via The Hill News — Despite the recent political and civic turmoil, Americans must recommit to the core tenets of democratic liberalism in order to ensure a free and open society, individual liberty, and equality under the law.

via - Democracy Docket — The bill comes as elections and voting rights are under severe duress in the Peach State. The post Georgia lawmakers fight GOP voter suppression efforts with new state voting rights act appeared first on Democracy Docket .

via - Democracy Docket — The Republican Party of Wisconsin filed a disturbing amicus brief urging a federal court to force the Wisconsin Elections Commission to hand over the state’s unredacted voter rolls to Trump’s Justice Department. The post In unhinged brief, Wisconsin GOP compares not giving the Trump DOJ voters’ personal data to Jim Crow appeared first on Democracy Docket .

via The Hill News — The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday proposed a new rule barring undocumented immigrants from living in subsidized properties, attempting to eliminate mixed-status households. The proposed rule would require every household resident to provide proof of citizenship or legal status regardless of age as the Trump administration continues to enhance immigration enforcement…

via Politics — The White House recently warned Utah lawmakers against passing a bill regulating artificial intelligence.

via World news | The Guardian — US president had recently said that the plan was the best deal Starmer could make Donald Trump has urged Keir Starmer not to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius, warning he was “making a big mistake”. Under the deal agreed last year, Britain would cede control over the British Indian Ocean Territory but lease the largest island, Diego Garcia, for 99 years to continue operating a joint US-UK military base there. Continue reading...

via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — US president says at inaugural Board of Peace summit that Washington and Tehran should make a 'meaningful deal'.

via The Hill News — A new analysis from the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that tariff payments by midsized U.S. firms roughly tripled in 2025. The analysis, published Thursday, shows that midsized firms’ tariff payments began increasing starting in April, the month that President Trump unveiled his sweeping “Liberation Day” levies on numerous trading partners. Tariff payments by midsized firms…

via The Parnas Perspective — Good morning everyone. Major developments this morning demand an earlier than usual newsletter. Andrew, formerly known as Prince Andrew, has been detained by British authorities. The Department of Justice has been caught removing key records tied to FBI interviews connected to one of Donald Trump’s accusers in the Epstein files. The United States is moving dangerously close to a war that could last weeks and may begin as soon as this weekend. To those who want me to stop or silence this reportin

via - Democracy Docket — A New York Appellate Court has ruled that the state’s independent redistricting commission must draw up a new congressional map, after a court struck down* the state’s current 11th Congressional District for diluting the voting power of Black and Latino residents. In a decision Thursday, the court rejected Republicans’ request to pause the lower court’s […] The post New York appellate court allows redraw of congressional map to move forward appeared first on Democracy Docket .

via The Hill News — Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) plan to move next week to force a vote on a resolution to require authorization from Congress before President Trump can use military force against Iran. “Trump officials say there’s a 90% chance of strikes on Iran. He can’t without Congress,” Khanna said Wednesday in a post on…

via Politics — The president returned to his long-running gripes over all things scatological this week in his feud with the rising Democratic star.

via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — Trump's tariffs, Greenland and defence spending are testing US-Europe alliance.

via Home - CBSNews.com — Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Robert Garcia's previous attempts to extract information about the White House ballroom's finances have so far yielded few answers.

via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — Trump and Nigeria appeared headed for a clash over bogus claims of a Christian massacre. Now the US is helping Nigeria.

via The Hill News — The Trump administration is reportedly launching a new push to improve the quality of food at U.S. military bases after a study found that meals contained poor nutrients and harmful contaminants. The study, commissioned by Moms Across America in partnership with the Children’s Health Defense Military Chapter and Centner Academy, detected pesticides in 100…

via Robert Reich — Friends, I was secretary of labor 30 years ago when the U.S. economy was producing an average of 200,000 new jobs a month. I remember holding news conferences on “jobs days” each month. I felt confident about the strength of the economy. What worried me then was that the new jobs didn’t pay well. (A disgruntled worker once called out to me, “Sure, Mr. Secretary, lots of new jobs. I’m doing three of them to make ends meet!”) Last Wednesday, the Labor Department reported that the United States pro

via The Hill News — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the Iranians are not interested in reaching a deal with the Trump administration as talks about dismantling their nuclear weapons program commence in Geneva, Switzerland. “The Iranians have no interest in cutting a deal. They are trying to drag this thing out. Any deal that they’d…

via PBS NewsHour - The Latest — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she hopes to deepen her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump.

via The Hill News — President Trump on Wednesday claimed that the U.S. trade deficit has fallen by 78 percent because of tariffs. “THE UNITED STATES TRADE DEFICIT HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 78% BECAUSE OF THE TARIFFS BEING CHARGED TO OTHER COMPANIES AND COUNTRIES,” the president said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “IT WILL GO INTO POSITIVE…

via Human Rights Watch News — Click to expand Image Hasael on his fishing boat moving through a mangrove forest in Siargao, Philippines, 2025. © 2025 Camille Robiou du Pont/Human Rights Watch The Philippine authorities have sought to permanently move entire communities from various areas to sites deemed safer, without adhering to international standards aimed at protecting the rights of those affected.Past failures in the region underscore the urgent need for authorities to ensure inclusive, rights-based solutions, including

via NBC News Top Stories — WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is sending a large array of additional weaponry to the Middle East, including more warships, air defenses and submarines, in preparation for a possible military strike on Iran if President Donald Trump makes that decision, according to U.S. officials and information from public tracking.

via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — Environmental group says FBI is visiting activists' homes as Trump administration rolls back pollution protections.

via Home - CBSNews.com — The Trump administration has given ICE the authority to detain refugees who entered the U.S. lawfully but don't have green cards yet, part of a bid to scrutinize the legal immigration system, according to a government memo obtained by CBS News.