April 3, 2025
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Trump Sends Israel 20,000 Rifles Withheld by Biden Over Settler Violence
The sale comes as Israeli ministers are pledging permanent annexation of the occupied West Bank.
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ICE Is Reportedly Violating Detained Tufts Student’s Right to Medical Care
In the ten days since Tufts University PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, her lawyers say their client has had three asthma attacks. During that time, according to three Democratic Senators and Öztürk’s lawyers, ICE has not provided the detained student her inhaler, or other medication required by law. […]
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Columbia’s Acquiescence to Trump Was Disgraceful. As Faculty, We Demand Better.
We cannot conduct business as usual if Columbia’s administrators won’t defend academic freedom or student rights.
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Sanders: 67,000 Will Die Waiting for Social Security Benefits Due to Musk Cuts
This is an average of nearly 190 people dying per day while waiting for an initial determination on benefits.
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Medicare-Privatization Backer Dr. Oz’s Confirmation Stokes Fears for Health Care
Critics say that in addition to having significant conflicts of interest, Oz is now poised to help enact Trump’s agenda.
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Trump Moves to Revoke Federal Funds From Brown University, Citing “Antisemitism”
Trump’s attacks on universities are “dangerous and politically motivated,” said New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler.
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Supreme Court Weighs Cutting Off Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Funding
The case would especially impact low-income patients who rely on Planned Parenthood for a range of health care services.
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Over 500K Refugees Could Face Deportation to Haiti, Which Is Gripped by Violence
A former US resident displaced by street violence in Port-au-Prince says Haiti is “not safe for anyone right now.”
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Trump Admin Moves to End One of FEMA’s Biggest Disaster Adaptation Programs
The program allows communities to prepare for disasters like hurricanes and wildfires before they hit.
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Top Prosecutor Spoke at Event Attended by January 6 Seditionists Who Are Appealing Their Convictions
The Trump administration’s top prosecutor for Washington, DC, spoke last month at a Florida fundraiser, where he criticized the Justice Department’s prosecutions of people involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on Congress. The speech was attended by numerous January 6 defendants, including former members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia who are still appealing […]
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What Happens to the Venezuelans Sent to a Salvadoran Mega-Prison Now?
What happens to the Venezuelans sent to El Salvador now? In March, President Donald Trump invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act—last used during World War II—to detain and remove alleged members of the gang Tren de Aragua without due process. The administration sent 238 men to a mega-prison in El Salvador as part of a […]
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