As President Donald Trump dismisses concerns over living costs ahead of the 2026 midterms, a new report highlights that American parents face significantly higher bills for back-to-school preparations. A joint analysis indicates that supply costs have jumped 8%, with essential items like lunch boxes and notebooks seeing double-digit price hikes.
Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson reported a sudden surge of $2 million in small-dollar donations following his nomination Saturday, signaling a competitive start to his campaign against Republican incumbent Susan Collins. The fifth-generation logger faces a daunting fundraising gap but claims this momentum validates his progressive, working-class platform.
Armed guards and Florida National Guard troops are turning away attorneys from the Everglades detention facility, where roughly 1,000 people—many without criminal charges—are held in cramped, unsanitary conditions. A new class-action lawsuit challenges the Trump administration's refusal to grant detainees access to counsel or the right to petition for release.
The Trump administration issued a regulation on Monday that allows officials to bypass mandatory interviews for asylum seekers, immediately funneling potentially hundreds of thousands of applicants into deportation proceedings based solely on written submissions that may lack critical context or legal representation.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has effectively stripped millions of undocumented immigrants of their right to bond hearings. A July 8 internal memo from Acting Director Todd Lyons mandates that those awaiting deportation be held in custody for the duration of their proceedings, signaling a sharp escalation in federal enforcement tactics.
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted illegally by deporting over 200 Venezuelans to a notorious El Salvador mega-prison without court hearings, ordering officials to provide a path for the men to contest their designations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
The U.S. Department of Justice moved Monday to dismiss criminal charges against California labor leader David Huerta, ending a months-long legal battle that began with his arrest during an immigration protest. The government’s decision marks a retreat from a case that critics long characterized as an attempt to intimidate political dissenters.
A chaotic scene unfolded in Los Angeles on Friday when David Huerta, president of SEIU California, was injured and arrested while observing an ICE operation at a local worksite. The incident, captured on video, has triggered a wave of condemnation from labor unions and Democratic officials across the state.
Trump-appointed members of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation have voted to overhaul Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, triggering a backlash from advocates who warn the move will effectively strip communities and Tribal Nations of their legal power to challenge construction projects on sensitive historic lands.
Senator Bernie Sanders has launched a sharp rebuke of American complicity in the devastation of Gaza, condemning the ongoing military campaign as a violation of international law. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for a US visit, the Vermont senator is demanding an immediate end to all military funding.
As Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for talks with Donald Trump this week, Israeli soldiers have surged into West Bank villages to support an intensifying campaign of settler violence. The state-backed rampages, which included the burning of two mosques and the destruction of Palestinian homes, have drawn urgent international condemnation.
Schools and public offices in Springfield, Ohio, shuttered for a second consecutive day Friday as anonymous bomb threats paralyzed the city. The disruptions follow persistent, unsubstantiated claims from Donald Trump and JD Vance targeting the local Haitian migrant community, a campaign of rhetoric that local officials describe as a direct incitement of hate.
Federal agents are preparing to launch mass arrests of Haitian immigrants this week following a Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The directive, which strips legal protections from 350,000 Haitians, marks the start of a nationwide enforcement operation targeting communities across the United States.
A classified internal analysis by the Drug Enforcement Administration has determined that the Trump administration’s aggressive campaign of maritime strikes against suspected drug vessels off the Latin American coast has failed to reduce the volume or street price of cocaine entering the United States, despite a death toll exceeding 221 people.
Four men were killed Friday after a U.S. military strike targeted a vessel off the coast of Venezuela, marking at least the fourth such operation since September. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the action as a lethal strike against narco-traffickers, despite mounting warnings from legal experts regarding international law.
Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August recess to force a vote on the SAVE America Act, escalating a standoff over a controversial proposal that would overhaul national voter registration requirements and faces significant legislative hurdles.
As funeral services approach for the late Senator Lindsey Graham, newly surfaced documentary footage reveals the South Carolina Republican celebrating the launch of a large-scale US-Israeli military campaign against Iran. The clips depict an exuberant Graham remarking that he 'almost cried' upon seeing the bombardment of the country begin.
A violent assault on Berlin’s Christopher Street Day celebration has left one woman dead and at least 29 people injured. On Saturday evening, a van plowed into a crowd near the Brandenburg Gate, followed by a machete attack that German authorities have officially classified as an act of Islamist terrorism.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stepped down Saturday, marking the first time Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has bowed to public pressure in twelve years. The resignation follows five weeks of intense youth-led protests against examination paper leaks and the systematic marginalization of India’s unemployed young population.
Across the United States, clergy, activists, and grieving families gathered on Saturday to protest the deaths of immigrants and citizens during federal enforcement operations. The coordinated Day of Action sought justice for those lost in custody and condemned the tactics used throughout the current administration’s immigration crackdown.
A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Saturday against the Trump administration, maintaining an injunction that prevents the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing a March executive order that sought to impose restrictive new requirements on mail-in ballots nationwide.
A Republican-controlled House on Wednesday advanced legislation requiring documentary proof of citizenship for federal voter registration, a move critics warn could disenfranchise millions. The bill, which mandates states share voter data with the Department of Homeland Security, passed with unanimous GOP support and the vote of Rep. Henry Cuellar.
A coalition of Texas faith leaders is demanding the immediate release of two pastors detained by ICE agents at McAllen International Airport last Thursday. Advocates claim the couple, who were traveling to a religious retreat, are being coerced into signing voluntary deportation papers under threats of family separation.
At a special convention in Bangor on Saturday, Maine Democrats overwhelmingly chose former state Senate president Troy Jackson to challenge incumbent Republican Susan Collins. Securing 566 of 571 delegate votes, the 58-year-old logger now leads the party’s effort to unseat the longtime senator in the upcoming November general election.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released 230,000 documents regarding the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, framing the move as a fulfillment of presidential directives. Critics, however, immediately labeled the declassification a calculated distraction from the administration's ongoing refusal to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files.
A federal lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C. accuses the Trump administration of maintaining an illegal database of citizens who document ICE operations. The legal challenge, brought by Democracy Forward, claims DHS is tracking and retaliating against observers in violation of the Privacy Act of 1974.
A federal judge’s temporary restraining order has forced Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to hit the brakes on their $111 billion merger. The move follows a coordinated legal challenge from a dozen Democratic attorneys general, who argue the consolidation would stifle competition and inflate costs for American consumers.
Veteran correspondent Scott Pelley was terminated from CBS News on Tuesday, sparking a public confrontation over the editorial integrity of the network’s flagship program. Pelley claimed that new management, led by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, repeatedly pressured him to inject unverified assertions and political bias into his investigative reporting.
The U.S. Department of Energy has formally acknowledged in court filings that it canceled 284 clean energy grants based solely on the political leanings of the recipient states. Attorneys for the administration admitted that the cuts lacked any programmatic or performance-based justification, targeting regions that voted for Kamala Harris.
A coalition of consumer advocacy groups is challenging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over its push to classify prediction platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket as derivatives markets. Critics argue the move effectively creates a federal loophole for nationwide gambling, bypassing state-level consumer protections and oversight.
