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Trump’s National Killer Police Force

ICE and Border Patrol’s purviews have transformed from immigration enforcement to being a political tool of the White House — all under the pretext of public safety.

The War on Immigrants

U.S. Website Gave False Approval to Green Card Applicants — Then Blamed Glitch and Took It Away

“It was heartbreaking,” said one recipient of a false approval who was told about a USCIS website snafu.

U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on July 22, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Crypto Corruption Puts Centrist Democrats in Bind

Moderate Democrats want to put a stop to Trump’s meme coin self-dealing. But that might cut off campaign donations from crypto interests.

Israel’s War on Gaza

On a West Bank Eviction Tour, Israeli Settlers Advertise “No Arabs Here”

GOP Rep. Called Israeli–U.S. Defense Tech Integration “Dangerous.” The House Passed It Anyway.

Austin Campbell

U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, left, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, center, and U.S. House candidate William Lawrence, right, at a rally in Lansing, Mich., on July 19, 2026. The rally also included U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Midterms 2026

William Lawrence Is Running in a Purple Michigan District — on His Pro-Palestine Credentials

“Cover-Up” Unravels as Pentagon Admits Nearly 100 Injured in Iran Strikes

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Voices

It’s Scary As Hell Being Black in America Right Now

Anti-ICE protesters attend a vigil for a man that was killed in a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), on July 13, 2026 in Biddeford, Maine. The victim has been identified as Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old man from Colombia.

Voices

How ICE Arrests Went Quiet — and Got Even More Deadly

Natasha Lennard

Iran

President Donald Trump walks with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he arrives at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., for the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

U.S. Official: Iran Attacks Injured “Far More” Troops Than Pentagon Admits

An Army carry team salutes after moving the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army soldier Maj. Sorffly Davius, of Cambria Heights, N.Y., who died in Kuwait, during a casualty return, Monday, March 9, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Iran Claims to Kill 3 U.S. Service Members in Kuwait

Donald Trump, President of United States, attends the welcome ceremony at Bestepe Presidential Compound during the 2026 NATO Ankara Summit in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 8th, 2026.

Another Trump Ceasefire With Iran Crumbles

A man passes a mural in Tehran, Iran on June 18, 2026, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran.

The Surprising Reaction Inside Iran to Its War Victory

Séamus Malekafzali

Midterms

Connie Chan, supervisor for San Francisco's District 1 and Democratic US Congressional candidate, left, and Representative Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, during a "Get Out The Vote" rally in San Francisco, California, US, on Friday, May 29, 2026. California is holding its primary election on June 2. Photographer: Jason Henry/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Nancy Pelosi’s Pick for Her SF House Seat Takes Anti-AIPAC Pledge

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) speaks during a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rep. Thanedar announced that he is filing articles of impeachment to impeach President Donald Trump. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Two-Thirds of Shri Thanedar’s Campaign Cash Came Through AIPAC as He Lost Over $600K

Arizona Democratic party supporters walk to the exit after attending a watch party on election night Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Democrats Are Desperate to Flip an Arizona House Seat. They’re Rallying Around a Former Republican.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, speaks during the Messari Mainnet summit in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The event's programming covers a convergence of diverse themes shaping the crypto landscape, from AI integration to real-world finance and decentralized governance. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Wants to Save Crypto — But Trump Windfall Is a Political Obstacle

Justice

NYC, NY, UNITED STATES - 2025/12/19: Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building. According to White House Border Czar Tom Homan, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will increase its operations in New York City due to its status as a sanctuary city. (Photo by Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

ICE Mandates Dress Code After Killings and Botched Arrest

Protesters gather outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, United States, in support of labor and hunger strikers inside on June 12, 2026. Demonstrators continue their efforts to support detainees despite actions by state, federal, and Geo Group staff. Women detainees have joined the strikes this week, while authorities have been working to expedite transfers out of the facility. ICE agents have used chemical irritants on protesters and press. (Photo by Neil Constantine/NurPhoto via AP)

Google Is Censoring Reviews of ICE Detention Centers

BIDDEFORD, ME - JULY 13: An FBI official places an evidence card on Pool Street in Biddeford where a man was reportedly killed in a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Monday, July 13, 2026. MANDATORY CREDIT: (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald)

ICE Officers at Maine Shooting Scene Were Wearing Body Cameras. They Were Not Turned On.

Demonstrators protest the killing of a local 26-year-old man by a federal officer at Monument Square in Portland, Maine, on July 14, 2026. A US immigration officer on July 13, fatally shot a man identified by rights groups as a 26-year-old Colombian, an incident likely to fuel criticism of President Donald Trump's deportation drive. The shooting happened in Biddeford, a town of 22,000 people in the northern state of Maine, and comes a week after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot dead a Mexican man in Texas. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP via Getty Images)

Would-Be Platner Replacements in Maine Rally Around “Abolish ICE” (or Something Close)

War on Gaza

Armed Israeli Settlers Detained Ro Khanna. He Wants Their Illegal Outposts Demolished.

This undated photo from Winter 2023 provided by Breaking The Silence, a whistleblower group of former Israeli soldiers, shows blindfolded Palestinian prisoners captured in the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces at a detention facility on the Sde Teiman military base in southern Israel. (Breaking The Silence via AP)

How to Show That Israel’s Sexual Violence Against Palestinians Is Systemic — and Has Gone on for Decades

Natasha Lennard

The Performative Ceasefire in Gaza

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 15: A supporter of Israel counter protests as pro-Palestinian activists take part in a protest on Nakba Day on May 15, 2026 in New York City. Pro-Palestinian activists worldwide marked the 78th anniversary of the Nakba amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

The Real “Divide” Among Democrats Over Israel Is Between Party Leadership and Voters

Unmasking ICE

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, center, and Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, left, during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

ICE Should Show It Hasn’t Been “Infiltrated by Violent Extremists,” Senator Urges

Matt Sledge, Sam Biddle

ICE Recruitment Tweets Are So Racist That Cops Feared They Could Incite Neo-Nazi Violence

Matt Sledge, Sam Biddle

Protesters walk past a screen reading "arrest and charge Jonathan Ross", the ICE officer, named in US media as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who fatally shot Renee Good, as they march from Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis against ICE and the fatal shooting of Good, calling on federal authorities to leave the city and demand accountability, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 10, 2026. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on the streets of Minneapolis on January 7, leading to huge protests and outrage from local leaders who rejected White House claims she was a domestic terrorist. (Photo by Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)

Government Ordered to Turn Over Files on ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good

Noah Hurowitz, Austin Campbell

WASHINGTON, DC August 25, 2025:

US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth and US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem during the signing of Executive Orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday August 25, 2025.

(Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Pentagon Implores Civilian Workers to Join ICE “Volunteer Force”

Noah Hurowitz, Austin Campbell

Chilling Dissent

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - APRIL 22: Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory, Francesca Albanese delivers a speech during the Global Sumud Parliamentary Congress in Brussels, Belgium on April 22, 2026. Bringing together lawmakers, representatives of political parties and public institutions, UN rapporteurs and prominent figures from around the world, the congress has begun as the Global Sumud Flotilla that set off for Gaza on April 12 continues its journey. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump’s Sanctions Against the ICC Are Unconstitutional, Rights Groups Say

FBI Raided Texas Activist’s House — Then Offered Her $200,000 to Become Antifa Informant

A.D. Chilcote, C. Frances

Protestors and law enforcement clash during a demonstration and vigil outside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, on January 28, 2026. Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, asylum seekers from Ecuador who were arrested on January 20 in Minneapolis by ICE agents, are being held at the center along with others detained by ICE. US President Donald Trump said on January 27 that he would "de-escalate a little bit" in Minneapolis after the fatal shootings of two civilians fueled a storm of criticism over his signature immigration crackdown. (Photo by Moisés ÁVILA / AFP via Getty Images)

How Local Cops Are Running With Trump’s NSPM-7 Attacks on Antifa

Trump’s Communist Boogeyman Playbook: Charging Protesters as Terrorists