President Donald Trump has called on Republicans to take over the administration of congressional elections in multiple states, raising constitutional and democratic concerns, and sparking debate over whether such a nationalization of congressional elections would survive constitutional scrutiny.
The ACLU has released documents indicating that ICE is considering the development of seven new immigration detention centers across the Eastern Seaboard, two of which are former correctional facilities with long histories of abuse.
Institutional investors are being blamed for driving up home prices, but the real cause of the affordability crisis is chronic undersupply of housing due to restrictive zoning, procedural delays, and legal challenges.
The NAACP has strongly criticized President Donald Trump for suggesting the federal government should “nationalize” elections, warning that such statements pose a serious threat to democratic governance.
Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor, was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles for allegedly violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act while covering a protest, in what press freedom advocates and courts have called an unprecedented effort to criminalize routine newsgathering.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s recent statement defending constitutional process and restraint, while not redeeming her record, highlights the dangerous political condition of the US, where the machinery of coercive power is becoming indiscriminate and threatening even those who once applauded its use.
The ACLU has filed a brief in support of The New York Times’ lawsuit against the Department of Defense, arguing that the new press policy is an unconstitutional attack on free expression and democratic accountability.
The beauty and mystery of the earth and life are being overwhelmed by the darkness of man, and evil is a collectively man-made force that urgently needs to be rationally understood and opposed by individuals taking responsibility for the darkness within themselves.
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to rescind media protections led to an FBI raid on Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s home, which journalist Lauren Harper argued was an unnecessary action based on a sham pretext and part of the Trump administration’s war on press freedom.
The Trump administration has expanded immigration detention, drawing criticism from civil rights organizations due to allegations of abuse and inadequate living conditions at detention facilities, as well as the proposed use of warehouses to house immigrants.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey accused President Donald Trump and senior administration officials of spreading false information and escalating tensions in the city following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis resident by an ICE agent, while the federal government moved to take full control of the investigation and deploy additional agents to Minnesota.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has called for new limits on large institutional investors that buy and rent single-family homes, framing the issue as a matter of fairness, accountability and housing access for working families, while President Donald Trump has proposed a federal ban on such purchases.
The US has taken control of Venezuela, with President Trump announcing that US forces had captured Nicolás Maduro and that the US would “run the country” until a transition could be installed, sparking international condemnation and raising questions about US sovereignty and resource control.
ICE is planning to spend $100 million on a “wartime recruitment” strategy to rapidly expand its workforce, targeting gun rights supporters and military enthusiasts through online influencers, geo-targeted advertising and promotions tied to sporting events, gun shows and military-adjacent spaces.
The Trump administration has withdrawn its request to maintain federal control over the California National Guard, returning command and control to Gov. Gavin Newsom, following a court ruling that the federalization of the National Guard was illegal.
Abundance, a book by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, argues that many of America’s most damaging crises are the result of deliberate choices that constrain supply, slow delivery and fragment authority, and that to have the future we want, we need to build and invent more of what we need.
The ACLU, CCR, and NYCLU have filed a lawsuit demanding the release of the Trump administration’s secret legal justification and all other materials related to its illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats at sea, which have killed 99 people and violated both U.S. and international law.
The U.S. Coast Guard has enacted a workplace harassment policy that reclassifies swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive” rather than explicitly identifying them as hate symbols, which has raised concerns among historians and lawmakers.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve H.R. 4371, a bill that would expand the federal government’s power to detain unaccompanied immigrant children and authorize invasive search practices, which the ACLU warns could cause serious psychological harm to children.
Alan “Lorax” Hirsch has been giving out free “Love Your Neighbor” lawn signs at the Saturday Davis Farmers Market since 2017, providing people with a message of hope and kindness in an America permeated with Trump’s rhetoric.