The San Francisco Chronicle has obtained internal ICE investigations into the deaths of dozens of people in its custody during the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, finding that 23 of the 29 individuals died after a lack of proper medical care. Guards, medical providers, and staff at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities failed to provide emergency care…
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The midterms delivered a stunning rebuke of Trump and the MAGA movement, but what will it take to turn electoral victories into lasting change? In this episode of “Movement Memos,” host Kelly Hayes talks with anti-authoritarian strategist Scot Nakagawa about the opportunities and dangers of this political moment, the enduring power of tech oligarchs, and how movements can build the solidarity and…
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House Democrats are demanding that key federal agencies and corporations retain their records after receiving a whistleblower report that the Trump administration is shredding records related to the president’s expensive, scandal-ridden construction projects around Washington, D.C. CNN reports that administration officials are rushing to shred key paperwork before Democrats take charge of…
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President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at a White House press briefing on Monday, attacking Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) following the lawmaker’s submission of articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie is “a sick, sick guy. There’s something wrong with him, actually,” Trump said during the presser. “Now he’s after Pete Hegseth. He doesn’t like…
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President Donald Trump’s war on Iran is so unpopular that even a majority of Republicans say they want the incoming Democratic majority in Congress to end it, new polling finds, as emerging leader on the effort Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) vows to take action even sooner. According to Reuters/Ipsos polling released this week, 71 percent of Americans want the new Congress to pass…
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Stunning Republican losses in the midterms could spell the end of Pete Hegseth’s tenure as the secretary of defense. From Vice President JD Vance to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky), Hegseth’s own party is setting him up to take the fall for election losses blamed on the U.S. war with Iran. In a rambling post on X on November 4, Vance said the reason the GOP lost was “obvious to almost…
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