Ken Martin elected new chair of Democratic National Committee Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor chair to lead party still reeling from extensive losses The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2025
Trump DOE guts Biden-era Title IX rules The changes will make reporting complaints harder and eliminate protections for LGBTQ+ students Salon · Feb 1, 2025
Top Contenders Emerge For DNC Chair At Winter Meeting DNC Winter Meeting elects new chair to shape Democratic Party's future and strategy. Top News · Feb 1, 2025
Colleges around the US cautiously navigate Trump's DEI crackdown Around the United States, colleges and universities are cautiously navigating the Trump administration's crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025
This anti-abortion leader is building on ‘the ultimate victory from the supreme court’ Erik Baptist, with Alliance Defending Freedom, has his sights set on mifepristone after the fall of Roe v Wade The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2025
LGBT Activists Mobilize Against Trump's Gender-Related Executive Orders LGBT activists challenge Trump's gender-related executive orders through legal action, facing mounting legal challenges. Top News · Feb 1, 2025
Ron DeSantis tried to crusade against undocumented students. Florida is fighting back Latest anti-immigration agenda pushes to strip in-state tuition rates from tens of thousands of college students The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2025
The low keep getting lower, as shown by Trump’s response to the DC plane crash When asked about his plans to visit the crash site, Trump made a joke: ‘The water? You want me to go swimming?’ The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2025
Trump’s disregard for US constitution ‘a blitzkrieg on the law’, legal experts say Scholars warn of president’s lawlessness in actions such as federal funding freeze and birthright citizenship order The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2025
Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Sets Up Another GOP Budget Showdown Almost exactly one year after Congress swore off self-inflicted fiscal crises, we're back to the same tired theatrics. Reason · Feb 1, 2025
When the GOP tries to toss out your vote Voters spoke to Salon about the North Carolina Republican Party and its efforts to throw out their ballots Salon · Feb 1, 2025
Wrecking ball: Trump’s power-hungry orders wage war on US government President’s deliberate deluge of policies overwhelms resistance as he aims to weaken the legislature, analysts say The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2025
Trump appointee fires January 6 prosecutors and issues threat to FBI agents About two dozen Justice Department employees involved in Capitol riot cases sacked and demand issued for list of FBI officers The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025
In Trump’s fantasy politics, he can accomplish anything – but reality will prevail His second term seems to represent an unassailable victory for conservative white men – but soon he’ll be another incumbent in an anti-incumbent world, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025
The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2025 The tragic air collision revealed Trump’s rancid, irredeemable character once again Trump’s pretense as king has quickly devolved into his strutting insult routine. He will always exploit tragedy to display his self-regard
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025 Who is Jo Ellis, the transgender pilot wrongly named in DC crash? She served in the Iraq War and the fight against the Islamic State. Now she is the latest victim of a far-right hoax machine that has repeatedly smeared trans people as killers
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025 How Trump has spent his first weeks targeting transgender and nonbinary people President Donald Trump has targeted the rights of transgender people in executive orders in his first two weeks back
International Business Times · Feb 1, 2025 FBI Agents In Trump Probes Facing Dismissal: Reports FBI agents who participated in the investigations that led to now-abandoned criminal charges against President Donald Trump are expected to be fired in a sweeping purge of the top US law enforcement organization, US media reported Friday.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025 Trump White House marks Black History Month while Defense Department declares 'identity months dead' The Trump White House has issued a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the Defense Department issued guidance declaring “identity months dead.”
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025 A list of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump orders U.S. government websites have gone dark as agencies scrambled to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders declaring his administration would recognize only two genders and ordering an end to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025 McDonald's settles lawsuit over Latino scholarship program by opening door to non-Latino applicants McDonald’s said Friday it is changing a scholarship program for Latino students after it was sued by a group that opposes affirmative action
The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2025 Leaders in the Pacific raise alarm over ‘direct impact’ of Trump’s climate retreat and aid freeze Samoa’s prime minister says US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement is ‘very disappointing’ and puts the survival of Pacific countries at greater risk
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025 Pentagon prepares to deploy 1,000 more troops to bolster Trump's immigration crackdown U.S. officials say the Pentagon is readying orders for the deployment of at least 1,000 additional active duty troops to bolster President Donald Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025 Justice Department official orders firing some of some prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases A top Justice Department official has ordered the firing of some prosecutors who were hired to work on cases against rioters charged in the U.S. Capitol riot, according to memo obtained by The Associated Press
The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2025 FBI launches sweeping staff cuts as Trump seeks to purge career officials Top bureau officials in five cities in line of fire with dozens of agents who worked on Trump investigations facing axe