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Court Blocks Trump’s “Loyalty Question” on Civil Service Job Applications
6+ hour, 56+ min ago (475+ words) Unions sued over the question, which asks job applicants to share how they would further the president’s agenda. A court’s decision to block the Trump administration from including a “loyalty question” on federal job applications was a win not only…...
This Back to School Season, Kids Face a New Fear: ICE Taking Their Parents
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (800+ words) More than 200,000 children in the US are estimated to have had a parent detained by ICE. Just a year ago, Martín Soto was making breakfast at home with his wife, Gabriela, while their daughter got ready for her first day…...
Federal Court Rules Trump Admin Can’t Keep Aging Michigan Coal Plant Open
13+ hour, 31+ min ago (362+ words) The ruling is one of the first successful legal challenges to the administration’s use of “energy emergency” powers. The Department of Energy overstepped when it ordered an aging coal-fired power plant in Michigan to stay open past its planned retirement…...
Hedge Fund-Owned Publisher Lays Off Local Journalists From Papers Across the US
13+ hour, 34+ min ago (927+ words) Unions decried the firing of nearly 100 workers, which they said will leave major gaps in coverage in many regions. As social media networks filled with posts from journalists “deeply saddened” to reveal they were part of McClatchy’s latest round of…...
Louisiana Residents Are Resisting Plans to Build ICE Jail on Contaminated Site
15+ hour, 15+ min ago (1079+ words) Organizers are hard at work to convince officials to roll back an agreement with a private prison operator. Louisiana residents are mobilizing in opposition to the immigration jail with the help of CENLA Activism, a grassroots group of concerned residents…...
Republicans Hurl Islamophobia at Mamdani, El-Sayed Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (547+ words) One Republican said Mamdani is sending “a message to Osama bin Laden” that Muslims have “conquered New York.” Republicans and influential right-wing voices are using the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attack to cynically escalate their campaign of Islamophobia against progressive figures…...
Amish Country Is Seeing a Major Measles Outbreak. RFK Jr. Is Making It Worse.
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (330+ words) RFK Jr. mocked vaccinations in Lancaster County. Now two are dead of measles, and Pennsylvania’s outbreak is spreading. Five years ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Amish country, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to address a large anti-vaccination crowd. It…...
Diesel Costs Reach New High Over Labor Day Weekend as Trump Renews Questionable Promise of Lower Prices
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (477+ words) Diesel topped $5.90 per gallon, on average across the US, as of Monday, with regular gas above $4.15 per gallon. Diesel prices in the U.S. broke a new record high this past weekend, as the U.S. and Israel’s continued war on Iran has led…...
Boycott of Starbucks Is Still On as Workers Press for $17 Wage and Protections
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (854+ words) On the heels of their victory on silica-based powder, baristas are urging patrons to boycott until they win a contract. The boycott of Starbucks’ multinational coffee chain is still in full swing this Labor Day weekend as Starbucks workers push…...
Trump’s “Beautification” Plan Has Turned Community Parks Into Policing Traps
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (604+ words) Trump’s plan to “make D.C. beautiful again” means more policing for the city’s residents. The expenditures are enormous: $16 million toward a failed paint job on the National Mall reflecting pool. $5 million for bronze horse statues. Over $900 million toward White…...