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Mohsen Mahdawi Has Been Released from Federal Custody

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Mohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian student at Columbia University who was arrested on April 14 at his naturalization interview in Vermont, was released on bail from federal custody on Wednesday. He is the first student to be released in the Trump administration’s widening crackdown on foreign students and academics who have been involved in Palestine advocacy […]

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How Public Schools Became Ground Zero for America’s Culture Wars

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Mike Hixenbaugh first knew things had changed when someone on a four-wheeler started ripping up his lawn after his wife placed a Black Lives Matter sign outside their home on the suburban outskirts of Houston. Hixenbaugh is an award-winning investigative reporter for NBC News. He’s covered wrongdoing within the child welfare system, safety lapses inside […]

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Trump’s Attack on ActBlue’s “Dark Money” Was Backed By Dark Money.

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President Donald Trump last week told the Justice Department to investigate Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue, and claimed in a fact sheet that the order was aimed at “foreign contributions in American elections.” Republicans quickly touted the order as cracking down on hidden sources of funds in US elections. “The Democrats’ Dark Money scam has gone […]

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Facing Corruption Allegations, Albanian Opposition Leader Hires Trump-Linked Lobbying Team

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Sali Berisha—the allegedly corrupt leader of Albania’s opposition party—wants help from Donald Trump. And Berisha, or someone backing him, is paying big bucks to get it. Berisha is seeking removal of a “persona non grata” designation imposed by the US government because of what the Biden-era State Department said was his involvement in “in corrupt […]

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Mistakes Were Made. And Made. And Made Again.

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What will you remember about Donald Trump’s second first 100 days? Probably the cruelty and arrogance of the people in charge, and the fecklessness of so many institutions that were supposed to fight back. Maybe the image of the world’s richest men, and some of their wives, sitting obediently in front of the president’s cabinet […]

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These 10 Charts Prove Clean Energy Is Winning Despite Donald Trump’s Efforts

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This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At every light switch, power socket, and on the road, an unstoppable revolution is already underway. Technologies that can power our lives and jobs while doing less harm to the global climate—wind, solar, batteries, etc.—are getting cheaper, more efficient, and […]

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Florida Man Loses Canadian Election

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Preliminary results projected by CBC in Canada’s snap federal election, which took place Monday, suggest that the country’s Liberal Party—which is currently in power—will win enough seats in the Canadian parliament to allow party leader Mark Carney to remain Prime Minister, though it remains unclear whether with a majority or minority government. In some ways, […]

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Trump Ramps Up His Unpopular Immigration Crackdown

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President Donald Trump is continuing to prioritize his anti-immigration agenda despite multiple polls in recent days showing that most Americans disapprove of it. On Monday, the White House announced that Trump will sign two executive orders, one directing Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to draw up a list of […]

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Trump’s Poll Numbers Are Historically Awful

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So much for winning. New polls show that President Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit record lows as he nears the 100-day mark of his second term on Tuesday. An ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll found that Trump has the lowest 100-day approval rating of any president in the past 80 years, with only 39 percent […]

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In Louisiana, a Judge Just Vacated a Controversial Death Row Case

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This article was first published by Bolts, as part of a collaboration with Mother Jones. Jimmie Christian Duncan has spent over 26 years on death row at Louisiana’s Angola prison for the rape and murder of his girlfriend’s toddler daughter—a crime he has always maintained never happened. On Thursday, a Louisiana judge dismissed his conviction, vindicating Duncan’s fierce, […]

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