Internal Pentagon Report Reveals Hegseth Is Willfully Putting Civilians in Danger
The Pentagon’s top watchdog says cuts to civilian harm mitigation and response efforts have been so severe under War Secretary...
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Hamas used sexual violence ‘deliberately and systematically’ on Oct 7, commission report finds
WARNING: This article includes graphic and disturbing accounts from the October 7 massacre in Israel.Hamas and its Palestinian collaborators used...
A Trump U.S. Attorney’s Professional Misconduct Must Be Kept “Private and Confidential”
An ethics watchdog found that a Trump administration-appointed former U.S. attorney committed professional misconduct in response to allegations that included...
Dodging FOIA Could Now Mean Arrest and Strip Search, Depending on Who’s Asking
David Morens leaves the U.S. District Court following his arraignment on felony charges alleging he concealed communications related to virus...
The Supreme Court Ends Multiracial Democracy as We Know It
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a fatal blow to the Voting Rights Act, triggering a new wave of redistricting fights...
Explosion at a fireworks plant in China kills at least 21 people, injures dozens more: report
An explosion at a fireworks factory in a central Chinese province killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others,...
Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event with the Maine AFL-CIO, on May 1, 2026, in Portland,...
Another Assassination Attempt, More Fertilizer for Conspiracy Theories
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend became the site of the third failed attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump....
“Me Too” Comes Back to Congress
It’s primary season, this time against a backdrop of heightened concerns and awareness of powerful figures skirting accountability for sexual...
Ex-Philippine president Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for...
Swift Swalwell Fallout Suggests the Democrats Have Finally Learned From Epstein
Sexual assault allegations leveled against former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., stood out for their lurid detail — and because the...
The U.S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians in Boats
The Trump administration is ramping up its boat strike campaign, conducting three strikes in the space of three days. The...
Amy Goodman on the Media’s “Access of Evil”
As talks to end the U.S.–Israel war on Iran break down and President Donald Trump demands a naval blockade of...
Iran secures UN role with backing from UK, France, Canada, Australia as US stands alone
Western democracies, including the UK, France, Canada and Australia, are facing backlash after allowing Iran and other authoritarian regimes to...
State Department Tells Human Rights Watchdog to Ignore Trump’s Extrajudicial Killings
The United States is waging a pressure campaign against the leading inter-American human rights watchdog to squash a potential investigation...
