by Nermeen Shaikh | Jun 5, 2026 | Border Patrol, CBP, far right, Gregory Bovino, ICE, immigration, Interview, Sebastian Gorka
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino led the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdowns in Chicago, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. Bovino was eventually removed from his position in January after immigration agents under his command killed 37-year-old VA nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. We speak with Amanda Moore, a reporter who focuses on far-right extremism and…
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by Amy Goodman | Jun 4, 2026 | Alternative for Germany (AfD), far right, Great Replacement theory, Gregory Bovino, Interview, MAGA, mass deportations, Nazism, Portugal
Hundreds of far-right activists gathered in Portugal on Saturday for the annual “Remigration Summit” advocating for the mass deportation of immigrants. Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and white nationalist leader Jared Taylor were VIP guests alongside elected officials from Germany and Spain’s far-right parties. In an interview ahead of the event, Bovino cited Nazi Germany’s…
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by Amy Goodman | Jun 3, 2026 | collusion, Donald Trump, fraud, Interview, IRS, Justice Department, Trump Administration
After widespread bipartisan outcry, the Justice Department says it is permanently abandoning plans for a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Widely branded as a “slush fund,” it was expected to reward President Donald Trump’s supporters, including those who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The fund was announced in May as part of a settlement in Trump’s personal lawsuit against the…
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by Maya Schenwar | Jun 3, 2026 | 9/11, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Guantánamo, Interview, Iraq, Islamophobia, Torture, War On Terror
Truthout was founded in 2001, with George W. Bush in the White House and war hawks circling the halls of power. Haymarket Books was founded the same year. Over the wildly tumultuous political period since, our two organizations have connected organizers, activists, and curious readers with books, essays, and reported pieces that have informed and aided their efforts to understand the world and…
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by Amy Goodman | Jun 2, 2026 | Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Hezbollah, Interview, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, War
Israeli drones have killed at least eight people in Lebanon despite an announcement Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump that both Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting. Trump’s intervention came as Israel threatened new strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, leading Iran to suspend indirect negotiations with the U.S. to protest Israel’s expanding military offensive in Lebanon.
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by Amy Goodman | Jun 2, 2026 | David Venturella, Deportation, Donald Trump, GEO Group, ICE, ICE director, immigration, Interview, Private Prison Companies, Trump Administration
President Donald Trump has tapped David Venturella, a former ICE official and executive at the private prison company GEO Group, to replace Todd Lyons as head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. GEO Group saw its profits jump from $32 million in 2024 to more than $254 million in 2025 as the Trump administration expanded government contracts with ICE jails nationwide. Setareh Ghandehari…
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