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truthout.org > articles > court-blocks-trumps-loyalty-question-on-civil-service-job-applications

Court Blocks Trump’s “Loyalty Question” on Civil Service Job Applications

20+ hour, 1+ min ago   (475+ words) Unions sued over the question, which asks job applicants to share how they would further the president’s agenda. A court’s decision to block the Trump administration from including a “loyalty question” on federal job applications was a win not only…...

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truthout.org > articles > this-back-to-school-season-kids-face-a-new-fear-ice-taking-their-parents

This Back to School Season, Kids Face a New Fear: ICE Taking Their Parents

20+ hour, 3+ min ago   (800+ words) More than 200,000 children in the US are estimated to have had a parent detained by ICE. Just a year ago, Martín Soto was making breakfast at home with his wife, Gabriela, while their daughter got ready for her first day…...

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truthout.org > articles > federal-court-rules-trump-admin-cant-keep-aging-michigan-coal-plant-open

Federal Court Rules Trump Admin Can’t Keep Aging Michigan Coal Plant Open

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (362+ words) The ruling is one of the first successful legal challenges to the administration’s use of “energy emergency” powers. The Department of Energy overstepped when it ordered an aging coal-fired power plant in Michigan to stay open past its planned retirement…...

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truthout.org > articles > ethics-complaint-filed-over-trumps-cash-gifts-to-natalie-harp-3-other-staffers

Ethics Complaint Filed Over Trump’s Cash Gifts to Natalie Harp, 3 Other Staffers

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (503+ words) The complaint alleges that there is a “legitimate question” whether Trump is paying staffers for their loyalty. The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), a nonprofit whose stated aim is to defend democracy, has filed a formal complaint with the U.S....

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truthout.org > articles > report-republican-senator-an-obgyn-sued-700-of-his-patients-for-debts

Report: Republican Senator, an OBGYN, Sued 700 of His Patients for Debts

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (450+ words) As a Kansas obstetrician-gynecologist, Sen. Roger Marshall served many patients in a poor, rural part of his state. Republican Sen. Roger Marshall (Kansas) sued hundreds of his patients for outstanding debts and had dozens of them arrested over the course…...

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truthout.org > articles > its-not-just-flock-police-cant-be-trusted-with-our-data

It’s Not Just Flock. Police Can’t Be Trusted With Our Data.

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (545+ words) Matt Chapman, a researcher with the Chicago-based Lucy Parsons Labs, stumbled across the map when he was researching license plate readers maintained by the Illinois State Police (ISP). “Anybody can find this,” Chapman told Truthout. “Anybody can use this for…...

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truthout.org > articles > democrat-calls-for-criminal-probe-of-rfk-jr-for-lying-in-confirmation-hearing

Top Democrat Seeks Criminal Probe Into RFK Jr. After Strongest Evidence Yet of Lies to Congress Emerges

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (360+ words) “RFK’s platform is built on lies and grifts that leave a trail of dead children in their wake,” said Sen. Ron Wyden. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) has called for a criminal investigation into Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert…...

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truthout.org > articles > 40-democrats-demand-israel-free-sami-safi-us-citizen-detained-without-charges

40 Democrats Demand Rubio Take Action to Free Sami Safi, US Citizen Detained by Israel

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (201+ words) Lawmakers warn Rubio that Safi, who has chronic health issues, may die in Israeli prison if he doesn’t take action. Dozens of Democrats from both chambers of Congress are demanding the release of U.S. citizen Sami Safi from Israeli prison,…...

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truthout.org > articles > what-deflock-week-of-action-confronts-the-ai-surveillance-state

What DeFlock? Week of Action Confronts the AI Surveillance State

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1181+ words) A Kansas activist discovered that police tracked him with Flock-style cameras after he wrote an op-ed criticizing them. “It wasn’t ACAB. It wasn’t, ‘You guys should be hung by your ankles,’” Ashworth told Truthout. “It was very much just like,…...

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truthout.org > articles > minnesota-sues-texas-to-extradite-ice-agent-who-shot-resident-falsified-report

Minnesota Sues Texas to Extradite ICE Agent Accused of Shooting Resident, Falsifying Report

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (312+ words) It’s been over two months since ICE agent Christian Castro was arrested in Texas for shooting a Minneapolis resident. On Tuesday, the state of Minnesota sued the state of Texas, seeking to compel Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) to extradite an…...