Trump 2.0 (June 2026)

Judge halts Trump administration efforts to impose conditions on SNAP (June 5, 2026)

The Trump administration makes it harder for some sick Americans to maintain Medicaid (June 6, 2026)

Immigration (June 2026)

A former GEO Group executive now runs ICE. The company's government ties run deep (June 4, 2026)

ICE will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from custody (June 5, 2026)

How to shut down an immigration detention camp (June 5, 2026)

A federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries (June 5, 2026)

Bill in US Congress seeks to end H-1B visa as route to green card (June 6, 2026)

Israel: A Terrorist State (May 2026)

Prominent Christian Zionist Group Is Lobbying U.S. Lawmakers on Israel—Without Revealing It's Funded by Israel (May 5, 2026)

The U.K. is getting even crazier in the defense of Israel (May 31, 2026)

Immigration (May 2026)

Defiant border czar brushes away MAGA critics, says ‘mass deportations are coming (May 5, 2026)

DACA recipients say monthslong renewal delays prevent them from working, putting their lives in limbo (May 11, 2026)

ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir (May 12, 2026)

He was a truck driver for 20 years. With new Trump rules, he’s off the road. (May 19, 2026)

Sierra Leone becomes latest African country to receive deportees from US (May 20, 2026)

Trump administration to force foreigners in the US to apply for a green card abroad (May 22, 2026)

Girl admitted to Yale, Dartmouth after teaching herself Excel to support struggling immigrant father (May 22, 2026)

Trump Claims Mass Deportation Helps Americans. The Facts Reveal A Far Different Truth. (May 26, 2026)

Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans (May 26, 2026)

‘Easily discarded’: Processing delays leave DACA recipients jobless and fearing deportation (May 27, 2026)

Trump’s latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards (May 27, 2026)

‘There’s no way I’m going to the US now’: Irish students choose Europe over J1 for summer jobs (May 27, 2026)

Pregnant woman and son fly home to Ghana after being detained for over a week at Dulles Airport (May 29, 2026)

Trump 2.0 (May 2026)

‘We are killing them all over again’: Critics say history is being erased as Trump reshapes narratives at national parks. (May 2, 2026)

Trump’s Justice Department in Crisis as Thousands of Lawyers Quit (May 4, 2026)

Are consumers cracking under the weight of high prices? We’re about to find out (May 18, 2026)

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche doesn’t rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund (May 19, 2026)

US justice department ‘forever’ bars IRS from auditing Trump’s past tax returns (May 19, 2026)

DOJ official told GOP ally that big payouts were coming for Jan. 6 defendants (May 19, 2026)

Trump immunity from IRS audit shocks experts, who warn it could undermine trust in tax system (May 22, 2026)

The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr. (May 28, 2026)

Tomatoes become latest symbol of America’s affordability squeeze (May 29, 2026)

Consorting with Israel (2nd Quarter, 2026)

Substack: Kathy: Ben Cohen, co‑founder of Ben & Jerry’s, was arrested after confronting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about Gaza during a Capitol Hill hearing. (April 25, 2026)

Prominent Christian Zionist Group Is Lobbying U.S. Lawmakers on Israel—Without Revealing It's Funded by Israel (May 5, 2026)

The U.K. is getting even crazier in the defense of Israel (May 31, 2026)

Climate Change (2nd Quarter, 2026)

U.S. judge blocks Trump administration actions stymieing wind, solar projects (April 21, 2026)

Microplastics absorb heat in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming — as if they weren't bad enough (May 12, 2026)   (original paper link)

Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centers (May 12, 2026)

The worst climate future is less likely, but the best one is slipping away, scientists say (May 19, 2026)

Television news coverage of climate policy is limited and polarized in the US, study finds (May 21, 2026)

Why an immense marine heatwave off the US west coast has alarmed scientists (May 22, 2026)

Cooling poverty is making extreme heat more dangerous for millions (May 22, 2026)

Climate change could significantly worsen summer air quality in future decades (May 25, 2026)

‘It’s getting hotter and it’s not stopping’: dealing with the heat in five of Europe’s capitals (May 27, 2026)

Portugal breaks hottest May day record as Europe swelters in heatwave (May 28, 2026)