Latest – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:16:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Truthout-T-logo-sq-1200x1200-e1521532408148-60x60.png Latest – Truthout https://truthout.org 32 32 Mark Carney Warns “American Hegemony” Is Destroying World Order in Candid Speech https://truthout.org/articles/mark-carney-warns-american-hegemony-is-destroying-world-order-in-candid-speech/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:09:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334949 In an unusually candid speech in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that world order is at a “rupture” point due to the U.S.’s longstanding vise-grip on the world and its swiftly expanding authoritarian nature under President Donald Trump. Skewering “American hegemony,” Carney said that countries like Canada have long known that the idea of the…

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]]> Trump Has Made ICE the Largest Law Enforcement Agency in the Country https://truthout.org/articles/trump-has-made-ice-the-largest-law-enforcement-agency-in-the-country/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:02:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334947 Donald Trump’s return to the White House in 2025 has been a nightmare for immigrants and for the country. The administration’s mass detention and deportation agenda brought forth an onslaught of cruel, violent policies intended to sow fear, suppress dissent, and vilify immigrants. Taking stock of all of Trump’s actions on immigration in 2025 is nearly impossible. This is, of course, by design.

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]]> Israeli Forces Demolish UNRWA Buildings in “Unprecedented Attack” https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-forces-demolish-unrwa-buildings-in-unprecedented-attack/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:29:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334938 On Tuesday, Israeli forces stormed the headquarters of the UN agency dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance for Palestinians, demolishing buildings in an attack that the agency condemned as “unprecedented.” Armed with bulldozers and tear gas, the Israeli military forcefully entered the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) office in Sheikh Jarrah, in East Jerusalem.

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]]> Senator Calls for Trump to Be Impeached Over Leaked Greenland Texts https://truthout.org/articles/senator-calls-for-trump-to-be-impeached-over-leaked-greenland-texts/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:27:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334929 A U.S. senator has called for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump over news that he texted Norway’s prime minister with threats to take over Greenland because he wasn’t awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Over the weekend, Trump sent a text to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, saying, “I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace” because the Nobel Committee…

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]]> Public Health Groups Sue CDC and RFK Jr. Over New Childhood Vaccine Schedule https://truthout.org/articles/public-health-groups-sue-rfk-jr-cdc-over-new-childhood-vaccine-schedule/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:23:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334944 Several public health groups are suing to reverse a recent decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reduce the number of childhood vaccinations recommended by the agency, contending that the move was not based in science and that the advisers voting in favor of it were improperly selected. The lawsuit, filed in federal court within the state of Massachusetts…

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]]> Big Oil’s Priority in 2026 Is Shielding the Industry From Climate Lawsuits https://truthout.org/articles/big-oils-priority-in-2026-is-shielding-the-industry-from-climate-lawsuits/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:01:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334945 One of the U.S. oil lobby’s top priorities for 2026 will be trying to put an end to the growing number of state laws and lawsuits that could make fossil fuel companies pay billions for their role in the climate crisis. The plans to “protect” oil companies from “abusive state climate lawsuits” were laid out in a policy agenda from the American Petroleum Institute, the largest oil and gas trade…

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]]> A Majority of Americans View Trump’s First Year as a Failure, Polls Show https://truthout.org/articles/a-majority-of-americans-view-trumps-first-year-as-a-failure-polls-show/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:29:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334939 Polling data from multiple sources shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s performance in the first year of his return to the White House, with one poll demonstrating that nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe Trump’s second term is already a failure. A CNN/SSRS poll published on Friday shows that Trump’s approval rating was at a net -22 points…

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]]> Who Gained the Most During Trump’s First Year? Billionaires and Corporations. https://truthout.org/articles/who-gained-the-most-during-trumps-first-year-billionaires-and-corporations/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:21:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334937 The first year of Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. president has been a most profitable one for the Trump family and its inner circle. By now, much has been reported about the web of conflicts — the unapologetic ethical morass — that defines the second Trump administration and the Trump family’s cryptocurrency ventures, foreign business deals, military contracts, and more.

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]]> ICE Violently Targets Legal Observers and Community Members in Minneapolis https://truthout.org/video/ice-violently-targets-legal-observers-and-community-members-in-minneapolis/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:55:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=334932 Democracy Now! producer John Hamilton reports from Minneapolis, where residents say ICE agents are violently targeting legal observers and community members as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants. Patty O’Keefe, who was arrested while monitoring ICE activity in her vehicle, said agents “broke our two front windows and dragged us out,” then taunted her in custody.

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]]> West Bank Saw Unprecedented Displacement of Palestinian Communities in 2025 https://truthout.org/articles/west-bank-saw-unprecedented-displacement-of-palestinian-communities-in-2025/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:44:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334930 The year 2025 saw the unprecedented displacement of Palestinian rural communities by Israeli settlers, who enjoy the Israeli army’s backing. At least 13 rural Palestinian communities in the West Bank were completely wiped off the map. This impacted at least 190 families and 1,090 individuals. The wave of settler attacks has continued into 2026, with the displacement of the Ras Ain al-Auja…

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]]> ICE Reports Third Death at Texas Migrant Jail in 44 Days https://truthout.org/articles/ice-reports-third-death-at-texas-migrant-jail-in-44-days/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:53:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334927 Officials in both Texas and Minnesota are calling for accountability and a full investigation into conditions at Camp East Montana, the sprawling detention complex at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, following the third reported death at the facility in less than two months. Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis, where ICE has been…

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]]> Unionized Veterans Are Joining Labor’s Fight Against Trump https://truthout.org/articles/unionized-veterans-are-joining-labors-fight-against-trump/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:35:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334923 The U.S. is home to 17 million military veterans. About 1.3 million of them currently work in union jobs, with women and people of color making up the fastest-growing cohorts. Veterans are more likely to join a union than non-veterans, according to the AFL-CIO. In half a dozen states, 25 percent or more of all actively employed veterans belong to unions. In the heyday of industrial unionism…

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]]> How Ciji Graham Died While Waiting for an Abortion in North Carolina https://truthout.org/articles/how-ciji-graham-died-while-waiting-for-an-abortion-in-north-carolina/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:20:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334921 When Ciji Graham visited a cardiologist on Nov. 14, 2023, her heart was pounding at 192 beats per minute, a rate healthy people her age usually reach during the peak of a sprint. She was having another episode of atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heartbeat. The 34-year-old Greensboro, North Carolina, police officer was at risk of a stroke or heart failure. In the past…

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]]> First US Sale of Seized Venezuelan Oil Goes to Company of Trump Megadonor https://truthout.org/articles/first-us-sale-of-seized-venezuelan-oil-goes-to-company-of-trump-megadonor/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:19:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334919 The first US sale of Venezuelan oil since the Trump administration illegally attacked the South American country earlier this month went to the company of a trader who donated millions to President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign. The roughly $250 million sale of Venezuelan crude went to Vitol, a Geneva-based energy and commodity trading firm whose US arm is headquartered in Houston.

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]]> EU Weighs Deploying Its Own Economic Weapon Against Trump’s Greenland Aggression https://truthout.org/articles/eu-weighs-deploying-its-own-economic-weapon-over-trumps-greenland-aggression/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:44:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334917 The European Union appears to be done trying to appease US President Donald Trump over his demands to be given control of Greenland. The New York Times reported on Sunday that the EU is considering deploying what has been described as an economic “bazooka” at the US after Trump threatened European countries with new tariffs because of their refusal to cede Greenland, which has been part of…

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]]> A Tech Bro Think Tank Is Trying to Roll Back Evidence-Based Homelessness Policy https://truthout.org/articles/a-tech-bro-think-tank-is-trying-to-roll-back-evidence-based-homelessness-policy/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:16:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334865 Last fall, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) nearly triggered a homelessness disaster of its own making. A rush of policy changes that were rolled out with almost no warning and even less guidance threatened to push up to 170,000 formerly unhoused Americans out of stable housing. The strangest part? Much of this upheaval traces back to a little-known think tank that was…

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]]> MLK’s Struggle Against Policing and Surveillance Is Still Alive in Memphis Today https://truthout.org/articles/mlks-struggle-against-policing-and-surveillance-is-still-alive-in-memphis-today/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:30:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334872 Every year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, elected officials quote King while standing safely at a distance from the risks he embraced. His name is invoked, his image sanitized, and his politics stripped of urgency. The U.S. celebrates a softened King who spoke about love but not power, unity but not confrontation, peace but not disruption. What we rarely confront is this truth: Martin Luther King…

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]]> Communities Say Congress Broke Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Coal Mine Lands https://truthout.org/articles/communities-say-congress-broke-its-promise-to-clean-up-abandoned-coal-mine-lands/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:13:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334909 When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law in 2021, authorizing more than $11 billion in new funding to reclaim lands and waterways damaged by abandoned coal mines, the people who lead this work on the ground were ecstatic. “We were to the moon,” said Amanda Pitzer, the executive director at Friends of the Cheat, a nonprofit organization in West Virginia that works…

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]]> Who Are the Shadowy Contractors That Are Training ICE’s Attack Teams? https://truthout.org/articles/who-are-the-shadowy-contractors-that-are-training-ices-attack-teams/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:29:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334897 Over the past six months, per federal procurement records reviewed by The Lever, a variety of shadowy private security and weapons firms have been tapped to provide firearms and combat training to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) snipers and special response teams — several of which had never before received any federal contracts. Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who killed 37-year-old…

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]]> Immigrant Rights Advocates Say Trump’s First Year Was “Much Worse” Than Expected https://truthout.org/articles/immigrant-rights-advocates-say-trumps-first-year-was-much-worse-than-expected/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:53:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334866 Donald Trump rode to reelection with racist attacks on immigrants and refugees and promising mass deportations. The first year of his second term was filled with heartbreak, trauma, and fear as his administration escalated its assault on immigrant communities: separating families, occupying cities, targeting workers, and expanding deportations. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using…

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]]> Coretta Scott King Publicly Opposed Vietnam Before MLK — and Urged Him to Follow https://truthout.org/articles/coretta-scott-king-publicly-opposed-vietnam-before-mlk-and-urged-him-to-follow/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:44:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334883 As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids schools, states ban honest teaching about race and gender, and public officials invoke Martin Luther King Jr. to call for restraint and “civility,” King’s legacy is being aggressively stripped of its political substance. Much of the scholarship and public memory of King has long privileged his work in the South, reinforcing the idea that…

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]]> Trump’s DOJ Is Investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-doj-is-investigating-gov-tim-walz-and-minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:15:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334905 The Department of Justice is investigating Minnesota leaders including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, alleging that they are conspiring to impede federal immigration agents due to their outspoken criticism of the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection to the Twin Cities. The investigation, first reported by CBS News on Friday…

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]]> Palestine Action Prison Hunger Strike Ends After a Victory in the UK https://truthout.org/articles/palestine-action-prison-hunger-strike-ends-after-a-victory-in-the-uk/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:18:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334903 Three British activists jailed for alleged involvement with the banned anti-genocide group Palestine Action ended their monthslong hunger strike late Wednesday after the UK government rejected a $2.7 billion contract for a subsidiary of Israel’s largest weapons maker, Elbit Systems. Prisoners for Palestine (P4P), which represents the hunger strikers, said that Hamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi…

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]]> Deaths in Detention Warn of Horrors Behind ICE’s Prison Walls https://truthout.org/articles/deaths-in-detention-warn-of-horrors-behind-ices-prison-walls/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:24:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334901 All eyes are on the Trump administration’s brutal “immigration enforcement” operation in Minnesota, where roving squads of federal agents in Minneapolis are demanding proof of citizenship from people of color on the street and lashing out against residents enraged by the deadly shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer last week.

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]]> Federal Judge Orders ICE to Stop Retaliating Against Minnesota Demonstrators https://truthout.org/articles/federal-judge-orders-ice-to-stop-retaliating-against-minnesota-demonstrators/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:20:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334899 A federal judge gave a significant victory to Minnesota protesters and observers of federal officers Friday, granting a preliminary injunction preventing the officers from retaliating against demonstrators. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez prevents the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement from arresting or detaining people who are…

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]]> New York Federal Reserve Gave Wall Street Over $420 Billion in the Past 7 Months https://truthout.org/articles/new-york-federal-reserve-gave-wall-street-over-420-billion-in-the-past-7-months/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:11:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334895 The Federal Reserve has quietly delivered nearly half a trillion dollars to Wall Street with few strings attached over the past few months through an obscure government financial program intended for banks struggling to make cash payments. These cash infusions could signal instability in the broader financial sector — and come as the central bank is besieged by potentially market-rattling…

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]]> Battle Over Facial Recognition in New Orleans Will Shape Future of Surveillance https://truthout.org/articles/battle-over-facial-recognition-in-new-orleans-will-shape-future-of-surveillance/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:59:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334887 While New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago have all received significant attention when it comes to police use of surveillance technologies, the small city of New Orleans has for years been the laboratory for a sophisticated surveillance apparatus deployed by the city’s police department and other policing bodies. Just last year, New Orleans was in the news as the city considered setting a…

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]]> House GOP Bill Would Roll Back Key Protections in US Chemical Safety Law https://truthout.org/articles/house-gop-bill-would-roll-back-key-protections-in-us-chemical-safety-law/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:41:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334888 In a widely anticipated move, House Republicans released a draft bill that would roll back several provisions in the nation’s premier chemical safety law with the stated goal of bolstering manufacturing and innovation. The bill would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), a federal law under which the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) evaluates chemicals to make sure human and…

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]]> Immigration Agents Teargas Minneapolis Family’s Car With 6 Kids Inside https://truthout.org/articles/immigration-agents-teargas-minneapolis-familys-car-with-6-kids-inside/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:31:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334878 A Minneapolis couple and their six children were reportedly attacked by federal immigration agents, who deployed flash-bang grenades and tear gas canisters on their car as the family was driving home from one of their children’s basketball practices. Shawn and Destiny Jackson, whose children range in age from 6 months to 11 years old, were on their way home from the practice on Wednesday…

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]]> Mahmoud Khalil: The Trump Administration Aims to “Make an Example Out of Me” https://truthout.org/video/mahmoud-khalil-the-trump-administration-aims-to-make-an-example-out-of-me/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:28:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=334885 A federal appeals court on Thursday delivered the Trump administration a victory in its efforts to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, opening the door for his rearrest. Khalil was a graduate student at Columbia University when he was arrested in March and detained for months. He missed the birth of his son, Deen, while in detention. “The Trump administration is trying everything in its…

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]]> Renee Good’s Extrajudicial Killing Escalated the Normalization of State Terror https://truthout.org/articles/renee-goods-extrajudicial-killing-escalated-the-normalization-of-state-terror/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:55:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334882

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]]> AHA’s Leaders Vetoed Its Members’ Condemnation of Scholasticide in Gaza — Again https://truthout.org/articles/ahas-leaders-vetoed-its-members-condemnation-of-scholasticide-in-gaza-again/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:52:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334880 When members of the American Historical Association (AHA) gathered in Chicago for their annual conference from January 8-11, 2026, many hoped the professional society would condemn the undermining of education and historical research in the United States and abroad. While the majority of members who attended the conference’s business meeting on January 10 voted in favor of two resolutions…

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]]> December Saw Fastest Monthly Food Price Increases Since Pandemic https://truthout.org/articles/december-saw-fastest-monthly-food-price-increases-since-pandemic/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:45:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334876 For months, President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that food prices have gone down under his watch — but a new federal report shows that prices have increased overall since he reentered the White House, particularly for some staple items. Trump has peddled false narratives regarding price decreases at several junctures, including in late November, when he claimed that costs for groceries…

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]]> Trump Admin Tells USDA Staff to Investigate Foreign Scientists They Work With https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-tells-usda-staff-to-investigate-foreign-scientists-they-work-with/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:17:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334874 The Trump administration is directing employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate foreign scientists who collaborate with the agency on research papers for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” The new directive, part of a broader effort to increase scrutiny of research done with foreign partners, asks workers in the agency’s research arm to use Google to check the…

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]]> Billionaires’ Dreams of a Cryptostate Undergird Trump’s Push for Greenland https://truthout.org/articles/billionaires-dreams-of-a-cryptostate-undergird-trumps-push-for-greenland/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:58:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334868 President Donald Trump started his second term with his sights set on Greenland. When Trump first proposed buying the Arctic nation during his first administration, it was treated like a joke. But in a subsequent phone call with Denmark’s prime minister, who controls the autonomous territory’s foreign policy, the president doubled down on his efforts to seize power. In the “aggressive and…

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]]> Trump Press Secretary Dismisses Concerns Over Trump’s Desire to Cancel Midterms https://truthout.org/articles/leavitt-derides-reporters-concerns-over-trumps-desire-to-cancel-midterms/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:47:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334861 In an interview with Reuters on Wednesday, President Donald Trump signaled he was upset that congressional elections will be taking place later this year, as they could potentially disrupt his agenda in the second half of his term. In comments seeking to manage people’s expectations for the Republican Party in the midterms, Trump seemed to acknowledge a well-known pattern: that the party of…

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]]> Iran’s Protesters Are Caught Between State Repression and Foreign Intervention https://truthout.org/articles/irans-protesters-are-caught-between-state-repression-and-foreign-intervention/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:44:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334860 Iran has been under a government-imposed internet blackout for the last week, and very little information has emerged. What we do know is that thousands have been killed since authorities launched a crackdown on protests that have spread across the country since late December. What started as anger centered in Tehran’s grand bazaar over the rapid fall in the value of Iran’s currency quickly…

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]]> Fed Agent Shoots Second Person, Days After Miller Claims Agents Have “Immunity” https://truthout.org/articles/fed-agent-shoots-second-person-days-after-miller-claims-agents-have-immunity/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:52:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334846 A federal officer has shot a second person in Minneapolis, just days after Trump immigration hawk Stephen Miller told ICE agents that they have “federal immunity” to act as they like — and that anyone obstructing them will face prosecution from the federal government. In a Fox News segment shared by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on X, Miller falsely said that it was a “felony” to…

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]]> The Response to Renee Good’s Killing Shows the Power of Bearing Witness https://truthout.org/articles/the-response-to-renee-goods-killing-shows-the-power-of-bearing-witness/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:50:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334849 Renee Nicole Good’s tragic murder in Minneapolis at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has become a turning point in the criminalization of community-based resistance to the Trump administration’s campaign of neo-fascist state repression. Vice President JD Vance has gone so far as to lionize Good’s alleged killer, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has…

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]]> The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for Candidates to Challenge Election Laws https://truthout.org/articles/the-supreme-court-just-made-it-easier-for-candidates-to-challenge-election-laws/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:37:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334854 Candidates for office are entitled to challenge the rules governing how votes are counted in their elections, the Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision Wednesday, making it easier for candidates to bring such lawsuits. “Candidates have a concrete and particularized interest in the rules that govern the counting of votes in their elections, regardless whether those rules harm their electoral…

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]]> Federal Panel Reverses Decision That Freed Mahmoud Khalil From Immigration Jail https://truthout.org/articles/federal-panel-reverses-decision-freeing-mahmoud-khalil-from-immigration-jail/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:09:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334841 A federal appeals court has reversed a June court decision to release pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention, marking a major win for the Trump administration amid its ongoing push to deport him. In a two-to-one decision on Thursday, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled that the lower federal court did not have jurisdiction over the immigration…

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]]> Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act Against Demonstrators in Minnesota https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-to-use-insurrection-act-against-demonstrators-in-minnesota/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:11:30 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334847 On Thursday morning, President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, a federal law that allows presidents to deploy the U.S. military domestically under certain circumstances, purportedly to help local law enforcement amid civil unrest. Trump baselessly claimed that military presence is necessary in Minnesota’s Twin Cities to quell protests against his administration’s…

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]]> Accepting an Award, Targeted Filmmaker Denounces Crackdown on Iranian Protests https://truthout.org/video/accepting-an-award-targeted-filmmaker-denounces-crackdown-on-iranian-protests/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:28:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=334843 With Iran gripped by nationwide protests that activists say have left at least 2,600 people dead, we recently spoke with renowned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, whose latest film, It Was Just an Accident, was shot entirely in secret inside Iran and won the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The film has since been shortlisted for an Oscar in the international feature category.

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]]> With Tie-Breaking Vote From Vance, Senate Kills Venezuela War Powers Resolution https://truthout.org/articles/with-tie-breaking-vote-from-vance-senate-kills-venezuela-war-powers-resolution/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:06:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334837 Vice President JD Vance broke a tied Senate vote to block advancement of a war powers resolution that would have stopped President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization. Senate Republicans used a procedural maneuver Wednesday night to halt debate on the Vietnam War-era statute that gives Congress a check on the president’s…

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]]> 6 in 10 Americans Say They’re Skeptical of Fed Inquiry Into ICE Agent’s Killing of Renee Good https://truthout.org/articles/6-in-10-americans-say-theyre-skeptical-of-fed-inquiry-into-ice-agents-killing-of-renee-good/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:56:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334839 New polling indicates that a majority of Americans believe the killing of Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent was not justified, and do not trust the federal government to conduct its own investigation into the killing. A CNN/SSRS poll published on Wednesday shows that 52 percent of Americans believe that the Trump administration’s…

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]]> Trump Administration Suspends Processing of Immigrant Visas From 75 Countries https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-suspends-processing-of-immigrant-visas-from-75-countries/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:32:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334832 The US State Department announced one of the Trump administration’s most far-reaching efforts to restrict immigration to the country on Wednesday, saying on social media that it will pause processing of all immigrant visas from 75 countries and claiming people from those nations often receive public benefits after arriving in the US. “The freeze will remain active until the US can ensure that…

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]]> “CBS Evening News” Has Lost Over a Million Viewers Since Bari Weiss Takeover https://truthout.org/articles/cbs-evening-news-has-lost-over-a-million-viewers-since-bari-weiss-takeover/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:19:15 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334823 CBS’s “Evening News” program lost over a million viewers in its first week under its new anchor, Tony Dokoupil, compared to the same period last year, marking a sharp loss for the network after the network’s billionaire owners installed far right provocateur Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief in October. Data from media audience measurement firm Nielsen shows that the show lost nearly a quarter of…

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]]> Free Press Advocates Decry FBI Search of Washington Post Reporter’s Home https://truthout.org/articles/free-press-advocates-decry-fbi-search-of-washington-post-reporters-home/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:25:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334830 On Wednesday, the home of a Washington Post journalist was raided by FBI agents who were ostensibly carrying out a search warrant to find evidence relating to a case involving classified documents. Post reporter Hannah Natanson, whose reporting focuses extensively on the consequences of President Donald Trump’s attempts to fire workers and dismantle entire government agencies…

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]]> Trial Over Missouri Abortion Regulations May Affect Access Across Midwest, South https://truthout.org/articles/trial-over-missouri-abortion-regulations-may-affect-access-across-midwest-south/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:23:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334825 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The outcome of a trial over Missouri’s abortion regulations could ripple far beyond the state, potentially creating new availability for women in the Midwest and South who can’t access abortion close to home. As a judge weighs the constitutionality of a litany of state restrictions on abortion, the stakes are clear for Missouri women: The decision could hamper access for…

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]]> DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow Sparks Mass Resignation https://truthout.org/articles/doj-push-to-investigate-renee-goods-widow-sparks-mass-resignation/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:55:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334815 A push by the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the widow of Renee Nicole Good after her tragic killing at the hands of a federal immigration officer has sparked a mass resignation of federal prosecutors in Minnesota, reports say. According to reports, at least a dozen federal prosecutors across Washington and Minnesota have indicated their plans to resign.

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]]> SCOTUS Appears Poised to Uphold State Bans on Trans Student Athletes https://truthout.org/video/scotus-appears-poised-to-uphold-state-bans-on-trans-student-athletes/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:57:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=334820 When Becky Pepper-Jackson started middle school, she wanted to join her school’s track and field team. Like many girls her age, she was excited to make new friends and cultivate a passion for a sport. But unlike the other girls on her school’s track and field team, Pepper-Jackson is trans. And because she lives in West Virginia, a state which has banned transgender girls from participating in…

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]]> Ford Plant Suspends Worker After Trump Flips Him Off https://truthout.org/articles/ford-plant-suspends-worker-after-trump-flips-him-off/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:52:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334818 An automotive plant worker who called out President Donald Trump for being a “protector” of “pedophile[s]” in a viral video has been suspended from his job. On Tuesday, Trump visited a Ford plant in Michigan. A cell phone video shows Trump standing on a platform high above workers, while a voice shouts up to him from off-screen. “Pedophile protector!” that person yells in the video.

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]]> Here’s How We Pressured an Airline to End Its Contract With ICE https://truthout.org/articles/heres-how-we-pressured-an-airline-to-end-its-contract-with-ice/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:37:15 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334814 The same day that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, a little-known airline named Avelo announced that it would no longer fly deportation flights. Though the announcement was overshadowed by the news in Minneapolis, it is a major victory: The biggest commercial carrier of kidnapped and detained souls is ending its estimated $150…

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]]> Pro-Israel Group Shut Down in New York for Its “Widespread” Harassment Campaign https://truthout.org/articles/pro-israel-group-shut-down-in-new-york-for-its-widespread-harassment-campaign/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:24:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334788 A far right pro-Israel group that has spent years harassing pro-Palestine advocates in the U.S. is slated to end operations in New York state after an investigation by state Attorney General Letitia James found that the group has carried out a “campaign of violence, harassment, and intimidation.” Betar US, the American branch of a militant Zionist movement, has indicated to New York’s Office…

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]]> Will Rafah Crossing Ever Open? Palestinians in Egypt Await Promised Reentry. https://truthout.org/articles/will-rafah-crossing-ever-open-palestinians-in-egypt-await-promised-reentry/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:16:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334810 Since the beginning of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, and until the closure of the Rafah border crossing in May 2024, around 100,000 Palestinians — approximately 4 percent of Gaza’s population — have been displaced to Egypt. Some were forced to leave to receive medical treatment or continue their education after the Israeli war destroyed most schools and hospitals in the…

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]]> EPA Proposal Threatens Ability to Block Pipelines, Other Infrastructure Projects https://truthout.org/articles/epa-proposal-threatens-ability-to-block-pipelines-other-infrastructure-projects/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:06:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334804 The Trump Administration on Tuesday proposed a new rule aimed at speeding up and streamlining the permitting process for large energy and infrastructure projects, including oil and gas pipelines and facilities tied to artificial intelligence. The rule, which does not require action by Congress, includes a suite of procedural changes to section 401 of the Clean Water Act — a law enacted in the…

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]]> Treasury Head Dubiously Claims Recovered “Fraud” Funds Could Fund the Military https://truthout.org/articles/treasury-head-dubiously-claims-recovered-fraud-funds-could-fund-the-military/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:05:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334808 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced several initiatives aimed at combating supposed benefit fraud as the Trump administration is seizing upon the issue to amp up its violent immigration crackdown in Democratic-led states and cities. The news comes after right-wing Youtuber Nick Shirley went viral for videos accusing Somali people in Minneapolis of deceptively collecting Medicaid…

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]]> Trump’s Biggest Inaugural Donor Won Policy Changes That May Be Harming Workers https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-biggest-inaugural-donor-won-policy-changes-that-may-be-harming-workers/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:32:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334785 The largest single donor to Donald Trump’s inauguration was Pilgrim’s Pride, a poultry processor that contributed $5 million to the Jan. 20 festivities, more than the combined donations of Meta, Amazon and Apple. And in the first quarter of 2025, its parent company spent more than $500,000 lobbying the administration, doubling its expenditures compared to the same period last year. Since then…

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]]> Rights Groups Slam GOP Subpoena of Journalist Who Reported on Special Forces https://truthout.org/articles/rights-groups-slam-gop-subpoena-of-journalist-who-reported-on-special-forces/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:07:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334780 Over 20 press freedom groups have slammed Congress for its subpoena of journalist Seth Harp, author of a recent book that exposed crimes within the most secretive ranks of the military, saying that Congress is trying to chill inquiry into the military as the Trump administration threatens numerous countries. Last week, the House Oversight Committee voted to issue a subpoena for Harp after he…

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]]> Trump Says He Might Veto Bill to Extend ACA Credits for Insurance Premiums https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-he-might-veto-bill-to-extend-aca-credits-for-insurance-premiums/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:44:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334782 This week, President Donald Trump indicated that he may veto legislation that aims to extend tax credits for people on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) marketplace, if such legislation reaches his desk. The credits, which are used to assist with paying for health care premiums, were originally established during the coronavirus pandemic, to allow more people to take part in the marketplaces…

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]]> Pentagon Conducted Lethal Boat Strike With Aircraft Disguised as Civilian Plane https://truthout.org/articles/pentagon-conducted-lethal-boat-strike-with-aircraft-disguised-as-civilian-plane/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:13:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334764 The U.S.’s already highly contested September 2 strike on a boat in the Caribbean Sea was reportedly carried out by an aircraft that the military disguised as a civilian plane, seemingly using the practice of perfidy, a war crime. The initial attack in the U.S.’s boat strike campaign was carried out by a plane that was painted to look like a civilian aircraft — lacking the grey color and…

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]]> We Can Honor Renee Nicole Good’s Life by Abolishing Death-Making Institutions https://truthout.org/articles/we-can-honor-renee-nicole-goods-life-by-abolishing-death-making-institutions/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:09:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334777 She could have been me. That was my first thought when I learned that Renee Nicole Good — a 37-year-old mother, poet, and community advocate — had been shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. As a mother, an abolitionist organizer, and an artist, I felt that familiar twitching and burning, the despairing rage pooling under my skin, looking for an outlet.

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]]> FBI Investigating Renee Good While Obstructing Probes Into ICE Killer https://truthout.org/articles/fbi-investigating-renee-good-while-obstructing-probes-into-ice-killer/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:03:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334756 FBI investigators are looking into Renee Nicole Good’s life and potential history of anti-ICE activism after her death, sources familiar with the situation have said, seemingly trying to retroactively justify her killing as they obstruct probes into her killer, ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Sources told The New York Times that it “seems increasingly unlikely” that the Immigration and Customs…

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]]> New Campaign Targets Capital One for Partnership With Israeli Arms Manufacturer https://truthout.org/articles/new-campaign-targets-capital-one-for-partnership-with-israeli-arms-manufacturer/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:59:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334775 Organizers in cities across the country have launched Eject Elbit, a coordinated campaign against Capital One’s partnership with Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems. Founded in 1966, Elbit Systems supplies 80% of the weapons and equipment for the Israeli military’s land forces and 85% of the combat drones used by the air force, according to the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign.

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]]> Trump’s “Homes for People” Plan Distracts From Failing Policies, Experts Say https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-homes-for-people-plan-distracts-from-failing-policies-experts-say/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:35:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334767 President Donald Trump pledged on the 2024 campaign trail to “end inflation” and bring down housing costs “with the goal of cutting the cost of a new home in half.” That messaging, which resonated with swing voters frustrated with inflation, helped propel Trump back into the White House. Nearly a year into his term, Trump’s approval ratings have hit new lows as he calls the continuing…

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]]> Minnesota, Illinois File Lawsuits to Halt DHS Operations https://truthout.org/articles/minnesota-illinois-file-lawsuits-to-halt-dhs-operations/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:27:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334768 Two U.S. states and their respective largest metropolitan areas have filed lawsuits seeking to block the Trump administration’s anti-immigration activities there, alleging that immigration officials are causing harm to residents and are violating states’ rights to self-governance as laid out in the 10th Amendment of the Constitution. On Monday, the state of Minnesota, joined by the “Twin…

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]]> Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Who Was Killed by an Off-Duty ICE Agent https://truthout.org/video/family-demands-justice-for-keith-porter-who-was-killed-by-an-off-duty-ice-agent/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:52:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=334765 Activists in Los Angeles are demanding justice for Keith Porter Jr., an African American 43-year-old father of two, who was fatally shot by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve. His family is demanding transparency in the investigation into his killing. “When he walked in, he brought joy,” says Porter’s cousin Jsané Tyler. “He always had a laugh, a joke, a smile.

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]]> Jailed UK Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers Are at Imminent Risk of Death https://truthout.org/articles/jailed-uk-pro-palestine-hunger-strikers-are-at-imminent-risk-of-death/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:26:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334759 More than 50 international authors and academics signed a declaration published Monday in support of hunger-striking activists allegedly linked to the banned Palestine Action movement, who are at imminent risk of death after refusing to eat for more than two months. The brief statement — “We oppose genocide, we support the Palestine Action prisoners” — was signed by prominent figures…

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]]> “I Did Do That?” Trump Forgets He Promised to Pay Americans Tariff “Dividends” https://truthout.org/articles/i-did-do-that-trump-forgets-he-promised-to-pay-americans-tariff-dividends/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:33:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334762 President Donald Trump has promised numerous times that he would use some of the funds raised from his controversial tariffs to distribute a $2,000 “dividend” to American households — but in a recent interview with The New York Times, he appeared to have forgotten that pledge altogether. In an interview published this week, Trump appeared confused when a reporter asked when Americans could…

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]]> Immigration Agents Use Banned Chokeholds, Other Moves That Restrict Breathing https://truthout.org/articles/immigration-agents-use-banned-chokeholds-other-moves-that-restrict-breathing/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:58:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334757 Immigration agents have put civilians’ lives at risk using more than their guns. An agent in Houston put a teenage citizen into a chokehold, wrapping his arm around the boy’s neck, choking him so hard that his neck had red welts hours later. A black-masked agent in Los Angeles pressed his knee into a woman’s neck while she was handcuffed; she then appeared to pass out.

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]]> EPA No Longer Considering Lives Saved in Pollution Rules, Only Cost to Business https://truthout.org/articles/epa-no-longer-considering-lives-saved-in-pollution-rules-only-cost-to-business/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:41:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334748 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now only counting costs to businesses when considering regulation on key pollutants, internal documents show, rather than considering human lives saved by such caps. For the first time in decades of the practice, The New York Times reports, the EPA will effectively set the cost of a human life at $0 when doing cost-benefit analysis for fine…

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]]> Arizona Republicans Push to Criminalize Protesters for “Obstructing” ICE Arrests https://truthout.org/articles/arizona-republicans-push-to-criminalize-protesters-for-obstructing-ice-arrests/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:13:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334747 Despite public scrutiny over federal immigration agents’ use of force following the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, Republicans in Arizona are pushing to criminalize protestors for “obstructing” an arrest. Top Republicans marked the start of the new legislative session with the announcement during an early morning news conference, brandishing bright red posters with “We support ICE”…

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]]> Afraid But Undeterred, Minnesota Greets Trump’s ICE Surge With Demonstrations https://truthout.org/articles/afraid-but-undeterred-minnesota-greets-trumps-ice-surge-with-demonstrations/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:12:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334752 Minneapolis, Minnesota — Tear gas filled the air outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on January 9 as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers led two demonstrators away in handcuffs. For hours on Friday, caravans of ICE vehicles passed in front of the pop-up protests, carrying immigrants to be processed for deportation. Amid a mass influx of federal immigration agents to…

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]]> Why Is the Department of Labor Posting White Nationalist Propaganda? https://truthout.org/articles/why-is-the-department-of-labor-posting-white-nationalist-propaganda/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:28:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334740 The Trump administration’s Department of Labor sparked outcry this weekend after using language on social media that many observers pointed out echoes a phrase commonly used in Nazi propaganda — following months of post after post from the agency espousing white nationalist sentiments. On Saturday, the Labor Department wrote on social media: “One Homeland. One People. One Heritage.

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]]> Iran Escalates Crackdown on Protests as Trump Threatens to Launch Military Attack https://truthout.org/video/iran-escalates-crackdown-on-protests-as-trump-threatens-to-launch-military-attack/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:16:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=334742 Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed in Iran as authorities crack down on protests against inflation and the government’s handling of the economic crisis, with thousands more arrested amid a nationwide communications blackout. The protests started in late December and quickly spread across the country, marking the strongest internal challenge to the Iranian government in years. Meanwhile…

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]]> Mamdani Can Take Concrete Steps to Protect NYC’s Migrant Sex Workers https://truthout.org/articles/mamdani-can-take-concrete-steps-to-protect-nycs-migrant-sex-workers/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:48:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334726 “I was elected as a democratic socialist and I will govern as a democratic socialist,” New York City’s new mayor Zohran Mamdani announced to vigorous applause at his inaugural speech on January 1, 2026. “I will not abandon my principles for fear of being deemed radical.” The Mayor’s speech touched on the primary question at play in New York City, a familiar one for progressives nationwide…

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]]> Noem Restricts Congressional ICE Oversight Day After Renee Good Killing https://truthout.org/articles/noem-restricts-congressional-ice-oversight-day-after-renee-good-killing/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:46:15 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334730 On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued an order to once again limit congressional visits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, just a day after an immigration agent killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. In a memo, Noem directed ICE to bar congressional visits to ICE detention centers unless they request the visit seven days in advance.

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]]> Venezuelan Migrants Are in Legal Limbo After Maduro’s Abduction https://truthout.org/articles/venezuelan-migrants-are-in-legal-limbo-after-maduros-abduction/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:42:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334734 South Side Venezuelan families are navigating a complicated mix of hope, uncertainty, and fear following Nicolás Maduro’s capture in Caracas and arraignment in New York. Questions about asylum, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and the safety of loved ones back home have grown more urgent as these residents try to understand what shifting U.S. policy could mean for their lives in Chicago.

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]]> Fed Chair Says He Won’t Bow to Trump “Intimidation” Amid DOJ Criminal Probe https://truthout.org/articles/fed-chair-says-he-wont-bow-to-trump-intimidation-amid-doj-criminal-probe/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:18:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334727 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell revealed in a defiant statement late Sunday that the US Department of Justice is threatening him with criminal charges, a step the central bank chief condemned as “intimidation” for not bowing to President Donald Trump’s demands on interest rate policy. “I have deep respect for the rule of law and for accountability in our democracy. No one — certainly not…

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]]> More Americans Support Abolishing ICE Than Ever Before, Polling Data Shows https://truthout.org/articles/more-americans-support-abolishing-ice-than-ever-before-polling-data-shows/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:03:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334731 More Americans support abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency than at any point since it was established in 2003, new polling shows. According to data examined by Civiqs, 42 percent support getting rid of the agency while 50 percent oppose doing so, a split of just 8 points. This represents a major shift from a year ago, at the start of President Donald Trump’s…

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]]> How Elon Musk’s SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk https://truthout.org/articles/how-elon-musks-spacex-rockets-put-passenger-planes-at-risk/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:20:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334653 When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry. Each time SpaceX did a test run of Starship and its booster, dubbed Super Heavy, the megarocket’s flight path would take it soaring over busy Caribbean airspace before it reached the…

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]]> Chicago Residents Demand Investigation of Police Collaboration With ICE https://truthout.org/articles/chicago-residents-demand-investigation-of-police-collaboration-with-ice/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:19:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334717 About 500 people packed Thalia Hall in Pilsen on Thursday night amid a torrential downpour to voice their frustration with the Community Commission on Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) for not holding a hearing to probe allegations of cooperation by Chicago police with federal immigration agents sooner. Since June 2025, Chicago police officers have responded to the scenes of federal…

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]]> Omar Says Trump’s Minnesota Operations Seem to Be Pushing Toward “Martial Law” https://truthout.org/articles/omar-says-trumps-minnesota-operations-seem-to-be-pushing-toward-martial-law/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:16:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334720 Amidst national outrage this week over the killing of Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good by a federal agent, members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation on Saturday were blocked from full access to a federal immigration detention center in the city — but at least one lawmaker among them warns something much more sinister is now taking place in the state. “I was just denied access to…

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]]> Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are Leading the US and EU Into Industrial Decline https://truthout.org/articles/fossil-fuel-subsidies-are-leading-the-us-and-eu-into-industrial-decline/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:14:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334620 Since Donald Trump took office, the U.S. government has been more aggressively boosting fossil fuels to exert geopolitical dominance. President Donald Trump stated unequivocally that the military assault on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife are aimed at gaining control of the country’s oil reserves. Meanwhile, oil company shares are soaring, a dividend on the…

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]]> Amid Trump’s War on Antifa, Activists Face Arrest for Zines and Group Chats https://truthout.org/articles/amid-trumps-war-on-antifa-activists-face-arrest-for-zines-and-group-chats/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:11:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334691 I’ve been making zines since I was 14 years young. I’ve been distributing them since I was 16. I’m now 37 years old and pursuing a doctorate in art history studying communities of zine makers. In recent years I’ve seen a notable increase in people talking about zines, making them, and attending zine fests — it’s been heartening and wild to witness! I’ve watched what felt at times like this…

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]]> Trump’s EPA Is Questioning Its Own Legal Authority to Regulate Pollutants https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-epa-is-questioning-its-own-legal-authority-to-regulate-pollutants/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 19:42:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334713 Ethylene oxide was once considered an unremarkable pollutant. The colorless gas seeped from relatively few industrial facilities and commanded little public attention. All that changed in 2016, when the Environmental Protection Agency completed a study that found the chemical is 30 times more carcinogenic than previously thought. The agency then spent years updating regulations that…

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]]> Trump Blocks Bill to Return Land to Florida Tribe That Fought Alligator Alcatraz https://truthout.org/articles/trump-blocks-bill-to-return-land-to-florida-tribe-that-fought-alligator-alcatraz/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:12:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334711 On Thursday, Republicans in the House failed to override President Donald Trump’s first two vetoes in office: a pipeline project that would bring safe drinking water to rural Colorado, and another that would return land to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians in Florida. Their inability to block the president’s move signals their commitment to the White House over their prior support for the measures.

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]]> Schumer and Jeffries Refuse to Back Growing Democratic Calls to Defund ICE https://truthout.org/articles/schumer-and-jeffries-refuse-to-back-growing-democratic-calls-to-defund-ice/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 17:08:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334708 The killing of Renee Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis this week came as Republicans in Congress were planning to bring a homeland security spending bill to the House floor, deciding on whether the agency that’s surged thousands of armed agents into communities across the country should have increased funding — and progressive lawmakers are demanding that the Democrats use the…

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]]> This Tribal News Agency Shows How to Defend a Free Press at the Grassroots https://truthout.org/articles/this-tribal-news-agency-shows-how-to-defend-a-free-press-at-the-grassroots/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 16:14:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334702 To say press freedoms in the U.S. have taken a knock during the first year of Donald Trump’s second term would be a gross understatement. Perhaps the most glaring example is the Department of Defense’s new policy requiring journalists covering the Pentagon to sign a pledge promising not to use any information that hasn’t been explicitly authorized. But the Trump administration’s attacks on a…

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]]> Here’s How You Can Challenge Wage Garnishment for Defaulted Student Loans https://truthout.org/articles/heres-how-you-can-challenge-wage-garnishment-for-defaulted-student-loans/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 16:08:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334664 “I like debt for me,” said then-2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump. While defending himself against attacks by Hillary Clinton, Trump referred to himself as the “king of debt,” touting his classic business skills in renegotiating debts for his financial gain. Trump flipped the script on how many think about debt, which has long been held as a deep moral obligation to be paid in every account.

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]]> JD Vance Says Americans Should Actually Thank ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good https://truthout.org/articles/jd-vance-says-americans-should-actually-thank-ice-agent-who-killed-renee-good/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:50:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334693 Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that Americans outraged by the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis should actually be thanking, not criticizing, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who shot the 37-year-old mother of three. In a press conference in the White House the day after Good was killed, Vance repeated the lie that Good hit the officer…

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]]> ICE’s Murder of Renee Nicole Good Was Not an Aberration — It Is the New Normal https://truthout.org/articles/ices-murder-of-renee-nicole-good-was-not-an-aberration-it-is-the-new-normal/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:47:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334697 The killing of Renee Nicole Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in an otherwise quiet South Minneapolis neighborhood on Wednesday was just the latest in a string of violent attacks on local residents by immigration officials. “Immediately after, the same masked agents were faced with our grieving neighbors, rightfully demanding justice for a murder committed in our…

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]]> Caracas Residents Describe Terror of US Invasion as They Worry for What’s Next  https://truthout.org/articles/caracas-residents-describe-terror-of-us-invasion-as-they-worry-for-whats-next/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:44:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334682 “Several helicopters were dropping bombs, and the windows shattered from the shockwaves,” Caracas resident Paola Rosal told Truthout, describing her experience of the U.S. attack on Venezuela on January 3. Rosal, a mother of three who lives in Ciudad Tiuna, a massive government-built housing project located in the Fuerte Tiuna military complex in Caracas, said she was alone getting ready to…

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]]> 2025 Was the Worst Non-Recession Year for Jobs Growth Since 2003 https://truthout.org/articles/2025-was-the-worst-non-recession-year-for-jobs-growth-since-2003/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:16:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334694 The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the jobs report for December on Friday, showing an unusual slowdown in growth for a month where consumer spending typically generates much higher numbers. Job growth increased by around 50,000, the report noted. Unemployment remained relatively unchanged from November, going from 4.5 percent in that month to 4.4 percent in December.

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]]> Hochul, Mamdani Unveil Free, Universal Child Care Expansion in New York https://truthout.org/articles/hochul-mamdani-unveil-free-universal-child-care-expansion-in-new-york/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:05:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334683 New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a plan to provide free child care for 2-year-olds and expand other child care support for thousands more children across the state on Thursday, in one of the first major steps toward fulfilling Mamdani’s campaign pledge of universal access. The governor said that the state is fully funding the first two years of a…

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]]> Film Shortlisted for Oscar Depicts Story of 6-Year-Old Killed in Gaza in 2024 https://truthout.org/video/film-shortlisted-for-oscar-depicts-story-of-6-year-old-killed-in-gaza-in-2024/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:53:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=334689 The Voice of Hind Rajab.]]> Two years ago this month, the world was gripped by a series of shocking recordings of a 6-year-old girl in Gaza pleading for help as she sat trapped in a car riddled with bullets alongside the bodies of her cousins, aunt and uncle, who had just been killed by Israeli forces as the family attempted to flee the Israeli ground invasion of Gaza City. Emergency responders with the Palestine Red…

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]]> Venezuela Isn’t a Set of Talking Points — It’s a Country With a History https://truthout.org/articles/venezuela-isnt-a-set-of-talking-points-its-a-country-with-a-history/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:15:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334686 Most people in the United States encounter Venezuela not as a country with a history, but as a set of talking points. Those talking points — about mass migration, economic collapse, sanctions, authoritarianism — circulate without much attention to how they were produced, what they leave out, or whose interests they serve. That lack of grounding has mattered in recent weeks. When news broke that…

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]]> Vance Announces New Deputy AG Role to Root Out Supposed “Fraud” https://truthout.org/articles/vance-announces-new-deputy-ag-role-to-root-out-supposed-fraud/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:12:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334684 On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance announced the creation of a new position within the Department of Justice (DOJ) with broad authority to investigate “fraud.” The Trump administration has frequently cited fraud as a basis for cutting or undermining rights or benefits for U.S. residents — particularly fraud they assert is due to immigration. Recently, for example, the White House blocked…

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]]> Senate GOP Urged to Extend Affordable Care Act Subsidies After House Vote https://truthout.org/articles/senate-gop-urged-to-extend-affordable-care-act-subsidies-after-house-vote/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:26:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334680 US Senate Republicans are under renewed pressure to restore the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits after 17 GOP members of the House of Representatives helped Democrats pass legislation to extend the recently expired ACA subsidies by three years. The 230-196 vote — in which five Republicans did not participate — came after GOP Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Michael Lawler (NY)…

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]]> Texas Hands Over Its Entire Voter Registration List to the Trump Administration https://truthout.org/articles/texas-hands-over-its-entire-voter-registration-list-to-the-trump-administration/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:03:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=334677 Texas officials have turned over the state’s voter roll to the U.S. Justice Department, according to a spokesperson for the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, complying with the Trump administration’s demands for access to data on millions of voters across the country. The Justice Department last fall began asking all 50 states for their voter rolls — massive lists containing significant…

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