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Trump promised to settle the war within 24 hours of meeting Putin and Zelensky - CNN counted 53 such promises CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump Turns to Putin as Interests Align, Iran Forces Oil and Inflation up, Anasrallah Strikes AramcoWar Brief: Episode 5
Trump promised to settle the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours of meeting Putin and Zelensky - CNN counted 53 separate such promises CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Energy secretary defends waiving sanctions on Russia: 'It’s not an economic lifeline'On "This Week," Energy Secretary Chris Wright defended the president's decision to waive new sanctions and tariffs meant to pressure President Vladimir Putin.
I'll meet with Putin. I'll meet with Zelensky... And within 24 hours, that war will be settled - Trump, CNN town hall, 10 May 2023; counted 53 times CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump’s Russia sanctions pause will pressure Putin to ‘tone down’ war in Ukraine: energy secretaryPresident Trump's decision to temporarily suspend sanctions on Russian diesel deliveries is actually putting more pressure on the Kremlin, Energy Secretary Chris Wright wildly claimed Sunday.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday said the Trump administration has not broken its promise to lower gas prices as the Iran war stretches into its eighth month. CNN's Dana Bash asked Wright on "State of the Union" about his predictions early in the conflict that gas prices would decline "within weeks, not months," and,...
‘They continue to gorge on Russian energy’
Amid escalating tensions between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday dodged three times when asked whether Ukraine is an ally of the United States.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said "of course" his country trusts the U.S. but hopes President Trump will "change his decisions" after greenlighting a diesel deal with Russia. "Of course we trust America," he told "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker on NBC News.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Kevin Cramer, Republican of North Dakota, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 18, 2026.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 18, 2026.
Russian officials said oil facilities were struck in the massive attack.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 18, 2026.
Republican Michigan Senate hopeful Mike Rogers is breaking with President Trump over his decision to pause sanctions on Russia — but he’s not buying claims that the president is siding with Putin.
In the West Bank, at-risk youth are recast as pioneers, funded by Israeli ministries and US tax-deductible charities.
Mike Huckabee calls for arrest and prosecution of those responsible as Heidi Levine, 63, recovers in hospital in Israel The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has denounced the settler attack that left the Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine badly beaten and needing surgery as a “despicable act of terror” and called for the…
Footage circulating online appears to show several diplomats being attacked in the vicinity of the village of Taybeh, Israeli police said.
The ambassador condemned the attack as "vicious" and called for the prosecution of those involved.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned what he called a “vicious” and “cowardly”
President Trump's executive order deferring federal taxes on diesel is aimed at helping farmers but it's more complicated than it sounds and states are warning drivers they may owe taxes later.
Overall, economic sentiment for Trump is poor, but small businesses seem fairly confident, according to several surveys There are 34m small businesses in the United States. They employ approximately half of the country’s workers and generate about half of the country’s GDP. They’re an important voting block.
From the attorney general stumping for Republican candidates to federal agents raiding the home of a Democratic congresswoman up for re-election, the department is violating longstanding norms Donald Trump’s justice department has aggressively inserted itself into the midterm elections in the contest’s final weeks, shattering the…
The DOJ disbanded its crypto enforcement team and ordered investigations closed while the president's family runs a crypto business CNBC, 8 April 2025 (Blanche memo)
MIKE DAVIS: Justice Department must be wrapping up Rep. Ilhan Omar's Christmas presentThe federal warrant for Ilhan Omar's DC home raid was reportedly signed by a judge who donated to Hillary Clinton, undermining claims of political revenge.
ABC News spoke with voters in Alaska, Iowa, New Hampshire and Maine.
‘The proposed amendment is extreme’
Weeks ahead of Election Day, 71% of U.S. adults think the country is on the “wrong track.”
Due to high fuel and housing costs, and wages that aren't keeping pace with inflation, consumer sentiment is lower than at almost any other time in modern history. CBS News spoke with Michiganders to find out how the economy is playing on the minds of voters.
Due to high fuel and housing costs, and wages that aren't keeping pace with inflation, consumer sentiment is lower than at almost any other time in modern history. With the 2026 midterm elections just weeks away, CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes traveled to Michigan to find out how the economy is playing on the minds…
Republicans' reconciliation package puts $70 billion into ICE's department NBC News, May 2026
Trump ‘border czar’ says Ilhan Omar could be ‘of course’ denaturalized and deportedOfficials allege congresswoman, whose home was raided by federal agents, or family violated law to obtain citizenship Tom Homan , Donald Trump’s “border czar”, has said that the Republican presidential administration could “of course” strip Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar of her citizenship and deport her. Homan’s comments during a…
The DOJ disbanded its crypto enforcement team and ordered investigations closed - while the president's family runs a crypto business CNBC, 8 April 2025 (Blanche memo)
Obama rips ‘appalling’ investigation of Ilhan Omar: ‘Should outrage all Americans’Former President Barack Obama criticized the federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) citizenship, saying the raid on her Washington, D.C., home should be upsetting to any American. Obama had not previously weighed in on the Department of Homeland Security’s investigation into Omar until Sunday, and the former president framed…
Republicans' reconciliation package puts $70 billion into ICE's department NBC News, May 2026
Obama backs Ilhan Omar amid probe, accuses Trump admin of 'appalling' targeting in lengthy statementBarack Obama accused the Trump administration of politically targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar, alleging efforts to strip her citizenship and deport her.
Former President Barack Obama on Sunday spoke out against the Trump administration's plot to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of her US citizenship and remove her from the country. In a lengthy social media post, Obama said the administration's attack on Omar (D-Minn.) violates "a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t…
Former President Obama has weighed in on the federal government’s criminal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over accusations of immigration fraud, accusing the Trump administration of targeting its political opponents. His remarks come nearly a week after federal agents raided Omar’s Washington, D.C., home and seized her…
Authorities said masked agitators set fires and attacked public buildings in several cities during protests about the cost of living and poor conditions in schools.
A major cleanup is underway in France after demonstrations involving more than half a million people protesting rising costs and poor conditions in the country’s schools turned chaotic. Officials say 1,200 people were arrested after violent clashes in Paris and other cities throughout France.
After anti-government protests devolved into chaos, leaders from across the political spectrum blamed one another for the unrest, even as it largely subsided on Sunday.
Paris streets littered with burned cars and shattered storefronts as police report 1,800 arrests nationwide following violent clashes over living costs.
Paris police have arrested 855 people after violent clashes during a protest against rising living costs
Authorities said masked groups on Saturday set fires and attacked public buildings, including city halls, in several cities.
President Donald Trump on Sunday urged France to secure its borders to “people with hatred in their hearts” as protests throughout the country rage, with police arresting approximately 1,800 people in the violent demonstrations. “France is burning!”
There's a new No. 1, while BYU soared into the top 5 with its thrilling win over Notre Dame, which fell six spots
An airman died after sustaining injuries during a pre-game exercise
Before replacing gas service lines, utilities will need to offer customers a financial incentive to electrify instead, thanks to a new law.
Three years ago, just weeks after the genocide began, writer Omar El Akkad posted a tweet, attached to some footage showing the extent of the ruin that Israel had already visited on Gaza. The compelling thought, crystallised in that viral tweet, would go on to become the name of his bestselling book: One Day, Everyone […]
Over 5 million ballots have been cast, according to an estimate, as Trump faces a historic low in approval ratings.
SCENES from Paris and other French cities present an inspiring picture of rebellion against the bleak future that the continued rule of capital holds out for young people. Over recent weeks French cities have seen impressive mobilisations of secondary school and university students protesting against budget cuts to the education system.
Rep. María Elvira Salazar filmed an ad warning the president that he's "gone too far" on immigration. It reflected concern among some Republicans that their gains with Latino voters could be at risk.
Fears of big tech platforms censoring progressive political movements are on the rise after social media giant Meta temporarily shut down the Instagram account of the No Kings coalition on Saturday. According to No Kings, Meta suspended its official account, which was being used to post videos and images of demonstrations throughout the…
Antisemitic incidents in 2025: 6,274 - third-highest year since tracking began, with assaults at a record high ADL, 2025 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents
Polanski to amend ‘zionism is racism’ policyGREEN Party leader Zack Polanski said today he was not going to try to overturn his party’s new “zionism is racism” policy, but did want to amend it. In recent days he has come under increasing pressure not only from supporters of the motion to his party’s conference as well as detractors both inside and outside the Green Party of…
The Left is often asked how it proposes to pay for programs like universal childcare, Medicare or All, and a green jobs program. Here’s how: tax wealth and capital the same way we already tax wages, and slash our bloated and destructive military budget.
Trump promised in a CNN town hall he'd settle the Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office - CNN counted 53 such promises CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Zelenskyy thanks Trump for resumed intelligence sharing after US Starlink ‘message’Two people killed and at least 17 injured as Russia and Ukraine continue to trade strikes on power infrastructure Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday thanked the Trump administration for resuming intelligence sharing between the two countries, but maintained the US had intentionally throttled its Starlink satellite internet access so that…
Farmers and ranchers have supported President Trump for a decade. But the war in Iran, tariffs and other administration policies have soured some on the G.O.P.
The DOJ disbanded its crypto enforcement team in April 2025 and ordered inconsistent investigations closed - while the president's family runs a crypto business CNBC, 8 April 2025 (Blanche memo)
Homan says investigators have a 'strong case' against OmarWhite House border czar Tom Homan said federal investigators have a “strong case” in the ongoing criminal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for possible immigration fraud after federal agents raided her home last week.
Lula is staging an impressive comeback with one week left to go
While Trump campaigns for a Nobel Peace Prize, his war on humanity’s only home continues unabated. The post President Apocalypse appeared first on The Intercept .
The wealth tax, assault rifles, shareholder antics, and more from The Lever this week.
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Israel’s systematic dismantling of Palestinian collective life in the West Bank.
Recurring layoffs reveal an industry organized around extracting value while workers bear the cost of crises. In Montreal, game workers are building solidarity and organizing for collective power.
Rural voters who have long been the Republican Party's core base are expressing major discontent with the current state of the US economy, which has been hurt by President Donald Trump's tariffs and his illegal war with Iran. While it's not clear that rural voters are ready to abandon the GOP to support Democrats, a recent focus group…
MANCHESTER CITY held off a spirited fightback from Brighton to close out a 3-2 win and maintain their perfect start in the Women’s Super League. Andree Jeglertz’s side raced into a 3-0 lead after an early double from Khadjia Shaw and a first goal for summer signing Niamh Charles. Brighton, though, rallied before the break with goals from…
The four-time All-Pro return specialist was taken into custody early Saturday in Tennessee and released later that night, according to police records
Economist Anwar Shaikh, who died this month, spent half a century turning Marx’s categories into hard numbers. His first teaching assistant and longtime collaborator remembers the man and the work.
SONAY KARTAL missed out on winning the biggest title of her career today as her brilliant run at the Wuhan Open ended in a final defeat by Maja Chwalinska. Kartal has enjoyed her best tournament only a fortnight after returning from six months out with a back injury but her efforts appeared to catch up with her as she faded in a 2-6 6-4…
The clock still had :01 remaining when officials erroneously ruled the Cougars-Irish game was over
Democrats are running an average of 11.5 points ahead of their 2024 baseline across 2026 special elections MultiState Elections, 2026 special-election tracking
'Power Lies at the Hands of the People': Thousands of No Kings Events Rally Voters for 2026 MidtermsMore than 3,000 No Kings rallies held in all 50 US states on Saturday sought to rally voters to the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. While past No Kings demonstrations have focused on protesting the policies of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, Saturday's demonstrations were geared toward helping Americans ensure…
Democrats are running an average of 11.5 points ahead of their 2024 baseline across 2026 special elections MultiState Elections, 2026 special-election tracking
‘Standing up for democracy’: Atlanta ‘No Kings’ rally draws Trump critics ahead of midterms“No Kings, Vote Now” was the theme of a rally in Atlanta, one of many organised across the US on Saturday. While many demonstrators denounced US President Donald Trump’s policies, organisers said the rally was aimed at getting out the vote in the November 3 midterm elections and protecting democracy in America.
The efforts target college students, first-time voters, and the formerly incarcerated, particularly in the South.
Trump promised he'd settle the Ukraine war within 24 hours of meeting Putin and Zelensky — 53 times, CNN counted CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifiesThe US president temporarily ends many restrictions on Moscow recently passed by Congress over "national security" concerns.
Trump promised he'd settle the Ukraine war within 24 hours of meeting Putin and Zelensky — 53 times, CNN counted CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump waives tariffs on largest buyers of Russian oilPresident Trump prevented some new sanctions on Russia and hefty tariffs on large-scale buyers of Russian oil from taking effect late Friday, as he seeks to ease prices by tapping Russian energy.
The Trump administration is ignoring the will of Congress and waiving new Russia sanctions amid fears that high energy prices will cost Republicans in next month’s elections.
Senator Darline Graham, appointed to fill the Senate seat of her late brother, Lindsey, gently disagreed with the president’s decision to exempt Russia from the sanctions legislation.
Trump said he'd settle the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours of meeting Putin and Zelensky — CNN counted 53 such promises. CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
GOP lawmakers bash Trump's decision to waive Russia sanctions: 'Beyond irresponsible'Several GOP lawmakers criticized President Trump’s move to exempt Russia from the sanctions bill he signed law last month, with Sen. Thom Tillis (R- N.C.) calling the move "beyond irresponsible." Trump signed an executive order Friday evening to waive sanctions against Russia in a legislative package that was meant to put pressure on the…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky decried President Trump’s late-night decision to waive sanctions and tariffs against Russia days before they were set to take effect under a new law. “At a time when the Russians have carried out such a massive attack on our energy sector, a decision was unfortunately made in America to completely…
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Saturday issued rare approval of President Donald Trump, commending the White House for lifting sanctions on Russia. The White House waived the sanctions on Friday, after the late Sen.
Earlier this month, a Russian missile slammed into a housing complex in Pryluky, a Ukrainian city of no strategic value, far from the eastern front lines. Thirty apartments were destroyed. Twenty-two people were killed.
Zelensky reported that Russia targeted the energy sector with over 320 drones, missiles, and munitions.
The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.
After Popular Information revealed Katie Zacharia falsely described herself as a practicing attorney, the new White House press secretary was removed from her position five days into the job.
Will the GOP lose a district redrawn in its favor?
The ICJ ordered Israel to 'prevent the destruction and ensure the preservation of evidence' of alleged genocide in Gaza ICJ provisional measures order, 26 January 2024 (via ASIL)
My Study of Dystopian Fiction Never Prepared Me for Reality Here in GazaAs a teacher of English literature in Gaza, I’ve seen my relationship to books be overturned by the violence around me.
Republicans' reconciliation package puts $70 billion into ICE's department NBC News, May 2026
Vance says admin. must take action when ICE agents "screw up"Vice President JD Vance acknowledged that there are some federal immigration officers "who really screw up."
The UN torture rapporteur found direct-contact electric shock gloves "incompatible with the absolute prohibition of torture" - ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on them ABC10 San Diego / UN Special Rapporteur finding, August 2026
Watch: Nun confronts JD Vance on "fear and violence" caused by ICESister Nancy Sylvester, a member of the Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary who has worked at the Southern border, confronted Vice President JD Vance on ICE tactics and immigration policy during a town hall hosted by CBS News.
Democrats are running an average of 11.5 points ahead of their 2024 baseline across 2026 special elections MultiState Elections, 2026 special-election tracking
‘No Kings’ protesters spurn organizers' rules: ‘This is as partisan as you can get’Protesters at official No Kings events openly urged voters to "vote blue" and elect Democrats, directly contradicting organizers' nonpartisan rules.
The 39-year-old French-American Berkeley professor is campaigning to have voters approve, in a November 3 referendum, a measure that would temporarily impose a 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires living in the state. Some of his colleagues consider that his activism has begun to overshadow his scientific approach.
Democrats are running an average of 11.5 points ahead of their 2024 baseline across 2026 special elections MultiState Elections, 2026 special-election tracking
New Round of ‘No Kings’ Rallies Focuses on Getting Out the VoteWith midterm elections approaching, organizers of the demonstrations known for their anti-Trump sentiment are urging people to vote early.
Trump promised 53 separate times he would settle the Ukraine war, including "within 24 hours" - CNN count CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
U.S. Floats Lifeline to Russia: Allowing More Gas Sales to EuropeThe Trump administration is pitching the idea as part of a peace deal with Ukraine, but Europe is wary and critics say Russia would be strengthened.
Federal officer slammed vehicle into a construction worker while pursuing a man who died in similar circumstances A federal officer slammed a vehicle into a Houston construction worker and broke his leg , believing him to be a man who apparently died years ago, the dead man’s family said on Friday, further calling into question the…
Oliver Egger My great-great-grandfather was the namesake of an infamous institution for the disabled. From long-neglected records of the property, the lives of forgotten people were uncovered. The post My Family’s Dark, Hidden History With Institutionalization appeared first on The Nation .
Brazilians banged pots to protest Bolsonaro yesterday
With Democrats campaigning on ending the war, advocates want them to put their money where their mouth is and risk a lame-duck shutdown. The post Dems Have an Opportunity to Force an End to the Iran War. Will They Take It?
Indigenous People’s Day raises the alarm, California takes customers off of the endless phone hold — and other wins worth a little noise.
For a century, China underwent a series of invasions, revolutions and counter-revolutions. In China, it’s known as the Century of Humiliation. It was a time of immense upheavals: from the Opium Wars of 1839, through the Taiping Rebellion, the Xinhai Republican Revolution, a Civil War, an invasion by the Japanese which merged into the…
We have prematurely extinguished the lives of many people in the process of production.
Climate and energy battles are running through campaigns in Michigan, Colorado, Indiana, and beyond.
Professor Costas Lapavitsas from SOAS - and the Changing Global Financial Order.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), executed a warrant to search the Washington, D.C., residence of Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Oct. 12. According to reports, the agents were looking for “evidence of fraud and false statements in her immigration paperwork.”
Elie Mystal In this week's Elie v. US , our justice correspondent gets to the heart of the hunting of Omar. Plus: the anti-trans case that will come for us all.
A White House Press official said Friday that Secretary Katie Zacharia was "let go" from her role after US President Donald Trump signaled she was on her way out, a week after he picked her for the post. Zacharia's credentials as an attorney had come under scrutiny and she admitted to not having passed the bar in an interview with Fox…
Katie Zacharia's gaffe-filled stint came as US President Donald Trump flies around the country trying to boost Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections.
Zacharia hosted widely panned first briefing on Tuesday and faced scrutiny after admitting she didn’t pass bar exam Donald Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, was fired on Friday, just five days after she assumed the role, according to a White House official. Zacharia confirmed her departure from the White House on Friday…
In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, the new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, admitted that she did not pass the bar exam, after facing scrutiny about her legal career before becoming the top spokesperson for Trump. Zacharia had previously said she practiced law before entering politics, and Trump had described her as…
Trump promised he'd settle the Ukraine war within 24 hours of meeting Putin and Zelensky — 53 times, CNN counted CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump doubles down after waiving new Russia sanctions, calling it a ‘very good decision’President Donald Trump waived sweeping new sanctions against Russia passed by Congress, arguing in an executive order Friday that the move “is in the national interests of the United States.”
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has said that US President Donald Trump's decision to waive Russian sanctions only "rewards" Vladimir Putin.
Trump promised he'd settle the Ukraine war within 24 hours of meeting Putin and Zelensky — 53 times, CNN counted CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump pauses new Russia sanctions passed by Congress amid deepening row with UkrainePresident signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effect Donald Trump has put on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause on the legislation passed by both chambers was in the national…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that waived the sweeping Russian sanctions and tariffs enacted by the bill championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. Trump signed the Lindsey O.
Senators made a deal to protect clean energy, but presidential interference continues.
Longtime tech worker organizers Clarissa Redwine and JS Tan’s new book, Against Tech Oligarchy: Worker Resistance in the World’s Most Powerful Industry , draws on the authors’ experiences at major tech companies to chronicle the rise and fall of the tech worker movement, its early victories, and the repression and slide to corporate…
The latest: "...social democratic outlets such as Jacobin (18 April 2026) have reduced Rockhill’s analysis to a crude and simplistic narrative: that the CIA simply paid off these academics and effectively invented various opportunist trends. Detractors of Rockhill’s work have also disingenuously presented this caricature as Rockhill’s…
The UN torture rapporteur found direct-contact electric shock gloves "incompatible with the absolute prohibition of torture" - ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on them ABC10 San Diego / UN Special Rapporteur finding, August 2026
DHS Was Designed as a WeaponRep. Delia Ramirez and writers Rozina Ali and Will Sommer discuss the ICE raid on Ilhan Omar and the years of “counterterror” surveillance that paved the way for the Trump administration’s abuses.
How Raven, previously known as Geospy, can now find which house a photo was taken in; why a judge ruled a Flock search unconstitutional; and the wild AI video in a court case.
We’re joined by Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa as she shares the story of Estrella Diamantina González, an undocumented transgender woman and trafficking survivor from Mexico caught up in the United States’ criminal and immigration systems. This summer, after serving a nine-year sentence in a Texas men’s prison, Diamantina González was…
Electoral momentum allowed Lula to achieve a landmark workers' rights victory.
The toxic exposures didn’t begin with the flames. Researchers are examining how fires affected a community already harmed by plantation agriculture, development, and colonialism. The post Long After the Maui Fires, Toxic Metals Linger in Residents’ Bodies appeared first on The Intercept .
The 2026 midterms have become a referendum on legalized corruption — and Democrats are finally connecting it to every other crisis.
The ICJ ordered Israel in January 2024 to preserve evidence of alleged genocide in Gaza ICJ provisional measures order, 26 January 2024 (via ASIL)
Israel Badly Burns Young Girl and Kills Her Mother in Airstrike on Gaza HomeA small child has been found sitting alone on a bed engulfed by smoke and flames moments after Israel destroyed her home in Gaza City, leaving her badly burned and killing her mother. Dramatic footage captured by Palestinian journalist Ali al-Jaafrawi showed him racing to rescue the girl, later identified as Maryam Ahmed Ghanem, from […]
Newly filed court records include a letter from Telegram to U.S. authorities in which the company shares user data following a court order.
Earlier this week, ICE confirmed it had secretly used a federal government warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey, to stage and to process detentions in September, despite an order from a judge barring the site’s use until an environmental study was complete. ” ICE and this administration cherry-picks which laws it adheres to, and then breaks…
"I'll meet with Putin. I'll meet with Zelensky... And within 24 hours, that war will be settled" - Trump, CNN town hall, 10 May 2023. CNN counted 53 separate occasions he promised it. CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
War in Ukraine: Europe stands united behind Kyiv but must revisit how to finance its supportInvited to the European leaders' summit in Brussels on Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky, weakened by what he called the 'betrayal' of Donald Trump, asked his allies for an additional €70 billion in aid for the year 2027.
The midterm elections are coming up on Nov. 3. The elections cover all members of the House of Representatives, 33 members of the Senate, a majority of governors’ seats, and multiple state and local representatives.
El 30 de septiembre, la Resistencia Islámica en Irak escribió: «En este día glorioso e histórico, levantamos la cabeza bien alta y les transmitimos la noticia de la derrota y la retirada de los últimos soldados de la brutal ocupación de la tierra pura de Irak, arrastrando sus colas de . . .
This week, we discuss a new pod setup, video games, and Elon's spending habits.
Political rivalries increasingly overshadow the bonds between Algerians, Moroccans, and Tunisians, as social media amplifies the contradictions of Maghrebi identity.
Inside the fight to pass California’s Prop 40, and to stop tech titans’ dystopian vision for working people from coming to pass. With CA labor leader Lorena Gonzalez. Plus: Is the AI bubble bursting?
Human labor fueled the rise of AI. It can also be used to halt it.
The post “Devoid of Any Factual Basis”: Again and Again, Judges Have Dismissed Trump’s Voter Data Lawsuits appeared first on ProPublica .
The Labour Party’s refusal to work with the Greens unless they renounce anti-Zionism exposes the hollowness of the Burnham project.
Shawn Gude is a historian, a former senior editor at Jacobin , and the current proprietor of the Debs Dispatch Substack page. He is the author of American Socialist: The Life and Legacy of Eugene V. Debs , a new biography of one of the 20th century’s most fascinating political figures.
Shilpi Chhotray The filmmaker discusses military pollution, her reporting in Hawai’i, and why the climate and antiwar movements belong together. The post Abby Martin on the Climate Cost of US Empire appeared first on The Nation .
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Lula is staging a fierce comeback while Bolsonaro is facing new scandals
Test your knowledge of midterm spending, Wall Street loopholes, and other issues that really matter.
Chancellor John Healey is poised to raise taxes on banks in the autumn budget. Plus: Why housing benefits are broken, Iran is picking apart Gulf infrastructure, ITV releases more undercover footage from inside Reform UK, and the police are looking into a post by the wife of Britain’s national security adviser in relation to Palestine […]
The author is a Belgian economist and political analyst, who wrote the article for the newspaper dewereldmorgen.be, published Oct. 12, and produced a Spanish version that was published Oct. 14, rebelion.org .
Ninety years on from the Battle of Cable Street, blackshirts are on the march again. The labour movement will play a vital role in defeating them.
Elie Mystal In this week's Elie v. US , our justice correspondent breaks down the real message of the attacks on Ilhan Omar. Plus: the anti-trans case that will come for us all.
Caring about nature can feel hollow when we lead a life disconnected from it. Therapist Leslie Davenport offers advice for building in moments of connection.
Solar panels can be an economic lifeline for farmers. Now they're going to be a lot harder to build.
Teenage Shooter Kills Three Children and Teacher in Bend, Oregon, Neo-Nazi Teen Allegedly Attempted Mass Shooting at Illinois Hindu Temple, But Rifle Jammed, Trump Cancels Hegseth’s Plans to Live-Stream Firing Squad Execution, Pentagon to Withhold Internal Report on Attack on Iranian School Until After Midterms, Houthis Attack…
News that the Pentagon would livestream the killer’s execution turned him into a celebrity in Islamist and extremist circles.
Defense Secretary Hegseth's announcement of a livestreamed execution elicited reactions of disgust and condemnation from some faith leaders and politicians. But within his church, it's not an outlier.
Trump promised he'd end the war within 24 hours of meeting Putin and Zelensky — CNN counted 53 separate occasions he made that promise CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Ukraine faces loss of key satellite support amid tensions between Trump and ZelenskyyTrump declared a ceasefire, but both sides are still shooting.
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
The office of Rep. Ilhan Omar slammed the Trump administration on Thursday over its reported plot to have the Minnesota Democrat stripped of her US citizenship. On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the raid on Omar's home carried out earlier this week by Department of Homeland Security agents was part of and effort to…
A federal raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, DC pad has placed the controversial Democrat and her relatively unknown family in the spotlight as Homeland Security investigators near the end to a long investigation into whether Omar was actually older than 17 when she received automatic US citizenship from her naturalized father — a…
A ceasefire was supposed to bring calm to a Gaza devastated by genocide. Instead, Israel not only continues to violate it, but now a "yellow line" has split Gaza in half and enabled even more violence.
Over 300 law enforcement agencies across the U.S. use Fusus technology, more than double the 2023 count, according to a Prism data analysis As resistance to Flock cameras swells, Fusus surveillance networks spread is a story from Prism , a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported…
On March 28, 2026—two months after Trump’s gestapo forces murdered Alex Pretti and Renée Good—nearly 9 million people took to the streets to declare “No Kings” for the third time. The progressive organization behind the protest, Indivisible , declared it the largest single-day demonstration in American history.
In Baxter County, Ark., a sheriff cut off phone access at the jail. The Trump administration paid attention, and the decision could have nationwide implications.
The post Frustrated by Losses in the Courts, Missouri Republicans Want to Change How Top Judges Are Selected appeared first on ProPublica .
Trump promised he'd settle the Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office — CNN counted 53 separate times he said it CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Washington limits its support to Kyiv amidst increased Russian attacks on energy infrastructureUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he felt 'betrayed,' as the US is threatening to halt intelligence sharing and new restrictions on the Starlink satellite network hamper the country's defense capacities.
What if migrant environments, so often cast as scenes of abjection, border transgression, criminality, and placelessness, are instead repositories of knowledge, craft, and refined domesticity?
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While Trump relentless promotes data centers, his super PAC is attacking Democrats for allegedly supporting data centers.
Ansarallah now controls all entry points to Taiz, tightening a siege on Yemen’s third largest city and causing skyrocketing fuel prices, food shortages, and panic among residents.
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The Trump administration may have withheld intelligence warnings to Ukraine about Russian strikes that killed 6 and cut power to 600,000 people, sources say.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to "go" after Kyiv raised doubts over US support for his country against the Russian invasion. A day earlier, Musk said any restrictions on Ukraine's use of the Starshield system would be due to decisions made by the US government after Zelensky called on…
Ukrainian officials and military units accused Elon Musk’s SpaceX of throttling a technology at the heart of their battlefield communications and drone operations.
Top Ukrainian officials erupted with outrage after their soldiers allegedly faced throttled Starlink access without warning in the middle of operations, as President Trump has pressured Kyiv to stop attacking Russian refineries.
Launch of Russian ballistic missiles on Ukraine, with no US warning, coincides with outage of Starlink managed by Musk’s SpaceX Ukraine’s military has suddenly had its access to Starlink satellite internet terminals restricted as the Trump administration has increased pressure on Ukraine to halt long-range strikes on Russia’s oil…
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is pressing Elon Musk to explain Ukraine’s loss of military access to Starlink and expressing hope that Ukraine’s restricted access to the space-based communications network was because of an error and not a deliberate decision. Tillis called on Musk in a social media post to “please tell me these overnight…
Ukraine is raising alarm that air defense operations are being impacted by unannounced limitations on SpaceX satellites. The disruption comes following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warning that President Trump has threatened to cut off intelligence sharing with the country. Limits on Starlink’s services in Ukraine occurred…
Ukrainian officials said speed limits were imposed on military-grade Starlink terminals without warning, disrupting military missions and forcing the cancellation of some drone operations. Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on defense technology, said the restrictions apply to Starshield, SpaceX’s…
The Ukrainian government on Tuesday night said that its access to the SpaceX-owned Starlink satellite internet service was throttled, prompting critics to question the wisdom of depending on any company owned by far-right billionaire Elon Musk. According to a Wednesday report in The New York Times, Ukrainian officials suspect that orders…
Ukrainian officials tell CBS News that a U.S. early warning system failed amid a new wave of Russian strikes on Tuesday. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has the details.
Tech titan Elon Musk indicated the Trump administration, not SpaceX, caused the throttling of a military version of Starlink in Ukraine that set off panic in the war-torn country.
For years, Ukraine’s armed forces have relied on satellite communication services developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Recent restrictions have hampered its war effort.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said decisions to restrict the speed or usage of Starlink's Starshield are made by the U.S. military and, ultimately, the president, as confusion swirls over Ukraine's loss of military access to the systems. It is not clear at this point what caused Ukraine's military to lose access to Starshield,...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is waving a red flag over the partnership between his country and the United States, saying he feels his administration is “losing” a strong ally in the U.S. under President Donald Trump.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company is not responsible for any speed restrictions on Starshield defense communications systems, saying that power is vested in the U.S. military and President Donald Trump. “Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government.
Ukrainian officials suspect the U.S. has been withholding information about incoming Russian air strikes. The U.S.
Confusion about the U.S. stance has mounted in Kyiv amid restrictions on how the military version of Starlink is used.
The ruling will allow the outlets to enter the White House grounds while they sue to overturn the ban. But it doesn’t resolve all of their access problems.
District court judge Timothy Kelly was ruling after Trump administration blocked access to three outlets last month A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to continue allowing journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico to access the building as the media coalition’s lawsuit against the Trump administration plays out. Timothy…
A federal judge late Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction continuing to block the Trump administration's move to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said the White House's revocation of hard passes for CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists likely violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights.
Judge Timothy Kelly found Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters likely violated the First Amendment. The White House vows to appeal.
The 2025 reconciliation law cut SNAP by $187 billion - the largest cut in the program's history, feeding one in five American children Congressional Budget Office estimate, via CBPP SNAP tracker
Social Security COLA set to rise by 3.6 percent in 2027Social Security benefits will increase by 3.6 percent in 2027, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. With the latest cost of living adjustment (COLA), Social Security retirement benefits will increase by $75 per month on average, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA). Last year’s COLA was 2.8 percent.
Just weeks before the midterm elections, 90% of Americans say prices in the U.S. are the main factor shaping their view of the economy. These charts show why.
The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices.
Prices are up 5.4% overall since President Donald Trump entered office, according to the final inflation report before the midterm elections. The September consumer price index report showed that prices rose 3.7% on an annual basis. With that increase, prices for staples like groceries and gas, as well as for electricity and shelter, are…
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Trump has long verbally attacked the Somali American congresswoman, whose residence was raided just weeks before the midterm elections Federal raid of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home sparks outcry over political intimidation is a story from Prism , a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently…
NAR puts the median first-time homebuyer at 40 years old — a record — and first-time buyers at a record-low 21% of the market National Association of Realtors, 2025 Profile
Surging Inflation Complicates Trump’s Final Push to Sell Voters on Strong EconomyThe final inflation report before the 2026 election — showing price increases and stagnant wages — spelled bad political news for the White House.
The 2025 reconciliation law cut SNAP by $187 billion - the largest cut in the program's history. SNAP feeds one in five American children Congressional Budget Office estimate, via CBPP SNAP tracker
US inflation rose to 3.7% in September in blow to Republicans before midtermsFinal inflation report before voters go to polls comes amid widespread anger over cost of living under Trump Send us your questions on how the US economy is shaping the midterm elections Republicans are entering the midterm elections with the highest rate of inflation since the spring, according to a government report released on…
A new survey found the majority of Americans opposed publicly broadcast executions ahead of the Pentagon’s planned livestreamed execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. In the YouGov poll, 71 percent of respondents opposed “having executions broadcast live to the public,” while 18 favored it and 13 percent were not sure.
Ousmane Sembène’s and Souleymane Cissé’s debut features end with women who choose death. What is more uncomfortable to confront: their deaths, or the conditions that made life itself unbearable?
When authoritarian regimes consolidate power, they come for the artists first because artists name what is happening, make people feel what is true, and keep moral imagination alive when everything else is being suppressed. In this episode, Scot talks with two people who have spent their lives at the intersection of art and resistance…
A New York Times headline in early 2026 announced what many workers have known for years: “For Many Cash-Strapped Americans, ‘Basic Living has become a Burden.’” Living paycheck-to-paycheck, with little... READ MORE The post New!
The fight against the death penalty is part of a larger struggle to end state violence and build alternatives to policing, incarceration, and punishment Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the cruelty of the death penalty is a story from Prism , a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently…
Tribune’s Sean Waters reports from Drumcree, where a united and resilient local community saw off a sectarian Orange march.
One of the most important things I’ve learned in my experience with opioid addiction, and later recovery, is the virtue of honesty. Most people in recovery will tell you it’s hard to get clean without a “ searching and fearless moral inventory ” of your past transgressions.
Zacharia, who claimed for years to be a lawyer, is not a lawyer.
There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any
Anthony Scaramucci is weighing in on Katie Zacharia's first briefing as White House press secretary, quipping that the clock is ticking on her tenure. "The clock is running," Scaramucci wrote on X on Tuesday, shortly after Zacharia wrapped her inaugural briefing at the White House as press secretary. "Thus far 1/11th of a Scaramucci,"…
House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared to publicly nudge President Trump against having the 2009 Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad live-streamed for the whole world to see.
Trump isn't “particularly enthusiastic” about Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream a military execution in December.
"This does not bring anyone's family back. Livestreaming isn't closure for any of us," she said.
Fort Hood massacre survivor Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford shared his complicated feelings on the planned execution of convicted shooter Nidal Hasan potentially being livestreamed in December. Appearing on The Hill’s partner network NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight,”
Africa’s football federations stood by Gianni Infantino through FIFA’s sell-off scandal. What would it take for them to spend that leverage on something that lasts?
Six and a half months into a lockout, the oil giant is appealing workers’ unemployment, a move that could force union members to pay back the benefits they've received.
The protests are broadening beyond education into a referendum on “Macronisme” and the entire constitutional structure of the Fifth Republic.
The DOJ disbanded its crypto enforcement team in April 2025 and ordered inconsistent investigations closed - while the president's family runs a crypto business CNBC, 8 April 2025 (Blanche memo)
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s residence searched as part of ongoing criminal investigation: DOJA Department of Justice spokesperson said the search was part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
Kansas officials have said that gender markers will not affect voting, but that hasn’t quelled trans voters’ fears in a state that requires ID at the polls Trans residents in Kansas worry about voting rights during midterms after state revoked IDs is a story from Prism , a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places…
There are three fundamental questions about this world-shaping technology: Who owns it? Who controls it? And who benefits?
Following years of threats from President Donald Trump and other Republicans to deport Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota congresswoman's Washington, DC home was raided on Monday morning by agents with the Department of Homeland Security. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has confirmed that the raid was carried out as part of a judicially…
US federal agents on Monday launched a raid on the Washington home of Democratic representative Ilhan Omar, an outspoken critic of US President Donald Trump, officials said. The raid followed a criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born lawmaker's immigration paperwork submitted by her late father when she was a child, Fox…
The raid is part of an investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration documents, which were filled out by her late father when she was a child.
The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
The DOJ disbanded its crypto enforcement team in April 2025 and ordered inconsistent investigations closed - while the president's family runs a crypto business CNBC, 8 April 2025 (Blanche memo)
Ilhan Omar says she will not be silenced after federal agents raid her homeTrump and key allies have accused Omar of immigration fraud, and have called to expel her from the country Federal agents searched Representative Ilhan Omar ’s home on Monday morning as part of a criminal investigation, according to the Department of Justice and reports in the Associated Press and Fox News. In a social media post later…
President Donald Trump denied having involvement in the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar‘s (D-MN) Washington, D.C., home by federal agents as part of a criminal investigation on Monday. Trump told reporters Monday afternoon that federal investigators are looking at Omar “very carefully,”
October 12, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon , Jane Slaughter Enlarge or shrink text login or register to comment You must log in or register to post a comment. United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has won a second four-year term, winning 68 percent of the vote in member balloting for the union’s top officers. The election was a referendum on…
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Rep. Omar's D.C. home searched by DHS investigatorsSources say the investigation centers on Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration documents, involving paperwork filled out by her late father when she was a child.
Day by day, it's becoming more difficult to predict any outcomes of the midterms. It's especially difficult to predict how Republicans might respond to varying degrees of defeat at the polls. President Trump has made his intentions to steal and bribe his way toward a MAGA victory very clear.
This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we unite with Indigenous activists and continue the legacy of resistance against state violence and colonialism.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ramped up his opposition to a proposed tax on the state's billionaire residents on Friday by endorsing a competing ballot measure that would both cancel out the billionaire wealth tax initiative and prohibit any new taxes on the ownership of financial assets or other personal property. "He’s showing…
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced an immediate “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine, a day after ripping Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for targeting Russian energy infrastructure during the war and calling for a new Ukrainian leader. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia…
Ukraine's president sharply criticised the move, calling it an "investment in war that must be ended, not prolonged".
Trump promised to settle the war within 24 hours - on 53 separate occasions, CNN counted CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
'Time for Ukraine to get new president,' says Trump after Zelensky condemns diesel dealUkraine's leader had said the deal with Russia to release diesel into the US would help Moscow fund the war.
Trump promised 53 times he'd end the war within 24 hours CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump says Ukraine needs new president, blames Zelenskyy for diesel pricesPresident Trump's criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy comes after Russian strikes killed at least 20 people, including three children, in Ukraine.
Trump promised to settle the Ukraine war with Putin within 24 hours - on 53 separate occasions CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump says Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costsRussian President Vladimir Putin agreed to release 300,000 tons of diesel immediately and millions more over the coming months.
"I'll meet with Putin. I'll meet with Zelensky... And within 24 hours, that war will be settled" - Trump, CNN town hall, 10 May 2023. CNN counted 53 separate occasions he promised it. CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump calls for Ukraine to replace Zelenskyy after clash over Russia diesel deal: 'Get a new president'President Donald Trump demanded Volodymyr Zelenskyy stop striking Russian oil refineries, warning the attacks worsen global diesel and fuel supplies.
Trump promised he'd meet Putin and Zelensky and settle the war within 24 hours — 53 separate times, CNN counted CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump and Putin sign diesel deal, angering Ukraine and its alliesThe US president announced Friday that Russia has committed to supplying nearly 5 million tons of diesel fuel to the United States and global markets 'within a short period of time.' The deal has sparked outrage across Europe.
Trump promised to settle the war within 24 hours - on 53 separate occasions, CNN counted CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump rips into Volodymyr Zelensky — insisting it’s time for Ukraine to ‘get a new president’President Trump ripped into Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday telling reporters outside the White House that it's time for Ukraine to “get a new president.”
Trump promised to settle the war within 24 hours - CNN counted 53 separate occasions he made that promise CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Rebuking Ukraine Over Oil Strikes, Trump Says It Should ‘Get a New President’Hours after President Trump said the United States would buy Russian diesel, the Kremlin said there would be no immediate resumption of discussions to end the war.
US president says agreement needed to lower fuel prices, but move likely to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies Donald Trump is on a fresh collision course with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies after his stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel upended years of US and western pressure on the Kremlin to end its war…
Trump promised he'd settle the Ukraine war within 24 hours of talking to Putin and Zelenskyy - he's said some version of that 53 separate times CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader after diesel deal with RussiaUS president suggests Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not done enough to end war Donald Trump has said Ukraine needs “a new leader”, a day after making a deal with Vladimir Putin to buy large quantities of Russian diesel. The US president suggested Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end the war with Russia and…
President Trump on Saturday pushed back on criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel amid the Russia-Ukraine war. The president told reporters outside the White House that Zelensky “could have settled this war many times,” but “chose not to.”
Trump promised to settle the war within 24 hours - on 53 separate occasions, CNN counted CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump says Ukraine needs ‘a new leader who can make a deal’President Donald Trump on Saturday called for new leadership in Ukraine, marking a dramatic shift in the United States’s relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump has long pushed Russia and Ukraine to make a deal ending the war between the countries, which has now stretched over four-and-a-half years and appeared to…
The convicted murderer was left in a critical condition after she survived two lethal injections.
Christa Pike is back at prison after surviving a botched lethal injection, but her attorneys say she still struggles with arm injuries and memory problems.
Christa Pike's lawyers on Saturday said that the 50-year-old convicted murderer has been discharged from the hospital and returned to prison. Pike was transported to the hospital in critical condition on September 30 after she survived Tennessee's botched effort to execute her for murdering a classmate when she was a teenager.
Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, according to a statement released by her lawyers.
Pike’s lawyers said she is back in same prison she’s lived in for last 30 years and will continue to receive medical care Christa Pike has been discharged from the hospital after surviving Tennessee ’s botched 30 September attempt to execute her by lethal injection and is back in prison, her lawyers said on Saturday. Pike, 50, returned…
Christa Pike has been released from the hospital and is back in prison after surviving an execution attempt in Tennessee that left her unconscious and on a ventilator. Pike is on death row for the premeditated torture and murder of a college classmate in 1995. The prisoner was set to be executed on Sept.
The UN torture rapporteur found direct-contact electric shock gloves "incompatible with the absolute prohibition of torture" — ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on them ABC10 San Diego / UN Special Rapporteur finding, August 2026
UN Says Trump-Hegseth Livestream of Execution Would Breach ‘Absolute Prohibition of Torture’As rights advocates across the US expressed horror at the Trump administration's confirmed plans to publicly broadcast the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former military psychiatrist who was convicted of killing 13 people in a mass shooting at Fort Hood in 2009, the top United Nations human rights expert warned that the public state…
The first US military execution in more than 65 years will be livestreamed, announced the Pentagon on Thursday, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it would be "public". Former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009, killing 13 people. His execution will take place at the military base on December…
Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live US politics live – latest updates The US is facing worldwide condemnation over a “barbaric” plan to execute a disabled man by firing squad and livestream it to the public, with critics comparing the Trump administration to…
"I'll meet with Putin. I'll meet with Zelensky... And within 24 hours, that war will be settled" - Trump, CNN town hall, 10 May 2023. CNN counted 53 separate occasions he promised it. CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Trump says Russia will export diesel, lifts sanctions{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump says Russia will export diesel, lifts sanctions Russia will supply the U.S. and global market with diesel, President Trump announced Friday, responding to sky-rocketing prices exacerbated by both the Russia-Ukraine and U.S.-Iran wars. © Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, AFP…
"I'll meet with Putin. I'll meet with Zelensky... And within 24 hours, that war will be settled" - Trump, CNN town hall, 10 May 2023. CNN counted 53 separate occasions he promised it CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)
Zelensky bashes Trump over diesel deal with RussiaUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky bashed President Donald Trump’s deal with Russia to supply millions of tons of diesel fuel to global markets, giving arguably his most direct and biting criticism of Trump so far. Trump announced the deal on Friday in a post on Truth Social after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Republicans are condemning the Pentagon’s plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, with one senator calling it “beyond disgusting.” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that Hasan’s execution, scheduled for Dec. 3, would be public.
President Donald Trump tapped Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and communications adviser for Trump Media and Technology Group, to serve as his next White House press secretary. Zacharia will succeed Karoline Leavitt, who left the White House in August. Her appointment comes less than a month before the 2026 midterm elections…
Ken Paxton, the Republican Party’s nominee for the US Senate in Texas , expressed a willingness to cut programs such as Social Security in a leaked recording published by The Texas Tribune on Thursday. In the recording, which was made during a private meeting with donors and lobbyists last month, Paxton said he'd target "mandatory…
Polling data released Thursday shows that American voters in several key states view campaign cash from the artificial intelligence industry and Big Tech CEOs as more politically poisonous than donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Wall Street executives, and cryptocurrency firms. The poll from Data for Progress…
“I’ve never seen anything like what we saw Wednesday night,” said one reporter who witnessed the execution attempt.
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