[ad_1] Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference on June 22 in Washington. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Samuel Corum/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump can now speak out about the witnesses and jurors in his New York criminal trial. The gag order […]

[ad_1] Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton in Washington, Friday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Jose Luis Magana/AP/FR159526 AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP/FR159526 AP Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s longshot presidential bid has hit several roadblocks in recent days: after not hitting polling […]

[ad_1] Yes, they disagree on Gaza. But the Democratic primary rivals are also far apart when it comes to taxing billionaires and multinational corporations. Ad Policy Jamaal Bowman and George Latimer. (Steven Ferdman / GC Images; Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images) Media coverage of Tuesday’s Democratic primary battle between US Rep. Jamaal Bowman—the progressive […]

[ad_1] June 25, 2024 The US has no comprehensive climate action plan with clear, enforceable targets, timelines, and road maps for climate protection and restabilization—and it desperately needs one. Ad Policy Students holding banners and marching at a climate protest in New York City.(Erik McGregor / Getty) This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay […]

[ad_1] Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks during an event on the White House in April. The nation’s top doctor has issued an advisory about the public health risks of widespread gun violence. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP America’s top doctor issued a first-of-its-kind advisory on Tuesday declaring gun violence a national […]

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. One young researcher from Alabama is unearthing the origin stories of schools known as “segregation academies” to understand how that history fosters racial […]

[ad_1] A stack of stickers sits atop a ballot scanner during the midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022, in Tucker, Georgia. In 2024, Georgia is poised to play a pivotal role in the outcome of the presidential election. Ben Gray/FR171789 AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Gray/FR171789 AP Just under 12,000 votes separated Joe Biden […]

[ad_1] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. The Biden administration released a report last week acknowledging “the historic, ongoing, and cumulative damage and injustices” that Columbia River dam construction caused […]

[ad_1] The Supreme Court of the United States. Liam James Doyle/NPR hide caption toggle caption Liam James Doyle/NPR The U.S. Supreme Court waded back into the culture wars on Monday, agreeing to hear a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender affirming hormone treatments for patients under the age of 18. The justices will […]

[ad_1] A supporter of Julian Assange protests in front of Westminster Magistrates Court in London, while calling for his release from Belmarsh Prison, on April 14. Peter Nicholls/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Peter Nicholls/Getty Images WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered into a plea deal with the U.S. government, bringing an end to a […]