Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank
“The ONLY reason Israel gets away with this naked thievery is US military and political support,” said one observer.
‘An Absolute Joke’: Trump DOJ Partially Releases Epstein Files, Many Heavily Redacted
“Trump’s failure to release the Epstein files is an insult to survivors and a further stain on an administration that continuously bends over backwards to protect abusers,” said one critic.
‘Absolute Dereliction of Duty’: House Republicans Kill Venezuela War Powers Resolutions
By Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams House Republicans on Wednesday defeated a pair of war powers resolutions aimed at reining in US President Donald Trump’s airstrikes on alleged drug-running boats…
ICE Goons Pepper Spray Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva During Tucson Raid
By Brett Wilkins | Originally Published at Common Dreams In what Arizona’s attorney general slammed as an “unacceptable and outrageous” act of “unchecked aggression,” a federal immigration officer fired pepper…
Majority of Democrats, Independents Want Leaders to Fight GOP Attacks on AI Rules
By Brett Wilkins Republished from Common Dreams A poll published Friday revealed that a majority of Democratic and Independent US voters want congressional Democrats to fight GOP efforts to block…
‘Political Stunt Wrapped in Badges’: New Orleans Readies Resistance as Trump Operation Begins
By Brett Wilkins Original to Common Dreams The Trump administration on Wednesday launched a major operation against what it said are “criminal illegal aliens” in New Orleans but that critics…
‘Time Is Ticking’: GOP Lawmakers Urged to Back Healthcare Tax Credit Extension
By: Brett Wilkins Original for Common Dreams With less than a month remaining before Affordable Care Act healthcare tax credits are set to expire—which would cause monthly premiums to soar…
After Threats Throughout NYC Campaign, Trump Lauds Mamdani at White House
“I feel very confident that he can do a very good job,” Trump said of Mamdani after their White House meeting. “I think he is going to surprise some conservative…
At Least 13 Palestinians, ‘Mostly Children,’ Killed by Israel in Lebanon Massacre
Despite a November 2024 truce between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli forces have killed at least 121 civilians, including 21 women and 16 children, in Lebanon.
Colorado Votes to Tax the Rich to Fund ‘Incredibly Popular’ Free School Meals
“Colorado sent a clear message tonight: No child should ever have to learn on an empty stomach,” said the state Democratic Party.
Israel Massacres 11 Members of Palestinian Family in Deadliest Gaza Ceasefire Violation
Gaza officials said Israeli forces have broken the tenuous weeklong truce 47 times, killing 38 Palestinians and wounding 143 more.
Israel Returns Palestinian Prisoners’ Bodies With ‘Signs of Torture, Mutilation, and Execution’
An unknown number of Palestinians abducted by Israel died or were killed while in custody; living former prisoners have described horrific and sometimes deadly torture.
‘Deeply Un-American’: Trump Tells Generals to Use US Cities as Military ‘Training Grounds’
“Wake up, people, the US is fast approaching a point of no return,” warned one critic, who said the president’s alarming rhetoric “comes right out of the fascism playbook.”
White House Working to Criminalize Left-Wing Dissent as ‘Domestic Terror’ in Wake of Kirk Murder
“We must end any form of political violence—and reject those who try to exploit it,” one Democratic congresswoman asserted.
Progressives—Who Reviled Charlie Kirk’s Politics—Repudiate His Murder
“Unconscionable acts of violence should have no place in our country,” said Congresswoman Ilhan Omar—whom Kirk wanted to denaturalize and deport. “Let’s pray for no more lives being lost to…