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- "Completely Unprecedented": Ari Berman on Trump's Attack on Elections Ahead of Midterms
We get an update on elections and voting rights in the United States from Mother Jones's national voting rights correspondent, Ari Berman, who warns of President Donald Trump's escalating attempts to “try to claim dictatorial power” and commit an “unprecedented intervention” into the 2026 midterm elections. Whether it takes the form of claims of foreign interference, canceling mail-in voting or requiring proof of citizenship, “[t]he bottom line here is they keep lying about the 2020 election so that they can justify massive interference in the 2026 election,” says Berman. “That’s something that we all need to be very vigilant about.”
- "Vote Her Out": After Maine ICE Shooting, Sen. Collins Under Fire for Deciding Vote on ICE Funding
The killing of 26-year-old Colombian immigrant Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero by ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine, has put the sparsely populated state back in the national spotlight amid the ongoing fallout from a sexual assault allegation that led insurgent Democratic nominee Graham Platner to suspend his campaign for Senate. The nomination will now be determined by Maine Democratic Party delegates in an accelerated — and more crowded — version of the race’s contentious primary. Platner had been running to unseat longtime Republican incumbent Susan Collins, a supporter of Donald Trump and his administration’s intensifying immigration enforcement policies. Protesters chanting “Vote her out!” marched to Collins’s office after […]
- "Our Community Is Hurting": ICE Kills 26-Year-Old Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine
Just days after the killing of a Mexican immigrant in Texas, immigration agents fatally shot another immigrant, also driving to work, this time in a small town in southern Maine. Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, originally from Colombia, was 26 years old and the father of a 3-year-old daughter. He was reportedly authorized to work in the United States, had been issued a Social Security number and was not the target of any warrant. The Department of Homeland Security has defended the shooting, saying that ICE fired on Durán Guerrero in his car out of fear for “public safety.” Witnesses say they say they saw agents dragging Durán Guerrero from the car after the shooting as he told them that he had been trying to “stop.” For more, […]
- "They Were Hunting for Latinos": LULAC CEO on ICE Killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston
“They were hunting for Latinos.” Outcry is continuing over the ICE shooting death of 52-year-old Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in a majority-Latino neighborhood in Houston, Texas, last week. Events pieced together by eyewitness videos and texts sent by the agents involved in Araujo’s killing suggest that agents largely ignored Araujo’s cries for help after he was shot. “They really just strung him along for hours until finally sending him to the hospital,” says Juan Proaño, CEO of LULAC, the largest and oldest Latino civil rights organization in the United States. Meanwhile, the three men carpooling with Araujo to work are still languishing in ICE detention, where they were initially pressured to sign […]
- Headlines for July 14, 2026
Trump Announces U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran Moving Closer to All-Out War, Tensions Escalate Between Houthis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, Immigration Agents Fatally Shoot Colombian Man in Maine, Mexican President Sheinbaum Calls for Criminal Probes into the Deaths of Mexicans in the U.S., Federal Judge Blasts Trump’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against the IRS, 12 Democratic-Led States File Lawsuit to Block Paramount’s Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Secretary of State Rubio Announces U.S. Plans to “Systematically Disable” the ICC, Pentagon Announces New Joint Task Force with DOJ to Target Press Leaks, U.S. Border Agents Seize Devices of Journalist Max Blumenthal After He Returned from Reporting Trip to Iran, Trump Signs Executive […]
Anthropocene
- This tiny bottle cap traveled 1,500 kilometers. It had 307 hitchhikers aboard.
Scientists cracked the case of a single plastic cap using isotope chemistry and ocean current models, revealing how trash is turning into rafts for invasive species.
- The surprising upside of asking people to use less energy
New research complicates the long-held belief that climate policy is a trade-off between cost and carbon, adding a third factor: it might make daily life better, too.
The Guardian
- Former Obama White House counsel to face House questioning over Epstein ties
Kathryn Ruemmler welcomes closed-door interview and says she had no knowledge of ongoing criminal activityKathryn Ruemmler, who served as White House counsel under Barack Obama, is set to testify on Wednesday before the House committee on oversight and reform about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein as part of the panel’s investigation into the convicted sex offender.Ruemmler came under scrutiny earlier this year after her name appeared thousands of times in the records related to Epstein that were released by the justice department under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. She announced in February that she would be resigning from her role at Goldman Sachs as chief legal officer effective on 30 June. Continue reading...
- Senate expected to grill Todd Blanche over Epstein files and cases against Trump’s political rivals in confirmation hearing – live
Trump’s nominee for attorney general – also his former personal defense lawyer – faces questions from senators as he attempts to take the top justice department roleSign up for the Breaking News US emailSenators on the judiciary committee have kicked off the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche to serve as the attorney general.The committee chair, Republican Chuck Grassley, noted that the lawmakers will consider Blanche for a “promotion” today. A reminder that Blanche was previously confirmed, and served, as deputy attorney general under Pam Bondi. Continue reading...
- Joe Biden to publish memoir of presidency after November midterms
Promise Me, America to cover everything from economy to decision to drop bid for re-electionFormer president Joe Biden will publish a memoir this fall, publisher Little, Brown and Company told the Associated Press.Promise Me, America, which Biden says will touch upon everything from the economy to his decision to drop his bid for re-election, is scheduled to come out on 17 November. Continue reading...
- Trump intelligence pick Jay Clayton to face senators in confirmation hearing
Clayton, if confirmed, would replace Bill Pulte, whose position as acting intelligence chief has prompted outcryJay Clayton, the US attorney for the southern district of New York, will face senators on the intelligence committee on Wednesday morning in a confirmation hearing to become the nation’s next intelligence chief.Clayton, if confirmed, would replace Bill Pulte, whom Donald Trump installed as acting director of national intelligence last month. Pulte’s position atop the American intelligence agencies has been deeply divisive on Capitol Hill, with members of both parties saying his background as the chair of a federal mortgage regulation agency is not enough experience for the job, and that Pulte’s unwavering loyalty to Trump […]
- ‘Fear, intimidation, violence’: calls mount to remove ICE from US streets after agents killed two men
Agents killed Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas, even though both were not targets of enforcement actionUS officials are facing mounting calls to remove US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from American streets after federal agents killed two men who were not the target of enforcement action in less than a week.Advocacy groups, including the National Police Accountability Project and the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, described the fatal shootings of Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas as extrajudicial killings. Continue reading...
The Conversation
- ‘Heartstopper’ is helping LGBTQ+ fans find hope and community across time and space
Stories about young queer people coming of age and finding love have touched people across age and identity, bringing healing after the AIDS crisis and harsh upbringings.
- Viktor Orbán is gone, but scores of public monuments show the potency of his legacy and Hungarian nationalism
More than a century after the Treaty of Trianon, its monuments have produced a visible political landscape that Péter Magyar will continue to embrace.
- What does it mean to be ‘quantum’? A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein’s spooky actions at a distance
Particles’ properties at the quantum level could one day enable faster computing and better cybersecurity.
- How to be grateful to someone – even when you really don’t want to
Struggling to feel grateful? Try thinking differently about what caused the person’s actions.
- Philadelphia’s rich history of children’s television includes ‘Double Dare’ and a golden age of local hosts like Chief Halftown and Captain Noah
Philadelphia produced some of the most popular and longest-running local children’s shows in television history.
Inter Press Service
- How Farmers Are Learning About Restoring Soils and Scaling Agroecology in Kenya
At Yumbuni Village in Kenya’s Makueni County, farmers from Vihiga and Kakamega counties have travelled over 560 kilometres to join their colleagues in Kathonzweni Ward and see the progress of experiments being carried out on different homemade organic fertilisers and other farm inputs. “In a special way, we are conducting community-led agroecology research, comparing the
- WHO: Urgent Action Needed for the Future of Cancer Care
One in five people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and when the emotional and physical toll on close family members is factored in, an estimated 92 percent of people globally will be affected by cancer at least once in their lifetime. This staggering statistic is the centerpiece of the World Health Organization
- Pride: Once Again a Protest
On the morning of 28 June, riot police sealed off Taksim Square with iron barriers and enforced bans on all weekend gatherings in Istanbul. Marchers pressed ahead anyway, re-emerging from side streets each time police dispersed them. By the end of the day police had detained at least 50 people, including a journalist. It was
Sludge
- Jeffries Opposes Bid to Cut Israel Aid After Record AIPAC Earmark
The House Democratic leader's campaign operation recently took in AIPAC PAC's largest earmarked donation ever, from a billionaire hedge fund investor.
Grist
- They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked.
A decade after climate activists' emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking.
- A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by three Pacific nations
As President Trump pushes seabed mining, the bid by an American startup reveals the limits of island nations' control over their neighboring waters.
- For Indigenous peoples, conflict means so much more than war
Indigenous leaders say true peace requires self-determination and respect for their rights.
Truthout
- Day After Threat to Put Fees on Strait of Hormuz, Trump Says He Denounces Idea
The president said that, actually, “I don’t think anybody should be able to charge a fee for the strait.”
- New Lawsuit Challenges “Public-Private Conspiracy” Against Palestine Solidarity
Mahmoud Khalil says the suit against US officials and pro-Israel groups is “about far more than what was done to” him.
- ICE Temporarily Pauses Traffic Stops After Fatal Shootings in Texas, Maine
ICE policy already restricts traffic stops, requiring that agents only use them when there is “reasonable suspicion.”
Labor Notes
- World Cup Leverage: California Stadium Workers Win the Right to Strike Over ICE
In a World Cup-fueled union win, concessions workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have won the right to walk off the job, should ICE pose a threat to their safety. The stadium’s 2,000 cooks, bartenders, dishwashers, servers, and attendants had a major piece of leverage this summer: eight scheduled World Cup matches. Their victory came days after a 96 percent vote to authorize a strike. Their next contract will expire at the end of April 2028, weeks before the Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
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