Pushing back against hate: A guide to compassionate activism
Pushing back against hate today is more difficult than it has been in the past, with a country that’s divided, and a President who rules using hate and fear.
Arrested for standing up: ICE assault survivor arrested at SOTU for silent protest
Aliya Rahman, a disabled U.S. citizen brutalized by ICE agents in Minneapolis just weeks ago, was arrested at the State of the Union for silently standing during Trump’s racist attacks on Minnesota’s Somali community. Her crime? Refusing to sit down.
Kristi Noem’s cannibal deportation story was fake. She lied. AGAIN.
Multiple federal law enforcement officials confirm that Kristi Noem made up the cannibal deportation story, exposing a pattern of dehumanizing lies used to justify ICE in the streets and mass deportations.
Don’t end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for our neighbors
The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status to expel lawful immigrants to countries facing political turmoil — while also cutting aid and destabilizing them further.
A wellness influencer with no medical license wants to be America’s doctor
The Senate grilled Casey Means today on vaccines, contraception, and her fitness to serve as surgeon general — and the answers should worry all of us.
Democratic voter turnout for early voting in Texas midterms highest in recent history
Turnout during the first week of early voting in the Texas midterms exceeded the same period for the previous two presidential elections, years that typically see higher voter engagement.
The Progressive response to Trump’s SOTU was delivered by Representative Summer Lee—Wow
Summer Lee’s speech was powerful. She not only spoke like a human rather than a politician, but she also touched on every issue affecting the working class in America today.
NPR investigation finds DOJ withheld Epstein files tied to allegations of sexual abuse against Trump
An NPR investigation reveals the DOJ withheld over 50 pages of Epstein files containing allegations of sexual abuse against Trump, including FBI interviews with a woman who says she was assaulted at age 13.
Epstein scandal protest at Trump’s State of the Union
In a rare display of bipartisan unity, two Republican members of Congress joined Democrats Tuesday night in drawing attention to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address — even as the administration faces mounting scrutiny over its handling of the case files. Rep. Nancy…
Trump in State of the Union speech touts US ‘turnaround for the ages,’ attacks Democrats
So far, President Trump’s State of the Union speech is made up of attacks on Democrats, lies about the economy, racist smears, and culture wars like “sex changes on children without the parent’s knowledge.”
Republicans call for Representative Tony Gonzales to resign over affair with aide who later died by suicide
Republicans in Congress are calling for Representative Tony Gonzales to resign after an affair with his aide that ended with her taking her own life.
FBI ordered NYPD to stand down on Epstein investigations just days after his arrest
Newly released DOJ documents reveal federal authorities told NYPD to stand down on efforts to investigate Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators — raising questions about who was being protected and why.
