Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and one of the U.S. government’s chief negotiators in the Middle East, is trying to raise $5 billion for his private equity firm from governments in the region. TAT: [Corruption]

Trump administration set to expand detention centre at Louisiana airport, which would hold migrant families and children inside converted barracks before deportation. TAT: [Nationalism]

Trump administration ordered the restart of California offshore oil operations following Trump's siging of an executive order. California previously sued the Trump administration for approving the oil pipelines back in January. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) c... TAT: [Attacking science]

The Trump administration approved a $5 billion oil drilling project in ultradeep waters of the Gulf of Mexico over protests from Democrats and environmental activists who said the venture posed significant risks to wildlife and communities. TAT: [Attacking science]

FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr posted on social media that broadcasters running “fake news – have a chance now to correct course before t... TAT: [Controlling information | Suppressing dissent]

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s called for “no quarter” for US enemies during a Friday press briefing at the Pentagon. The US senator Mark Kelly, of Arizona, posted on Friday on X that “‘No quarter’ isn’t some wanna be tough guy line – it means s... TAT: [Foreign policy | Undermining democracy]

Trump posts an image boasting that he has defunded independent media or removed critical journalists / TV hosts, while securing allies running key agencies and media companies TAT: [Controlling information | Suppressing dissent]

The Trump administration is set to receive a roughly $10 billion fee from investors in the recently completed deal to take control of TikTok’s U.S. business, delivering it a windfall for keeping the popular social-media app alive in America. The payment is part of the agreement... TAT: [Corruption]

Last year, the US funded dramatically fewer grants to do medical research. New data released by the NIH this week shows that new grants for Alzheimer’s and aging research were cut in half — from 369 in 2024 to 177, all while the US population is rapidly... TAT: [Attacking science | Hollowing state]

Defense Secretary Hegseth attacked media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran. During a Pentagon press conference he claimed the US military campaign against Iran had been an unprecedented success, while rpeatedly accusing journalists of downplay... TAT: [Controlling information]

Trump called Iran leaders "deranged scumbags" who it was a “great honor” to kill. Trump wrote:on Truth Social “Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today … They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the... TAT: [Foreign policy]

Top military officials warned the Pentagon unsuccessfully last year not to gut oversight offices that limit risk to civilian casualties and investigate responsibility for their deaths, such as the recent strike on an Iranian ... [link] TAT: [Foreign policy | Hollowing state | Undermining democracy]

An analysis in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine found that Trump’s policies are likely to drive soaring rates of lung disease and premature death TAT: [Attacking science]

The U.S. ​Attorney in Brooklyn said he moved to dismiss criminal charges against a ‌former Fox executive convicted of trying to pay bribes in exchange for lucrative broadcasting rights to soccer tournaments, because it wasn't worth devoting resources to the case. TAT: [Undermining democracy]

A federal judge quashed Justice Department subpoenas in its case against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. Judge James Boasberg said that the government has “produced essentially zero evidence to suspect Chair Powell of a crime” and called its justifications for th... TAT: [Suppressing dissent]

In an interview with Fox News, Trump blamed the presence of any Iranian sleeper cells in the US on former president Biden and his "stupid open border" TAT: [Nationalism | Suppressing dissent]

The Trump's administration sued California, claiming the state's zero-emission vehicle and tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions rules are illegal ​and preempted by federal law. TAT: [Attacking science | Suppressing dissent]

Defense Secretary Hegseth announced the formation of a new task force that would conduct a review of U.S. war colleges to ensure they are “effective” and focused on core national security issues. He stated that the new task force would ensure t... TAT: [Weakening civil rights | Attacking education]

The Justice Department has hired 42 new immigration judges, many ​with backgrounds in immigration enforcement, as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to reshape the immigration court system by restocking ‌its ranks with people it dubs "deportation judges." The hires ... TAT: [Nationalism]

Congressional Democrats are opening a probe into $63 million private companies pledged to President Donald Trump’s planned presidential library, asking what happened to the money. ABC, Meta, Paramount and X each committed millions of dollars to the project through legal settlem... TAT: [Corruption]

Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Wednesday unveiled legislation to remove Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the use of mifepristone to end pregnancies, a bill that has quickly gained the support of major anti-abortion groups. TAT: [Weakening civil rights | Attacking science]

Democratic U.S. senators expressed alarm on Tuesday about the Iran war, saying they were worried that President Donald Trump could deploy U.S. ground forces and noting the high risks ​given Russian support for Tehran's military. TAT: [Foreign policy]

The Trump administration will give government attorneys expanded power to initiate legal guardianship for veterans “unable to make their own health care decisions.” This could force homeless veterans and those at risk of homelessness into involuntaty institutional c... TAT: [Weakening civil rights]

The Defense Department has barred press photographers from briefings on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran after they published photos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that his staff deemed “unflattering,” TAT: [Controlling information | Undermining democracy]

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) warned in a report that Trump's racist hate speech, anti-immigration agenda and actions of ICE were fostering grave human rights violations. TAT: [Weakening civil rights]

Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) asked the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to end Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for roughly 350,000 Haitians. TAT: [Nationalism]

A new video released by Iranian state media shows what appears to be a U.S. cruise missile striking a compound where around 175 Iranian students and staff were killed at a girls school. Trump accused Iran of being responsible for the school bombing... TAT: [Foreign policy | Controlling information]

The right-wing campus group Turning Point USA announced a partnership with Republican-led Arkansas to help expand its reach further into high school campuses. Several Republican states (Oklahoma, Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Montana and Nebraska) already have such partne... TAT: [Attacking education]

Retsef Levi, a member of the US health department’s vaccine advisory committee (ACIP) who has been tasked to review COVID-19 vaccine safety, failed to meet basic scientific standards in his own research and called them the “most failing medical product in the history of ... TAT: [Attacking science]

A judge ruled that three prosecutors who were picked by the Trump administration to lead the New Jersey attorney general's office following the disqualification of his first pick Alina Habba, were also appointed unlawfully by bypassing congressional approval. TAT: [Undermining democracy]

A U.S. appeals court upheld West Virginia's ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgeries, the latest victory for Republican-led states seeking ​to curb the procedures amid an ongoing national battle over transgender rights. TAT: [Weakening civil rights]

Trump renewed his threat he would refuse to sign any legislation until Congress passes strict voting restrictions via the SAVE act. He made the threats during a Republican Party retreat at his golf club TAT: [Undermining democracy]

Trump threatened to hit Iran "20 times harder" if oil flow was halted through the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit route. He further wrote on Truth Social: “Additionally, we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be b... TAT: [Foreign policy]

A golf club company backed by the sons of Donald Trump is merging with drone manufacturer Powerus. Drones have become a major procurement priority for the Pentagon TAT: [Corruption]

The Trump administration issued a grand jury subpoena for records pertaining to the Arizona Senate’s 2020 audit of Maricopa County election results, Maricopa County narrowly went for Biden in 2020 by 2 points, but the A... TAT: [Controlling information | Suppressing dissent | Undermining democracy]

The US military killed six men in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific. This brings the death toll of those killed in alleged "narco-terrorist" strikes by the US administration to at least 157 in over 40 attacks. TAT: [Foreign policy]

Somali Americans hounded by ICE (Immigration enforcement) and rightwing ‘influencers’ on edge in Ohio: ‘I’m scared to go outside’. ICE launched ‘Operation Buckeye’ and ‘influencers’ claimed Somalis are running fraudulent businesses after Trump repeatedly used racist language a... TAT: [Nationalism]

As the Iranians get closer to naming their next supreme leader, President Donald Trump said Sunday the new leader "is not going to last long" if the Iranians don't get his approval first. "He’s going to have to get approval from us," the president told ABC News. "If he does... TAT: [Foreign policy]

Fox News aired old footage of Trump not wearing any headgear while saluting at dignified transfer of killed soldiers from Iran. The true footage from this week's handover showed Trump sporting a white Trump-merchandise baseball cap with gold-embroidered "USA" lett... TAT: [Controlling information]

Although the White House claims watchdogs perform ‘all required functions’, documents show that number of deaths in custody are at a 20-year high. According to court records, thousands of cases related to conditions in immigration det... TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening civil rights | Hollowing state]

President ​Donald Trump ‌is weighing the ​option of ​deploying special forces ⁠on ​the ground ​to seize Iran’s near-bomb-grade ​uranium, ​Bloomberg News reported ‌on ⁠Sunday, citing three diplomatic officials ​briefed ​on ⁠the matter. TAT: [Foreign policy]

The detainees describe Camp East Montana - an ICE (Immigration enforcement) detention facility - as somwhere where an average of about 3,000 people have lived per day in loud and unsanitary quarters, diseases spread easily and sleep is a luxury. Detai... TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening civil rights]

President Trump says he won't sign any bills into law until the SAVE act is passed. The SAVE act restricts voting by requiring more voter ID and restricting mail in ballots TAT: [Undermining democracy]

President Donald Trump's administration asked a ​federal appeals court on Friday to revive his executive orders that sought to punish four major ‌U.S. law firms, arguing that federal judges overstepped their authority by blocking directives that... TAT: [Suppressing dissent | Undermining democracy]

Trump vowed in a social media post that Iran would be hit "very hard". He wrote “Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered... TAT: [Foreign policy]

A diabetic Norwegian woman who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has told Newsweek that she feared she might die in detention as her requests for insulin were repeatedly ignored. [link] TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening civil rights]

President Donald Trump denied U.S. involvement in a strike that killed more than 165 people at a girls’ elementary school in Southern Iran, instead placing the blame on Iran. When asked aboard Air Force One Saturday whether the U.S. conducted the Feb. 28 str... [link] TAT: [Controlling information]

Trump invites Latin America’s rightwing leaders to Florida summit. Trump’s guest list includes the rightwing presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, El Salvador and Paraguay but excludes the leftist leaders of three of Latin America’s biggest economies: Brazil, Mexico and Colombia TAT: [Foreign policy]

Trump convenes ‘Shield of Americas’ summit with 12 Latin American leaders and called for regional cooperation to counter Chinese economic and political interests TAT: [Foreign policy]

A National Intelligence Council report completed before the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran assessed that even a large-scale military assault on the country would be unlikely to topple its theocratic government, according to U.S. officials briefed on the w... TAT: [Foreign policy]