In recent years the American right’s been inverting phrases taken from the left, taking something that meant well and turning them into cliches. Triggered. Woke. […]
Month: June 2026
Slaughtering the Administrative State
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court decided two long-anticipated cases: Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook. These cases, along with the Court’s 2024 […]
Questions Journalists Should Ask Donald Trump, The GOP Justices, And Republican Members of Congress.
IF THEY CANNOT SECURE INTERVIEWS, JOURNALISTS SHOULD BE ASKING THESE QUESTIONS ON PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. It is Trump’s turn to be told […]
Tom Kean Jr. Sought Help for Depression. He Hasn’t Made It Easy for Others To Do the Same.
On Tuesday, US Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) returned to Congress after a four-month previously unexplained absence, during which he received his full salary despite […]
How Donald Trump hijacked America’s birthday
It’s a cruel quirk of fate, or maybe just a tragic irony, that we are celebrating America’s semiquincentennial during one of the most surreal periods […]
A 29-year-old democratic socialist takes on Colorado’s most senior member of Congress
This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Melat […]
China’s ‘Ethnic Unity’ Cup: Football and Assimilation in the Uyghur Region
A football tournament is China’s latest propaganda campaign to whitewash its abuses of Uyghur people – and deconstruct Uyghur identity in favor of Chinese “unity.”
At least 37 students missing after school kidnapping in Northeastern Nigeria
At least 37 students are missing after suspected Islamist militants stormed a secondary school in northeastern Nigeria while pupils were sitting their final exams…See More
Uganda crackdown deepens as opposition leader faces treason trial
Uganda’s political crackdown is intensifying, with opposition leader Kizza Besigye appearing in court on treason charges as concerns grow over a widening assault on dissent…See […]
Syria: First Assad in the Cage
Last week in Damascus, the trial of Wassim Assad kicked off on Wednesday June 24, just after a third hearing in the Atef Najib case, […]
Israel and Lebanon Sign Framework Agreement That Marks Capitulation to Israel
On Friday, Lebanon and Israel signed a framework agreement at the White House after months of direct negotiations coordinated by the Trump administration. Lebanese human […]
Committee to Protect Journalists Reinforces False Narrative About Palestinians
At a moment when Gaza’s journalists urgently need international protection and the solidarity of journalists and press freedom organizations worldwide — for their courage, their […]
The POLITICO Poll: Andy Burnham should call an election to let voters choose Britain’s PM
LONDON — A majority of adults in the U.K. believe Andy Burnham should call an election to win his own mandate to govern if he takes […]
‘A mess’: EU Commission accused of overstepping on foreign policy
‘A mess’: EU Commission accused of overstepping on foreign policy Former top EU diplomat Josep Borrell tells POLITICO that the EEAS must take the lead […]
The Roberts Court Knocks Down One of the Last Campaign Finance Rules
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down yet another campaign finance restriction in what has become its years-long aim to obliterate regulations governing money in […]
‘Inhumane’: Mick’s disgust at cops’ justification over the tasering of his 95yo mum
In an in-depth interview ahead of the inquest into his mother Clare Nowland’s nursing home death, Mick says the family wants changes that will prevent […]
Federal judge torches ‘Schrödinger-esque’ immigration policy in Trump admin setback
The Trump administration was dealt a major setback in its immigration plans after an appeals court torched it as Schrödinger-esque. A Denver-based federal appeals court […]
Pete Hegseth handed yet another court loss for curtailing reporters
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth suffered yet another loss in his legal fight to control the Pentagon press corps. In a brief order issued on […]
Iran ‘Not Negotiating’ With US, Says Chief Negotiator
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
US’s New Military Geography Signals More Than a Name Change
By: Salman Rafi Sheikh The Pentagon’s mid-June decision to restore “US Pacific Command,” reversing a 2018 decision to rename the command as the Indo-Pacific Command, […]