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Appeals court temporarily blocks re-detention of Mahmoud Khalil

Mahmoud Khalil, Trump administration, US news, Law, Law (US), New York, US politics, ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Kentucky student goes off script in viral graduation speech

The camaraderie of the National Spelling Bee is a reminder of the beauty of community

National Spelling Bee, Sport, US sports

Bentley Hudgins poised to make Georgia history

Kenyan High Court issues landmark transgender rights ruling

‘What you see here is a wetland without water’: how the datacentre boom is exacerbating Chile’s mega-drought

Chile, Technology, World news, Global development

US senator says he was pepper-sprayed by federal agents during protest at ICE facility

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), New Jersey, US immigration, Protest (US), Trump administration, US politics, US news

Protesters clash with ICE agents outside New Jersey detention center

New Jersey, ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), US immigration, US news, US politics

Pro-democracy protest photos

Protest

Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post wins $485,000 settlement

Charlie Kirk shooting, Florida, US news, US politics, Law (US)

The NAACP’s boycott call is a wake-up moment for the American Black athlete

College sports, College football, NCAA, Sport, US sports

UN’s climate crisis vote shows political momentum is growing, say experts

Climate crisis, United Nations, Vanuatu, International court of justice, Pollution, Fossil fuels, Environment, Pacific islands, World news, Asia Pacific

Federal judge dismisses criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

US Senate refuses to push through ICE funding amid row over Trump’s ballroom

US Senate, Donald Trump, US news, US politics, Republicans, US Congress, Washington DC, ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Pro-democracy protest photos

Protest

Hungary to limit PMs to eight years in office, warding off any Orbán comeback

Hungary, Péter Magyar, Viktor Orbán, Europe, World news

Republicans stall votes on partisan ICE funding amid party infighting

Met Police Palantir contract blocked by City Hall

Judges in Maine and Wisconsin reject DOJ efforts to obtain voter rolls

Donald Trump

Young Americans demand court halt Trump’s biggest rollbacks of pollution protections

Trump administration, Climate crisis, US Environmental Protection Agency, Environment, US news, US politics

Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund

anti-weaponization fund, department of justice, donald trump news, january 6, u.s. capitol attack

Immigration activists whose homes were raided accuse federal agents of intimidation campaign

US justice system, ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), US immigration, Trump administration, US policing, Law (US), West Coast, California, US news

Pro-democracy protest photos

Protest

Denver approves one-year pause on new data centers | Rocky Mountain PBS

data centers

Billie Jean King graduates from college at age 82 after leaving for tennis: ‘Yeah baby, only 61 years!’

US news, West Coast, California

Satire video game about Trump's war in Iran heads to Mar-a-Lago area

Bruce Springsteen voices what Colbert left unsaid on penultimate 'Late Show'

US Senate votes to advance resolution to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

US Senate, US foreign policy, Donald Trump, Iran, World news, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, US Congress, US politics

New York federal judge bans ICE arrests at Manhattan immigration courts

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), New York, US immigration, US news

Kansas Judge Eviscerates Anti-Trans "Experts" Jamie Reed, Chloe Cole, James Cantor; Blocks Care Ban

New York Times sues Pentagon again over ‘utterly unreasonable’ press restrictions

US news, US politics, US defence spending, Donald Trump, New York Times, Press freedom, Newspapers, Media, Newspapers & magazines, US press and publishing

Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’, says minister as she decries US doctor’s visit

Greenland, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, World news

‘Nobody’s negotiating for the people here’: comedian Charlie Berens takes on AI datacenters

US news, AI (artificial intelligence), Wisconsin, Comedy, Technology

Pro-democracy protest photos

Minnesota Democratic lawmakers stage sit-in over gun violence protection bill

Minneapolis, US gun control, Democrats, Republicans, US politics, US news, Minnesota

Voters across Acadiana turn out to recall Jeff Landry

Miami residents sue over land for Trump presidential library

Donald Trump, US news, Miami, Florida, Ron DeSantis

US judge blocks DoJ’s demand for Rhode Island hospital’s records of trans patients

Rhode Island, Transgender, Trump administration, LGBTQ+ rights, Law (US), US politics, US news

Federal judge blocks US sanctions against UN expert on occupied Palestinian territories

US news, Trump administration, Law (US), Marco Rubio, Israel-Gaza war, Israel, US politics, Palestine, United Nations

Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts

Samuel Alito, US supreme court, US news, Climate crisis, Environment, Oil and gas companies, Oil

Pro-democracy protest photos

The State House Gavel: Senate denies White House push to redraw SC congressional map

SC News

‘Failed experiment in human suffering’: Alligator Alcatraz immigration jail to close

Florida, Donald Trump, US immigration, US politics, US news

‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan

Utah, Climate crisis, AI (artificial intelligence), Pollution, Water, Environment, Technology, US news

Epstein survivors give tearful testimony in House field hearing in Palm Beach

Jeffrey Epstein, US politics, Democrats, Florida, US news

Pro-democracy protest photos

US workers overwhelmingly support union-backed policies on AI, poll says

US unions, US news, US politics

Third federal appeals court rejects ICE’s mandatory detention push

Nonprofit sues the federal government over plans to paint Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue

NY Sen. Schumer says hantavirus outbreak underscores dangers of CDC staffing cuts

March on Washington - Aug 28 2026 - Defend the Vote

March on Washington Aug 28 2026 Defend the Vote

 

March on Washington - August 28: gather in Washington DC to Defend the Vote

Join this peaceful, nonpartisan, interfaith, and intergenerational gathering as we defend the right to vote and protect democracy. We are not gathering simply to remember history - we are gathering to make it.

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