The Week the World Woke Up to the Genocide in Gaza
After 22 months of Israel’s war on Palestinians in Gaza, something changed in the last week. Israeli human rights groups...
Legislation
As Gaza Starves, Republicans Take Aim at Another Lifeline. Almost No One Noticed.
As the world watches Gaza starve, Republicans in Congress quietly advanced a new ban on funding a United Nations agency...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Drone Ventures Could Make a Killing — Thanks to Dad’s Big Beautiful Budget
Last November, shortly after Donald Trump was reelected president, his son Donald Trump Jr. joined a venture capital firm with...
Trump-inspired ‘Japanese first’ politician shakes up nation’s establishment
Japanese populist Sohei Kamiya stunned many in the country when his Sanseitō party won 14 seats in Japan’s Upper House...
Zelenskyy forced to rethink anti-corruption law after public backlash
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to introduce new legislation that will restore the independence of anti-corruption agencies in Ukraine...
Border Patrol Wants Advanced AI to Spy on American Cities
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, flush with billions in new funding, is seeking “advanced AI” technologies to surveil urban residential...
U.S. Enacts GENIUS Act, Establishing Framework for Stablecoins
The U.S. introduces the GENIUS Act, the first major crypto legislation, setting clear guidelines for stablecoins and paving the way...
Slovenia approves law to legalize assisted dying for terminally-ill adults
Slovenian lawmakers became the first Eastern European country to legalize a law on Friday to allow medically-assisted suicide for terminally-ill...
ICE Campaign of Violence Will Lead to More Deaths
Federal immigration agents toss tear gas at protesters during a raid in the agriculture area of Camarillo, Calif., on July...
How Much Did Congress Make Off Market Turmoil and Why’re They Allowed to Make Anything at All?
When Donald Trump’s top trade official was in the middle of testifying to Congress on Wednesday, the markets seemed to...
Unchecked: Rep. Ayanna Pressley on the President’s Power Grab
Donald Trump’s presidency continues to challenge all conventional understanding of executive authority. His administration’s extensive use of executive orders has...
Democrats Swear They’ll Fight Elon Musk. But What About the Cash They Took From SpaceX?
There’s a pesky fact for congressional Democrats crying foul about Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of the U.S. government: Many of...
US releasing Russian prisoner Alexander Vinnik in Marc Fogel exchange, official says
The United States is releasing Russian prisoner Alexander Vinnik as part of the deal to secure Marc Fogel's freedom, a...
Days before Trump halted funding, an ex-Israeli hostage was held at UNRWA school in Gaza, she reveals
After the release of British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari, she and her mother, Mandy, revealed Emily was held captive in a...
South Africa hits back at Trump’s claim that it is ‘confiscating land,’ as US aid to country threatened
JOHANNESBURG - President Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to cut off all foreign aid to South Africa because he...
