Articles tagged: Civil Rights

Mark Green's Anti-Trans Comments Resurface After Winning Committee Gavel

The GOP lawmaker was once an Army secretary nominee in the Trump administration, but withdrew after facing backlash for controversial remarks.

While under oath, Trump hurled insults at woman who accused him of rape, unsealed deposition reveals

Questioned for a lawsuit in October, former U.S. president Donald Trump angrily hurled insults and threatened to sue E. Jean Carroll, the columnist who accused him of raping her in a department store in the 1990s, according to excerpts of his videotaped testimony that were unsealed by a court on Friday.

Omar says some Republicans don’t want a Muslim in Congress: ‘These people are OK with Islamophobia’

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Sunday said some Republicans are “OK with Islamophobia” in response to questions about efforts by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to block her from continuing to sit on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.  “You remember Donald Trump coming into my state and saying, ‘Muslims, Somali refugees are infiltrating our country.’ You remember [Rep.] Marjorie…

Trump says 'horrible' beatdown of Tyre Nichols 'never should have happened'

Former President Donald Trump says the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis cops “never should have happened."

Republicans Push To Rename Part Of John Lewis Way In Nashville To 'Honor' Trump

Two Tennessee Democrats blasted the bill that could christen a stretch of the street named for the late civil rights icon "President Donald Trump Boulevard."

U.S. Labor Department axes Trump-era expansion of anti-bias exemptions

The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday withdrew a rule adopted in the last days of the administration of former Republican President Donald Trump that had expanded a religious exemption from anti-discrimination laws for federal contractors.

How Christianity trumps Judaism in the courts.

A brief in a case out of Indiana shows exactly how fundamentalist Christian beliefs trump everything else in the courts these days.

Donald Trump, Matthew Kacsmaryk and 'the man who hated women'

You’ve probably never heard of Anthony Comstock, a Civil War Union soldier and New York Postmaster, who died in 1915. You need to learn about him and his legacy, however, as his long fingers are about to reach up out of the grave and wrap themselves around the necks of every American woman of childb...

Trump-appointed judge says Tennessee anti-drag law is unconstitutional

Thomas Parker says law designed to place limit on drag shows would encourage ‘discriminatory enforcement’ in ruling

US supreme court ruling on college admissions spells end for affirmative action, says Biden

Trump says decision that race can no longer be taken into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission is ‘a great day for America’

How a 24-hour drag show predicted the past seven years in America

Just before Trump’s election, Taylor Mac staged a spectacular queer history of the US that was mysteriously prophetic about the culture wars that would follow

What Frederick Douglass Knew That Trump and DeSantis Don’t

Birthright citizenship is the constitutional provision that makes a multiracial democracy of equals possible.

Thousands of Christians Demand Ban of Pro-Trump Event on Public Property

The petition, launched by Faithful America, warned that the rally promotes "antisemitism, lies, and even outright political violence."

Black Georgia Prosecutor Reports She Is Receiving Racist Threats Over Trump Investigation

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has warned state employees to stay alert after receiving disturbing emails as decision on charging Donald Trump draws near.

Trump cited the 'Scottsboro Boys' case when he asked for a 2026 trial. Judge Chutkan rejected any comparison

When Donald Trump urged the judge in his federal election subversion case to set his trial for April 2026 earlier this month, he cited a landmark Supreme Court decision concerning the infamous 1931 Scottsboro Boys cases to bolster his argument that special counsel Jack Smith isn’t giving him enough time to prepare a defense.

Donald Trump Says Shoplifters Should be Shot, but Does He Know Who Most Shoplifters Are?

When former President Trump hysterically called for shoplifters to be shot in a speech last week before California Republicans, we know who he thinks he’s talking about: Black and Brown people. “We will immediately stop all of the pillaging and theft,” Trump said. “Very simply: If you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store. Shot!”

‘It has to be done’: can Reconstruction-era laws hold Trump and allies accountable?

Rarely used but relevant laws could be key to removing Trump from the ballot for his stoking of the January 6 Capitol attack

Rightwing appeals court to consider Texas map in fresh threat to Voting Rights Act

Court largely appointed by Donald Trump agrees to review lower court ruling to strike down Galveston voting map

White supremacist who dined with Trump calls for ‘death penalty’ for non-Christians

Last year Donald Trump dined with two anti-Semites, Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, at his Mar-a-Lago resort and residence, drawing massive outrage while revealing to many Americans for the first time who Fuentes is: a white supremacist, Christian nationalist, anti-LGBTQ, authoritarian extremist who su...

Why have authoritarianism and libertarianism merged? A political psychologist on 'the vulnerability of the modern self'

It is now not uncommon to find people supporting leaders like Donald Trump while insisting the state refrains from intervening in their lives.

'Civil War' After Donald Trump Win May Be 'Worth It': Evangelical Preacher

"Would it be worth it? To turn this nation back? I believe it would," Evangelical preacher Andrew Wommack said of a civil war.

Black voters flocking to Trump, can no longer 'afford' to vote for Biden in 2024, reverend says

Black voters can no longer "afford" to vote for President Biden, one reverend argued, citing his record on the economy and the border crisis as he battles dwindling support in the key voting bloc.

The Potency of Trump’s ‘Lost Cause’ Mythmaking

Like the “Lost Cause” ideology, Donald Trump’s propagandistic mythology negates the truth.

Top Latina advocates decry Trump’s ‘not people’ comments

A coalition of advocacy, labor and civil rights groups led by Latinas is condemning former President Trump’s escalating rhetoric against immigrants, arguing words like his contribute to the incitement of hate crimes. In a joint statement Wednesday, the Latina leaders sought to shake off the normalization of language that’s become part of the mainstream political…

Yes, Donald Trump & Co. SHOULD fight unfair anti-white racism

An Axios report on the Trump team’s intention to use civil-rights laws to target DEI policies discriminating against whites has occasioned sneering and denunciations.

Trump vows to fight 'anti-white feeling' in US - His allies have a plan

Trump vows to fight 'anti-white feeling' in US. His allies have a plan

Biden and Harris launch Black voter outreach

President Joe Biden renewed his election-year pitch to Black voters on Wednesday, lashing out at Donald Trump’s “MAGA lies.”

Trump-appointed judges strike down fund for Black female entrepreneurs

In a 2-1 ruling, judges found grant program run by Black-woman owned venture capitalist firm ‘likely to violate’ Civil Rights Act

Marco Rubio says Trump remark on immigrants "poisoning the blood" of U.S. wasn't about race

In a TV interview, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a potential Trump running mate, defended Trump's comment that immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country."

Angelina Jolie's Father Criticises Her Views on Israel-Gaza Conflict: 'She's Exposed to Propaganda'

Angelina Jolie's Father Jon Voight proudly identifies as one of Hollywood's most outspoken Trump supporters, believing that Trump is the solution to America's problems.

How Trump can reshape his messaging on DEI after NABJ interview

“Trump needs to drop the DEI messaging,” a longtime National Association of Black Journalists member said after Donald Trump's interview at the NABJ convention.

What it means to have a ‘Black job’ in America

When former President Donald Trump last week reasserted his unsubstantiated claim that immigrants are “taking Black jobs,” the phrasing once again became internet fodder.

Boosts in Democratic excitement help Harris reset the race against Trump - CBS News poll

Harris draws even with Trump across the battlegrounds and has 1-point edge nationally.

Right to enjoy property doesn't trump freedom of expression: 'Freedom Convoy' defence

The lawyer for "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich is arguing that a person's right to freedom of expression is not trumped by another's right to the enjoyment of property.

"He Wanted Us Dead": Members Of 'The Exonerated Five' Speak Out Against Trump During Democratic National Convention Appearance

Trump called for reinstating the death penalty when they were wrongly accused as teenagers of raping and beating a white woman jogging in Central Park in 1989.

Tulsi Gabbard endorses Trump against former foe Harris

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has endorsed Donald Trump’s presidential bid, furthering her shift away from the party she sought to represent in the presidential race four years ago.

John McCain's son Jimmy to vote for Kamala Harris, slams Trump's Arlington appearance

Lt. Jimmy McCain, son of late Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain, rebuked Donald Trump's visit to Arlington Cemetery last week and revealed that he is now a registered Democrat who plans to vote for Kamala Harris.

John McCain’s son backs Kamala Harris for US president

Jimmy McCain said he had been an independent since leaving the Republican Party after Donald Trump became its standard bearer in 2016.

Trump Threatens U.S. University Accreditation Over Antisemitism Claims

Donald Trump has warned that U.S. universities could lose their accreditation and federal support if they perpetuate what he terms 'antisemitic propaganda.' He spoke to over 1,000 Republican Jewish Coalition donors, addressing the issues of Israel-related protests on campuses and his potential Middle Eastern policies for a second term.

Current US Domestic News Updates: Safety Concerns, Hurricane, Legal Battles

This summary covers a range of current US domestic news briefs: Haitian Americans fear for their safety after Trump's false claims, Hurricane Francine impacts Louisiana, three New York museum employees fired for wearing keffiyehs, an Indiana judge rules against expanding abortion ban exceptions, and more updates on Harvard enrollment and USPS ballot delivery concerns.

‘Uncommitted’ leaders say group will not endorse Harris but warn against vote for Trump

The “Uncommitted” movement, which sprung up during the Democratic primaries in opposition to the Biden administration’s policy on the war in Gaza, said Thursday it would not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris after her campaign again spurned activists pushing for a halt to US military aid to Israel and an immediate ceasefire.

Harris says Trump needs to trust women to make their own reproductive decisions

Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Donald Trump's recent comments about reproductive rights, saying he needs to trust women to make their own decisions.

Harris says Trump doesn’t need to be the ‘protector’ of women, he has to trust them to make their own decisions

Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that women don’t need Donald Trump to be their “protector,” but instead need the former president “to trust them” to make their own reproductive decisions.

Liz Cheney Decries Donald Trump's "Depraved Cruelty" In Campaign Appearance With Kamala Harris

The former congresswoman endorsed Harris.

Kamala Harris works to energize Black male voters

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned Tuesday that Republican Donald Trump would try to “institutionalize” harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men nationwide as she promised to push for legislation to address discriminatory law enforcement practices.

Trump sued for defamation by exonerated Central Park Five over debate comments

The exonerated Central Park Five defendants are suing Trump for defamation over comments he made during his debate with Harris.

Michelle Obama: Safety of women at risk if Donald Trump returns to White House

The former first lady appeared alongside Kamala Harris at an election rally in Michigan.

High-Stakes Political Drama Unfolds in the U.S.

A roundup of impactful U.S. domestic news highlights key political and social issues, including lawsuits concerning elections, immigration policies, and major political figures under scrutiny ahead of the presidential election. Election tensions and legal controversies dominate as the nation braces for a tight race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Biden promotes his legacy of fighting against climate change in historic Amazon visit

Biden flew over the jungle by helicopter and met with Indigenous leaders in the Brazilian city of Manaus on the penultimate leg of a valedictory South American tour which has been overshadowed by Trump's election win

Indian-American Organization Urges Action for Bangladesh's Hindu Minority Crisis

The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) has called on US leaders Biden and Trump to aid minority Hindu communities in Bangladesh, amidst rising violence and human rights violations. The concern follows the arrest of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, urging international attention and action.

California Braces for Legal Showdowns with Upcoming Trump Administration

California Governor Gavin Newsom is pursuing up to $25 million in additional legal funding to challenge anticipated federal actions under President-elect Donald Trump's second term. This fund aims to protect key state interests, including reproductive rights, environmental standards, and civil rights, while also recouping essential federal funds.

Ayanna Pressley to boycott Trump’s inauguration

"I plan to spend the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in my district at community events that feed our collective soul."

Brooklyn yeshivas file federal discrimination complaint over tougher NY education requirements

The complaint was filed as President-elect Trump, who campaigned on "parental rights" and allegations of school antisemitism, prepares to take office.

First Nations leader apologizes, walks back support for Northern Gateway pipeline in B.C.

The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs said in a statement that the answer to the Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific "is still no," after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith suggested reviving the project in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on Canadian exports.

Donald Trump has a point about diversity, equity and inclusion

The old biases the women’s movement railed against so persuasively have been replaced by new biases, almost as unfair and opaque as those of the ancien régime.

Government web pages go dark to comply with Donald Trump executive orders

A number of U.S. government web pages changed or went dark Friday 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.

California warns hospitals not to withhold trans youth healthcare

Attorney general Rob Bonta tells Guardian that health providers have duty to provide gender-affirming treatment amid Trump attacks

EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases, citing Trump’s executive order

The order declared the government would recognize only two “immutable” sexes — male and female

Hunter Schafer says passport now lists her gender as male after Trump order

Model and actress Hunter Schafer said her new passport lists her gender as male despite selecting female while filling out paperwork.

Trump rescinds order on rights abuses with U.S.-supplied weapons, sources say

Biden memorandum required the U.S. government to produce reports for Congress on the use of U.S. arms by other countries

Anti-Trump demonstrators rally in cities across Quebec for women's rights

MONTREAL — Protesters flooded several blocks in downtown Montreal on Saturday, chanting "shame on you" on the doorstep of the United States Consulate.

U.S. Immigration Arrest Sparks Controversy at Columbia University

A Palestinian graduate student, Mahmoud Khalil, known for his role in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, was arrested by U.S. immigration agents. This action follows President Trump's move to deport foreign students linked to such protests. The arrest intensifies debates on free speech and political activism.

"You are not welcome here": Trump promises "many" more arrests of pro-Palestine protesters

Trump celebrated the arrest of Mahmoud Kalil, a former student at Columbia University, in a Truth Social post.

Harvard researchers sue the Trump administration for removing their work from public website

Two Harvard researchers said in a lawsuit that the Trump administration removed their work from a public website because it referenced the LGBTQ community.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal setbacks

MLB modifies diversity references amid Trump order

The action comes after Donald Trump signed an executive order that could lead to possible federal action against organizations using DEI programs

Columbia University Caves to Trump; Pro-Palestinian Students Fume

Interim Columbia University President Katrina Armstrong announced the actions on Friday.

Judge halts Trump admin's try to deport Columbia protester Yunseo Chung

Yunseo Chung was arrested outside the hours-long takeover of a Barnard College library.

Judge rules Columbia protester can’t be detained as she fights deportation

White House blocked from deporting Yunseo Chung, green card holder and student who sued Trump administration

Trump administration ordered to unfreeze funds to Maine despite state rejecting WH ban on trans athletes

The USDA announced the funding freeze and a review of federal funding to Maine earlier this month after the state refused to provide equal opportunities to women and girls in educational programs.

Tribal activists stand up for Long Island town's Chiefs mascot after Trump pledges 'fight' over NY Native American logo ban

Native Americans both in New York and across the nation are joining President Trump's rallying cry to protect a Long Island school district from being forced by New York state to change its team name that is a nod to the town's indigenous history.

Head of NAACP disinvited from speaking to Texas state bar over suit against Trump administration

HOUSTON (AP) — The State Bar of Texas rescinded a speaking invitation to the NAACP’s president after the civil rights group challenged the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Education Department,

Trump administration to investigate New York's funding threat over Long Island tribal school mascot

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being discriminatory by threatening to withhold funding if a

Trump administration launches race-based discrimination investigations against Harvard Law Review

The Trump administration on Monday announced federal officials are launching investigations into Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review, saying authorities have received reports of race-based discrimination “permeating the operations”

Justice Dept. Says It’ll Investigate Chicago After Mayor’s Remarks About Black Hires

It is the Trump administration’s latest effort to remake the department’s civil rights division, which has historically worked to fight discrimination against minorities.

Trump accused of 'pouring salt on the wounds' five years after murder that shook America

Speaking to Sky News ahead of the five-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Al Sharpton remembered the combination of "humiliation and deep anger" he felt seeing the footage of his death that swept the world during the COVID pandemic.

US judge rules prisons must provide gender-affirming care for trans people

Ruling in Washington comes despite executive order signed by Donald Trump that targeted funding for such care

Denouncing Antisemitism, Trump Also Fans Its Flames

President Trump’s effort to punish Harvard over antisemitism is complicated by his extensive history of amplifying white supremacist figures and symbols.

Judge weighs request to unseal Martin Luther King Jr. surveillance records

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. — files that the civil rights leader’s relatives want to keep under wraps in the national archives.

Trump’s Immigration Policy Faces Legal Challenges

Legal challenges mounted against Trump’s immigration raids, with states and advocacy groups arguing the policies violate constitutional rights.

What's next in the case that symbolizes Trump's immigration crackdown?

Kilmar Abrego Garcia: a name that's become near-synonymous with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown.<br><br>Abrego Garcia was arrested by ICE agents on March 12th, as he was leaving his job in Baltimore. In the days and months that followed, the …

Immigration enforcement ramps up, tensions persist in big cities

Cities prepare for nationwide protests on Saturday.

Trump, on ‘No Kings’ Protests: ‘I Don’t Feel Like a King’

“No, we’re not a king. We’re not a king at all," Trump said, switching to a way of speaking known as the “royal we.”

Is L.A. Still Under Curfew Amid Mass Protests? Here’s What You Need to Know

"The curfew remains in effect... for downtown Los Angeles to stop bad actors who are taking advantage of the President's chaotic escalation," said L.A.'s Mayor Bass.

U.S. Immigration Agency Using Drones Capable of Surveillance During L.A. Protests

Customs and Border Patrol has confirmed it is providing "aerial support" to law enforcement efforts during the L.A. immigration demonstrations.

Immigrant rights groups asks judge to halt expedited removals amid courthouse arrests

The motion is part of a lawsuit challenging the administration's expansion of the process which allows the government to quickly expel migrants.

Donald Trump’s Dictator Cosplay

Susan B. Glasser on President Donald Trump’s upcoming military parade, in Washington, D.C., and his armed crackdown in Los Angeles against protests over immigration raids.

Call masked ICE agents arresting immigrants what they are: secret police | Opinion

Donald Trump wonders what masked protesters have to hide. The same could be said for masked ICE agents arresting people at court hearings.

Palantir Continues To Burnish Its Evil Tech Overlord Reputation By Kicking Journalists Out Of A Tech Conference

Palantir has never had a great reputation. Even before it teamed up with Trump to create a massive, abusable database of American residents’ information, it was working with forward-looking cop shops, that wanted similar massive, abusable databases of their o…

Judge Says Of Course The US Can’t Detain Or Deport Mahmoud Khalil Just Because Marco Rubio Wants To Dress Up As A Fascist

We’ve written a few times about the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University grad student who was one of the first people detained by ICE and told he was being kicked out of the country solely because Marco Rubio said he doesn’t belong here. No due proce…

U.S. Airlines Built A Secret Data Broker To Help The Government Spy On Customers

We’ve noted many times that there are two major reasons the U.S. doesn’t have a functional privacy law for the modern internet era. One, we’re too corrupt and greedy to do the right thing, causing us to prioritize making money over literally everything else —…

Immigration raids fuel protests and fear in Los Angeles

Mass protests in Los Angeles began last week after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted raids throughout the city, targeting places like Home Depots, car washes, and the garment district.  Demonstrations grew in response to the federal agents’ pre…

Kevin O'Leary Says L.A. Protests Destroying Small Businesses Are Un-American

Kevin O'Leary says violence spilling over from the L.A. protests against Trump's ICE raids needs to stop -- not because of the politics, but because the destruction is crushing small businesses ... which he calls the real un-American crime. TMZ…

California Senator Handcuffed, Manhandled at Kristi Noem Press Conference

Sen. Alex Padilla tried to ask questions of Trump Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, but was handcuffed and forced to the ground instead

Why did Trump deploy the Marines to Los Angeles?

Trump deployed federal troops to Los Angeles as ICE raids sparked protests and citywide unrest.

California senator handcuffed during Trump administration news conference

Democrats have reacted with outrage to Senator Alex Padilla's rough removal from a conference about the LA protests.

The Manosphere Is at War With Itself Over Israel’s Strike on Iran

The online brotherhood built on dominance and certainty is fracturing fast over real-world war.

MAGA Freaks Out as Man Arrested for Allegedly Handing Out ‘Bionic’ Face Shields to Protesters

A recent arrest is being used to bolster a popular MAGA conspiracy narrative.

200 Marines head to downtown LA, in the Corps' most politically fraught mission

Infantry Marines arrived in LA with minimal training to counter civilians protesting the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Will Trump Send the National Guard to Other Cities? Administration Says It’s On the Table

President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to L.A. will be “the first, perhaps, of many,” he told reporters this week.

What to know about 'No Kings Day' protests across US to counter Trump military parade

Thousands of "No Kings Day" protests are set to be held throughout the country on Saturday to protest the Trump administration.

Barred from military, transgender Navy pilot reflects on 'patriotism' ahead of parade

Ahead of President Trump's military parade, a transgender service member who was barred from the military, reflects on "patriotism" and her fight against the ban.

As Trump Comes for Your Social Media, It’s Time You Consider What’s Worth Sharing

Certain apps may help you avoid the U.S. government using your past posts against you.

Judge: No, Donald Trump Can’t Just Order The National Guard To Invade Los Angeles

When a federal judge grants a temporary restraining order within hours of a hearing and writes 36 pages explaining why the President of the United States is acting illegally and unconstitutionally, you know something significant just happened. Federal Judge C…

Noem Announces Military Will ‘Liberate’ LA From Democracy, Then Watches Security Throw Senator To Ground

Editor’s Note: As I was getting this article ready to publish, a judge granted California a Temporary Restraining Order against the deployment of the National Guard. We’ll have a separate write up of that later. When the Secretary of Homeland Security announc…

Meta Busted Spying on Android Users In Extremely Creepy New Way, Then Lies About It

Ah, the daily joys of living in a country that’s literally too corrupt to pass even a baseline privacy law for the internet-era. Meta has once again been busted playing fast and loose with consumer privacy. Security researchers last week discovered that Meta …

A court ordered Trump’s team to free an activist. They refused.

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is defying a federal judge’s …

'No Kings Day' Organizer Ezra Levin Talks Peaceful Protests, Avoiding D.C. Parade

While President Trump’s busy throwing himself a flashy, taxpayer-funded birthday blowout on Saturday in Washington, D.C., a totally different kind of party's popping off across America -- and spoiler, no cake, says one political activist ... and No Kings.

‘What’s happening in LA is not about LA’ | #AJOPINION

Donald Trump is using the Los Angeles protests as a pretext to amass authority, warns the ACLU's Sarah Mehta.

US Marines arrive at Los Angeles federal sites as court battle unfolds

The Marines' arrival comes as a state challenge against Trump's deployment of the National Guard continues in court.

Going Out to a Protest? Here’s How Not to Get Arrested.

Lawyer Isabella Salomão Nascimento on knowing your rights — and getting the cops to respect them. The post Going Out to a Protest? Here’s How Not to Get Arrested. appeared first on The Intercept.

Trump’s Actions Have Sparked a Call for a Black Wall Street

For decades, Black communities have revered the history of Black Wall Street. Since Trump, many are newly inspired to organize their own

Democrat Michigan AG Asked FBI to Raid Protesters’ Homes — But Won’t Tell Students Why

“It’s a terribly unusual thing,” a lawyer said about sealed affidavits in an investigation of alleged pro-Palestine vandalism. The post Democrat Michigan AG Asked FBI to Raid Protesters’ Homes — But Won’t Tell Students Why appeared first on The Intercept.

What does Juneteenth mean to you? We want to hear your story

NPR wants to know how you feel about celebrating Juneteenth at this moment in history

Journalists dodge rubber bullets in covering L.A. immigration protests

The Los Angeles Press Club says law enforcement officers have violated press freedoms of reporters covering anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles more than three dozen times.

California lawmakers introduce bill to ban police from wearing face coverings

Democratic lawmakers in California are seeking to ban law enforcement officers in the state from wearing face coverings.

The Tyrant Test

A leader who uses military force to suppress his political opposition ought to lose the right to govern.

Martina Navratilova: 'I wouldn't have left home for Trump's America'

The tennis icon tells the BBC she doesn't think a Trump-led government would let her in.

New York City Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Arrested at Immigration Courthouse

Video footage shows federal agents arresting Lander after he held on to a man that authorities were seemingly trying to detain.

WATCH: Video shows New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested at immigration court

Brad Lander was escorting a defendant out of immigration court in Manhattan when he was "taken by masked agents and detained by ICE," his campaign spokesperson said.

No Kings, Just Water

What happened in downtown Los Angeles before the cops decided to crack skulls?

DOJ’s Constitutional Dodge: When One Detention Reason Fails, Just Try Another

When a federal judge ruled last week that Marco Rubio can’t just declare that the US can detain green card holder Mahmoud Khalil based on the Secretary of State’s “vibes check” assessment of his political beliefs, you might think Khalil would finally be free …

The U.S. Elected Officials Who Have Been Arrested or Approached by Authorities While Protesting Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

What to know about the local officials and members of Congress who have been handcuffed, slammed to the ground, and detained by authorities.

Another Photographer Struck by Rubber Bullets During LA Protests, This Time in the Eye

A photographer says he may never regain his sight after being shot in the eye with a rubber bullet by police while covering protests in Los Angeles over the weekend. [Read More]

Bob Iger’s Angel City F.C. Sure Has Something To Say About LA ICE Raids As Disney, Other Studios & Most Teams Stay Silent

As more ICE attacks hit LA this Juneteenth holiday, the Bob Iger-owned Angel City FC has taken a stand for immigrants as others have remained silent and afraid of Donald Trump. Less than a year after Iger and spouse Willow Bay dropped around $100 million to b…

The Fringe Religious Movement that Schooled Vance Boelter

Early Saturday morning in New Hope, Minnesota, a local law enforcement officer passed a parked black SUV with police lights. She did not know the nondescript white man seated behind the wheel was in the midst of an alleged assassination spree, stalking public…

Judge orders Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil released on bail

Khalil, a permanent US resident, has been in immigration detention since he was arrested in March

Man Arrested After Ohio Rep. Max Miller Reports He Was ‘Run Off the Road’

The suspect allegedly threatened the Congressmen with antisemitic slurs and called for the death of Israel and the lawmaker's family.

The Lavender Scare and the Long History of LGBTQ Exclusion in America

The rollback of LGBTQ rights and inclusion echoes a deeply consequential chapter of American history: the Lavender Scare.

Judge Orders Trump to Release Mahmoud Khalil

The judge said “there is at least something” to accusations that the Trump administration detained Khalil to “punish” him for his activism

US judge orders release of Palestine advocate Mahmoud Khalil

This is a breaking news story.

Emaciated after 5 years in prison, Belarusian dissident Tsikhanouski vows to fight on

Siarhei Tsikhanouski is almost unrecognizable. Belarus' key opposition figure, spent years in solitary confinement. He credits U.S. President Trump in aiding with his release over the weekend.

Democratic senators rent space at the Kennedy Center to host a Pride event

A group of Democratic senators and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller are hosting a Pride celebration at the Kennedy Center Monday evening. But the Kennedy Center has nothing to do with programming it.

Yes, That Big Anti-Trans Ruling Is Terrible. There’s Also a Bigger Problem.

U.S. politics are failing trans youth. We're also failing them by not talking about this more.

Mahmoud Khalil, in 1st broadcast interview, says he'll continue his fight

Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist who was detained by ICE, told ABC News that he remains undeterred amid his fight with the Trump administration.

Arizona Sheriff Gets Shitty Because People Protested An ICE-Led Drug Raid

What a surprise. The most intellectually dishonest people in the nation still have the biggest bullhorns. That’s why a regular-ass drug raid that occurred in Tuscon, Arizona somehow makes headlines in New York City. Here’s the New York Post, disingenuously re…

Dispatches from the living memory of trans people of color

Trans people are major targets of the second Trump administration. But in a way, that's nothing new; trans people have been fighting for their rights, dignity, and liberation for generations. So on this episode, we hear from trans elders about what their live…

This Pride Month, the Backlash Has Officially Arrived

Young LGBTQ people are facing the prospect of losing rights they thought they’d never have to worry about.

Cornell student on self-deportation from the US

Momodou Taal, a Cornell student, sued Trump in 2025 over orders targeting pro-Palestinian activists.

How Gay Marriage Is Under Threat in the Trump Era

A decade after Obergefell v. Hodges, there's a big shadow looming over LGBTQ rights, writes Omar G. Encarnación.

Trump administration launches probe into University of California system

White House has denounced the public university system for using diversity-driven hiring and enrolment practices.

Keeping Politics Out of the Military

U.S. national security depends on citizens’ trust in our armed forces. We lose that if we turn soldiers into law-enforcement officers.

University of Virginia president resigns under US government pressure

James Ryan, the university's president, stepped down amid Trump administration scrutiny over diversity initiatives.

Slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman to be laid to rest in private funeral service

The Minnesota lawmaker was killed during a string of attacks against Democratic elected officials in the state.

Trump Admin Says ICE Agents are the Real Victims Amid Violent Immigration Raids

The Department of Homeland Security says there’s been a 500 percent increase in assaults against ICE agents, but won’t provide more numbers

Record attendance expected at Budapest Pride march despite Orban warning

Thousands to march in Hungary's capital despite government ban, highlighting EU-wide resistance against anti-LGBTQ laws.

Record crowds expected at Budapest Pride march in defiance of Orban's ban...

Record-breaking numbers of revellers are expected to turn out on the streets of Budapest on Saturday in defiance of a new law by Prime Minister Viktor...

The Grim State of Trans Health Care

With the “Big Beautiful Bill” in flux, and federal funds for gender-affirming care hanging in the balance, protections for trans children and adults continue to be dismantled at the state level. Grace Byron reports.

Federal investigation finds Harvard violated civil rights law

The Trump administration has issued a notice of violation accusing Harvard University of "deliberate indifference" toward Jewish and Israeli students.

Joint Task Force on anti-Semitism accuses Harvard of Civil Rights Act violation

Threats of more funding cuts to Harvard University after a federal task force claimed the ivy league school was in "violent violation" of the Civil Rights...

Mamdani’s New York victory sparks Islamophobic backlash in US

Advocates say attacks targeting mayoral candidate's Muslim identity show Islamophobia remains tolerated in US politics.

Federal investigation finds Harvard University violated civil rights law

A Trump administration investigation has found that Harvard University violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students on campus.

ICE-tracking app tops App Store

ICEBlock, an app that lets users anonymously report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, has soared up App Store charts after receiving criticism from the Trump administration. On Monday, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem…

UPenn updates swimming records to settle with feds on transgender athletes case

The U.S. Education Department and Penn announced the voluntary agreement of the high-profile case that focused on Lia Thomas, who last competed for the Ivy League school in 2022.

Universities: Know Your Rights!

In recent days the Trump administration has ramped up its attacks on higher education. On June 26 the Justice Department announced that it is investigating the University of California system on the grounds that its pursuit of ethnic and racial diversity in h…

US university bans trans athletes under pressure from Trump administration

University of Pennsylvania erases records set by trans swimmer as part of resolution to civil rights investigation.

US university bars trans athletes, erases records under pressure from Trump

University of Pennsylvania removes times set by trans swimmer as part of resolution to civil rights investigation.

Abrego Garcia says he was severely beaten in Salvadoran prison

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. in March, says he was brutally beaten and subjected to psychological torture while held in one of El Salvador's most notorious prisons.

'Antagonized for being Hispanic': Growing claims of racial profiling in LA raids

Immigration agents are raiding known hubs for Latino workers: day laborer gathering spots, street vendor corners and car washes. Legal advocacy groups say their tactics are unconstitutional.

LGBTQ, legal groups slam UPenn for 'caving' to Trump's trans athlete ban

The University of Pennsylvania decided to ban transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports.

Instead of disruption, let’s organize helpful protests

Playing the long game against Trump demands different forms of resistance

ADA turns 35 as deaf Americans sue Trump White House

Disability advocates filed a lawsuit after the White House stopped showing ASL interpreters during public briefing

ICE Using Repurposed Border Facial Recognition Tech To ID Protesters, Activists, And Migrants On US Streets

The Trump Administration’s constant escalation of its mass deportation programs now means ICE, CBP, and other federal agencies must come up with thousands of arrests a day. This never had anything to do with removing criminals from the country and, even if yo…

The astonishing racism in NYC’s mayoral race

Throughout Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for New York City mayor, he’s faced a barrage of attacks that have only gotten worse since he handily won the Democratic primary two weeks ago. And this isn’t just happening at the local level; New York City’s mayoral race…

Trump admin sues California over transgender athletes in girls' sports

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the state of California over its policy regarding transgender individuals participating in women's and girls' sports.

U.S. issues sanctions against United Nations investigator probing abuses in Gaza

The State Department's decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful campaign to force her removal.

Justice Department efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans likely violate constitutional rights

In 1967, the Supreme Court said the government usually cannot take away citizenship without a person’s consent.

Idaho AG Office Forces Schools To Take Down ‘Everyone Is Welcome’ Signs For Being ‘Political’

It’s been interesting to watch the current administration and its GOP backers contort themselves into logical pretzels to explain to Americans why their policies, which are clearly either steeped or tinged with racist elements, are not in fact racist. Immigra…

Why are liberals cozying up to race scientists?

The New York Times' recent report on Zohran Mamdani's Columbia University application raised a lot of questions, such as: In what universe does this fall under the umbrella of news that's fit to print? Why did the paper of record report on hacked materials it…

Lena Dunham Says She Saw MAGA's Rise Coming

“I was experiencing those voices in 2012,” Dunham said of the far-right’s rise. “In the way that there were so many angry, seemingly men and some women, dissecting the show in these incredibly conservative terms.”

Federal judge orders stop to indiscriminate immigration raids in Los Angeles

Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's ample evidence what they're doing is illegal.

Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Carrying Out Indiscriminate Immigration Raids In Los Angeles

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Donald Trump administration from carrying out broad immigration raids and arrests in Los Angeles that target individuals solely based on their race, location, language or type of work. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mens…

Who’s a true American, and who decides? JD Vance has answers

JD's 2028 platform, first draft: White supremacists are more American than Zohran Mamdani. Any questions?

How to Tell If Someone Is a Criminal (According to the DHS)

“Except for the tiny, tiny, minuscule quibble that we have no evidence they’ve done any crimes, these people deserve to be locked up.”

What to Do With the Most Dangerous Book in America

At a perilous American moment, the Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro explains why he wanted to read The Turner Diaries.

Don’t Degrade Church With Politics

Church intervention in electoral races is an efficient polarization machine.

Smug Obama speechwriter provides damning reminder of Democrats' intolerance for conservatives, vax-refusers

There is an editorial genre kept alive at liberal publications around the country that is focused on questions about what to do with conservative kin and how best to prevent family members from similarly adopting viewpoints at odds with leftist values.The Huf…

Naturalized Citizens Are Scared

To become Americans, we promised to defend the laws of the United States. What if defending them now puts our status at risk?

Trump Demands Washington Commanders Reverse Name Change ‘Immediately’

The president also criticized the Cleveland Guardians for retiring their “Indians” nickname.

Trump's latest demand: Washington football and Cleveland baseball teams should change names back

President Donald Trump wants Washington's football franchise and Cleveland's baseball team to revert to their former names

5 Years After Breonna Taylor Was Killed, Justice Still Falls Short

On Monday, one of the cops responsible for Taylor’s death was sentenced to prison. It wasn’t the “one day” the Justice Department recommended, but it was still far from the maximum sentence.

Sen. Wyden Wants Answers From The DHS About Its Crime Database Full Of Migrant Children’s DNA

To be sure, the DHS is just going to blow off Senator Wyden’s demands for answers, just as it has blown off congressional oversight, court orders, and pretty much the entirety of the US Constitution. (We’re all just waiting to be told we’re obligated to house…

A new Supreme Court case is an existential threat to the Voting Rights Act

In mid-May, two Republicans on a federal appeals court declared that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — the landmark law that a Senate report once described as “the most successful civil rights statute in the history of the Nation” — is effectively null and void…

US police officer in Breonna Taylor death sentenced to 33 months in prison

Prosecutors had asked that officer Brett Hankison be given a sentence of one day for his role in the fatal shooting.

National Urban League says Trump's policies amount to emergency for Black Americans

One of the nation's oldest Civil Rights organization warns the Trump administration's policies have thrust the country into a "state of emergency" for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and black economic advancement.

35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act - celebrating the success and concern

It was 35 years ago this month that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Across the U.S., it's being marked with festivals and parades — and concern due to recent Medicaid cuts.

Why I’m Suing OpenAI, the Creator of ChatGPT

My lawsuit in Hawaii lays out the safety issues in OpenAI’s products and how they could irreparably harm both Hawaii and the rest of the U.S.

Latino tenants sued their landlord. A lawyer told them they would be "picked up by ICE."

When a Latino tenant filed a lawsuit against a landlord and real estate agent for selling the home she was evicted from, an opposing lawyer suggested she'll ...

Why is Columbia University expelling pro-Palestine students?

Nearly 80 students have been disciplined, with some being fully expelled, over pro-Palestine protests on campus.

Columbia University to pay $200M in settlement with Trump administration

Columbia University has agreed to pay $200 million over the next three years to resolve claims it discriminated against Jewish students.

WATCH: Columbia University to pay $200 million in settlement with Trump administration

Columbia University has agreed to pay $200 million to resolve claims it discriminated against Jewish students, restoring hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants, the university said.

Transgender Air Force cadet's dream of joining the military on hold amid Trump's ban

Hunter Marquez expected to be commissioned into the Air Force after graduating in May, but Trump's ban on transgender service members is keeping them out of the military.

A Woman Went On A Run And Explained 9 Facts About Her Intersex Body That Make Her Unique, And It's So Fascinating

"I'm not as rare as people may think."View Entire Post ›

3 Supreme Court justices just said they’re fine with race discrimination in elections

Last month, two Republican federal appeals court judges effectively abolished the law banning  race discrimination in elections in seven states. On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a brief order blocking this decision. The upshot is that, at least for now, …

Tennessee Doctor Refused Pregnant Woman Care Due to ‘Christian Values’

Yes, that’s definitely what Jesus would do.

Man Pays $10,000 In Child Support, Calls CPS After Seeing His Kids In Tattered Clothes

What other choice did he have?

Federal judge in RI halts restrictions on funding to groups that serve society's vulnerable

A nationwide coalition of dozens of organizations, including six from Rhode Island, sued the government on July 21 in U.S. District Court.

Tapping The Ancient Wisdom Of Hospitality To Foster Inclusivity

With DEI programs under attack, leaders can practice the virtue of hospitality as a safe and effective tool for promoting inclusivity.

My Son And I Were Turned Away From Ikea's Play Area For 1 Disturbing Reason. Here’s What They Don’t Understand.

“As I filled out a waiver so he could enter the store’s small play area, I noticed I was the only parent present.”

After firing chaplains for speaking out, Ohio hospital CEO warns others to keep quiet

In the middle of a national firestorm, the top executive of a venerable Ohio hospital last Thursday told employees that “misinformation and lack of context...

Los Angeles County seeks ordinance preventing law enforcement from concealing their identities

Los Angeles County leaders want to prohibit law enforcement officers from concealing their identities while on duty, a response to recent immigration raids...

UCLA reaches $6 million settlement with Jewish students over campus protests

The settlement comes after Jewish students and a professor argued their civil rights were violated when pro-Palestinian protesters blocked access to campus buildings during 2024 demonstrations.

To See How America Unraveled, Go Back Five Years

What the summer of 2020 wrought

The Columbia deal with Trump is a blueprint. All of higher ed should fear what comes next.

One by one, elite universities are signing away some of their autonomy to the Trump administration after it has accused them of civil rights violations and withheld federal funding. The University of Pennsylvania banned transgender women from participating in…

The Contradictory Revolution

Historians have long grappled with “the American Paradox” of American Revolutionary leaders who fought for their own liberty while denying it to enslaved Black people.

States sue Trump administration after more hospitals stop treating transgender youth

A coalition of 16 states and D.C. argue in the lawsuit that the Trump administration is trying to effectuate a national ban on gender-affirming care for youth by intimidating hospitals and doctors.

‘King of the Hill’ Just Hit Joe Rogan-Types Below the Belt

According to the masculinity grifters of ‘King of the Hill,’ inner strength doesn’t come from the lower body

‘Hail Satan’ But For Break Rooms, As Trump Issues Guidance For Religious Freedom In Workplaces

Trump — perhaps more than other presidents — often feels compelled to present his religious bona fides. Of course, he naturally has none. But as often as evangelical figureheads proclaim him to be (their) God’s personal pick for POTUS, even Donald Trump occas…

60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats

Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters.

Korean American researcher held at airport for weeks over decade-old weed conviction

A 40-year-old scientist and legal permanent resident has been detained by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection at San Francisco International Airport since...

"Trying To Talk To Them Is Hopeless" — Parents, Siblings, Friends, And Loved Ones Of MAGA Supporters Shared The Moment Their Relationships Broke Apart

What was the "final straw" that made you cut someone off because of their political beliefs?View Entire Post ›

Hegseth Threatens Another Civil War to Defend ‘Proud’ Confederate History

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed not to back down from celebrating America’s “proud” Confederate history. “We recognize our history,” Hegseth told...

Jailed by Trump’s ICE, Children’s Hospital Chaplain Was Thrown Into ‘Solitary’

Ayman Soliman is locally renowned for helping the families of dying kids. Now, friends say he’s been "tortured" in isolation as the Trump administration tries to deport him

Sex is getting scrubbed from the internet, but a billionaire can sell you AI nudes

In the fascinating new reality of the internet, teen girls can't learn about periods on Reddit and indie artists can't sell smutty games on Itch.io, but a military contractor will make you nonconsensual deepfakes of Taylor Swift taking her top off for $30 a m…

Trump seeking $1-billion fine from UCLA over antisemitism allegations

The Trump administration has proposed the University of California pay more than $1 billion to settle antisemitism charges and restore frozen grant funding...

GOP Texas map has Austin residents sharing district with rural Texans 300 miles away

It would "suppress the votes of Black and brown Austinites," one Democrat said.

Trump escalates his racist attacks on Black Americans

Failure to connect his comments to our worsening democratic crisis is an act of complicity

American neo-Nazis love the Trump era. “[Trump] awakened a lot of people...

American neo-Nazis love the Trump era. “[Trump] awakened a lot of people to the issues we’ve been raising for years. H

We Asked Pete Hegseth if Women Should Have the Right to Vote. The Answer Was Unsettling.

We really, really didn't expect this.

Seventh Circuit Shuts Down Indiana’s Unconstitutional Police Buffer Zone Law

Although the Supreme Court has yet to say so itself (and probably won’t any time soon, given its current composition), it’s generally accepted that citizens have the right to film public officials performing their public duties. Law enforcement officers, howe…

DOJ accuses George Washington University of indifference to anti-Semitism

Trump administration claims GWU failed to address or remedy anti-Semitic abuses despite student and faculty complaints.

Trump Administration Halted Lawsuits Targeting Civil Rights Abuses Of Prisoners And Mentally Ill People

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. The Trump administration has halted litigation aimed at stopping civil rights abuses of prisoners in Louisiana and mentally ill people living in South Carolina gro…

They’re Powerful Enough to Resist, But Are Caving to Trump

When fascism reared its head in America, much of civil society chose to debase itself and accommodate it, rather than fight back.

NAACP sues Texas over new maps, calling them racially gerrymandered

The NAACP is suing Texas over its new congressional maps, calling them racially gerrymandered in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

70 years after Emmett Till's murder, Mississippi museum acquires gun used to kill him

It's been 70 years since Emmett Till, a Black teenager visiting relatives in Mississippi, was killed by white men because he whistled at a white woman. Now the gun used in his death is in a museum.

The Inversion Of American Values

There’s a particular kind of person who cheers when the president deploys military forces against American cities over the objections of their elected leaders. They call themselves patriots. They wrap themselves in the flag while applauding the systematic dem…

Will we even notice when democracy is gone?

Normal life continues for most of us, most of the time — but everything we took for granted is slipping away

New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports

Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him do it for U.S. citizens. The post New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports appeared first on The Intercept.

MAGA’s plan for a white Christian America is unfolding before our eyes

Their ambitions were on full display at the National Conservatism Conference

Dems wave hands, stomp feet about ICE using mobile face recognition app

Secretive app + unreliable tech + Trump administration policies = ANGRY LETTER A group of senators has penned a sternly-worded letter to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) saying that they're very worried about the agency's use of facial recogni…

Federal appeals court reinstates Vermont Christian school after it objected to transgender player

A federal appeals court says a Vermont Christian school can participate in the state's sports league, overturning a previous ruling that upheld a ban on the ...

US deportation drive against pro-Palestine students is illegal, judge rules

Federal judge finds Trump officials misused powers to silence lawful criticism of Israel, chilling free speech.

ICE Is Buying a Tool to Track Phones, Without Warrants

Trump is quietly building a surveillance state, and almost no one is paying attention.

From the Cesspool to the Mainstream

The “new fusionist” intellectuals are the missing link between nineteenth-century race science, twentieth-century libertarianism, and the contemporary alt-right.

The United Police State of America Has Arrived

The lines between local, state, and federal law enforcement and the military have blurred. The post The United Police State of America Has Arrived appeared first on The Intercept.

Why is ADL, the Jewish advocacy group, receiving blowback from MAGA?

The US nonprofit faces backlash after its online database on extremism included slain right-wing figure Charlie Kirk.

The Supreme Court Is Ruling on Conversion Therapy. What Could Go Wrong!

The nation's highest court is hearing Chiles v. Salazar, and could overturn a ban on the discredited practice of conversion therapy.

Supreme Court’s ‘Go Ahead And Round Up All The Brown People’ Decision Is Being Challenged In Court

In July, a California federal court handed down what should have been considered an obvious decision: of course it violates constitutional rights to consider skin color, spoken language, “accent,” or place of employment sufficient to support a stop, much less…

Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation

A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week, more...

The Right Wing Desperately Wants to Make Charlie Kirk Its MLK

On Kirk’s “National Day of Remembrance,” white supremacists want to replace a tradition of justice with their own manufactured myth. The post The Right Wing Desperately Wants to Make Charlie Kirk Its MLK appeared first on The Intercept.

Unions Sue to Stop AI Surveillance Powering Trump’s “Catch and Revoke” Deportation Scheme

From pro-Palestine students to Charlie Kirk commenters, the immigration system is being weaponized against people whose views Trump doesn’t like. The post Unions Sue to Stop AI Surveillance Powering Trump’s “Catch and Revoke” Deportation Scheme appeared first…

The Depth of MAGA’s Moral Collapse

How we got to “I love Hitler.”

Books about race and gender to be returned to school libraries on some military bases

The order is to be implemented at school libraries on military bases in Kentucky, Virginia, Italy and Japan. Students and their families claimed their First Amendment rights had been violated when officials removed the books to comply with President Trump's e…

Pregnant ICE Detainees Have Been Shackled, Forced Into Solitary Confinement

The ACLU and other organizations sent a letter to ICE, demanding the release of pregnant detainees.

D.C. Man Sues Over Arrest for Playing ‘Imperial March’ Behind National Guard Members

"The law might have tolerated government conduct of this sort a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but in the here and now, the First Amendment bars government officials from shutting down peaceful protests," reads the lawsuit.

The GOP’s antisemitism crisis

On October 8, two of the biggest voices in right-wing media sat down for a nearly four-hour chat. The host was Dave Smith, a libertarian Jewish comedian who has made a name for himself as a vocal critic of Israel’s war in Gaza. His guest was Nick Fuentes, a l…

When the Government Stops Defending Civil Rights

The Department of Education’s abandonment of traditional civil-rights litigation has effectively transported parents back in time, to the era before the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Feds Say Kat Abughazaleh “Impeded” ICE Agents. That Would Put Her on the Right Side of History.

If six people nonviolently protesting outside an ICE facility is a criminal conspiracy, all First Amendment-protected activity is at risk. The post Feds Say Kat Abughazaleh “Impeded” ICE Agents. That Would Put Her on the Right Side of History. appeared first …

Yes, There Are Some National Guard Willing To Do The Right Thing

As of this moment, the National Guard is indefinitely prevented from deploying within the Chicagoland area. The court order was issued pending the Supreme Court’s decision to rule on the matter. And because this administration is a walking, talking clown show…

What Zohran Mamdani’s Bid for Mayor Reveals About Being Muslim in America

Rozina Ali writes about the Islamophobic attacks on the candidate, which carry the weight of history and the urgency of the present.

DC Cops Sued After Arresting A Man For Playing Darth Vader’s Theme Music Near Federal Troops

To say the irony was lost on them would be to assume they ever thought some irony might exist. DC resident Sam O’Hara came across a bunch of out-of-state National Guard troops and put his own spin on their Trump-enabled interloping. As he followed the troops …

Judge orders White House to use American Sign Language interpreters at briefings

The National Association of the Deaf is celebrating a legal victory against the White House. A judge ordered ASL for briefings conducted by the press secretary or President Trump.

Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case that’s united both sides of the church-state divide

Landor v. Louisiana underscores the complexity and far-reaching nature of religious freedom laws.

The First Amendment Won’t Go Quietly

Welcome to the third Red Scare.

Lawsuit challenges US ban on transgender TSA officers conducting pat-downs

A Virginia transportation worker has alleged the new policy under Trump discriminates on the basis of gender identity.

Where Wokeness Went Wrong

Symbolic struggles cannot be a force of resistance to the Trump administration.

Judge blocks Trump administration from imposing fine on University of California over discrimination claims

The administration had earlier demanded that the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funds after accusing the campus of allowing antisemitism.

Trump Admin Got Rid of Report on Indigenous Deaths & Disappearances

The report was pulled in February under Trump’s anti-DEI orders—and despite senators’ demands, it still hasn’t been restored.

CAIR sues Texas governor over ‘unconstitutional’ terror designation

US Muslim civil rights group says Greg Abbott's designation of its Texas chapter is 'unconstitutional and defamatory'.

Laura Loomer Completely Melts Down Over Mamdani-Trump Meeting

Self-described “proud Islamophobe” Laura Loomer could barely conceal her rage about President Donald Trump’s meeting with NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Friday, which, by all appearances, went shockingly well.“Not condemning Trump,” Loomer disclaimed, before …

Texas A&M committee rules professor's firing over gender identity lesson was unjustified

Judge seeks settlement in 'Alligator Alcatraz' civil rights lawsuit

A federal judge in Florida wants civil rights attorneys and lawyers for the U.S. and for Florida to meet next month to hammer out a settlement in a lawsuit...

Trump administration's effort to end 1960s school desegregation cases faces a hurdle

The Trump administration’s effort to overturn decades-old school desegregation orders is facing pushback from a federal judge in Louisiana. After the judge ...

The Anti-Trans Playbook

The current crusade against trans people imperils not just their rights but the survival of the legal doctrine built to protect all women from discrimination.

Northwestern University to pay US federal gov't $75 million after antisemitism allegations

The deal with Northwestern was the second-highest payout since the Trump administration began investigating antisemitism in academic institutions, according ...

Fired worker sues government in case that could upend civil rights laws

A fired immigration judge says she was dismissed from her job because of her gender, her status as a dual citizen of Lebanon, and the fact that she once ran for municipal office in Ohio as a Democrat.

U.S. Citizens With Somali Roots Are Carrying Their Passports Amid Minnesota ICE Crackdown

ICE’s operation against Minnesota’s Somali community is seen not as an immigration raid but as a racist intimidation campaign. The post U.S. Citizens With Somali Roots Are Carrying Their Passports Amid Minnesota ICE Crackdown appeared first on The Intercept.

ICE Denies Pepper-Spraying Rep. Adelita Grijalva in Incident Caught on Video

Heavily armed tactical teams fired crowd suppression munitions at the Arizona lawmaker and protesters, claiming she was leading “a mob.” The post ICE Denies Pepper-Spraying Rep. Adelita Grijalva in Incident Caught on Video appeared first on The Intercept.

FBI agents sue after being fired for kneeling during racial justice protest

The FBI agents kneeled during a protest in 2020 not to reflect a left-wing political view, but to de-escalate a volatile situation, they say in court papers. The FBI fired them in September.

Letters from Our Readers

Readers respond to Adam Gopnik’s piece about the demolition of the East Wing, Jessica Winter’s essay about the so-called crisis of men, and Jill Lepore’s essay about historical precedents for the Trump era.

Sacked agents sue FBI, saying they were punished for taking the knee

The group say adopting a gesture used by protesters helped to defuse tensions during a 2020 demonstration.

‘It’s a black hole’: Civil rights office at Department of Education veers from original mission

A little-known civil rights office in the Department of Education that helps resolve complaints from students across the country about discrimination and...

Disability advocates push back as White House limits ASL access

Disability advocates say the move reflects a broader pattern and a shift toward ableism in the federal government

SD Governor Gets Shitty After Town Announces It Won’t Be Pitching In With Upcoming ICE Raids

If there’s anything the GOP/MAGA party can’t stand, it’s people who won’t fall in line. It openly courts fascism while still pretending its ultimate concern is the protection of (certain) civil liberties. It cheers on politically motivated prosecutions while …

StopAntisemitism Takes Credit for Getting Hundreds Fired. A Music Teacher Is Suing.

Known for targeting celebrities like Ms. Rachel, the pro-Israel blacklist also goes after private individuals who post in solidarity with Palestine. The post StopAntisemitism Takes Credit for Getting Hundreds Fired. A Music Teacher Is Suing. appeared first on…

ICE Agents Violently Detain Black Pastor on Christmas Eve

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ by aggressively detaining a pastor. Multiple agents in tactical gear can be seen in a video arguing with a man in his car on a video taken on Christmas Eve in Lewiston, Maine. “…

The New Surveillance State Is You

Privacy may be dead, but civilians are turning conventional wisdom on its head by surveilling the cops as much as the cops surveil them.

New footage shows fired Cinnabon employee telling police Somali customers triggered her ‘PTSD’

Body cam footage of a police officer speaking to the employee shows her claiming that the Somali couple, whom she

US federal employees file complaint against Trump’s anti-transgender policy

The complaint targets a policy that would nix coverage under federal health insurance for gender-affirming healthcare.

Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration's ban on gender-affirming care

The complaint argues that denying coverage of gender-affirming care is sex-based discrimination and asks the personnel office to rescind the policy.

Trump DHS Post Calling for ‘100 Million Deportations’ Suggests Intent to Kick Out Nonwhite Citizens

One journalist called it “absolutely insane Nazi propaganda, posted by the US government.”

Pete Hegseth Really, Really Doesn’t Want Women in the Military

The Pentagon has ordered a review into the “effectiveness" of women in ground combat positions. Welp.

A Supreme Court ruling could bring historic drop in Black representation in Congress

If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.

How ICE Lost Its Guardrails

The Minneapolis shooting will get less official scrutiny because of cuts by the Trump administration.

Judge Tears Into ICE Over Its Inhumane Facilities, Insane Amount Of Lying

This ruling was released in the middle of last month and I really wish I had gotten to it sooner. Let’s not pretend this will change anything about how this administration full of white Christian nationalists will treat detained migrants. And it definitely wo…

‘We have to stand up’: ICE killing in Minneapolis sparks protests across US

Protesters demand justice for Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three shot dead by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this week.

“They Could See My Color”: Minneapolis Uber Driver Speaks Out On Why Border Patrol Accosted Him

Ahmed Bin Hassan, a Somali American, was defiant as more than a dozen masked federal agents harangued him about his accent. The post “They Could See My Color”: Minneapolis Uber Driver Speaks Out On Why Border Patrol Accosted Him appeared first on The Intercep…

US withdraws policy expressly barring lending bias against immigrants

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A conservative Supreme Court tackles the question of trans women in school sports

The first case involves an Idaho student barred by state law from trying out for the track team; the second was brought by a West Virginia middle schooler barred by state law from competing.

DOJ Leaders Quit After Civil Rights Unit Refuses to Investigate the Killing of Renee Nicole Good

“I cannot think of another high-profile federal agent shooting case like this when the Civil Rights Division was not involved," a former associate AG under Obama told the Washington Post.

ICE's Gestapo Tactics in Minnesota Detailed by Two Arrested U.S. Citizens

Two citizens engaged in community patrols detail how ICE smashed windows, arrested them and promised money in exchange for immigrant names.

DHS Tells Reporter That Filming ICE Officers ‘Sounds Like Obstruction Of Justice’

ICE activity has increased exponentially since Trump’s return to office, bringing with it an exponential increase in rights violations committed by federal officers. Multiple lawsuits have been filed and, without exception, courts have safeguarded the rights …

When They're Not Applying Banned Chokeholds, ICE Agents Are Apparently Stealing and Selling Citizens' Phones

ICE agents seemingly believe they can get away with anything, even stealing and selling the phone of a 16-year-old citizen.

We Found More Than 40 Cases Of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds And Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. The original version has even more horrifying photographs and videos of agents engaging in this kind of behavior. Immigration agents have put civilians’ lives at r…

The Trump administration can’t stop winking at white nationalists

Progressives have long argued that Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is a fundamentally fascistic enterprise. In their telling, the president’s goal is not merely to enforce America’s borders but to purify its blood — and unleash state violence against anyone…

The Minnesotans trying to stop ICE

When Renee Good was shot by an ICE officer last week in Minnesota, it brought attention to the robust effort to combat US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Twin Cities. Residents of Minneapolis and the surrounding areas are joining decentralized netw…

Harmeet Dhillon Is the DOJ's Anti-Woke Crusader Behind the Refusal to Probe ICE Killing of Renee Good

“Her time at DOJ has been disastrous for the [Civil Rights] division," the co-founder of Global Extremism told Jezebel.

Inside the Somali-Led Resistance to Trump’s Assault on Minneapolis

Somalis are fighting back, from homemade sambusas for protesters to foot patrols on the lookout for ICE. The post Inside the Somali-Led Resistance to Trump’s Assault on Minneapolis appeared first on The Intercept.

ICE escalates war on civilian accountability

Critics say federal agents are following a playbook to give themselves an excuse to react violently

WATCH: Woman who was arrested, shackled and detained at ICE center shares her experience

Patty O'Keefe, who is a U.S. Citizen, said she was held in a detention center in Minneapolis for over nine hours without a phone call, food, water or a bathroom break.

The Power of Private Museums

The Equal Justice Initiative’s historical sites in Montgomery, Alabama, show what’s possible when history isn’t subject to federal funding cuts or executive orders.

Trump's EEOC strikes harassment guidance amid debate over transgender protections

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted 2-1 to roll back the agency's 2024 harassment guidance in its entirety. The document gave employers information on what makes up unlawful harassment.

ICE memo allows agents to enter homes without judicial warrant: Whistleblowers

The group Whistleblower Aid says it represents two anonymous U.S. government officials. The group argues the ICE memo violates the Fourth Amendment and DHS policies.

ICE Is So Bad At Immigration Enforcement That It’s Detaining Native Americans

Trump’s version of ICE has always assumed that if your skin shade is anything darker than right-wing podcaster translucent, your ass needs to be gone from this country. Obviously, that’s not how things are supposed to work here in America, which proudly consi…

'It's time to start doing something.' Despite risks of violence, Minnesotans step up to take on ICE

By Heather Schlitz MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 24 (Reuters) - When Fabiola, a single mother and naturalized U.S. citizen from Latin America, first learned of the fatal ...

Minnesota activist releases arrest video after manipulated White House version

A Minnesota activist who was charged for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a church has released her own video of her arrest, after the White House posted a manipulated image online. The video, shot by civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Ar…

The Trump administration’s unchecked abuses in Minnesota

On Saturday, a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti at close range after Pretti had been pepper-sprayed, beaten, and forced onto his knees by other agents.  Pretti, 37, was a US citizen and reportedly in the area to observe a…

‘It’s a Really Scary Time’

Representative Maxwell Frost says he was assaulted by a man who yelled, “We are going to deport you and your kind.”

Here’s what to know about your legal rights when encountered with ICE

Experts clarify ICE limits, detailing when agents can stop, detain or enter homes and what rights residents have.

PlayStation’s Spider-Man Calls For Blocking ICE Funding After Brutal Minnesota Killing

Yuri Lowenthal asked others to speak out against injustice The post PlayStation’s Spider-Man Calls For Blocking ICE Funding After Brutal Minnesota Killing appeared first on Kotaku.

Trump Admin Expands the Already Draconian Global Gag Rule to Target Trans Rights, DEI

One human rights expert told Jezebel that the expanded rule pushes Trump’s agenda “of conditioning previously apolitical funding to control people’s bodies and decimate human rights internationally.”

How to help the resistance to ICE in Minnesota — and beyond

In recent weeks, Minnesota has borne the brunt of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration strategy, with federal officials detaining thousands of people, from preschoolers to, occasionally, US citizens. Minnesotans on the ground have responded in tu…

ICE invades Minnesota and Minnesotans fight back

The Trump administration has flooded Minneapolis and other parts of Minnesota with federal agents as part of its immigration crackdown, Operation Metro Surge — detaining children, intimidating protestors and community organizers, and killing multiple people. …

What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act

Jelani Cobb on the historical parallels between the Trump Administration’s paramilitary crackdown on immigrant communities in Minneapolis and the unrest fomented in the years before the Civil War by attempts to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act.

DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is providing insights into the surveillance technologies the government is using in its mass deportation campaign. Department of Homeland Security officials insist their immigration enforcement o…

The Casual Cruelty Of The GOP’s Migrant Purge

Yeah, there’s the overt cruelty. There’s the murder of protesters. The chasing of day laborers across Home Depot parking lots. The snatching and separation of children from parents. The day-in, day-out portrayal of migrants as filthy leeches from “shithole” c…

Minnesota citizens detained by ICE are left rattled, even weeks later

The number of immigration agents in Minnesota may be reduced, but they'll leave leave behind a changed community, including many U.S. citizens questioned and detained in recent weeks.

A wake-up call for white Americans

The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are forcing white people to face hard truths about state power and violence

Trump administration sued over visa freeze on immigrants from 75 countries

A group of nonprofit organizations and U.S. citizens Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's sweeping suspension of immigrant visa processing for people from nearly half of the world's countries.

Refugees relive the trauma they fled as ICE targets them in Minnesota

The Trump administration says it's reviewing thousands of cases to look for potential fraud. A judge ordered a temporary pause, saying refugees cannot be arrested "without warrants or cause."

ICE, CBP Brag About Stealing A Legally-Impossible $14,000 From US Citizens At The Minneapolis Airport

Let’s just clear the air right up front: this is just the government mugging Somalis because they’re currently at the top of Trump’s shitlist. Prior to last month’s escalation (and subsequent murder) because some white MAGA shitbird became famous for supposed…

‘False narrative’: Families challenge Trump’s 75-country US visa suspension

Lawsuit argues US administration misuses claims of 'public charge', 'discriminating' against residents of 75 countries.

ICE Director Says Officers Are Now Allowed To Make Arrests Without Warrants

The administration’s racist goon squads have absolutely been steamrolling the Constitution since Trump’s return to office. When ICE et al started roving throughout the nation looking for anyone non-white enough to be foreign, all rights were considered expend…

EEOC Quietly Hired Lawyer Who Crusaded for Cases of Discrimination Against Men — Including His Own

Benjamin North, who had faced a college allegation, said discrimination against men pervaded the handling of campus sexual assault claims, including his own. The post EEOC Quietly Hired Lawyer Who Crusaded for Cases of Discrimination Against Men — Including H…

ICE's 'Death Cards' in Colorado Illustrate 'Immigration Enforcement' as Power Fantasy

In Colorado, immigrant families found ace of spades "death cards" left in abandoned vehicles from which ICE had abducted their loved ones.

Nike probed by Trump appointee over claims of bias against white workers

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's probe is latest effort by Trump administration to stymie diversity policies.

Trump shares video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes

As a black Republican senator calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House", the administration says "stop the fake outrage".

Trump posts racist meme of the Obamas - then deletes it

Trump's racist post came at the end of a minute-long video promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.

The Lion King Excuse Does Not Make the Racist Donald Trump Post Any Better

Sen. Tim Scott, who is Black, called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.”

Trump shares video that includes racist depiction of the Obamas, sparking backlash

President Trump shared a video that includes a racist animation of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.

Trump Admin Doesn’t Want Us to Call the Klansman Who Murdered Medgar Evers a Racist

Mississippi Today reported that several officials said the National Park Service attempted to remove museum brochures that described Byron De La Beckwith as "a member of the racist and segregationist White Citizens’ Council.”

Facial Recognition Tech Used To Hunt Migrants Was Deployed Without Required Privacy Paperwork

In the grand scheme of things — the wanton cruelty, the routine violations of rights, the actual fucking murders — this may only seem like a blip on the mass deportation continuum. But this report from Dell Cameron for Wired is still important. It not only ex…

Republicans condemn racist Trump video post depicting Obamas as apes

Members of Trump's political party called for the removal of the reposted clip, which has since been taken down.

Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked

Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and...

Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked

Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.

GOP Rep. Lawler says image posted by Trump mocking Obamas was 'racist'

New York Republican Congressman Mike Lawler doubled down on his criticism of a racist social media post from President Donald Trump's account.

Trump won’t apologise despite backlash over video depicting Obamas as apes

Trump has refused to apologise for a now-deleted video that depicted Michelle and Barack Obama as apes.

NAACP’s Derrick Johnson on how Trump is hollowing out democracy

Endurance, not despair, will decide democracy’s future — and "Black America has been here before"

The Risk of Speaking Spanish in Public

Trump’s immigration crackdown has Latinos wondering if they belong in his America.

5th Circuit Says Due Process Rights For Immigrants No Longer Exist In Its Jurisdiction

Trump and his supporters clearly believe migrants have no constitutional rights. But that’s simply not true. They have the same rights as citizens for one truly obvious reason: a government could choose to declare certain people non-citizens in order to strip…

NYC officials vow to fly Pride flag at Stonewall, after Trump admin takes it down

A pride flag outside Stonewall National Monument during the New York City Pride Parade in 2022 LGBTQ+ groups say it's the latest effort to "whitewash" the only national monument to queer history. [ more › ]

ICE, CBP Knew Facial Recognition App Couldn’t Do What DHS Says It Could, Deployed It Anyway

The DHS and its components want to find non-white people to deport by any means necessary. Of course, “necessary” is something that’s on a continually sliding scale with Trump back in office, which means everything (legal or not) is “necessary” if it can help…

ICE is Shutting Pregnant Girls in a Facility With Inadequate Care, in an Abortion-Banned State

“These girls are experiencing high-risk pregnancies and are some of the most medically vulnerable people in detention,” Zain Lakhani, the director of migrant rights and justice at the Women’s Refugee Commission, told Jezebel.

House passes elections overhaul bill that could make it harder for married women to vote

The SAVE America Act could make it difficult for people who have changed their names to vote

DOJ sues Harvard over alleged withholding of race-related admissions documents

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of withholding admissions data.

How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention

A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.

Report: Trump Lashes Out At GOP Senators Who Dared To Call Out His Racism

As we discussed here, Sen. Tim Scott and others were rightfully horrified by Trump's racist social media post depicting the Obamas as apes, and Trump and his White House have gone from feigning ignorance, to blaming it on a staffer, to now defending what he d…

‘Tutu’ Director Sam Pollard On Archbishop Who Helped End Apartheid, And What Tutu Would Think Of Trump’s Claims Of White South African “Genocide” – Berlin

South Africa’s racist system of Apartheid endured for generations and, so brutally was it maintained, appeared impregnable. One of those who played a vital role in its unlikely demise was Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the religious leader and theologian. He did it…

Why Is ICE Still Jailing Leqaa Kordia? Palestinian Protester Suffers Seizure After 11 Months Locked Up

Thirty-three-year-old Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia will soon mark one year trapped in ICE detention. Kordia, who was born in East Jerusalem, first came to police attention when she was arrested during the 2024 Gaza solidarity protests at Columbia Univers…

Can Trump’s Plan for Warehouse Immigrant Detention Camps Be Stopped?

ICE has the money it needs to turn warehouses into prisons for immigrants. But local pressure stopped one project in its tracks. The post Can Trump’s Plan for Warehouse Immigrant Detention Camps Be Stopped? appeared first on The Intercept.

Judge Highlights Government Fuckery In Ruling Over Migrant Detainees’ Due Process Rights

The ICE surge in Minneapolis, Minnesota was instigated by a far-right click bait artist and encouraged by the president’s portrayal of Somali immigrants as “garbage” people from a “garbage” country. And those were some of the nicer words Trump used to describ…

White House pressure leads universities to cut ties with nonprofit that helps racial minorities

The Trump administration said Thursday its campaign to end diversity programs in higher education has led dozens of universities to cut ties with an...

Trump’s Backlash to Black History

The efforts to whitewash history call for a new approach to memorializing Black history.

ICE Killed Another American Citizen Last Year, but No One Reported It

It was never revealed until now that the shooters of Ruben Ray Martinez were agents of ICE. Like Renee Good, he died at the wheel of his car.

The Trump Administration Can’t Kill Black History Month

We don’t need permission from the government to commemorate a complex past.

Administration Says DHS Can Demand Social Media Info From Legal Immigrants And US Citizens

Well, we always knew it would come to this. In a blow to the First Amendment and privacy, the Trump administration last week approved a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plan to collect social media handles from people applying to change their…

US Department of Justice sues UCLA over anti-Semitism allegations

Trump administration has sought to penalise pro-Palestine political activity and deport foreign-born student activists.

Minnesota Judge Shuts Down DHS’s Attempt To Expel Thousands Of Refugees

The Trump administration is purposefully cruel. That much cannot be argued, not when it has deliberately sent deportees to foreign torture prisons, dumped them in war-torn countries with histories of human rights abuses, and stranded people its has been order…

Why supporting a shelter for women is now 'kind of radioactive'

That's how researcher Beatriz Garcia Nice describes the new U.S. stance under the Trump administration to programs addressing gender-based violence.

Young Conservatives Are, Once Again, Being Racist in the Group Chat

A Miami-Dade County Republican Party group chat was flooded with racist and antisemitic slurs in the weeks after it was created last fall.

Diversity by Other Means

Progressives may have lost the battle for racial affirmative action, but ironically, Supreme Court decisions should allow colleges to give advantage to groups defined by their income, geography, or heritage.

Trump voter whose son was killed by ICE is calling for an end to "abuse and impunity"

Rachel Reyes' son, 23-year-old American citizen Ruben Ray Martinez, was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent nearly one year...

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

A strong majority of Americans support reproductive rights and equal pay, and the ERA would establish in law 21^st century equality

US civil rights group documents ‘broad attack on Muslim life’ in 2025

CAIR releases annual report, warning discrimination is likely to continue as Iran war sparks a new wave of hate speech.

States sue the Trump administration to challenge policy requiring colleges to collect race data

A coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education...

The Members of Congress Openly Attacking Muslim Americans

The United States is experiencing a resurgence of the attacks on Muslims and Islam that were common at that time—but this time with a president who has encouraged them.

The Supreme Court’s Favorite New Excuse to Rule Against LGBTQ+ Kids

The push for parental rights doesn’t extend to all parents.

Medicaid can share data with ICE. Here's how that 180-degree change spreads fear

When Medicaid began sharing personal data with federal immigration authorities last year, it upended decades of explicit promises to patients. Now, even eligible immigrants fear getting the health coverage.

Trump Rolls Out White Carpet For White Migrants

Roughly a year ago — as Trump was trying to turn anti-genocide protests into deportable antisemitism — his administration made it clear it was only willing to support white people with antisemitic views. The administration threw some anti-Israel filters into …

Trump’s prison order draws a line that reality should have drawn first

When the news broke that President Trump followed through on his promise to bar taxpayer-funded gender surgeries in federal prisons, the coverage quickly pivoted to one question: How will this affect transgender-identifying inmates?As a former inmate — I serv…

The fight over transgender rights in America has entered a new phase

For much of the past eight years, the political fight over transgender rights in America has centered on two questions: whether trans women and girls should play on sports teams matching their gender identity, and whether minors should have access to gender-r…

DHS Confirms It's Breaking Its Own Rules by Detaining Hundreds of Pregnant & Postpartum Women

DHS on Wednesday released data on how many pregnant people ICE has unlawfully detained since 2025.

Trump administration seeks billions from Harvard over anti-Semitism claims

Harvard University has rejected the complaint as 'another pretextual and retaliatory action' from the Trump White House.

Hegseth Makes Troops Prove “Sincerely Held” Faith in Latest Beard Crackdown

Hegseth’s obsession with beards risks jeopardizing religious liberties as the military undergoes an apparent Christian nationalist turn. The post Hegseth Makes Troops Prove “Sincerely Held” Faith in Latest Beard Crackdown appeared first on The Intercept.

Children's entertainer Ms. Rachel has a new cause: Freeing kids from ICE detention

Like many Americans, Ms. Rachel said she first became aware of the family detention center in Dilley, Texas, after federal immigration agents detained a 5-year-old in Minneapolis.

Underground Railroad museum sues Trump administration alleging it canceled grant on basis of race

An Underground Railroad museum in upstate New York alleged in a lawsuit Friday that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated its federal grant on the basis of race, pointing to President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle diversity-focused initiatives.

At the Legacy Museum, facing America's racist past is a path, not a punishment

"There is an America that is more free — where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there less bigotry — and I think it's waiting for us," says human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson.

How Nick Fuentes Is Charming the Left

Viral clips of the far-right white supremacist make him palatable to progressives.

Olympic gender test ‘a disrespect for women’, South Africa’s Semenya says

Olympic gold medallist lashes out at IOC and its president, Kirsty Coventry, for asking women to prove themselves.

At Beth El, a New Jersey Synagogue, a Deep Divide Over Israel

Disagreements about Gaza and Zionism have divided the congregation—and many others. Eyal Press reports on the tensions among American Jews.

Conversion Therapy Gets Speech Protections — But Trans Kids’ Existence Gets No Protection At All

The Supreme Court ruling has far-reaching, terrifying potential consequences — and not just for trans youth. The post Conversion Therapy Gets Speech Protections — But Trans Kids’ Existence Gets No Protection At All appeared first on The Intercept.

Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest

When the viral video cooled off, people thought the case against the 62-year-old would be dropped. Prosecutors doubled down. The post Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest appeared first on The Intercept.

Alabama City Is Taking a 62-Year-Old Grandmother to Trial for Wearing an Inflatable Penis Costume

Police told the 62-year-old grandmother at an October No Kings rally that she didn't have the right to wear a costume from Spirit Halloween.

FBI opens 'pre-crime' center...

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Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military

“Color-blind and merit-based” now seems to be anything but.

The FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction For Drones Is A Blatant Attempt To Criminalize Filming ICE

The Trump administration has restricted the First Amendment right to record law enforcement by issuing an unprecedented nationwide flight restriction preventing private drone operators, including professional and citizen journalists, from flying drones within…

Nevada Court Latest To Say Mandatory Detention Of Migrants Is Illegal

More of the same for the Trump administration — one that seems incapable of achieving its goals without breaking the law or disregarding the Constitution. Hundreds of judges handling thousands of cases have already told the administration it can’t do the thin…

Thinking Beyond ‘The Man on the Plinth’

After the Cesar Chavez revelations, it’s time for tributes to transcend the “great-man theory” of history.

ACAB: Cops Are Bringing ‘Delinquency Of A Minor’ Charges Against Adults Who Assist Students During Anti-ICE Protests

While the Trump administration’s extremely aggressive, thoroughly bigoted attempts to eliminate as many non-white people from this country as possible have resulted in some periodic push back from law enforcement officials, we can never forget that federal la…

Judge Acquits Penis Costume-Wearing Grandma While Saying Some Dumb Stuff About Probable Cause

Last fall, an Alabama police officer decided he wasn’t going to allow a 62-year-old woman to exercise her First Amendment rights — not if she was going to do so from inside an inflatable penis costume. Yes, these are sentences we actually have to write here a…

Trump administration delays rule aimed at improving disability access in schools

Schools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline.

Civil rights groups condemn Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment and prepare for legal fights

The criminal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center this week was met with much outrage but little surprise from civil rights leaders, who have for...

The Federalist Is Super Mad Virginia Will No Longer Subsidize Racists

The state of Virginia is trying to break with its racist past. It’s not pretending it doesn’t exist. But, better late than never, it’s trying to undo some of the damage still being perpetrated by Virginians and their legislators. Governor Abigail Spanberger s…

I’m a Muslim who loves America. Trump and the GOP have crossed my red line

George W. Bush and Dick Cheney never went this far. Under Trump, it’s become acceptable to hate all Muslims

Looks Like A Police State To Me, Says Federal Judge Handling Migrant Detention Cases

Under Trump, DHS, ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol have violated every single right affected by their daily work. When you’re trying to perform 3,000 arrests per day, you can be slowed down by things like the Constitution. And these agencies certainly haven’t been…

How a Republican state lawmaker tried to let Holocaust deniers hijack history lessons

A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol.

Supreme Court calls Louisiana's House map an 'unconstitutional racial gerrymander'

Although the court kept Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act intact, Wednesday's decision all but guts the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement and protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn.

America’s Blood Populists

Most Americans fully reject political violence. It’s time to differentiate between those who tolerate it and everyone else.

Jonathan Turley vs. the Mob

Photo Credit: Simon & SchusterJonathan Turley reveals the threat that mobocracy embodies against a healthy, stable republic

Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center welcomes Raphael Warnock

Photo Credit: Temple Emanuel Streicker Cultural CenterWhy would a center for Jewish study host an avowed antisemite who despises America?

Voter Suppression In South Dakota Is Well Underway, Even Without SCOTUS’s Help

It may be almost impossible to devolve this country into a nation of slaveholders, but the Trump administration and all of its MAGA buddies are working hard to make sure a white person’s vote counts more than a vote cast by anyone else. These bigots recently …

The Supreme Court broke democracy by saying the quiet part out loud

Last Wednesday, the Supreme Court’s Republican majority effectively repealed a 1982 amendment to the Voting Rights Act that required some states to draw a minimum number of majority-Black or majority-Latino legislative districts. The GOP justices’ decision ha…

Lawyer on EEOC’s New York Times Lawsuit Has History Battling Discrimination Against Men

A former EEOC chair said, “They’re putting out their best facts in this complaint, and the facts are pathetic.” The post Lawyer on EEOC’s New York Times Lawsuit Has History Battling Discrimination Against Men appeared first on The Intercept.

The GOP’s Stunningly Swift Gerrymandering Drive

It took barely a week to wipe a majority Black district off the map.

Appeals Court Kills FCC Effort To Acknowledge Racism In Broadband Deployment

In late 2023, I wrote a feature for The Verge exploring the FCC’s attempt to stop race and class discrimination in broadband deployment. For decades, big telecoms have not only refused to evenly upgrade broadband in low income and poor areas (despite billions…

Tennessee GOP Moves to Decimate Black Voting Power After Supreme Court’s Blessing of Jim Crow

With the Supreme Court blessing racial gerrymandering, Tennessee’s GOP rushed to eliminate the state’s only majority-Black congressional district. The post Tennessee GOP Moves to Decimate Black Voting Power After Supreme Court’s Blessing of Jim Crow appeared …

The Supreme Court Ends Multiracial Democracy as We Know It

As Tennessee eliminated its only majority-Black district, Ari Berman and Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson explain how SCOTUS enabled the right’s “power grab.” The post The Supreme Court Ends Multiracial Democracy as We Know It  appeared first on The Int…

SF jail watchdog shared antisemitic conspiracy theories from extremist group on social media

William Palmer openly shared hateful screeds on Facebook and Instagram while serving on two government boards.

What's happening to British Jews could foreshadow America's future...

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PayPal Reaches $30M Settlement Over So-Called ‘DEI Program’ That Helped Black-Owned Businesses

PayPal was engaging in "illegal DEI," according to Trump's DOJ.

Supreme Court Breaks Another Election To Make Sure Black Voters Are Disenfranchised

Again, I feel like I’m going crazy here, but the obviously extremely partisan Supreme Court has struck again. I will repeat some of the basics, because it’s hard to believe how blatant all of this is. In November, a (Trump-appointed) judge threw out Texas’s n…

‘Cotton picking’: US lawmaker condemned for racist comment about Jeffries

US representative Jen Kiggans appears to endorse racist statements about top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries.

$4.8M settlement reached over Louisiana traffic stop death, AP sources say

Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died during a violent roadside arrest carried out by five white officers.

The Democrats Can’t Let Go of Racial Preferences

How to persuade skeptical voters to take a fresh look at the party

Memphis residents file lawsuit alleging abuses by Trump-backed task force

Lawsuit says task force comprised of state and federal agencies harassed bystanders who recorded enforcement activities.

Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital's records of transgender kids

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's sweeping demands for confidential transgender patient information from Rhode Island's largest hospital...

Can the NFL's Rooney Rule survive the DEI backlash?

Florida's attorney general says the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, is discriminatory. Trump's EEOC has challenged such policies elsewhere.

End Judaism, End Western Civilization

Photo Credit: YouTubeAfter COVID failed to end the American experiment, antisemitism became the new front in the left’s endless war against Western civilization.

Bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight

Thousands of people rallied Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama, to push back against conservative states' efforts to dismantle congressional districts that helped secure Black political representation.

Clyburn says GOP redistricting push part of larger Black disenfranchisement effort

Some experts have told ABC News that redistricting in the South could wipe out up to a third of seats in Congress held by African American legislators.

The All-Out Assault on Black Voting

Democracy is becoming a racial entitlement.

Victory: Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins $835,000 settlement

Larry Bushart filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Perry County for violating his constitutional rights in retaliation for his protected speech.

Tennessee man jailed 37 days for a Trump meme wins $835,000

Larry Bushart, a Tennessee retiree who spent his career in law enforcement, will receive $835,000 from Perry County and Sheriff Nick Weems to settle the federal civil rights case he filed last December, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression anno…

After San Diego shooting, Muslim Americans aim to turn grief into action

More than 25,000 US Muslims have come together for the annual ICNA conference, where speakers encouraged activism.

NY officials, citing shifting politics, put off reparations study another 2 years

A museum exhibit and 2022 report by the Montgomery, Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative trained a spotlight on New York's leading role in the transatlantic slave trade. State officials endorsed the inquiry after George Floyd's murder, but politics and t…

Texas Woman Jailed for Daring to Post Photos of Her Small Town’s Brown Tap Water

Police claimed the woman's Facebook posts of her own faucet water were creating "fear, panic, or unnecessary emergency response."

For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: women

Misogyny is an increasing factor in far-right attacks, but it often goes unnoticed.

Woman fired by university over Charlie Kirk post to receive $225,000 legal settlement...

Attorneys say a woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk will receive $225,000 in a legal settlement. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana says Tuesday that Ball State University agreed to the payout to set…

IBM hit with workplace discrimination claim that also point finger at Trump

Entrance sign at IBM's headquarters, in Armonk, New York. The lawsuit brought by a former Black vice president states the company capitulated to the administration's anti-DEI policies. [ more › ]

Brett Kavanaugh just won a surprising victory for racial justice

Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a Republican. He served in a Republican White House, typically votes with the Court’s other Republicans, and even sometimes sides with President Donald Trump in major cases that divide the Republican Party. He’s not the sort of pers…

Americans know something is deeply wrong. They’re not imagining it

Surveys and data confirm a country in crisis — stressed and divided, but not yet ready to give up

The Hypocrisy of the Democrats Who Defend Graham Platner

They wouldn’t be so accepting of his Nazi tattoo if he were a Republican.

The Arc of the Voting Rights Act

Louisiana Republicans erased a majority-Black congressional district.

NAACP Leader Booed After Calling for Black and Brown Solidarity...

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Tennessee’s attempt to whitewash “Roots” was stopped — for now

The attack on Alex Haley’s landmark work is part of a sweeping assault on Black history

The Manhattan Institute Helped Kill DEI. Now It’s Coming for Protests

The right-wing think tank is actively pushing “civil terrorism”—increasing penalties for minor crimes committed while people engage in constitutionally protected free speech.

Ireland’s Black community opens up about racism after ‘George Floyd moment’

In the wake of Yves Sakila's death following a violent restraint, many say racism in Ireland is an overlooked scourge.

Nadler, Dems urge NYC hospitals to fight DOJ push for gender affirming care records

Lawmakers are urging hospitals like NYU Langone to reject records requests from the DOJ on gender-affirming care. Gothamist reported this week that the Trump administration subpoenaed hospitals. [ more › ]

The White Identitarians Are Having a Moment

Now that DEI and anti-racism are in retreat, they’re moving on to a more ambitious goal.

The Betrayal of Black Patriots

They devoted their lives to serving the United States. Now the nation’s top military leader is sending the message that they’re not welcome.

Southern Baptists Formally Make Pastorship a Boy’s Club Only

The Southern Baptist Convention would rather expel the second largest church in its denomination than allow a woman to be its pastor.

US judge orders release of Palestinian rights advocate detained by ICE

Mosque leader says he was arrested and detained by immigration authorities in retaliation for his Palestine advocacy.

Vance: ‘If everything is Jew hatred then nothing is Jew hatred’

Vance equated pro-Israeli allegations of antisemitism to progressives alleging racism.

Why Trump can’t stop this Juneteenth for Black Americans

For Black Americans, Juneteenth is a love letter to their history of resistance, including to the president

What do we celebrate on Juneteenth?

The holiday marking slavery's end has always carried contradictions. In the Trump era, more so than ever

California gender-secrecy law for students suffers another legal defeat in SoCal city

The court declared that “parents—not the State—have primary authority with respect to the upbringing and education of children.”

Does race impact if you can walk away from police? Supreme court won’t decide

The Supreme Court declined to decide if a person's race can be a factor in determining whether they felt free to walk away during police interaction.

He Moved A Box Of Leftist Zines. MAGA’s Favorite Judge Just Gave Him 30 Years.

In Trump’s America, the First Amendment is a dead letter. If you’re seen as anti-Trump, you apparently no longer have any rights at all. We’ll get to the man who moved a box of zines and got thirty years — he wasn’t even at the protest, but the judge claimed …

US judge blocks Trump subpoenas into transgender care at New York hospitals

The Trump administration has called for a probe into transgender healthcare, leading it to subpoena medical records.

Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from accessing NYC trans kids’ medical records

The Department of Justice is seeking the hospital records of patients who received gender-affirming care. [ more › ]

New York pushes back after DOJ joins lawsuit over transgender resident protections

The Rosary Hill Home in Westchester. A Catholic hospice in Westchester argues a New York law protecting transgender nursing home residents violates the religious freedom of the nuns who operate the facility. [ more › ]

The Trump administration fought to change a national park slavery exhibit. Here’s why Philadelphia vows to keep fighting back

Just days away from America’s 250th birthday — and steps away from where the country itself was born — visitors to the City of Brotherly Love are met with an...

The retired college professor fighting a $313 trespassing ticket in Wisconsin thinks he’s part of a national struggle

Paul Florsheim just wanted to walk his beach. The retired professor thinks his $313 trespassing ticket is like the fight against Elon Musk.

Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing

A House bill ostensibly aimed at protecting children will raise the risk for journalists, dissidents, and whistleblowers. The post Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing appeared first on The Intercept.

Actual Racism Is Invisible To Sam Alito, Because It’s Just His Own Worldview

A month ago, I wrote that the Supreme Court’s six conservative Justices have exactly one consistent rule on whose votes count: Black people’s votes shouldn’t count. The pattern was simple. If a ruling would help Black votes count, the Court — led by Justice S…

This isn’t the first time Christians have tried to claim the United States as their own

The insistence that the U.S. is “one nation under God” stems from existential fear.

US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports

It rules that states can ban transgender athletes from competing in women's and girls' sports.

Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls' sports

Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has long coached his daughters' and other girls' basketball teams at school, wrote the court's majority opinion.

SCOTUS Concludes Pride Month by Allowing States to Ban Trans Students From Girls’ Sports Teams

In a 6-3 decision, SCOTUS sided with GOP states and ruled that their blanket bans on trans student athletes do not violate the Equal Protection Clause.

The Supreme Court’s trans sports ruling is a cautionary tale for all left-leaning lawyers

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that states may bar transgender women from competing on women’s sports teams at secondary schools, colleges, and universities. More than two dozen states have laws barring trans athletes from competing on teams that do not a…

US Supreme Court upholds transgender sports ban

The court decided 9-0 that the state laws do not violate the Title IX civil rights statute.

America turns 250. Not everyone is celebrating

On this July Fourth, Americans ask: What does it mean to love a country that won't love you back?

Federal civil rights data holds schools accountable. Under Trump, it's 6 months late

The Education Department has long collected civil rights data about things like bullying, harassment and disability services in schools, but it hasn't made the latest information public.

RFK Jr. Claims He’s Investigating Terrorism Now, Too

The Health and Human Services secretary is targeting the largest Muslim civil rights organization as Republicans run on Islamophobia in a tough midterm cycle. The post RFK Jr. Claims He’s Investigating Terrorism Now, Too appeared first on The Intercept.

Demonstrators in white supremacist attire protest on Capitol Hill

Outside Union Station, they chanted phrases including “Life, liberty, victory!” and “Reclaim America!” — slogans regularly used by the Patriot Front white su...

White nationalists march in Washington, DC, area during July 4 festivities

Donald Trump has faced condemnation for failing to forcefully reject white nationalists during his presidency.

10 Sunday Reads

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Surveillance Tech Company Is Pitching An Unholy ALPR/Stingray Hybrid To Law Enforcement: Here’s something no one but cops and the tech firms that love cops wanted: an A…

Doug Burgum'News's Response To Patriot Front: Very Fine People On Both Sides

Why do these people always have such a hard time condemning white nationalists? We all know why. As we discussed here, Trump's fascist friends showed up for his big party in Washington DC this weekend and marched throughout the city: Hundreds of masked member…

Trump sics his hate machine on kindergartners because hijabs

Trump used the presidency to boost a right-wing post targeting Muslim kindergartners in hijabs, because apparently five-year-old girls in graduation caps are now a national emergency. This was not a fight over curriculum or school policy. It was a video of …

Heirs of 'odious' 167-year-old Supreme Court ruling see modern parallels

Descendants of Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney spoke about reconciliation at a church in the shadow of the Supreme Court last week as the high court wrestled with race and who can be an American.

NPR Asked Pastor Doug Wilson Why He’d Repeal Women’s Right to Vote. He Said, “Because It’s A Good Idea.”

Wilson entered the national spotlight after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invited him to give a roughly 15-minute sermon inside the Pentagon in February 2026, carried on internal Pentagon TV. Repo…

What Is the Point of Patriot Front?

The masked men in Washington on July 4 are both unserious and threatening.

ICE Office Of Professional Responsibility Ditches ICE Oversight, Starts Hunting Down ICE Critics

ICE has already been operating like a paramilitary kidnapping squad. Officers roam through neighborhoods, stake out hardware store parking lots, and even occasionally enjoy some ethnic food just so they can raid the source of hospitality later. It’s nasty, di…

Border Cops Can Search Your Phone Whenever They Want, If You're Within 100 Miles of the Border

They can also search it without a warrant if you're flying abroad. Yes, even if you're an American citizen.

Civil rights leaders announce 'March on Washington' to defend voting rights

By Bianca Flowers CHICAGO, July 14 (Chicago) - Civil rights leaders announced plans on Tuesday for a Washington march to defend voting rights, saying recent...

Yale faces backlash for talks with the Justice Department regarding its admissions

Legal experts weigh in on Yale's decision to negotiate with the DOJ for a potential resolution over alleged race discrimination in their admissions processes.

Video Shows Fort Worth Cop Ticketing a Preacher for 'Offensive' Speech at Pride Event

“The First Amendment does not allow government officials to shut down speech simply on account of it being ‘offensive,’” says a legal expert at FIRE.

As antisemitism spikes, how can America tackle the hate? | The Excerpt

As antisemitism spikes across America, driven by wars in the Middle East, two experts opine on what can be done to tackle hatred against Jews.

It’s Scary As Hell Being Black in America Right Now

The deaths of Nolan Wells and Kohen Wiley are symptoms of a nation retreating from any pretense of equal rights. The post It’s Scary As Hell Being Black in America Right Now appeared first on The Intercept.

US Justice Department says UC San Diego's medical school favors Black, Hispanic applicants

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) - The U.S.

Attempted Murder Charges Dropped After Bystander Recordings Expose ICE Officer’s Lies

Record law enforcement officers whenever you can. Sure, they’ll hate it, but it helps all the people they seek to do harm to. Last summer, recordings and other evidence undercut a lot of the administration’s attempts to convert First Amendment activity into c…

Indigenous People Are Once Again Collateral in Trump's Anti-DEI Crusade

A new report found that—because of funding cuts—at least 1,000 requests made by indigenous victims of violence were ignored last year.

US agency proposes ending racial and gender workforce data collection

Republican-led EEOC proposal to end workforce diversity reporting heads to public commentary amid sharp criticism.

Warnock calls on Democrats to investigate those who redrew maps

Senator Raphael Warnock is urging his party to investigate officials who he says have “manipulated their maps to silence the voices of Black voters."

Why the US may stop collecting workplace race and gender data

A newly proposed change would eliminate annual workplace demographic reporting used to monitor discrimination trends.

Two North Carolina Women Are Suing The Government For Violating Their 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendment Rights

“The federal government must be held accountable for the abusive and unlawful conduct of its agents,” Janki Kaneria at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, which filed the lawsuit, said in a statement.

Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic Establishment

AIPAC has spent nearly $30 million against the Michigan Democratic Senate candidate, fueling ads that paint him as a terrorist sympathizer. The post Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic Establishment appeared first on The Intercep…

Hamilton anti-racism groups give tips on how to avoid unwittingly renting venues to groups deemed extremist

Dominion Society, which supports deporting immigrants en masse, is advertising a conference in Hamilton this month. It's prompted anti-racism groups to advise venues and businesses on how to avoid unwittingly booking events by groups they say promote hate, an…

How the US far-right weaponised ‘inshallah’ against Abdul El-Sayed

After his Senate primary win in Michigan, the Egyptian American doctor faced a coordinated digital smear campaign.

ICE Is Buying Stun Gloves For Officers Because They’re Just Not Injuring/Killing Enough Migrants

The administration has no legitimate justification for this action. It’s all about inflicting as much literal pain as possible on anyone ICE officers happen to encounter. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can …

Trump administration ‘gutted’ federal civil rights enforcement, HRW says

A new report finds key federal agencies have stopped providing oversight of civil rights laws nationally.

Judge Dismisses Trump’s Revenge Suit Against Harvard in Stinging Loss

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the Trump administration’s Title VI lawsuit against Harvard University.Donald Trump accused Harvard in March of violating civil rights laws by allowing a “hostile educational environment” for Jewish and Israeli students o…

DHS Spied on Labor Unions During Anti-ICE Protests in Minnesota

The Trump administration responded to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s killing of nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in January by opening up investigations into left-leaning groups days later. The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Sec…

Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard University

The decision from U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns said that President Donald Trump's administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws.

HRW says US civil rights enforcement reduced under Trump: What to know

A new report documents how federal agencies have reduced the number of civil rights cases they pursue as staffing falls.

Heritage Foundation committee chair said it's 'not a failure' to have all male Nobel Prize winners

Scott Yenor, chairman of a Heritage Foundation initiative, said in 2021: "Every effort must be made not to recruit women into engineering but rather to recruit and demand more of men who become engineers. Ditto for med school and the law and every trade. If e…

CAIR slams Texas governor’s ‘anti-Muslim stunt’ on airport washing stations

Abbott accuses airports of religious discrimination over wudu stations, calls for federal investigation.

Islamophobia Has Corroded American Values

Even in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, Muslims weren’t treated like this.

Disabled adults learn and work in their communities. That right is under threat

Siblings Cody and Kaleigh Brendle have grown up with the right to community integration. Now, they worry those protections for people with disabilities like them are being eroded.

Border Cops Detained Me for Hours Without Explanation. They Won't Tell Me Why.

CBP claims dictatorial powers over Americans coming home. A big part of that is hiding information.

Woke Hostility to the USA Founders’ Authority

Photo Credit:Image: Josh Hallett via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. Josh HallettBy E. Jeffrey LudwigContra the woke mob, ‘all men are created equal’ was not a mere self-serving phrase.

San Diego high school attacked students over pro-Trump LGBT poster: suit

Police allegedly took the student to a mental health facility, where he was held overnight on a 5150 psychiatric hold, according to the federal complaint.

When is suspending students discrimination? Education Dept. renews an old fight

President Trump's Education Department is telling schools to stop considering race when it comes to school discipline.

Judge Overturns Drag Show Ban, Tells Those Offended “Just Don’t Go”

A federal judge struck down a Texas ban on drag shows on Tuesday, ruling it was unconstitutional—and that anyone who really has that much of a problem with it just shouldn’t go. The law known as Texas Senate Bill 12, which is supported and enforced by Attorne…

US judge rules against Trump’s effort to deport pro-Palestinian students

A federal judge criticised the Trump government for attempting to infringe upon foreign students' rights to free speech.

Claim Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is linked to KKK lacks key context

Benson has a long history with the Southern Poverty Law Center, a prominent civil rights organization at the center of Republicans' ire.

Trump ally Laura Loomer faces criticism over racist comments against Black women

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Multiple lawmakers and rights advocates condemned U.S.

How the Right Could Actually End Birthright Citizenship

The conservative legal movement doesn’t consider the Supreme Court’s recent ruling to be the final word on the Fourteenth Amendment. And it already has a playbook for overturning it.

White Supremacists Spin DOJ’s SPLC Indictment To Legitimize Extremism & Expand Recruitment

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. In April 2026, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to comm…

Trump Chillingly Implies Transgender People Will “End” If GOP Prevails in Midterm Elections

Fox News host Trey Gowdy naturally did not respond by saying "And what exactly does an 'end' for transgender people mean?"

Ice Barbie's misogynist replacement fights the Constitution with bigotry

The Constitution keeps getting in the Trump administration's way, so an unholy triumvirate of DHS, DOJ, and whatever RFK Jr is thinks it's found a route around it: keep pregnant foreigners out of the country in the first place, and their kids won't be born ci…

US judge blocks Trump’s latest effort to limit birthright citizenship

Ruling follows a 6-3 decision from the Supreme Court that found Trump's effort to limit birthright citizenship illegal.

Trump Sics IRS on Universities That Support Non-White Students

The Trump administration has found a new way to target Black and brown students at American universities—by giving white kids all their money. The Department of Treasury proposed a new rule Thursday that would require the IRS to deny tax-exempt status to any …

'Hidden tribunals:' Immigration court due process in tumult with new locations

The new effort appears to be another tactic in a broader Trump administration strategy to short-circuit immigrants' already limited due process options in order to speed deportations.

Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policies

The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their tax-exempt status if they provide targeted help to students based on their race.

Federal civil rights data about students is finally out. It's different under Trump

The Education Department gathers a massive tranche of civil rights data about public school students. It's now available but harder to parse than in the past.

25 Years After 9/11, Muslims Are Still Politicians’ Favorite Scapegoat

Rozina Ali on the rise of Islamophobia in America and the vague terrorism laws now being wielded against dissidents like the Prairieland protesters. The post 25 Years After 9/11, Muslims Are Still Politicians’ Favorite Scapegoat appeared first on The Intercep…

10 Labor Day Reads

My long weekend morning reads: • This data has helped fight workplace discrimination for 60 years. The Trump administration plans to delete it: The move marks a fundamental shift for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Without this data, it wi…

Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps

A Trump census proposal would stop asking about race and exclude millions of U.S. residents from a count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."

Who is Trump trying to exclude from 2030 US census and why does it matter?

Census plan would exclude undocumented immigrants and non-green-card holders, deeming them not 'true inhabitants'.

They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE

After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.

25 years after 9/11, the GOP has never been more anti-Muslim

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Hi readers — today marks 25 years since 9/11. In New York City, Washington, and Pennsylvania, survivors, fam…

This city led the way on reparations for Black people. Trump is trying to stop it

Evanston, Ill., became the first U.S. city to compensate Black people for historical discrimination. The Justice Department is trying to kill its program before other cities follow suit.

For thousands of Haitians in the U.S., end of protected status brings fear, grief and defiance

Haitians in the U.S. lost their Temporary Protected Status under Trump's immigration crackdown. Now facing deportation to a homeland wracked by gang violence, disease and extreme poverty, Haitians in Miami are meeting the moment with grief, anger, and courage.

The Republican Party is all-in on Islamophobia

Anti-Muslim messaging has been on the rise among Republican elected officials for a while, and last week it took center stage at the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, where speakers warned that leftists and “Islamists” were joining forces. “We are wi…

US limits visas for South African officials over alleged anti-white discrimination

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says South Africa has not addressed US concerns over racial inequality.

ICE Doesn’t Even Know How Many of its Detainees Suffered a Miscarriage

This shows “a systemic failure to monitor and track urgent pregnancy-related healthcare concerns and ensure that those women receive proper treatment and care,” the Women’s Refugee Commission’s Zain Lakhani explained.

South Africa slam planned US sanctions over alleged racial discrimination

Trump administration falling for misinformation from 'fringe groups' alleging discrimination against white Afrikaners.

The Fascists Want Trans People to Leave. I Left. But Should We All?

A few days ago, Mike Davis, a former clerk for Justice Neil Gorsuch and chief counsel for nominations on the Senate Judiciary Committee, posted a racist diatribe on X offering to pay for “bitching minorities” to move to another country. He also offered to cov…

An ICE critic's email prompted a visit to the man's NY home. A judge says his rights were likely violated.

Plaintiff David Streever of Rochester. A federal judge ruled the government's threats against a critic likely violated First Amendment protections. [ more › ]

US top court allows Trump to use controversial voter verification system

Voting rights groups have warned system may falsely identify voters as non-citizens, leading to disenfranchisement.

Judge rules ICE sought to 'inflict punishment' on immigrants held in NY

Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza, on August 14, 2025, in New York City. A federal judge ordered rules put in place to end 'inhumane' conditions at 26 Federal Plaza be made perman…

Trump’s Justice Department Gives Up on Desegregation

President Trump’s Department of Justice doesn’t think desegregation is worth the effort. The DOJ on Thursday announced it has dropped more than 50 school desegregation cases. As The New York Times reports, that brings the total to 57 dropped cases since Trump…

Trump wants to remove a question about race in the census. We look back at the history

The Trump administration wants to stop asking about race and ethnicity on the next U.S. census. Since 1790, the topic has been used to exclude people of color, and, more recently, for inclusion.

Anti-South Asian ‘hate speech’ has exploded online in US, report finds

Researchers link the rise to immigration politics, economic anxiety and the growing visibility of South Asians in US.

Trump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape Investigation

The Trump administration has moved to cripple Title IX protections against sexual assault and harassment on the same day New York prosecutors reopened the investigation into heinous allegations of a fraternity gang rape at Cornell University. On Monday, the E…

Trump Was Asked What He Really Thinks About Women In Leadership, And He Said The Quiet Part Out Loud

Experts weigh in on the president’s “unbelievably sexist and idiotic remark.”View Entire Post ›

As Title IX Wobbles in Front of the Nation, the Trump Admin Deals its Latest Attack

I genuinely can’t overemphasize how never-appropriate it is for the Trump administration to percolate the goals of Project 2025 into our ever-rotting autocracy, but its latest timing is nothing short of disturbing.

The MN Stolen Neighbors Quilt

Over the past six months, dozens of people pitched in to create the MN Stolen Neighbors Quilt, which is made of 12,500 squares, each one representing an immigrant abducted in Minnesota by the Trump re

Documents Expose Even More About Stephen Miller’s Ghoulish Anti-Migrant Directives

Let’s start this off by clearing the air: Stephen Miller looks exactly like the sort of person who wants to elevate white people above everyone else. Sure, he doesn’t have the Hitler ‘stache or a blond pompadour, but he’s the same bit of unspectacular “whiten…

What's behind HHS claims that gender-affirming care 'may' radicalize

The report is the agency's latest effort to chip away at trust in established health care models for transgender people. Critics say it frames transgender identity as illegitimate or even dangerous.

“A massive power grab”: White House proposal threatens funding that helps disabled Americans vote

A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget is part of the Trump admin’s broader efforts to restrict voting

What Trump's Title IX rollback means for LGBTQ+ students in New York

A school bus travels through New York City. State officials say New York’s protections against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation remain in place. [ more › ]

Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities

Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.

Renee Good’s family sues Trump administration over fatal ICE shooting

Lawsuits accuse Trump officials of recklessness and civil rights violations in Renee Good's fatal Minneapolis shooting .

How the shooting death of a Houston father is igniting Latino politics in Texas

HOUSTON — As the sun set on a late-September evening, a voice rose over the din of traffic at the roadside memorial for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the 52-year-old husband and father fatally shot here by immigration authorities three months ago.

Can the KKK find a new foothold in the US?

The infamous hate group is trying to rebrand itself as the 'Knights Party' in an attempt to grow its base.

Trump Officially Opens Border To Thousands More White South Africans

Trump has declared any non-white migrants to be garbage people from shithole countries (that’s in his own words, believe it or not) and has acted accordingly. Mass deportation efforts are a daily event, randomly punctuated by court order violations and the oc…

Trump Is Still Desperately Trying to Fire Another Black Woman from Her Job

The White House is launching a new inquiry into Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to sit on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

What Cornell says about universities’ MAGA complicity

White House attacks on DEI gave colleges cover to abandon women and minority students

‘14th’ Review: Ava DuVernay’s Impassioned Defense Of Constitution Takes Aim At Trump & Attempted Rescission Of Rights

14th, the documentary directed by Ava DuVernay that premiered Friday night as the closing-night film of the New York Film Festival, begins with several American presidents taking the oath of office: FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Carter, Reagan… each of th…

Donald Trump Increases Islamophobic Attacks on Abdul El-Sayed Ahead of the Midterms

President Donald Trump has taken to calling Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed “Mohammed,” and at an October 10 rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, he defended the move by declaring, “I’m the president.

Major U.S. banks turned away customers over political and religious views, report says

The Comptroller of the Currency says the nation's nine largest banks denied financial services to customers based on their political, religious, or social beliefs, according to a regulatory review released Wednesday. The OCC reviewed nearly 100,000 complaints…