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CT to cancel medical debt for another 97,000 residents

Democrats oppose Trump officials’ effort to include crypto in 401(k) plans

US news, Business, Cryptocurrencies

Six US states sue Trump administration over deal to kill windfarm project

Trump administration, US news, Climate crisis, New York, North Carolina, Law (US), Wind power, Environment, US politics, renewable energy

New Jersey sues Geo Group, private operator of Delaney Hall ICE facility

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

‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund

Trump administration, Donald Trump, Far right (US), US politics, US news, US Capitol attack, Republicans, US Congress, Law (US)

Appeals court panel rules that transgender troops were illegally barred from U.S. military service

pentagon, transgender military ban, transgender rights, transgender troops, u.s. military

Federal Judge Bars National Park Service from Removing “8647” Flag from Demonstration - ACLU of DC

The army doctor who came back from Gaza and is leading a New Jersey congressional race

US politics, US midterm elections 2026, New Jersey, Israel-Gaza war, US news, Democrats, Gaza, Palestine

Massachusetts teen graduates high school one year after being detained by ICE, hopes to "make a change in the world"

Lawmakers pass bill to shield abortion information from digital medical records

abortion

Ian McKellen joins march for LGBTQ+ equality in Commonwealth countries

Ian McKellen, LGBTQ+ rights, Commonwealth of Nations, UK news, Protest, London

Immigrant detainees sue over 'horrific' conditions at Texas ICE facility

Student awarded CBS News scholarship explains why he called out network at event: ‘I had to do it’

Media, Business, CBS, US news, US television industry, Television industry

‘How often I’m called a paedophile online is shocking’: inside Russell T Davies’s horrifying drama about rising hatred

Television, Television & radio, Russell T Davies, Alan Cumming, David Morrissey, Culture

New Tennessee law requires data centers to pay for their own electricity infrastructure

No Kings event set for 14 June, as Trump celebrates birthday with White House UFC bout

Protest, Patti Smith, Bette Midler, Rufus Wainwright, Jane Fonda, Donald Trump, UFC, US politics, US news

Research confirms Rx Kids improved outcomes for Flint babies, families

Newsom signs law to shield California elections from federal interference

California, Gavin Newsom, West Coast, US news, US politics, Donald Trump, Trump administration, US midterm elections 2026

Appeals court revives challenge to military HIV ban

‘Put an end to this war’: Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes new plea to Putin

Cannes film festival, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Film, Culture, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Europe, World news, Festivals

35 former judges ask court to investigate Trump's deal with IRS

Glory Days

Ocasio-Cortez, Crow, Levin Launch End Corruption Caucus

U.S. state becomes first in the nation to ban pesticide linked to Parkinson’s

@river-montgomery, @river-east, @river-state, Paraquat, Parkinson's disease, @yahoo

‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jail

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

Don Lemon cites US Justice Department misconduct in other cases as he seeks grand jury records

Immigration

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

South Carolina’s Trump-backed redistricting push fails in the state Senate amid GOP opposition

Saint Levant: the pop star from Gaza caught between passionate fandom and bitter disapproval

Gaza, Music, Palestine, Israel, Israel-Gaza war, Refugees, Culture

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

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

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

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

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

October 17 - Vote Early Day

Vote Early - October 17

Join in a national day of voter participation on October 17 - join your neighbors in helping eligible voters understand their options and make a voting plan.

Find events near you

Other things you can do:

Now is a great time to take action.

Take Action

You can make a difference.

It's okay to start small.

Action is the antidote to fear and despair.

Even doing small things - learning more about how we can strengthen our democracy, sharing what you know with others, making a phone call - can make a difference.

Right now is a great time to take action.

Hope

Need hope? Read this.