Sanders votes no on Israel aid: advocating for conditional assistance amid Gaza conflict
Senator Bernie Sanders casts a solitary vote against a major foreign aid bill, challenging military support for Israel's government and highlighting the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Historic ruling in Wisconsin: a beacon of hope for abortion rights advocates
Wisconsin judge's ruling against 1849 anti-abortion statute marks a pivotal moment in state's reproductive rights debate.
Lawsuit challenges Trump’s eligibility for Oregon ballot citing 14th Amendment insurrection clause
Non-profit Free Speech for People files legal challenge, arguing Trump violated the 14th amendment and should be barred from the Oregon ballot
Not just the Supreme Court: Ethics troubles plague state high courts, too
North Carolina’s Supreme Court chief justice heard cases despite a conflict of interest. Experts say judicial ethics at state high courts everywhere don’t receive the scrutiny they deserve.
Nuclear power pushing at the UN’s COP28 Climate Change Conference
In the way of a vested interest, nuclear interests, corporate and governmental, moved in on COP28.
GOP bill threatens taxpayers with cleanup costs for abandoned oil wells
Republicans advance legislation that could leave taxpayers footing the bill for Big Oil's mess.
Gaza’s unthinkable tragedy: Newborns abandoned, 90 percent casualties civilians
Decomposing newborns and civilian deaths raise questions about U.S. policy on Gaza.
Vanishing clinics: The stark reality of abortion access in post-Dobbs America
The closure of 65 independent reproductive care clinics since June 2022 leaves 14 states entirely without abortion clinics.
Wildfires unleash deadly air crisis as Western USA chokes on toxic smoke surge
Rising wildfire smoke nullifies decades of air quality gains.
US House votes to expel George Santos
Rep. Santos faces a 23-count federal indictment that includes campaign finance crimes.