Former Congresswoman Cori Bush is mounting a comeback campaign for Missouri’s 1st District, setting the stage for a repeat clash with the pro-Israel lobby that fueled her 2024 primary defeat. The progressive firebrand, ousted last year, aims to reclaim her seat by positioning herself as a fighter against corporate-backed political influence.
The U.S.-backed Board of Peace appears to have abandoned the core tenets of last week’s Gaza disarmament roadmap, bowing to Israeli pressure by conditioning military withdrawal on the total surrender of Hamas weaponry. This pivot effectively rewrites the deal, casting doubt on the future of the fragile ceasefire.
With over $100 million already deployed in the 2026 midterm cycle, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is intensifying its influence. The lobbying group has directed a record-breaking $30.6 million toward a single Michigan Senate primary, aiming to unseat progressive epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed in a high-stakes Democratic contest.
Senator Tim Kaine has accused the Trump administration of committing murder through its military strike campaign against suspected drug-trafficking vessels, citing classified intelligence that suggests the operation has killed at least 221 people, including many individuals with no ties to the illicit narcotics trade.
As Rapid Support Forces surround El Obeid, threatening 500,000 civilians with imminent violence, a group of 21 Democratic senators has challenged the Trump administration to move beyond rhetoric. The lawmakers are demanding immediate, tangible intervention to curb the paramilitary group’s brutal campaign in Sudan’s ongoing civil war.
The Trump administration has proposed sweeping changes to Obama-era safety regulations governing offshore drilling in the Arctic, a move officials describe as a necessary reduction of industry burdens but which environmental advocates warn creates a clear path to environmental disaster in one of the planet's most fragile ecosystems.
President-elect Donald Trump has selected North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department, placing a vocal fossil fuel proponent in charge of hundreds of millions of acres of federal land and water. The appointment signals a aggressive shift toward deregulation and expanded drilling on public territory.
María Cornejo is demanding accountability after her 41-year-old son, Edwin Jovanny López Cornejo, became the second person to die at the GEO Group-run Delaney Hall detention center in Newark. She suspects the facility failed to provide her son with essential medication for his diabetes, seizures, and high blood pressure.
The GEO Group reported a record $254 million profit last year, marking a 700% surge fueled by new contracts with the Trump administration. As the company scales its detention capacity to support mass deportation campaigns, it faces mounting scrutiny over custodial deaths, allegations of abuse, and a lack of federal oversight.
U.S. President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that the United States intends to take control of the Gaza Strip, framing the plan as a redevelopment project that requires the removal of the enclave's entire Palestinian population. The proposal has drawn immediate condemnation, with critics labeling the rhetoric an explicit endorsement of ethnic cleansing.
Israeli forces have systematically employed Palestinian civilians as human shields during the 19-month war in Gaza, according to accounts from soldiers and victims. The practice, which violates international humanitarian law, involves using detainees to clear booby-trapped buildings and scout locations before military units advance.
Human rights defenders are condemning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he invoked the biblical story of Amalek to describe Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. By framing the invasion as a “holy mission” to destroy an ancient enemy, critics argue the leader has signaled a clear intent to commit genocide.
One month after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide and facilitate aid to Gaza, humanitarian access has plummeted. Human Rights Watch reported Monday that the daily average of aid trucks entering the enclave dropped by more than a third following the court's binding interim ruling.
The International Court of Justice declared South Africa's genocide case against Israel plausible on Friday, ordering the Israeli government to take immediate action to prevent violations of the Genocide Convention. While the court stopped short of mandating a cease-fire, it signaled a major legal escalation in the Gaza conflict.
A record 129 journalists were killed globally in 2025, with Israel responsible for two-thirds of those deaths. According to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Israeli military has now killed more reporters than any other government since the organization began tracking such casualties in 1992.
Israeli soldiers and commanders have provided harrowing accounts of designated 'kill zones' within the Netzarim Corridor, where standing orders mandate shooting anyone who enters. These testimonies from within the Israel Defense Forces reveal a systematic policy of targeting civilians, contradicting official claims that military operations are strictly confined to combatants.
Israeli soldiers and civilian contractors are systematically removing tons of debris from the Gaza Strip, a process human rights advocates warn is destroying critical evidence of genocide. This operation appears to directly defy World Court orders requiring the preservation of proof related to alleged war crimes in the territory.
Palestinian civil defense teams recovered hundreds of bodies from a mass grave discovered within the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis this weekend. Rescue workers reported finding at least 200 corpses as of Sunday, with officials estimating that hundreds more remain buried at the site following the Israeli military withdrawal.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar argued Monday that the federal government must direct billions in tariff refunds to households instead of corporate giants. As the Supreme Court strikes down illegal trade levies, corporations like Apple and Amazon are pocketing massive windfalls while consumers continue to pay elevated prices.
Consumer and environmental groups are pushing the Securities and Exchange Commission to abandon its proposal to scrap mandatory climate risk disclosures. The campaign targets the agency’s recent pivot under Chair Paul Atkins, who characterizes the 2024 regulations as an overreach that imposes unsound policy on the American financial sector.
The Trump administration is preparing a draft executive order that would force the Department of Justice to dismantle state-level artificial intelligence regulations. Critics characterize the move as a blatant effort to prioritize the interests of tech corporations over the democratic authority of states to protect their own citizens.
While tech executives promise artificial intelligence will streamline workdays and boost happiness, a new survey reveals that employees are bracing for instability. Most American workers reject the narrative that the technology will automate tedious tasks, instead anticipating deeper workplace inequality and increased pressure from management.
Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at dismantling state-level artificial intelligence regulations, a move critics characterize as a payoff to tech donors. The directive empowers the Justice Department to sue states over AI laws deemed excessive while threatening to withhold federal funding from those that refuse to comply.
Representative Greg Casar, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has slammed President Donald Trump for an AI regulatory framework that relies on voluntary compliance. Casar argues the administration is prioritizing personal financial gains from industry donors over essential safeguards, leaving the nation vulnerable to escalating cybersecurity threats.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has formally requested the removal of Postmaster General David Steiner, accusing the agency chief of transforming the Postal Service into a partisan tool for voter suppression. The call follows Steiner’s refusal to confirm compliance with a federal court order blocking restrictions on mail-in ballot delivery.
Nebraska has become the first state to strip Medicaid coverage from residents for failing to meet new work reporting requirements, triggering urgent calls from Democratic lawmakers and advocacy groups for the Trump administration to rescind a policy they argue is designed to manufacture bureaucratic barriers to essential healthcare.
Federal agents intercepted a family of Venezuelan asylum-seekers in the parking lot of an Oregon hospital, arresting the parents as they attempted to secure emergency medical care for their seven-year-old daughter. The move has sparked sharp condemnation from local officials and child welfare advocates.
“Well, they can go back to their country and get whatever food they want,” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin remarked in May, dismissing the plight of detainees who endure invasive, non-consensual medical procedures to protest conditions inside US immigration facilities that critics and medical experts label as torture.
Democratic lawmakers and ethics watchdogs are denouncing a deal between two Republican senators and attorney general nominee Todd Blanche, arguing the agreement fails to dismantle a controversial slush fund or block tax immunity for the Trump family, effectively clearing a path for his confirmation despite ongoing corruption concerns.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio sparked intense backlash Sunday by characterizing Cuba as an “espionage superpower” capable of orchestrating domestic American protest movements. Critics and political opponents dismissed the assertions as dangerous fabrication, warning the narrative mirrors past pre-war propaganda used to manufacture consent for foreign military intervention.
