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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Trump’s Health Plan Is Doomed to Fail—We Need Medicare for All
Unsurprisingly, Trump’s concepts of a plan don’t even begin to reverse the damage he caused when he made massive cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in order to fund tax cuts for billionaires. more
‘Authoritarian Tactic’: Trump’s DOJ Is Investigating Minnesota Leaders Walz and Frey
“This is a clear weaponization of justice against Trump’s political rivals and a desperate attempt to distract from ICE’s growing brutality and Trump’s lawlessness,” one Democratic senator said. more
Palestine Action Prison Hunger Strike Ends After UK Rejects Contract for Israeli Arms Firm
One campaigner said the hunger strike “will be remembered as a landmark moment of pure defiance; an embarrassment for the British state.” more
Friday, January 16, 2026
‘My US Citizenship Did Not Protect Me’: Community Hearing Details ICE Horrors in Minneapolis
Several Democratic lawmakers on Friday convened a hearing in Minnesota to hear testimony from local officials and residents about the impact that the surge of federal immigration agents in the state has had on their lives. more
How Trump Is Using Violent Tragedies to Divide America
ICE shootings, assassinations, mass attacks, and other traumas all serve as ammo for the demagogue in chief. more
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United Nations Experts Condemn Trump Assault on Venezuela as ‘Flagrant Violation of the UN Charter’
“Latin America is a zone of peace. The obligation to resolve conflicts peacefully and in accordance with international law must be respected.”
Thursday, January 15, 2026
A Young Child Could Die Every 40 Seconds by 2030 Due to ‘Cruel and Illegal’ Trump Aid Cuts
“We are seeing years of progress unravel, and more children suffer and die preventable deaths because of these cuts.” more
‘Minneapolis Is the Test Case’: Trump Threatens Insurrection Act to Put Down Protests
Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to put the US military on American streets, unless demonstrations against federal immigration operations in Minneapolis come to an end. more
Abolish ICE
Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” strips out nearly $1 trillion in healthcare funding—the largest rollback in U.S. history—while sending $75 billion to ICE over four years.
The U.S. already spends more on ICE and CBP than on any other federal law enforcement. Now, even as Americans are crushed by rising healthcare costs, Republicans are diverting billions to criminalize migration and expand a militarized, unaccountable force.
“Understand how these dots connect.”
ICE ‘Not Welcome,’ Maine Officials Say as Reports Point to State as Trump’s Next Target
“Maine will not be intimidated, and we will not betray the values that make us who we are,” said Gov. Janet Mills. more
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