Black People Knew This Would Happen
The Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago on Oct. 4, 2025. Photo: Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images Before...
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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...
World Series champ Mark Teixeira takes swing at Dems as government shuts down
Former New York Yankees star Mark Teixeira took a swing at Democrats before the U.S. Senate failed to pass a...
Israel’s Gaza offensive sparks fierce clash over ultra-Orthodox military draft
As Israel mobilizes an additional 60,000 reservists for its Gaza City offensive, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a showdown over...
EU Leader Calls to Sanction Israel as U.S. Progressives Push to End Arms Sales
The president of the European Union Commission called for sanctions and a partial trade suspension against Israel on Wednesday, as...
She’s Challenging an AIPAC Democrat. A National Progressive Group Wants In.
The last time Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., faced a primary challenge, special interest groups came to his aid by pouring...
Even Former AIPAC Democrats Are Signing On to Block Arms Sales to Israel
Three House Democrats who collected thousands from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in recent election cycles have signed on...
DNC Votes Down “Overwhelming Popular Position” Calling for Arms Ban to Israel
In the latest party turmoil over Israel’s war on Gaza, Democratic National Committee members voted on Tuesday to kill a...
Phillies star pitcher Zack Wheeler moved to injured list after blood clot diagnosis
Zack Wheeler will miss at least a few of his next scheduled starts after the Philadelphia Phillies placed their ace...
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...
Israeli Parliament Votes for Making Apartheid Official. Fetterman: “I Haven’t Been Following It.”
When Israel’s parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of dropping any pretense that it wasn’t an apartheid state, some of the...
Caitlin Clark reveals goal for WNBA All-Star Game despite sitting out
Caitlin Clark may be unable to play in the WNBA All-Star Game Saturday because of a groin injury, but that...
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...
Zohran Mamdani and the “Black Vote”
Zohran Mamdani participates in an endorsement event in New York City on July 10, 2025.Photo: Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images...
UK government to lower voting age to 16 before next national election despite strong conservative opposition
The United Kingdom is lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national elections – a move...
