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Inter Press Service

The Guardian

  • House Republican hardliners demand big changes to Trump bill as Democrats urge holdouts to vote no on spending package – live

    Most vocal critics of president’s tax and spending bill remain opposed as Trump-imposed deadline loomsWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Donald Trump on Tuesday toured “Alligator Alcatraz”, a controversial new migrant detention jail in the remote Florida Everglades, and celebrated the harsh conditions that people sent there would experience.The president was chaperoned by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, who hailed the tented camp on mosquito-infested land 50 miles west of Miami as an example for other states that supported Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

  • How Trump’s big bill will supercharge his deportation campaign by funneling $170bn to Ice

    Critics warn the staggering sum dedicated to the agency in the bill will threaten humanitarian protections and disrupt the economyThousands of new immigration enforcement officers. Tens of thousands of new detention beds. New fees on asylum applications. And new construction on the border wall.Donald Trump’s sweeping spending bill would vastly expand the federal government’s immigration enforcement machinery and, if passed by the House, supercharge the president’s plan to carry out what he has vowed will be the largest deportation campaign in US history. Continue reading...

  • Kirsten Gillibrand apologizes to Zohran Mamdani over ‘jihad’ claim

    New York senator had claimed that Democratic nominee for mayor had made ‘references to global jihad’The New York Democratic senator Kirsten Gillibrand has apologized to Zohran Mamdani, the party nominee for New York City mayor, for comments she made claiming that Mamdani had made “references to global jihad”.“Gillibrand apologized for mischaracterizing Mamdani’s record and for her tone on the call,” according to a readout of a phone call between Gillibrand and Mamdani that was obtained by Politico. Continue reading...

  • Trump administration sued for giving Medicaid data to deportation officials

    Twenty states say giving immigrants’ health data to DHS broke privacy laws and threatens access to emergency careThe Trump administration violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to deportation officials, a group of 20 states allege in a lawsuit.Last month advisers to the secretary of the Department of Heath and Human Services (HHS), Robert F Kennedy Jr, ordered the release of a dataset that includes the private health information of people living in California, Illinois, Washington state and Washington DC to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Continue reading...

  • Former January 6 defendant now advising justice department’s ‘weaponization working group’

    Jared L Wise, who allegedly called for police to be killed at US Capitol, is now advising on the ‘weaponization’ of federal agenciesUS politics live – latest updatesA former FBI agent who allegedly shouted “kill ’em!” at law enforcement during the January 6 insurrection is now advising a “weaponization working group” in the Trump justice department, a sign of the elevated role rioters are playing since they were granted clemency by the president.Jared L Wise has been named an adviser or counselor to Ed Martin, the advocate for January 6ers who was previously acting as US attorney for Washington DC and is now leading the weaponization working group, the New York Times and ABC News reported on Tuesday. The contours of […]

Ensia

  • Journalists, meet climate change

    The headlines scream about war, crime, political strife, economic woes. But underlying it all — and more and more often bubbling to the top — is what future historians will likely look back and call the story of this century: Climate change. Recognizing the importance of this pervasive phenomenon, Covering Climate Now, Columbia Journalism Review, the Solutions Journalism Network, The Guardian […]

The Marshall Project

Fair Observer

  • Feeding the Warfare State: We Lose, the Weapon Makers Win

    The US Senate has passed the distinctly misnamed “big beautiful bill.” It is, in fact, one of the ugliest pieces of legislation to come out of Congress in living memory. The House of Representatives passed a previous version on May 22, 2025, which would cut $1.7 trillion, mostly in domestic spending, while providing the top… Continue reading Feeding the Warfare State: We Lose, the Weapon Makers Win The post Feeding the Warfare State: We Lose, the Weapon Makers Win appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • Billionaires Line Up to Save New York from Democracy

    Do you need something to worry about? With two hot wars involving nuclear powers, one false move, accidental or deliberate, could at any moment set off World War III. This has been the case ever since late 2021, when then-US President Joe Biden’s administration decided it might be interesting to see what happens if Russia… Continue reading Billionaires Line Up to Save New York from Democracy The post Billionaires Line Up to Save New York from Democracy appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • What Can Netanyahu Learn from Sun Tzu’s “Golden Bridge”?

    The international opprobrium Israel faced before its intensified military offensive in Gaza has now overshadowed the strategic victories it achieved in the early months of the conflict. Western sympathies, which often leaned toward affirming Israel’s right to self-defense, have receded in light of the unmitigated humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. In this environment, where Israel… Continue reading What Can Netanyahu Learn from Sun Tzu’s “Golden Bridge”? The post What Can Netanyahu Learn from Sun Tzu’s “Golden Bridge”? appeared first on Fair Observer.

Aeon

  • The lights of Flushing

    A cherished local tradition keeps memories of the departed alight in this tiny village on England’s southwest coast - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Truthout

ProPublica

Unicorn Riot

  • New Conviction Integrity Unit Agrees to Review Mahdi Ali’s Case

    Minneapolis, MN — After fifteen and a half years in prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit, a fresh burst of hope has worked its way into the cell of Mahdi Ali. His legal team has filed an application with Hennepin County’s new… The post New Conviction Integrity Unit Agrees to Review Mahdi Ali’s Case appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

Sludge

Democracy Now!

  • Democracy Now! 2025-07-02 Wednesday

    Headlines for July 02, 2025; “Not a Done Deal”: After Senate Passes “Big, Ugly Bill,” Progressives Fight to Stop It in the House; GOP Budget Bill Would Make ICE “Largest Federal Law Enforcement Agency in the History of the Nation”; “Alligator Alcatraz”: Florida Activists Resist Everglades Migrant Jail as ICE Deaths Rise in U.S.; “Arrest Now, Ask Questions Later”: Why Did L.A. ICE Agents Arrest and Jail U.S. Citizen Andrea Velez?

Latino USA

  • How I Got Sucked Into Latina Trad Wife TikTok

    Editor’s Note: This is part of a special three-episode collaboration with Imperfect Paradise. After months of having deleted TikTok off... The post How I Got Sucked Into Latina Trad Wife TikTok appeared first on Latino USA.

  • Getting Lost in Latina Trad Wife TikTok

    Editor’s Note: This is the first episode in a special three-episode collaboration with Imperfect Paradise. During a flurry of election-related... The post Getting Lost in Latina Trad Wife TikTok appeared first on Latino USA.

  • ‘The Padilla Incident’ and Trump’s Escalation Against Free Speech

    California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a press conference on June 12. We’ve seen the Trump administration go... The post ‘The Padilla Incident’ and Trump’s Escalation Against Free Speech appeared first on Latino USA.

Yale Environment 360

The Appeal

WhoWhatWhy

  • Musician Uses Moth Flight Data to Compose Piece Warning About Their Decline

    PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org. Musician Uses Moth Flight Data to Compose Piece Warning About Their Decline originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy

Inside Climate News

  • In Chicago, a Landmark Environmental Justice Bill Inches Toward Passage

    CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson’s perspective on the Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance is that it’s been a long time coming.  It’s not just the two years that community groups collaborated with the city’s revived Department of Environment to craft the environmental justice ordinance, but also the four decades that she has been doing the work that her

  • Wastewater Treatment Plants Channel ‘Forever Chemicals’ Into Waterways Nationwide

    Harmful “forever chemicals” flow from wastewater treatment plants into surface water across the U.S., according to a new report by a clean-water advocacy group. Weekslong sampling by the Waterkeeper Alliance both upstream and downstream of 22 wastewater treatment facilities in 19 states saw total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations increase in 95 percent of

Grist

The Conversation

The Trace

  • As Youth Violence Ticks Up in Philly, These Programs Are Trying to Keep Kids Safe

    Kawame Curry knows firsthand what it’s like to get help from organizations focused on keeping children safe. He also knows what’s possible when that doesn’t happen. Curry’s childhood memories are filled with one of his first friends, Terry Cooley. “We would throw rocks, catch frogs, do all these things that kids are supposed to do The post As Youth Violence Ticks Up in Philly, These Programs Are Trying to Keep Kids Safe appeared first on The Trace.

  • Ambush-Style Shootings Like the One in Idaho Are Rare, but Not Unheard Of

    Two firefighters were killed and a third was injured in an ambush in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on June 29. The perpetrator reportedly lured them to a mountainous area by setting a wildfire and then shot at them when they responded. “This was a total ambush,” Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris said during a news conference. The post Ambush-Style Shootings Like the One in Idaho Are Rare, but Not Unheard Of appeared first on The Trace.

  • Major Gun Violence Research Hub Escapes Crippling Funding Cuts

    The New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center has secured stable funding for another year after lawmakers rejected a $1 million budget cut proposed by Democratic Governor Phil Murphy. The move comes after The Trace reported that the cut would have wiped out a third of the center’s budget and crippled its operations, including its ability The post Major Gun Violence Research Hub Escapes Crippling Funding Cuts appeared first on The Trace.

Quanta Magazine

  • Physicists Start To Pin Down How Stars Forge Heavy Atoms

    The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses. They definitely exist in East Lansing, Michigan. The post Physicists Start To Pin Down How Stars Forge Heavy Atoms first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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