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Trump’s Personal Army? Exec. Order to Create “Quick Reaction Force” Raises Alarm

Is President Trump working to build his own personal army? Investigative reporter Radley Balko responds to Trump’s new ...

Netanyahu Approves New West Bank Settlements, Warning “There Won’t Be a Palestinian State”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a plan to dramatically expand illegal West Bank settlements, greenlighting the construction of 3,400 new homes on land Palestinians want for a ...
Opinion

Mehdi Hasan: Trump Is Weaponizing the Murder of Charlie Kirk to Go After the Left

President Trump announced on Friday that a suspect was in custody for the killing of far-right activist Charlie Kirk. Although the motive has not yet been established, Trump has escalated his attacks ...

Israeli Forces Arrest 1,500 Palestinians, Including Children, in Mass Raid on Tulkarem

In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces rounded up over 1,500 Palestinians in Tulkarem on Thursday, ordering a curfew for the city’s residents. Footage shared by residents showed Israeli soldiers ...

“Here Comes the Sun”: Bill McKibben on Renewable Energy, “Sun Day” & the “Last Chance” for Climate

As the Trump administration grows increasingly hostile to renewable energy, we speak with acclaimed environmentalist Bill ...

“America Is Bankrolling This”: Jeremy Scahill on Israel’s Bombing of Hamas in Qatar

Global condemnation is mounting after Israel bombed Qatar’s capital Doha, attempting to take out senior Hamas leaders who had ...

State Department Threatens Action Against Immigrants Who Praise Killing of Charlie Kirk

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Thursday warned immigrants against “praising, rationalizing or making light of” Charlie Kirk’s killing, writing on social media, “foreigners who glorify ...

Global Sumud Flotilla Vows to Break Israel’s Siege of Gaza

Members of the Global Sumud Flotilla are vowing to continue their efforts to break Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip, after ...

Several HBCU Campuses Put on Lockdown After Receiving Threats in the Wake of Kirk’s Murder

Several historically Black colleges and universities canceled classes and ordered students to shelter in place Thursday after receiving threats in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder. The affected ...

Sens. Van Hollen and Merkley Say U.S. Is Complicit in Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians

On Capitol Hill, Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley released a report Thursday accusing the Israeli government of “collective punishment” and “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza. The ...

Nepal’s “Gen Z Protests” Topple Government Amid Anger over Corruption & Inequality

Following massive, youth-led anti-corruption demonstrations in Nepal, the country’s former Chief Justice Sushila Karki looks set to become interim prime minister. This week, protesters set fire to the ...

Senate Republicans Vote to Fast-Track Confirmation of Trump’s Judicial Nominees

Senate Republicans voted Thursday to invoke the so-called nuclear option to speed confirmation of nearly 150 of President Trump’s nominees awaiting floor votes. The change to Senate rules will allow ...