Calls for calm mount as Israel plans retaliation against Iran. Progressives urge Gaza ceasefire and diplomacy to avert wider conflict.
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Donald Trump marks a historical moment as he becomes the first former U.S. President to undergo a criminal trial.

Despite multiple attempts to postpone, the trial officially commences today, marking one of four pending criminal cases against him.
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Prison gerrymandering undermines fair representation by counting inmates based on prison location instead of hometowns.
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Abortion bans and divorce restrictions are a dangerous combo for pregnant people.

Experts are raising concerns about what the intersection — now in four states — means for victims of domestic violence.
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Nearly 1 in 4 adults kicked off Medicaid are now uninsured, survey finds.

Medicaid “unwinding” is causing a massive drop in insurance coverage and health care access.
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Florida reproductive rights advocates kick off abortion ballot measure campaign.

Supporters rallied in Orlando, pushing Floridians to vote “Yes on 4” to outlaw pre-viability abortion bans.
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Iran launches retaliatory strikes on Israel, signals US should avoid escalation.

As Israeli defenses intercepted the missiles Saturday, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians across the West Bank.
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Groups bring Tortuguita’s killing to international human rights commission.

Activists hope the petition will debunk police narratives and join the international record of human rights violations.
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How are US tax dollars being spent? Hint: the Pentagon is cashing in.

The average US taxpayer sent $58 to fund antiwar diplomacy efforts versus $5,109 for militarism and its support systems.
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Touching fentanyl can’t kill you. Why are cops and lawmakers pretending it can?

The myth that fentanyl is deadly to the touch won’t die, and it's a falsehood with devastating consequences.
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Here are the 5 key state tax trends to watch this year.

Several states are adopting bold progressive policy, while others are cutting taxes on the wealthy.
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Israeli forces massacred hundreds at Al-Shifa Hospital. Here’s how it happened.

Eyewitnesses report the IDF shot patients in their beds and summarily executed hundreds of government employees.
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House Dems team up with GOP to expand warrantless spying on Americans.

The bill, which critics call the largest expansion of state surveillance since the Patriot Act, now heads to the Senate.
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Nicaragua takes Germany to the World Court for facilitating Israel’s genocide.

Germany is second only to the US as the largest supplier of weapons to Israel.
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Israeli firms are working overtime to sell stolen Palestinian land to US Jews.

The real estate events peddling land in Israeli settlements in the West Bank appear to flout US and international law.
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“This is an absolutely horrifying development in Tennessee,” LGBTQ legislative researcher Allison Chapman told Truthout.

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Israel is “clearly” in violation of U.S. foreign assistance laws that bar military aid from being used to commit human rights atrocities, Sen. Bernie Sanders said in an op-ed this week.

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Israel’s probe into the strike that killed seven aid workers was led by the CEO of an Israeli weapons manufacturer.

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The anti-racist educator behind “Woke Kindergarten” has received death threats but is not giving up the work.

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In court brief filed with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice agreed with a lower-court ruling that Enbridge is trespassing on about 12 miles of Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa lands.

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