“Terrorist”: How ICE Weaponized 9/11’s Scarlet Letter
The word “terrorist” wasn’t coined on September 11, 2001, but the defining event of the early 21st century ushered it...
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Senate Dems Who Pushed Meatier ICE Reform Shy Away From Criticizing Schumer’s Softer Package
Democratic leaders in Congress requested Department of Homeland Security reforms on Wednesday that would leave the agency’s budget untouched —...
Lawmakers Call on Meta to Stop Running ICE Ad Featuring Neo-Nazi Anthem
Members of Congress are demanding answers from Meta after it ran advertisements by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that they...
ICE’s Private Prison Contractors Spent Millions Lobbying to Force Banks to Give Them Loans
Some of the largest banks in the nation for years have eschewed the business of private prison giants like GEO...
AIPAC Donors Flood Last-Minute New Jersey House Pick With Cash
Former Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way is not the clear front-runner in New Jersey’s special congressional election on Thursday. She’s seventh...
Trump Calls His Enemies Terrorists. Does That Mean He Can Just Kill Them?
“Terrorist” is the word that the Trump administration employs to describe the victims of its most egregious acts of state...
Welcome to the Jade Helm Presidency
A panic pervades the internet: terrified talk of troops in American cities, federal shock troops brutalizing citizens and neighbors, the...
Ukraine races to bolster air defenses as Putin’s strike pause nears end
Ukraine is racing to reinforce its air defenses as a brief pause in Russian strikes on Kyiv and other cities...
Zohran Mamdani Wants NYC to Divest From Israel — But New Comptroller Pledges to Buy War Bonds
In a letter to state and local officials, the human rights organization DAWN warned on Friday that any investment in...
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...
“Abolish ICE” Is More Popular Than Ever. How Will Democrats Drop the Ball This Time?
A woman holds an “Abolish ICE” sign during a protest in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2026. Photo: Sara Diggins/The Austin...
Trump Is Helping Right-Wing Groups Target Chicago Teachers Union
One of the largest and most politically active public workers’ unions in the country is facing an audit from the...
Trump’s War on America
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, in Minneapolis last week,...
Failed U.S. Military Effort in Africa is on the Chopping Block
The U.S. attack on Venezuela and abduction of its president Nicolás Maduro was proof that after months of threats, the...
