A United Nations fact-finding mission has concluded that the Rapid Support Forces' October offensive in el-Fasher exhibits clear hallmarks of genocide. The report documents a systematic campaign of ethnically targeted killings, starvation, and sexual violence against non-Arab communities, marking a lethal escalation in Sudan’s ongoing civil war.
As the State Department warns of imminent mass atrocities in Sudan, Senator Chris Van Hollen is calling out his colleagues for rejecting legislation that would have blocked U.S. arms sales to the United Arab Emirates, the primary foreign benefactor of the paramilitary forces currently terrorizing the region.
A federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction halting the Trump administration’s policy of conducting immigration arrests at courthouses. U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts ruled that the agency’s expansion of enforcement authority lacked the necessary legal justification, effectively labeling the move as arbitrary and capricious.
Conflict defines the latest shift in the Heritage Foundation’s controversial policy initiative, as the organization announced the departure of director Paul Dans while the Trump campaign continued its aggressive efforts to disavow the 920-page blueprint, despite deep-rooted personnel and ideological ties between the two entities.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday reclassifying roughly 8,000 federal employees as "at-will" workers, a move labor leaders warn will dismantle the nonpartisan civil service by replacing career professionals with political loyalists who can be fired at the administration's discretion.
The Heritage Foundation boasted in a fundraising email this week that the Trump administration has already enacted 53% of its Project 2025 agenda. This assertion directly challenges the president’s previous campaign-trail claims that he possessed no knowledge of the sweeping conservative governance plan.
A coalition of progressive candidates secured a clean sweep in New York’s congressional primaries Tuesday, toppling entrenched Democratic incumbents despite a massive influx of spending from corporate interests and AIPAC. The victories signal a growing appetite among voters for platforms rooted in labor rights and anti-war stances.
During a tense Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem repeatedly sidestepped demands for an apology to the families of two constituents killed by federal agents in Minnesota. The confrontation highlighted growing congressional fury over the administration's aggressive mass deportation tactics.
A federal court in Fort Worth has handed down prison sentences ranging from 30 to 100 years to a group of protesters, marking the first major application of President Trump’s 2025 executive order designating Antifa a domestic terrorist organization following a demonstration at the Prairieland Detention Center.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has classified the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration agent as an act of domestic terrorism. The administration’s firm stance, delivered without public evidence, faces scrutiny from critics who link the incident to recent federal directives targeting political dissent.
Hours after returning to the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order granting unconditional pardons to roughly 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, while simultaneously commuting the sentences of high-profile figures convicted of seditious conspiracy and other violent offenses.
The US Senate voted 50-48 on Tuesday to pass a war powers resolution demanding the withdrawal of American forces from Iran. This bipartisan action marks the first time both chambers of Congress have cleared a concurrent resolution to halt an ongoing conflict since the landmark War Powers Resolution of 1973.
Conflict defines the landscape as Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unveil legislation to halt new AI data center construction, clashing directly with the White House’s recent push to streamline federal permitting for the energy-hungry infrastructure that critics argue is straining local power grids and water supplies.
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Greg Casar are spearheading a legislative push to tax artificial intelligence, aiming to preempt an economic crisis for workers displaced by automation. The lawmakers argue that such revenue is vital to financing universal healthcare and job guarantees as corporate reliance on AI expands.
A new survey of over 2,500 working-class American voters reveals widespread anxiety regarding artificial intelligence, with 73% of respondents fearing the technology will trigger significant job losses. The findings highlight a clear mandate for aggressive government intervention to shield employees from the rapid automation of their industries.
With the open enrollment window for 2026 health insurance closing this Thursday, the U.S. Senate has signaled it will not act this week to restore lapsed Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, leaving millions of families facing a sudden, sharp increase in out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
Nearly five million Americans have lost health insurance coverage within a year of President Donald Trump signing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. A new report from Protect Our Care labels the decline a direct consequence of massive Medicaid and CHIP budget slashes paired with expiring ACA tax credits.
Days after finalizing a Republican budget plan that slashes $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade, Congress is pivoting to authorize a near-identical sum for military spending. The move underscores a widening divide between domestic social investment and the prioritization of the nation’s defense industrial base.
As Tax Day approaches, a new analysis reveals a stark fiscal divide in the United States: while the bottom 95% of Americans face rising tax burdens, the wealthiest 1% stand to receive $117 billion in tax cuts this year, fueled by a combination of new legislation and aggressive executive actions.
The U.S. Department of Justice faced sharp condemnation this week after attempting to force national security reporters from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury. Press freedom advocates labeled the move an authoritarian tactic designed to suppress critical reporting on government activities.
Representative Ro Khanna is doubling down on his demand for Elon Musk to testify before the House Oversight Committee, following threats of a defamation lawsuit from the billionaire. Musk lashed out after Khanna accused his Department of Government Efficiency of effectively sentencing millions of children to death by gutting foreign aid programs.
A coalition of Republican lawmakers has introduced the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026, a federal bill designed to grant oil and gas companies sweeping immunity from legal challenges, including retroactive liability for their role in the climate crisis and the widespread deception regarding the environmental impact of their products.
A coalition of nearly 200 civil society groups is pressuring congressional Democrats to reject federal legislation that would grant fossil fuel companies immunity from climate-related lawsuits, arguing that such a shield would effectively prevent communities from seeking damages for the long-term environmental impacts caused by industry pollution.
More than 800,000 children have been stripped of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits since the implementation of the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act. New data reveals that national participation in the program has plummeted by 4 million people, a rapid decline that policy experts warn is only beginning.
A United Nations commission has concluded that the deliberate killing of children in Gaza served as a primary indicator of genocidal intent by Israeli security forces. The report details how military actions, including sniper fire and the use of heavy weaponry, systematically decimated the youngest segment of the Palestinian population.
Palestinian residents in Gaza are waking up to find the concrete markers of Israel’s 'yellow line' moved overnight, effectively shrinking their living space. What was marketed as a temporary ceasefire buffer has morphed into a permanent occupation zone, signaling a strategic shift toward long-term territorial control.
Across France, Spain, Germany, and Switzerland, red-alert warnings are in effect as an unseasonably early heatwave grips the continent. Meteorological agencies warn of record-breaking temperatures, while health officials report rising fatalities, signaling a recurring climate crisis that experts link directly to the unchecked expansion of the fossil fuel industry.
President Donald Trump’s plan to influence the 2026 midterm elections by securing state voter files has hit a wall in federal court. Election law attorney Marc Elias reports that the Department of Justice has suffered nine consecutive legal defeats in its attempt to force states to surrender sensitive voter data.
Senator Susan Collins drew sharp criticism on Monday after claiming the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was a 6-3 ruling. In reality, the vote was 5-4, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh providing the decisive vote—a move that continues to haunt the Maine Republican’s reelection campaign.
Nearly five decades after a car bomb killed Ronni Karpen Moffitt and diplomat Orlando Letelier on Washington’s Embassy Row, a Chilean judge has finally secured convictions for three former DINA agents. Judge Paola Plaza González sentenced the men to 15 years in prison for the qualified homicide of the 25-year-old American.
