ICE is deporting parents without their children and pregnant women without asking about family ties, violating policies created after the 2018 family separation crisis, new research shows.
The private credit industry manages $1.7 trillion in high-risk corporate loans with almost no regulatory oversight. Now defaults are rising, and financial watchdogs lack the legal tools to prevent a systemic crisis.
Pam Bondi refused to commit to sworn testimony on Jeffrey Epstein files during a congressional briefing, prompting Democratic lawmakers to walk out and begin impeachment proceedings.
Federal courts are dealing a series of defeats to universities and advocacy groups trying to silence criticism of Israel by redefining it as antisemitism, with judges ruling that pro-Palestinian speech is constitutionally protected.
The Trump administration is withholding hundreds of millions — possibly billions — in Medicaid funding from Minnesota over fraud claims, threatening healthcare access for 1.4 million residents and setting a precedent that could be used against other states.
The Title X program providing free reproductive healthcare to 2.3 million low-income Americans expires March 31 with no explanation from Congress, threatening a public health catastrophe.
Sociology faculty across Florida are quietly refusing to comply with state restrictions on teaching race, gender, and inequality, viewing censored curricula as incompatible with academic integrity.
UN human rights office says Israeli strikes on Lebanon deliberately target civilians and civilian infrastructure — violations that meet the legal threshold for war crimes under international humanitarian law.
Trump's shift from calling journalists 'enemies' to demanding treason prosecutions for war reporting follows the authoritarian playbook that destroyed press freedom in Russia, Turkey, and the Philippines.
The Senate filibuster requires 60 votes to pass most legislation, giving the minority party veto power over the majority. Here's how this procedural rule works and why it blocks popular policies.
Abortion laws by state vary drastically after Dobbs v. Jackson. Fourteen states ban abortion entirely, 16 states protect access, and the rest impose restrictions. Here's where the law stands now.
When Tommy Tuberville linked a Muslim mayoral candidate to 9/11 without evidence, then shrugged off criticism, he revealed how completely normalized Islamophobia has become in Republican politics.
Nick Shirley promoted a video describing Orthodox Jewish communities as an 'invasion,' exposing how platforms fail to stop antisemitic content when it's packaged as political commentary.
Cape Town's historic Bo-Kaap neighborhood, built by freed slaves and Muslim immigrants, is being systematically priced out of reach as foreign buyers and digital nomads drive property values beyond what longtime residents can afford.
Federal auditors privately called Microsoft's cloud platform fundamentally insecure, then approved it for sensitive government use anyway — a ProPublica investigation reveals how political pressure overrode cybersecurity warnings.
Pentagon planners tell The Intercept a war with Iran could cost $3 trillion, burdening three generations with debt while Congress skips authorization debates entirely.