Protests and Power Plays: From Tehran to the Arctic Circle
The people of Iran are in the midst of one of the country’s biggest uprisings — and harshest government crackdowns...
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Trump Administration Diverted $2 Billion in Pentagon Funds to Target Immigrants, Lawmakers Say
The Trump Administration has siphoned off at least $2 billion from the Pentagon budget for anti-immigration measures, with plans to...
Lawmaker Challenges ICE Plan to Hire Bounty Hunters
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., says he has “grave concerns” over a plan by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to award...
Local Cops Aren’t Allowed to Help ICE. Did the Feds Dupe Them Into Raids That Rounded Up Immigrants?
For the first half of the summer, the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement field office in Medford, Oregon, remained relatively...
License to Kill: Trump’s Extrajudicial Executions
The United States has executed 21 people over the last month in targeted drone strikes off the coast of Venezuela....
Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities
President Donald Trump is conducting a partisan war on America, claiming extraordinary powers to target immigrants and deploy military forces...
Argentina-Puerto Rico soccer match relocated from Chicago to Florida amid immigration unrest
A friendly soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico has been relocated from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale amid an immigration...
Government Shutdown and Free Speech Showdown
The federal government shut down on Wednesday as President Donald Trump threatened mass federal layoffs. Republicans are blaming Democrats for...
Syria’s new president takes center stage at UNGA as concerns linger over terrorist past
Once a member of al Qaeda and the Islamic State and now leading Syria’s fragile transition since toppling the Bashar...
Trump Troop Deployment in U.S. Climbs to 35,000 Boots on the Ground
The Trump administration has deployed roughly 35,000 federal troops within the United States this year, according to exclusive figures provided...
Trump Escalates Assault on Chicago With “Operation Midway Blitz”
The Trump administration said on Monday that it was launching an operation targeting “criminal illegal aliens” in Chicago, dubbed Operation...
Trump’s Chicago Occupation Could Cost Four Times More Than Housing City Homeless
President Donald Trump’s plan to add Chicago to the list of American cities under U.S. military occupation could cost almost...
Price Tag for Trump’s D.C. Military Surge: At Least $1 Million a Day
The military forces deploying in Washington, D.C. — whose mission includes not only “community safety patrols” but assisting in “traffic...
Trump’s Use of Troops for Policing Hasn’t Been Seen Since America Was Ruled by a King
The United States crept closer to becoming a full-blown police state yesterday when President Donald Trump made good on a...
An Unexpected Path to Hold War Criminals Accountable
Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Capitol to meet with U.S. lawmakers on July 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C.Photo: Samuel Corum/Sipa...
