Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, Judge Blocks Overhaul of Immigration Appeals
“Without this decision, countless immigrants with valid claims would have been hurriedly deported to dangerous conditions, forsaking due process for efficiency,” said an immigrant rights advocate who sued the federal government.
Mar 10, 2026
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US and Israel Bombard Civilian Infrastructure in Iran as Trump Threatens ‘Death, Fire, and Fury’
“This is a war against the people of Iran.”
Mar 10, 2026
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Amid Threats of US Attack, Sheinbaum Tells Trump to Get a Grip on Illegal Guns, Drugs
“The cartels are fueled by the United States’ demand for drugs and armed with US weapons, and thanks to the United States, they are able to orchestrate enormous bloodshed and chaos,” said Mexico’s president.
Mar 09, 2026
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As Trump Sends Mixed Messages, Markey Demands Honest Data on Economic Impact of Iran War
“Trump’s reckless, aimless, and illegal war with Iran is driving our nation into yet another self-inflicted energy and inflation crisis.”
Mar 09, 2026
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‘Astonishing Stat’: Billionaires Gave Nearly 20% of Donations in 2024 US Federal Elections
“For a representative democracy like ours to work, citizens must have some confidence that, through... political engagement, they have a fighting chance to turn their priorities into government policy,” said an elections expert.
Mar 09, 2026
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As US Slaughters Iranian Kids, Iran Says It Does Not Want to Hurt Americans
“Iran does not want to harm ordinary Americans who overwhelmingly voted to end involvement in costly foreign wars,” the embattled country’s foreign minister said.
Mar 09, 2026
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Trump Declares Iran War ‘Very Complete, Pretty Much’ Days After Demanding ‘Total Surrender’
“The Trump administration is admitting that they have strategically failed and this has been a disaster,” said one foreign policy expert.
Mar 09, 2026
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‘The FBI Has the Records’: 2020 Arizona Audit Info Subpoenaed by Grand Jury
The records taken by the FBI relate to an audit that confirmed Trump’s loss in the Grand Canyon State to former President Joe Biden.
Mar 09, 2026
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Video Suggests Trump’s ICE Lied About Its First Known Killing of a US Citizen Last March
“He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger,” said lawyers for the family of Ruben Ray Martinez.
Mar 09, 2026
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New Research Details ‘Human and Economic Toll’ of US Abortion Bans
“Abortion bans don’t stay in exam rooms,” said the Center for Reproductive Rights president. “They reshape communities, workplaces, and state economies.”
Mar 09, 2026
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Anthropic Sues Trump Pentagon Over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Designation
“These actions are unprecedented and unlawful,” the lawsuit said after the Pentagon punished the AI company for refusing to lift restrictions on using their products for autonomous killer robots or mass surveillance.
Mar 09, 2026
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‘While No One’s Looking,’ Trump DOJ Settles Antitrust Case With Live Nation-Ticketmaster
“This settlement is the clearest sign yet that this administration serves big business, not the people.”
Mar 09, 2026
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‘10 Classrooms Full of Children’: US-Israeli War Kills Hundreds of Iranian, Lebanese Kids
“Classrooms of children in Iran. Hundreds of people in Lebanon. The ongoing genocide in Gaza,” said Jeremy Corbyn. “The message from our political and media class is clear: Their lives are less valuable than others.”
Mar 09, 2026
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Trump Sons Accused of Trying to Profit Off Father’s Iran War With Drone Investment
“The most corrupt family ever is profiting from all of the death and destruction Trump is responsible for,” said one critic.
Mar 09, 2026
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Trump’s ‘Slaughter at Sea Continues’ as US Military Kills 6 More in Eastern Pacific
“No telling what a military that engages in a monthslong killing spree outside the law might do,” said one policy expert.
Mar 09, 2026
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Israel Illegally Using White Phosphorus Against Civilians in Lebanon: Human Rights Watch
“The incendiary effects of white phosphorous can cause death or cruel injuries that result in lifelong suffering.”
Mar 09, 2026
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‘The Situation Is Scary’: Global Economic Chaos as Trump’s Iran War Sends Markets Diving
“To me, it was not just the worst-case scenario,” said one economic analyst. “It was an unthinkable scenario.”
Mar 09, 2026
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‘We’re Gonna Make a Ton of Money’: Unhinged Lindsey Graham Hails Profit Potential of Iran War
“We’re going to blow the hell out of these people,” declared the Republican senator.
Mar 09, 2026
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‘That Was Done by Iran,’ Trump Lies as More Evidence Shows US Was Behind School Massacre
“I guess acknowledging that you attacked a school and killed a bunch of children right off the bat might spoil POTUS’s splendid little war.”
Mar 09, 2026
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‘So Be It,’ Says Schumer After Trump Issues Unhinged Threat Against 2026 Voting Rights
“Senate Democrats will not help pass the SAVE Act under any circumstances,” vowed the Senate Minority Leader.
Mar 08, 2026
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‘Oh Come on,’ Says Senate Democrat After Jake Tapper Plays Voting-Against-the-Troops Card
“The American people don’t want this war,” said Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut. “Virtually nothing good happened from sending thousands of Americans to die in Iraq in the 2000s and if we don’t learn that lesson then shame on every single one of us.”
Mar 08, 2026
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‘We Can All See’: Platner Rips Collins for Choosing War Profits Over Children Killed by US in Iran
Senator Susan Collins, said Platner outside the Republican senator’s office in Portland, Maine, is more interested in the profits of weapons contractors “than the shame that we bring upon ourselves when we kill children.”
Mar 08, 2026
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‘Intentional Chemical Warfare’: Toxic Black Rain in Tehran After US-Israel Bomb Oil Facilities
“The consequences of this environmental and humanitarian catastrophe will not be confined within Iran’s borders. These strikes constitute war crimes,” said a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Mar 08, 2026
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‘Your Tax Dollars Being Used to Raise Your Gas Prices’: US-Israel Bomb Major Iranian Oil Depots
Scenes from Tehran on Saturday were described as “apocalyptic” and widely condemned.
Mar 07, 2026
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US Argues ‘Emergency’ of Iran War Means Israel Needs 20,000+ More Bombs Without Congressional Approval
‘Who cares about Israel’s genocide, apartheid, and aggression?” asked one human rights expert.
Mar 07, 2026
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Rights Group Says Massacre at Iranian School—Likely by US—Should Be Investigated as ‘War Crime’
“Trump loves putting his name on things, but this should be the only building for which he is remembered by history.”
Mar 07, 2026
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‘This Is Madness’: More Talk of Boots on the Ground as Trump Says ‘Today Iran Will Be Hit Very Hard’
“The American people do not want more war in the Middle East. No boots on the ground. No more war.”
Mar 07, 2026
News ‘The Military-Industrial Complex Is Winning’: While Bombing Iran, Trump Says Weapons Contractors to Boost Production
The president and Lockheed Martin said that the expansion began months ago, but his comments followed a White House meeting held amid a US-Israeli assault on Iran and mounting threats against Cuba.
Mar 06, 2026
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Jayapal Rips ‘Cruel and Failing’ US Policy After Trump Says ‘Cuba Is Gonna Fall’
Trump’s threats against Cuba are “just a plain attempt to open up Cuban markets to his billionaire buddies,” warned the Washington Democrat.
Mar 06, 2026
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US-Israeli Bombs Strike ‘The Fourth School in 6 Days’ in Iran: Report
“There are straight lines between what Israel has attempted to do… in Gaza, to completely decimate and collapse the systems that existed there, to what we are seeing in Iran,” said one expert.
Mar 06, 2026
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Demanding Peace Talks, UN Chief Warns Iran War ‘Could Spiral Beyond Anyone’s Control’
“It is time to stop the fighting and get to serious diplomatic negotiations,” said António Guterres. “The stakes could not be higher.”
Mar 06, 2026
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As Another Oil-Fueled War Erupts, Study Reveals Planet Heating at Unprecedented Rate
The findings mean global temperatures are on track to surpass 1.5°C above preindustrial levels before 2030.
Mar 06, 2026
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Trump’s Big Tech Pledge Won’t Do: Advocates Make Case for Nationwide Moratorium on Data Centers
“Nothing short of a halt to the data center rollout will suffice... to ensure that people and the environment are fully protected.”
Mar 06, 2026
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Retaliation? Nashville Journalist Detained by ICE After Reporting on Trump Crackdown
“ICE abductions of noncitizen journalists take the reporters best equipped to cover immigration enforcement off the beat.”
Mar 06, 2026
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Warnings of Further Catastrophe After Trump Says Only Deal for Iran is ‘Unconditional Surrender’
“The last time a country ‘unconditionally surrendered’ to the US was after we dropped atomic bombs on Japan,” noted one foreign policy scholar.
Mar 06, 2026
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$1 Billion Daily Cost of Trump’s Iran War Could Fund Food Aid, Healthcare for Tens of Millions
“Medicare for All, or endless foreign wars?” asked Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner. “Anyone in the House or Senate giving the wrong answer should lose their seat.”
Mar 06, 2026
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‘People Are Loving What’s Happening,’ Trump Claims While Massacring Iranian Children as US Oil Prices and Unemployment Spike
“Republicans in Congress and President Trump are focused on spending $1 billion a day on a needless war with Iran that is already jacking up prices for Americans,” noted one expert.
Mar 06, 2026
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Analysis of Major Polls Shows Trump’s War on Iran Is Historically Unpopular
“Not merely negative-number-so-what unpopular, but worst-ever-support-for-war-when-it-started unpopular.”
Mar 06, 2026
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Trump Cronies Forced to Delay Ballroom Vote After 98% of Public Comments Oppose ‘Corrupt’ Scheme
The president has stacked a planning commission with three of his staffers, but organizers hailed a “huge victory” Thursday after the panel delayed a vote following an outpouring of public opposition.
Mar 06, 2026
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‘Call Your Members of Congress’: Pressure Mounts on Dems to Oppose Any New Funds for Iran War
“Both practically and politically, a vote to fund the war is a vote for the war—a war Americans cannot afford and do not want.”
Mar 06, 2026
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‘Dismal’ Employment Report Shows Trump Economy Lost 92,000 Jobs in February
“Month after month, the data shows Donald Trump’s economy is failing American families.”
Mar 06, 2026
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Watchdog Demands Insider Trading Probe After ‘Highly Suspicious’ Bets on Iran War
“Several very substantial bets were placed in the last-minute moments prior to the February 28 attack,” said a representative for Public Citizen.
Mar 06, 2026
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‘Deranged and Dangerous’: Trump Says ‘I Guess’ Americans Should Expect a Deadly Attack on US
“We have totally unserious, completely incompetent people taking us into mindless, deadly war,” said Democratic US Sen. Chris Murphy.
Mar 06, 2026
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Children Paying Heaviest Price as Half a Million People Flee Israeli Bombing of Lebanon
UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk warned of violations of “international humanitarian law” by Israel, “in particular when it comes to issues around forced transfer.”
Mar 06, 2026
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‘Up There With My Lai’: Investigations Find US Was Likely Behind Iranian School Massacre
“If a US role were to be confirmed, the strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of US conflicts in the Middle East.”
Mar 06, 2026
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‘We Have Only Just Begun,’ Hegseth Says as 4 House Dems Join GOP to Back Trump War on Iran
“This disgraceful vote does not change Congress’ legal duty, and it certainly does not silence the millions of Americans who oppose another illegal war,” said an ACLU director.
Mar 05, 2026
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Israel Accused of Using AI to Pick Iran Targets ‘Without Any Human Oversight’—Just Like in Gaza
“Israel built AI targeting systems in Gaza—approved kills in 20 seconds, 10% error rate accepted,” said one expert. “Now those same systems are running over Iran... and there’s an arms industry IPO-ing off the back of it.”
Mar 05, 2026
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‘Cowardly and Despicable’: Hegseth Condemned for Sinking of ‘Defenseless’ Iranian Ship
“If the United States is at war, then Pete Hegseth is a war criminal. If the United States is not at war, then Pete Hegseth is a murderer.”
Mar 05, 2026
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Data Shows the Only Refugees Legally Settled in the US Since October Have Been White South Africans
“This kind of quota system mirrors the kind of policies that white supremacist groups, including the Klan, pushed for 100 years ago.”
Mar 05, 2026
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Dems Rebuke GOP for Using Trump’s Illegal Iran Invasion to Push DHS Funding
“The idea that we should fund an agency that is killing Americans here at home because this president has launched an illegal war of choice abroad is absolutely ludicrous,” said Sen. Raphael Warnock.
Mar 05, 2026
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‘Good Riddance’: Trump Fires Kristi Noem From DHS, Names ‘MAGA Warrior’ as Replacement
“Trump’s violent, cruel deportation agenda didn’t begin with Kristi Noem, and it won’t end with her firing,” said Rep. Summer Lee, who called for dismantling DHS and prosecuting everyone “violating our rights.”
Mar 05, 2026
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‘Medicare Advantage Is Not Medicare’: Democrats Proposal Would Unmask For-Profit Fraudsters
“We don’t allow banks to call themselves the U.S. Treasury Investment Fund,” said Rep. Mark Pocan. “We don’t allow anyone to call themselves USPS Plus. So why allow insurance companies to call private insurance Medicare Advantage?”
Mar 05, 2026
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Progressives Warn Democrats: Vote for Iran War Powers Resolution or Face Primary Challenge
“Today every House member will go on record and answer: Do they truly oppose endless wars and stand for the Constitution, or were those just empty campaign slogans?” said one group.
Mar 05, 2026
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Trump Calls for GOP to Pass Major Attack on US Voting Rights ‘At the Expense of Everything Else’
The SAVE America Act and related bills “aren’t about keeping our elections free and fair,” warned the ACLU. “They’re about politicians setting the stage to interfere with election results they don’t like.”
Mar 05, 2026
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GOP Senator and AIPAC Darling Tim Sheehy Accused of Breaking Anti-War Veteran’s Arm
“How has Tim Sheehy not yet been arrested for assault and hauled away as the deranged violent thug that we all saw brutalizing a marine veteran in the Senate today?” asked one observer.
Mar 05, 2026
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Jayapal Demands Kristi Noem ‘Be Fired, Resign, or Be Impeached’—and DHS ‘Dismantled’
“I gave her an opportunity to answer for her agents’ lawlessness,” Jayapal said of the secretary of homeland security. “Instead, what we heard from her was excuses, deflections, and flat-out lies.”
Mar 05, 2026
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‘Total Panic’ Across Beirut as Israel Issues ‘Unprecedented’ Mass Evacuation Warning
“They want civil chaos in this country,” said one journalist of Israel’s military plans in Lebanon.
Mar 05, 2026
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While Cost of Living Soars and Healthcare Taken Away, Trump Spending $1 Billion Per Day in War of Choice With Iran
“We can’t afford to keep our hospitals open, but we can afford a billion dollars a day to bomb Iran?”
Mar 05, 2026
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Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin to Refund Billions of Dollars to Businesses That Paid Illegal Tariffs
One organizer called the ruling a “victory for small businesses who have paid billions in unlawful tariffs and deserve their money back.”
Mar 05, 2026
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‘Beyond Evil’: Medics Say Iran School Massacre Was Double-Tap Strike
“The second bomb hit,” said one paramedic. “Only a small number of those who had taken shelter survived.”
Mar 04, 2026
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‘Blood Is On Their Hands’: Fetterman and Senate GOP Block War Powers Resolution on Iran
The Pennsylvania Democrat “and his GOP colleagues now share ownership of Trump’s stupid, unpopular, unjustified, and already tragic war—and the fallout,” said Indivisible.
Mar 04, 2026
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Platner Holds 7-Point Lead Over Mills in Poll That Found Him Behind Just 3 Months Ago
The survey found Platner with a 33-point lead among independent voters.
Mar 04, 2026
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‘That’s Not Winning’: Record Numbers of US Workers Are Raiding Their 401(k)s in Trump Economy
“Instead of helping, Trump made the largest healthcare cuts in American history and doubled down on his costly tariff taxes,” said Rep. Brendon Boyle.
Mar 04, 2026
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Israel Gives ‘Mass Expulsion Order’ to Civilians as It Invades Southern Lebanon
As it pushes further into Lebanon, Israel ordered around 200,000 people living south of the Litani River to “immediately” flee.
Mar 04, 2026
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While Bombing Iran, Trump Sends US Troops Into Ground War on Drugs in Ecuador
“Why is Trump attacking Ecuador?” asked one leftist news outlet. “Same reason he’s in Iran + Venezuela: oil ‘secured’ by force, sold as fighting a ‘dictatorship’ and/or ‘drugs.’”
Mar 04, 2026
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Thanks to Trump’s Iran War, US LNG Giants Could See $20 Billion in Monthly Windfall Profits
“Oil and gas companies may achieve huge windfall profits in a year that previously looked far less lucrative for them, and billions of people could see their energy bills soar,” warned one campaigner.
Mar 04, 2026
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Talarico Win Shows Democrats Can’t ‘Write Off Latinos Who Voted for Trump’: Ex-Sanders Strategist
Democratic operative Chuck Rocha described Talarico as “a special candidate” who “ran the right kind of race at the right time.”
Mar 04, 2026
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‘No to War’: Spanish Leader Sánchez Undeterred by Trump’s Trade Threat
European leaders expressed solidarity with Spain after Trump threatened a trade embargo in retaliation for the prime minister saying the US could not use Spanish military bases to attack Iran.
Mar 04, 2026
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Outspoken Pro-Palestinian Pastor Wins Primary to Replace Crockett in House
A group that tracks pro-Israel lobbying said his victory “proves that the AIPAC era is over.”
Mar 04, 2026
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‘Absolutely Massive’ Price Shocks Coming as Trump’s Iran War Drives Up Gas, Diesel Prices
“What should really terrify Republicans is... the futures price on wholesale gasoline,” said economist Paul Krugman.
Mar 04, 2026
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‘Not One Damn Penny’: Pentagon Expected to Ask Congress for Billions to Fund Iran War
“While they kick 17 million Americans off their healthcare, Republicans want to spend billions on Trump’s reckless war of choice,” said the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. “Hell no.”
Mar 04, 2026
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After Classified Iran Briefing, Dems More Convinced Trump Wants Ground Invasion and Forever War
“I am more fearful than ever, after this briefing, that we may be putting boots on the ground,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
Mar 04, 2026
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Democratic Lawmakers Demand Probe Into DHS Warrantless Location Tracking
“Location data is extremely sensitive, and can reveal someone’s religion, their political views, medical conditions, addictions, and with whom they spend time.”
Mar 03, 2026
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Competing Dem War Powers Resolution Would Give Trump a Monthlong Free Pass in Iran
“The American people are firmly against this war and will see straight through this ruse,” said one campaigner.
Mar 03, 2026
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‘These Guys Can’t Help Themselves’: Cruz Pushes $200 Billion Capital Gains Tax Cut Without OK From Congress
Republican senators said they were seeking to end an “unfair inflation tax on everyday Americans.” But nearly all the benefits of their proposal would go to the wealthiest 1%.
Mar 03, 2026
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Pressure Builds on US Lawmakers to Support Iran War Powers Resolution
“Lawmakers should have no doubt that this will be their equivalent of the Iraq War vote,” said one observer.
Mar 03, 2026
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Experts Worldwide Agree: US-Israel Attack on Iran a Clear Violation of International Law
“Before more children are burned alive or buried under rubble, this lawless war must end.”
Mar 03, 2026
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Corbyn Accuses Starmer Government of ‘Echoing Tony Blair’s Obedience to Washington’
“Blair dragged the UK into an illegal war that triggered a spiral of hatred, conflict, and misery,” Corbyn said. “Twenty-three years later, another Labour prime minister is doing his best to follow in Blair’s footsteps.”
Mar 03, 2026
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‘It’s Not What F*cking Happens to Them—It Happens to Us’: Graham Platner Emerges as Potent Anti-War Voice
“It is the American people who are asked to make the sacrifice,” said the Senate candidate. “It is never those in power. It is never those with wealth. It is always asked of us.”
Mar 03, 2026
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Trump Threatens Full Trade Embargo Over Spain’s Refusal to Be Complicit in Iran Attacks
Ripping the US president’s “flagrant disregard for European sovereignty—and security,” co-general coordinator of Progressive International declared: “Close the bases. All of them.”
Mar 03, 2026
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Top Pentagon Official Does Backflips Trying to Claim US War on Iran Is Not ‘Interventionism’
Grilled by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Pentagon’s third-ranking official denied that the US attack on Iran conflicts with the Trump administration’s stated National Security Strategy.
Mar 03, 2026
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‘Poor Jeff’: Sanders Ridicules Bezos-Owned Washington Post for Attacking Billionaire Tax Plan
“Surprise! The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is against my 5% billionaire wealth tax,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “I wonder why?”
Mar 03, 2026
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People Across Global South Condemn ‘Imperialist’ US-Israeli War on Iran
“No to war, no to regime change, no to oppression,” said one South African labor federation.
Mar 03, 2026
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After US-Israel Operation Kills 180 Girls in Iran, Melania Trump Chairs UN Session on Children in Conflict
“For the United States, ‘protecting children’ and ‘maintaining international peace and security’ clearly mean something very different from what the UN Charter provides,” said the Iranian ambassador to the UN.
Mar 03, 2026
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Damning CNN Supercut Exposes GOP Doublespeak About Trump’s Iran War
“To Republicans in Congress: This is a war,” said MS NOW host Joe Scarborough.
Mar 03, 2026
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Kristi Noem Repeatedly Refuses to Apologize to Alex Pretti’s Parents at Senate Hearing
“Kristi Noem is brutally unqualified,” said one journalist. “Never should have been in spitting distance as head of homeland security/ICE.”
Mar 03, 2026
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US Commanders Want to Make War With Iran as ‘Bloody’ as Possible to Bring About Biblical End Times, Officers Report
One noncommissioned officer said he was directed to tell his troops that Trump was “anointed by Jesus” and that war with Iran was “all part of God’s divine plan” to bring about Armageddon.
Mar 03, 2026
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‘Incompetence Everywhere’: Fury as US Embassy Says Americans Stuck in Israel Are On Their Own
“The strike itself is illegal and disastrous but their lack of readiness for what comes next is unforgivable as well,” said Sen. Chris Murphy.
Mar 03, 2026
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Hegseth Calling Rules of Engagement ‘Stupid,’ Critics Warn, Opens Door to War Crimes in Iran
“We are a rogue murder state now, and positively proud of it,” said one historian.
Mar 03, 2026
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‘No Safety in Appeasement’: Law Firms That Fought Trump Vindicated as DOJ Drops Cases
“Another significant victory for the rule of law over Trump’s reign of lawlessness,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin.
Mar 03, 2026
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Netanyahu Insists Iran Assault Is ‘Not an Endless War’ as US Sends More Forces to Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu infamously predicted that the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 would “have enormous positive reverberations on the region.”
Mar 03, 2026
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Rights Group Leads Push for UN to Declare US-Israeli Assault on Iran ‘War of Aggression’
“No legal framework, international or domestic, can justify this.”
Mar 02, 2026
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Rubio Suggests Trump Joined Israel’s Planned Attack on Iran Instead of Stopping It
“This is the most insane and absurd definition of an ‘imminent threat’ I have ever heard in my life,” said one journalist.
Mar 02, 2026
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US, Israel ‘Going Gaza on Iran’ as Death Toll Tops 500 Amid New Massacres
“This is carpet-bombing, which has struck everything from playgrounds, to an emergency services HQ, schools, media buildings, and medical facilities,” said one observer.
Mar 02, 2026
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‘Enough Is Enough’: Sanders, Khanna Propose Billionaires Tax to Raise $4.4 Trillion
“In a democratic society, we cannot tolerate 60% of our people living paycheck to paycheck—struggling to pay for housing, food, and healthcare—while 938 billionaires have become $1.5 trillion richer.”
Mar 02, 2026
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Platner Wins Second Senate Endorsement as Gallego Praises Him as ‘Fighter’ for Working Families
“This is the candidate that can win,” the Arizona senator said.
Mar 02, 2026
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Will Others Follow? Spain Denies Use of Its Bases to US Military for Iran Attacks
“Europe should close all of the US bases on its soil,” said one US foreign policy critic.
Mar 02, 2026
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‘Unlike the United States,’ Says Security Chief, Iran ‘Has Prepared Itself for a Long War’
“Trump plunged the region into chaos with his ‘delusional fantasies’ and now fears more American troop casualties,” said the secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani.
Mar 02, 2026
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‘Cuba’s Next,’ Says Lindsey Graham as Illegal Trump-Israel War on Iran Kills Hundreds
“Trump 2.0 seems to be about regime change,” said one observer.
Mar 02, 2026
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‘Don’t Support Bootlickers’: ChatGPT Subscribers Vow Mass Cancellations After Pentagon Deal
“We can push OpenAI over the edge,” said one group encouraging a boycott of the AI giant.
Mar 02, 2026
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Israel Exploits Attack on Iran to Reinstate Gaza ‘Starvation Policy’
“All the NGOs in Gaza need more food, medicine, medical equipment, fuel, tents, personal care every day. We cannot wait,” said chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen.
Mar 02, 2026
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‘Shameless’: Critics Hammer Pete Hegseth for Claiming ‘We Didn’t Start’ War on Iran
The defense secretary suggested that “the US went to war because Iran has ballistic missiles and drones it has used as a deterrent or to respond to US/Israeli attacks,” said journalist Jeremy Scahill.
Mar 02, 2026
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Trump’s Unprovoked War on Iran Triggers 10% Spike in Global Oil Prices
“When global energy security can be upended by a single flashpoint, it shows how unstable and risky our dependence on oil and gas is,” said one critic.
Mar 02, 2026
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Only 25% of Americans Support Trump Attack on Iran: Poll
“If this goes on... this is going to become a political disaster,” said one foreign policy expert.
Mar 02, 2026
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Call Grows to Impeach Trump, ‘The Most Dangerous Man on the Planet’
“Trump’s illegal war on Iran and the rule of law,” said one pair of campaigners, “establish an intolerable pattern of egregious abuses of power, directly threatening our constitutional order, our safety, and our way of life.”
Mar 02, 2026
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‘Insane This Is Legal’: Bettors Make Huge Profits From Suspiciously Timed Wagers on Iran War
“Reminder that Donald Trump Jr. sits on Polymarket’s advisory board and his firm invested double-digit millions into the platform last year.”
Mar 01, 2026
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Experts Pillory Trump Case for War on Iran: ‘Flimsiest Excuse for Initiating a Major Attack’ in Decades
“What they posed as the threat they were trying to preempt—an attack by Iran against US forces—is so extremely implausible, it is also laughable,” said one analyst.
Mar 01, 2026
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Democratic Leaders Face Backlash Over ‘Cowardly’ Responses to Trump War on Iran
“As we plunge headlong into another catastrophic war, Sen. Schumer and Rep. Jeffries’ throat-clearing and process critique only serves Trump and the war machine.”
Mar 01, 2026
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Trump Says Bombing of Iran to Continue ‘Uninterrupted’ After Reported Killing of Supreme Leader
“For Iranians already suffering under repression, sanctions, and economic hardship, this escalation will mean only more pain,” said the president of the National Iranian American Council.
Feb 28, 2026
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‘More Horrific Death and Destruction Will Come,’ Warns Tlaib as Israeli Strike Kills Dozens of Iranian Kids
“These acts of war threaten to ignite a catastrophic regional war that will make no one safer while unleashing unconscionable suffering,” said US Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
Feb 28, 2026
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Demanding Action From Congress, Khanna Says ‘The American People Are Tired of Regime Change Wars’
“We don’t want to be at war with a country of 90 million people in the Middle East,” said Democratic US Rep. Ro Khanna.
Feb 28, 2026
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‘The Behavior of Rogue States’: Global Revulsion as US and Israel Launch War on Iran
“The attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States are illegal, unprovoked, and unjustifiable,” said Jeremy Corbyn, an independent member of the UK Parliament.
Feb 28, 2026
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Oman’s Foreign Minister Said US-Iran Deal Was ‘Within Our Reach.’ Then Trump Started Bombing
“The Omani FM decided to go public,” suggested one observer, “so that the American people knew that peace was within reach when Trump instead opted for war.”
Feb 28, 2026
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Iran Demands Emergency United Nations Action Amid ‘Criminal Aggression’ by US, Israel
“Just as we were ready for negotiations, we are more ready than ever for defense,” said the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Feb 28, 2026
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‘Bombs Will Be Dropping Everywhere’: Trump Launches Illegal Regime Change War Against Iran
“The US once again used the veneer of negotiations as a cover to bomb Iran.”
Feb 28, 2026
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Trump Says He’s ‘Entitled’ to Illegal Third Term as Allies Draft Voter Suppression Decree
Extensions of presidential terms or abolition of limits are hallmarks of dictators and backsliding leaders of erstwhile democracies.
Feb 27, 2026
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Trump Cuts Off Anthropic, AI Firm That Stood Against Killer Robots and Mass Surveillance
“Demanding security guardrails for how AI is used by the Department of Defense isn’t radical—it’s protecting the constitutional rights of the American people,” said New Jersey’s Democratic governor.
Feb 27, 2026
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‘Peace President’ Trump Floats ‘Friendly Takeover’ of Cuba While Preparing to Attack Iran
“Trump ran on an explicitly anti-interventionist platform when he ran for president,” noted one critic. “He lied to the American people.”
Feb 27, 2026
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Wyden Presses DEA for Answers About Drug-Trafficking Probe Targeting Epstein and 14 Associates
“I’m convinced there’s a mess of financial crimes running throughout the Epstein story, and a lot of other people who were directly involved are still walking free,” said the senator.
Feb 27, 2026
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As Families Struggle to Afford Groceries, Trump to Hold Lavish Fundraising Dinner for His Super PAC
“Thanks to Republican-backed tariffs and devastating SNAP cuts, working Americans are not only facing higher food prices but millions of people are also losing the assistance they rely on,” said one critic.
Feb 27, 2026
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‘One Family Is About to Control CBS, CNN, HBO, and TikTok’: Alarm Grows Over Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
“When Democrats win back power we are going to break up these anti-democratic information conglomerates,” said Sen. Chris Murphy. “All of them.”
Feb 27, 2026
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Transgender Kansas Residents Sue Over State’s Invalidation of Driver’s Licenses
“SB 244 is a transparent attempt to deny transgender people autonomy over their own identities and push them out of public life altogether.”
Feb 27, 2026
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Congress Finds 4 Data Breaches Cost Public $20 Billion, Fueling Calls for Action to ‘Protect Americans From Scams’
“As international criminal syndicates increasingly use scams to target Americans, data brokers shouldn’t make it harder for people to protect themselves,” said the Joint Economic Committee’s ranking member.
Feb 27, 2026
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Family of UN Palestine Expert Francesca Albanese Sues Trump Over Sanctions
“At its heart, this case concerns whether defendants can sanction a person, ruining their life and the lives of their loved ones... because defendants disagree with their recommendations,” the lawsuit states.
Feb 27, 2026
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‘One Year of Failure’: The Lancet Warns RFK Jr.’s Assault on Science May ‘Take Generations to Repair’
Kennedy has “made a habit of throwing good money after bad” by promoting “junk science and fringe beliefs.”
Feb 27, 2026
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Footage Contradicts DHS Claim That It Dropped Blind Rohingya Refugee at ‘Safe Location’ in Buffalo
Nurul Shah Alam was found dead on a Buffalo street this week, days after being released from a county jail and dropped at a closed coffee shop by Border Patrol agents.
Feb 27, 2026
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Green Party Scores Upset Win in UK Election in Blow to Labour, Far-Right Reform
“Instead of working for a nice life, we’re working to line the pockets of billionaires,” victorious Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer said during her victory speech. “We’re being bled dry.”
Feb 27, 2026
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For First Time, Gallup Poll Shows Americans Sympathize More With Palestinians Than With Israelis
“It is difficult to overstate the significance of this,” said one analyst. “This is a key reason why Israel—and its supporters in the US—have a sense of desperate urgency when it comes to war with Iran and annexation of Palestine.”
Feb 27, 2026
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Hundreds Reportedly Killed as ‘Open War’ Breaks Out Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
A spokesperson for the head of the United Nations implored both sides to “seek to resolve any differences through diplomacy.”
Feb 27, 2026
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‘Antitrust Disaster’: Son of Billionaire Trump Donor Poised to Take Over Warner Bros.
“A handful of Trump-aligned billionaires are trying to seize control of what you watch and charge you whatever price they want.”
Feb 27, 2026
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Anthropic CEO ‘Cannot in Good Conscience Accede’ to Pentagon’s AI Demand
“Anthropic and Dario deserve credit for standing up for two very basic and obvious principles: no mass surveillance and no autonomous killer robots,” said one progressive commentator.
Feb 26, 2026
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Trump’s Revived Anti-Worker Rules Condemned as ‘Outright Grift’
“Every day, little by little, the Trump administration is rigging the system to benefit giant corporations and shortchange workers,” said one senator.
Feb 26, 2026
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Israel Responsible for Two-Thirds of Journalist Deaths in 2025: Press Freedom Group
The number of journalists killed by Israel is remarkably high even when compared to the number of journalists killed in other conflict zones.
Feb 26, 2026
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Detained Columbia Student Released by ICE After Mamdani-Trump Talk
In an Instagram post, student Ellie Aghayeva confirmed she was “safe and OK,” but “in complete shock.”
Feb 26, 2026
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‘Batshit Authoritarianism’: Trump Allies Drafting Order to Give Him ‘Extraordinary Power Over Voting’
“This is a plot to interfere with the will of voters and undermine both the rule of law and public confidence in our elections,” said Sen. Mark Warner.
Feb 26, 2026
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GOP Moves to Fast-Track ‘Dangerous’ Assault on Treasured National Monument in Utah
“This wild landscape is quintessential southern Utah redrock country with its stunning geology, irreplaceable cultural resources, unique fossils, and wide-open spaces. All of that is at risk if this attack succeeds.”
Feb 26, 2026
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Trump Administration’s New Healthcare Plans Could Slap Families With $31,000 Deductibles
“Nobody wants that product,” said one healthcare expert of the Trump administration’s proposed plans.
Feb 26, 2026
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‘A Global Failure’: UN Says 7,667 People Died or Went Missing on Migration Routes in 2025
“These deaths are not inevitable,” said the International Organization for Migration’s leader. “When safe pathways are out of reach, people are forced into dangerous journeys and into the hands of smugglers and traffickers.”
Feb 26, 2026
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Family of Ruben Ray Martinez Demands Answers After Grand Jury Declines to Indict ICE Agent Who Killed Him
Lawyers for the family said it wasn’t clear whether the grand jury had been shown footage of officers “dragging Ruben onto the ground and handcuffing him immediately after shooting him three times.”
Feb 26, 2026
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Texas Democratic Primary Turnout Surges in Show of ‘Strong Enthusiasm’ From Base Voters
Texas Democratic primary turnout has already broken records in both Harris County and Tarrant County.
Feb 26, 2026
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Trump March to War With Iran Is ‘Iraq Redux,’ Says Former Head of UN Nuclear Watchdog
“The US is intensifying the drumbeat of war against Iran, with zero explanation of the nonexistent legal authority to use force and zero evidence of an ‘imminent threat,’” said Mohamed ElBaradei.
Feb 26, 2026
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Nearly Blind Rohingya Refugee Found Dead After Being Stranded by Border Patrol in Freezing Cold
“There must be a full investigation and real accountability from US Customs and Border Protection,” said one lawmaker.
Feb 26, 2026
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Cuba Says Men on Florida Boat ‘Intended to Carry Out an Infiltration for Terrorist Purposes’
The Cuban Interior Ministry said it detained seven people involved in the plot, including one who “had allegedly been sent from the United States to facilitate the landing and reception of the armed group.”
Feb 26, 2026
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Florida Republicans Ripped for Advancing Show-Me-Your-Papers Voter ID Bill
“This wave of anti-voter legislation is advancing amid ongoing abuses of power that pose unprecedented threats to American democracy,” said the ACLU of Florida’s executive director.
Feb 25, 2026
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‘Despicable’: Vance, Oz Announce Freeze on Some Medicaid Funding for Minnesota
“The Constitution clearly gives Congress the power to spend taxpayer funds, and no law allows the president to halt if he feels some US states aren’t being ‘good stewards’ of the money,” said one critic.
Feb 25, 2026
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Former Brazilian Political Officials Found Guilty of Plotting Murder of Marielle Franco
“What the killers did not expect is that her legacy would become greater than all of this,” said Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Carmen Lúcia.
Feb 25, 2026
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Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee Dodges Senators’ Questions on Vaccines, Conflicts of Interest
“Means is another example of President Trump nominating someone with financial conflicts instead of qualifications,” said one consumer advocate.
Feb 25, 2026
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Four People on Florida Speedboat Killed in Shootout With Cuban Troops
“This is going to be a shitshow,” one social media user said of the deadly encounter, which occurred amid high tensions with the Trump administration.
Feb 25, 2026
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Hegseth Demands Anthropic Let Military Use AI However It Wants—Even for Autonomous Killer Drones and Spying On Americans
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the company that owns the AI assistant Claude would be punished unless it drops all ethical guidelines.
Feb 25, 2026
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‘Disgraceful Act of Complicity’: Indian Left Denounces Modi’s Israel Visit
“Modi’s embrace of Zionist Israel amidst its relentless genocidal assault on Palestine is a betrayal of India’s anti-colonial legacy,” said one leftist leader.
Feb 25, 2026
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‘Arsonist as Fire Chief’: Fed Appoints Wall Street Lobbyist to Key Bank Oversight Role
“There can be little doubt that having a Wall Street lawyer-lobbyist in charge of supervising and regulating his former Wall Street clients will likely result in a catastrophe for the American people.”
Feb 25, 2026
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Ocean Warming Drives ‘Deeply Concerning Loss of Marine Life,’ Study Shows
Noting that species are at risk from not only warming waters but also overfishing, one expert argued that “any management reform must simultaneously address both drivers of change.”
Feb 25, 2026
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AI Opted to Use Nuclear Weapons 95% of the Time During War Games: Researcher
“There was little sense of horror or revulsion at the prospect of all out nuclear war, even though the models had been reminded about the devastating implications.”
Feb 25, 2026
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Trump’s AI Data Center ‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’ Derided as Unenforceable, ‘Theatrical Stunt’
“These pledges are nothing more than desperate damage control for companies who only now realize that voters see them as the villains of this story,” said one progressive advocate.
Feb 25, 2026
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Top Dems Reportedly Working to Sabotage Bill to Stop Trump War With Iran
Rep. Ro Khanna said the Democrats trying to kill the bill were beholden to “powerful interests that are itching to have regime change in Iran.”
Feb 25, 2026
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‘Heavily Armed Secret Police Force’: ICE, CBP Amass $144 Million Weapons Stockpile
“In just one year, ICE’s spending commitments on weapons, ammunition, and accessories surged fourfold.”
Feb 25, 2026
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‘Huge Win’: Judge Bars Trump DOJ From Searching Devices of Washington Post Journalist
One press freedom group called the raid on Hannah Natanson’s home last month a “warning shot to journalists and whistleblowers nationwide.”
Feb 25, 2026
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Watched by Millions, ‘People’s State of the Union’ Counters Unhinged Trump
“We live in a country where we have one reality for everyday people and another for the rich and the well-connected and the well-protected,” said Rep. Summer Lee.
Feb 25, 2026
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‘Disgusting’: Republicans Applaud as Trump Brags About Taking Food Aid From Millions
“His Big Ugly Bill ripped food away from hungry moms, kids, and seniors to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans,” said one House Democrat.
Feb 25, 2026
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Congress Urged to Require Warrants in Reauthorization of Key Spy Power
“FISA 702 has been abused in shocking ways,” said one campaigner. “If Congress genuinely cares about surveillance abuse, weaponization, and ‘lawfare,’ it needs to rein in this warrantless surveillance power.”
Feb 24, 2026
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Trump Admin Sued Over ‘Unlawful Warrantless Arrests’ During North Carolina ICE Blitz
“I am a US citizen, but my papers did not protect me,” said one plaintiff. “I want to be involved in this case because I don’t want this to happen to anyone else.”
Feb 24, 2026
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DOJ Under Fire for Withholding Epstein Files Related to Alleged Trump Child Sex Assault
“Covering up direct evidence of a potential assault by the president of the United States is the most serious possible crime in this White House,” said one Democratic congressman.
Feb 24, 2026
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Report Details How Trump Economic Agenda ‘Will Make Ordinary Families Reliably Poorer in the Future’
In just one year, Republicans’ 2025 budget package is expected to increase income inequality at quadruple the rate seen over the past 40 years.
Feb 24, 2026
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Whistleblower: Kash Patel’s Use of FBI Jets for Personal Travel Delayed Murder Probe
“The FBI cannot afford to have its resources further stretched by a director who views its staff and aircraft as a means to support his jet-setting lifestyle.”
Feb 24, 2026
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As Trump Imposes New Tariffs, State Lawmakers Demand Direct Refunds for Americans
“Your illegal tariff taxes have created an unprecedented affordability crisis, spiking prices for groceries, cars, clothes, electronics, and countless other household necessities.”
Feb 24, 2026
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New Poll Shows Platner Romping in Dem Primary and Comfortably Ahead of Collins for Maine Senate Seat
“Platner stomping Mills in the primary, then cruising to a double-digit win in the general election... wouldn’t just be a Senate-seat victory but a narrative earthquake,” said one writer.
Feb 24, 2026
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Ahead of State of the Union Address, Progressive Caucus Leader Tells Trump: ‘We Need Our Money Back’
“Spare us the speech,” said Rep. Greg Casar. “Pay up or shut up.”
Feb 24, 2026
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Israeli Analysis Affirms Gaza Health Ministry’s Official Palestinian Death Count
One Israeli expert placed discrepancies in the list at “around 1%.” Another said the error rate appears even lower.
Feb 24, 2026
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50+ Groups Condemn Trump Admin for Trying to Sabotage Independent Probe of Alex Pretti Killing
“The Trump administration is sending a clear message: federal law enforcement can kill with absolute impunity.”
Feb 24, 2026
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Praising Denver and Other Cities for Leading the Way, Sanders Renews Call for National Data Center Moratorium
“We need serious public debate and democratic oversight over this enormously consequential issue,” said the senator. “The time for action is now.”
Feb 24, 2026
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Former ICE Lawyer Says Agency Is Teaching Recruits to ‘Violate the Constitution’
“Never in my career had I ever received such a blatantly unlawful order,” said Ryan Schwank, who blew the whistle last month on a “secretive” ICE memo directing agents to enter homes without judicial warrants.
Feb 24, 2026
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Canada Vows Aid for Cuba as Trump Oil Embargo Fuels Humanitarian Disaster
Mexico earlier this month also stepped up aid shipments to Cuba during the Trump administration’s oil embargo.
Feb 24, 2026
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Massachusetts Town Passes Resolution Urging State to Hold ‘Lawless’ ICE Agents Accountable
“I hope Amherst’s resolution kicks off a wave of similar resolutions in cities and towns across the state,” said the measure’s lead sponsor.
Feb 24, 2026
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‘Do Not Get Numb to This’: Trump Admin Kills 3 More People in Caribbean
“The illegality is compounding,” said one expert. “Every strike takes us farther from the rule of law.”
Feb 24, 2026
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Trump Admits War Would Be Disastrous for Ordinary Iranians as He Weighs Military Assault
“The stakes are clear,” said the National Iranian American Council. “There’s a chance to avert war and disastrous outcomes for the people of Iran, but time may be running out.”
Feb 24, 2026
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Republican Lawmakers’ Bid to Execute Tennessee Abortion Patients Slammed as ‘Christofascism’
“This is about the future of the anti-abortion movement in the Republican Party and the way that they are embracing extremism at a rate that is so fucking alarming,” said one critic.
Feb 23, 2026
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Huckabee Accused of Inciting Murder After Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian-American Teen
“The US ambassador to Israel is engaging in empowering and allowing for actions that lead to the targeted lynching and killing of US citizens,” said one group.
Feb 23, 2026
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Polio Survivors Fear a Resurgence as Trump Adviser Suggests Scrapping Vaccine Requirement
“We don’t have a healthcare infrastructure to take care of a polio outbreak.”
Feb 23, 2026
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Democrats Unveil Bill to Stop DHS From Opening Detention Centers Without State, Local Consent
Local protests against plans to build immigration detention centers have been held in states including New Hampshire, New York, and Maryland in recent weeks.
Feb 23, 2026
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US Women’s Olympic Hockey Champs Decline Trump SOTU Invite
“Another win for the US women’s hockey team,” said California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Feb 23, 2026
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In Fox News Op-Ed, Warren Blasts Trump for Breaking Promise on Credit Card Rates
“While Trump claims he wants a credit card interest rate cap, his own regulators are helping out those very same Wall Street banks that are ripping off Americans.”
Feb 23, 2026
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Arrest of Ex-UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson Over Epstein Ties Sparks Renewed Calls for Justice in the US
“In the UK, they are prosecuting the Epstein class...” said Rep. Ro Khanna. “We need accountability in the United States.”
Feb 23, 2026
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Investigation Details IDF’s ‘Execution-Style’ Massacre of Gaza Medics
“What this investigation reveals is that there was a shoot first policy, and that is unlawful under international law,” said one legal expert.
Feb 23, 2026
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Big Oil Effort to Crush Climate Lawsuits
“Big Oil’s climate lies are the most consequential and harmful corporate deception campaign in history.”
Feb 23, 2026
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UN Leaders Warn Rule of Law Being Replaced by ‘Rule of Force’
“We are living in a world where mass suffering is excused away... where humans are used as bargaining chips... where international law is treated as a mere inconvenience,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Feb 23, 2026
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US-Backed Killing of Cartel Boss Unleashes Wave of Violence Across Mexico
The killing of Mexico’s top cartel leader, known as “El Mencho,” has created a power struggle that “could plunge Mexico into almost record levels of violence,” said one expert.
Feb 23, 2026
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‘He Will Try Anything’: Democratic AGs Preparing for Trump to Send Military to Polls, Seize Ballots
Trump may try to push “oddball, ludicrous, unconstitutional theories” to keep the GOP in power, one Democratic attorney general said.
Feb 23, 2026
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Suppressed DNC Autopsy Found Biden Admin’s Support for Gaza Genocide Cost Harris Votes
One progressive advocacy group said the Democratic National Committee’s 2024 postmortem “should be made public so Democrats can learn from past errors and win future elections.”
Feb 23, 2026
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‘This Is Not a Drill’: Ad Promoting California Billionaire Tax Airs During Olympics
“Massive federal funding cuts will shut hospitals and emergency rooms forever because billionaires refuse to pay their fair share.”
Feb 23, 2026
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‘Ridiculous’: Pentagon Doesn’t Even Know What to Do With Extra $500 Billion Trump Wants to Spend
“Not another cent for private defense contractors and forever wars,” wrote Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
Feb 23, 2026
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Trump DHS ‘Nitwits’ Reverse TSA PreCheck Suspension After Backlash
One Democrat had called the halt during the department’s partial shutdown a case of “Trump and Kristi Noem purposely punishing the American people and using them as pawns for their sadistic political games.”
Feb 22, 2026
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Trump Pledges Hospital Boat for Greenland—Which, Unlike US, Has ‘Free and Equal Access to Health for All’
“It will be a no thanks from here,” said the Greenlandic prime minister. “We have a public health service where treatment is free for citizens... It is not like that in the USA, where it costs money to go to the doctor.”
Feb 22, 2026
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Secret Service Kills Armed Man at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
“The individual was observed by the north gate of the Mar-a-Lago property carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can,” according to US Secret Service.
Feb 22, 2026
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After Supreme Court Kills Tariffs, Trump Plots ‘15% Tax Out of YOUR Pockets to Feed HIS Deranged Ego’
“Donald Trump is a gangster with no respect for the rule of law and no understanding of economics,” said former Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer.
Feb 21, 2026
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‘This Is Murder’: Trump Strike Kills 3 More Boaters in the Pacific
“Demand Congress take action against these strikes now!” said Amnesty International USA.
Feb 21, 2026
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‘How Many Other Killings Are They Concealing?’ ICE Shot Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas Last March
“Americans deserve immediate answers and an independent investigation of the shooting,” said Congressman Greg Casar.
Feb 21, 2026
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Virginia Democrats Pass New Political Map to Combat Trump—But Court Battles Continue
“Virginia has to fight back,” said state House Speaker Don Scott. “We can’t stand by and do nothing but to do everything in our power to level the playing field.”
Feb 20, 2026
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Move Over Spanberger... Summer Lee to Deliver Working Families Response to Trump State of the Union
“I’m going to say what too many politicians won’t: The system is rigged, the obscenely wealthy are profiting from it, and working people deserve more than scraps.”
Feb 20, 2026
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‘The Siege Must Be Broken’: Countries Called to Ship Fuel to Cuba After Trump Tariffs Struck Down
The US Supreme Court’s ruling “implies that Trump’s recent order imposing tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba exceeds the president’s statutory authority.”
Feb 20, 2026
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‘More Chaos’: Trump Hammered for Plan to Double Down on Tariffs After Supreme Court Ruling
“Donald Trump illegally stole your money,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. “He should give it back to you.”
Feb 20, 2026
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‘Patently False’: Trump Official Blasted Over Claim That CFTC Has Power to Oversee Prediction Markets
The Trump family stands to make big money from the total deregulation of “prediction markets.” A key official now claims they can only be overseen by a federal agency in bed with industry CEOs.
Feb 20, 2026
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‘Direct Attack on the Health of Americans’: Trump EPA Greenlights More Mercury Pollution
Sierra Club said the rollback “puts the public at greater risk of heart and lung disease, cancer, and even premature death, as well as causing severe neurological damage to fetuses and children.”
Feb 20, 2026
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