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Trump Just Betrayed His Base on Gun Rights to Defend ICE
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (734+ words) Armed homeowners Mark T. and Patricia N. McCloskey held firearms while confronting protesters marching past their house on June 28, 2020, a move that drew praise from Trump and other Republicans. "Any gun owner knows that when you are carrying a weapon, when you…...
Senate Map Shows Narrow Path For Democratic Flip. Here Are the States to Watch
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (688+ words) Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine, and John Cornyn of Texas are among the incumbents facing strong challenges to re-election in the 2026 midterm elections. Less than two months before the primary season opens, it seems that both parties have a…...
Catholic Leaders Condemn Trump’s Foreign Policy Moves
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (601+ words) Archbishop Timothy Broglio conducts an Easter Sunday Mass at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Sunday, April 12, 2020. The archbishop for the U.S. military services said that it "would be morally acceptable" for troops to disobey orders…...
Newsom Tells World Leaders to Stand Up to Trump: 'Pathetic"
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (443+ words) Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California speaks to reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. California's Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a strong message to global leaders on Tuesday, urging them to take a stand against President…...
Why Thousands of Nurses Are Striking in NYC
1+ week, 6+ day ago (366+ words) Nurses and supporters picket during a strike at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York on Jan. 12. Almost 15,000 nurses at several major New York hospitals are on strike, raising concerns about how staffing shortages could affect the city's health care system....
Fatal ICE Shooting Sparks Scrutiny of Killings in Trump’s Crackdown
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (1308+ words) The killing of a Minneapolis woman by an immigration agent and the subsequent attempt to label her a "domestic terrorist" have caused outrage in the city and across the country. But the case has striking similarities to a spate of…...
Federal Officers Don’t Have ‘Absolute Immunity’ but Prosecution Isn’t Easy
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1036+ words) A portrait of Renee Nicole Good is pasted to a light pole near the site of her shooting in Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 8, 2026. Residents and local officials in Portland are clamoring for accountability after federal agents shot two people on Thursday....
Vance Defends ICE Agent in Minneapolis Shooting, Blames ‘Far Left’ For Death
2+ week, 3+ day ago (656+ words) Vice President J.D. Vance on Thursday sharply defended the federal immigration agent who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis and insisted that there was no reason to question the agent's actions'even as video footage and accounts from state and local…...
Climate and Weather Disasters Cost the U.S. $115 Billion in 2025
2+ week, 4+ day ago (551+ words) Charred homes and burnt cars are pictured amid the rubble of the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 13, 2025. Last year was the third-highest year on record for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, according to…...
What It Means to Bury My Ancestors Twice
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (515+ words) Descendants Calvin Adams, Sr. and Ruth Adams at their home farm in Pittsylvania Co., Va. Calvin was the great-grandson of Flem Adams, Sr., and a Navy WW2 Veteran. My ancestors are buried at Oak Hill Plantation in Pittsylvania County, Virginia'sharecroppers, tenant…...