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Supreme Court Upholds State Authority Over Mail-In Ballot Deadlines
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that states may continue to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, provided they are postmarked by the deadline. The ruling dismisses an effort by the Republican National Committee to invalidate a Mississippi law that allows a five-day grace period for ballots.
Supreme Court Weighs Restricting Mail-In Ballots in Mississippi Case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case that could effectively strip millions of Americans of their ability to vote by mail. Watson v. Republican National Committee challenges Mississippi’s grace period for ballots postmarked by Election Day, a standard currently utilized by 14 states to ensure timely participation.
Trump Casts Mail-In Ballot While Pushing to Ban the Practice
President Donald Trump has doubled down on his crusade against universal mail-in voting, branding the system as "cheating" even as he utilized the very method he condemns to cast his own ballot in a recent Florida special legislative election, according to Palm Beach County voter records.
Journalists Challenge Musk’s Denial of Deaths Linked to USAID Cuts
Elon Musk maintains that 'not a single' child has died due to his sweeping cuts to foreign aid programs, dismissing critics as peddlers of lies. However, reporters and health experts are now countering this narrative with documented cases of individuals whose deaths they link directly to the collapse of these medical services.
B'Tselem: West Bank Child Killings Reach Highest Level Since 1967
Between October 2023 and June 2026, Israeli forces killed over 240 Palestinian children in the West Bank, a surge that human rights group B'Tselem attributes to a permissive open-fire policy and a systemic lack of accountability for soldiers operating in the occupied territory.
Seven-Month-Old Boy Killed by Israeli Fire in West Bank
A seven-month-old Palestinian infant died Friday after being struck by gunfire while traveling in a family vehicle near a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. The shooting also wounded both of the child's parents, drawing renewed condemnation from rights groups regarding military conduct in the territory.
Millions Face Premium Hikes as Healthcare Subsidies Expire
As Affordable Care Act tax credits expired at midnight, millions of Americans awoke to a landscape of surging insurance premiums and mounting medical uncertainty. Critics have pinned the blame on Republican congressional leaders, whose refusal to extend the subsidies has triggered what advocates describe as a nationwide healthcare catastrophe.
ACA Enrollment Plummets as Subsidies Lapse
More than 5 million Americans have lost health insurance coverage since the start of President Donald Trump's second term, according to new federal data. The decline follows a calculated refusal by congressional Republicans to extend vital tax credits that previously kept premiums affordable for millions of families across the country.
Senate Republicans Block ACA Subsidy Extension
Senate Republicans defeated a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies on Thursday, a move likely to double premiums for 22 million Americans. The 51-48 vote fell short of the required 60-vote threshold, effectively cementing a major shift in healthcare costs despite warnings from within the GOP itself.
Congressman Khanna Plans Legal Action Against Trump Over Iran Strikes
Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna is mobilizing colleagues to file a historic lawsuit against the White House, arguing that the latest U.S. military strikes on Iran constitute a direct violation of the War Powers Resolution passed by Congress earlier this month to halt the ongoing conflict.
WHO Chief Warns European Heat Crisis Was Predicted for Decades
As death tolls from Europe’s blistering heat wave climb past 1,300, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned that these lethal events are no longer anomalies. He described the current record-shattering temperatures as the inevitable consequence of global warming that scientists have warned about for years.
Trump Climate Policies Linked to 1.3 Million Preventable Deaths
As world leaders gather in Belém for the COP30 climate summit, a new analysis reveals that President Donald Trump’s aggressive rollback of environmental regulations could trigger 1.3 million additional heat-related deaths globally over the next 80 years, primarily hitting vulnerable populations across Africa and South Asia.
Heat-Related Deaths in the U.S. Have More Than Doubled Since 1999
As heat alerts blanket the U.S. Midwest, new research from the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that heat-related mortality surged 117% between 1999 and 2023. The study highlights a troubling shift, with fatalities reaching a record high of 2,325 last year as global temperatures continue to climb.
Zohran Mamdani Defies Democratic Establishment Critics
When ABC News host Jonathan Karl warned New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani that Republicans would brand him the poster child for the Democratic Party, the mayor didn't flinch. "Let them," Mamdani replied, leaning into a record of progressive governance that he insists is winning over voters nationwide.
Divergent Pools: Mamdani Takes the Plunge as DC Goes Dystopian
While National Guard troops patrol the fenced-off Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool under the watchful eye of automated surveillance, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani offered a starkly different vision of civic life on Saturday, jumping into a public pool in East Harlem fully dressed to celebrate the start of summer.
Campaigners Accuse Newsom of Deception Over Billionaire Tax Proposal
California activists are denouncing Governor Gavin Newsom’s new national tax proposal as a cynical diversionary tactic. While the governor promotes a federal income tax on billionaires, campaigners argue he is actively undermining a state-level wealth tax initiative designed to address a critical healthcare funding shortfall in California.
AOC slams Speaker Johnson’s ‘protection program’ for Trump allies
“If you don’t want to be prosecuted for crimes, don’t do crimes,” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared Friday. The New York Democrat’s rebuke followed comments from House Speaker Mike Johnson, who recently boasted to donors that his leadership serves as a shield against potential investigations into the Trump administration.
Federal Court Blocks Trump-Era EPA Attempt to Roll Back Soot Rules
A federal appeals court has delivered a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda, unanimously rejecting an attempt by the Environmental Protection Agency to scrap stricter national soot standards. The ruling preserves a 2024 policy that forces coal plants and factories to slash fine particulate matter emissions.
US Strikes Iran After Strait of Hormuz Drone Attack
US forces bombed Iranian radar and missile sites on Friday, marking the most significant military escalation since the two nations signed a ceasefire agreement earlier this month. The strikes followed an Iranian drone attack on the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel Ever Lovely in the critical Strait of Hormuz.
Texas Families Sue to Block Ten Commandments Displays in Schools
A new federal lawsuit filed Monday challenges Texas Senate Bill 10, which mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Representing diverse families, the plaintiffs argue the law violates the First Amendment by imposing religious iconography on students, despite recent judicial rulings declaring similar mandates unconstitutional.
Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction against a Texas law that would have mandated the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. US District Judge Fred Biery ruled the measure violates the First Amendment, marking a significant defeat for state-led efforts to integrate religious scripture into public education.
Ken Paxton Defies Federal Injunction on Ten Commandments Displays
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is pushing ahead with plans to mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, signaling a direct challenge to a federal judge’s recent ruling that deemed the state’s requirement a likely violation of the First Amendment.
Texas Board Approves Bible-Infused Elementary Curriculum
The Texas State Board of Education voted 8-7 on Friday to approve a new curriculum for elementary school students that integrates Biblical teachings into reading and language arts, marking a significant victory for a right-wing movement aiming to reshape public education through a distinctly religious lens.
Texas Board Rejects Science Textbooks Over Climate and Evolution
The Texas State Board of Education rejected seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for eighth graders this Friday, citing concerns over climate change content and corporate environmental policies. The Republican-led board demanded that publishers scrub references to fossil fuels as a primary driver of global heating before considering approval.
US Christmas Airstrikes in Nigeria Expand Trump’s Military Footprint
US forces launched Christmas Day airstrikes in northwestern Nigeria, marking the ninth country bombed under Donald Trump’s presidency. The White House justified the operation as a response to Islamic State militants targeting Christians, though the intervention raises significant questions regarding legal authorization and the complex reality of regional violence.
Texas Mandates Bible Lessons in Public School Curriculum
The Texas State Board of Education voted 9-5 on Friday to force the state’s five million public school students to study biblical passages, including the Book of Exodus and the story of David and Goliath, as part of a newly approved, state-mandated K-12 reading list.
Trump Lashes Out at Progressives as Election Tensions Mount
Facing a week of legal setbacks and a surge of democratic socialist primary victories, Donald Trump used a Faith and Freedom Coalition conference on Friday to label American progressives as godless communists who intend to dismantle the nation’s religious foundations and destroy the traditional American way of life.
Sanders and Khanna Propose $4.4 Trillion Billionaire Wealth Tax
With 938 U.S. billionaires holding a collective $8.2 trillion in assets, Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ro Khanna have introduced legislation targeting the ultra-wealthy. Their proposed bill aims to generate $4.4 trillion in revenue over the next decade through a 5% annual wealth tax on the country’s richest households.
Gavin Newsom’s 'Big Tent' Strategy Faces Reality Check on Wealth Tax
California Governor Gavin Newsom is championing a broad-tent Democratic platform, yet he remains firmly opposed to a billionaire wealth tax—a policy that consistently polls as one of the party's most popular proposals. The disconnect highlights a growing divide between Democratic leadership and the base regarding economic redistribution.
Economist Hits Back at Washington Post Over Billionaire Tax Critique
Emmanuel Saez, the economist behind California’s proposed wealth tax, has accused The Washington Post of peddling misinformation at the behest of its owner, Jeff Bezos. Saez argues that the newspaper’s recent editorial board piece relies on flawed projections to protect billionaire interests while ignoring the state’s deepening healthcare crisis.