Bahraini scholars have called on Islamic authorities and organizations worldwide to intervene amid the ruling regime’s crackdown on the country’s Shia community.
Virginia’s Democratic governor, Abigail Spanberger, vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have restored collective bargaining rights for 50,000 public sector workers in the state. Union leaders say the veto is a “betrayal” and “slap in the face” after the governor campaigned last year on promises to restore collective bargaining rights.
Green Party gubernatorial hopeful Butch Ware will have to run a write-in campaign after a federal judge Monday blocked his attempt to add his name to ballots, saying it was too late to intervene in an election where voting is already underway.
This still taken from video shows a car exploding on a highway in Tecámac, Mexico, killing Francisco “El Payin” Beltran, a mid-level member of the Sinaloa Cartel, and his driver.
This still taken from video shows a car exploding on a highway in Tecámac, Mexico, killing Francisco “El Payin” Beltran, a mid-level member of the Sinaloa Cartel, and his driver.
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At all three locations, the officers, whose sidearms were visible to school staff at the time and who neglected to tell administrators they were working on behalf of ICE, were denied access to children they sought after failing to produce warrants or papers.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday accused the Democratic base of becoming “increasingly anti-American” amid calls against U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, Iran and Cuba.
And I watched a video yesterday that perfectly encapsulated everything that is wrong with Britain. The whole thing. A lifetime of systemic failure, of grotesque inequality, of ruling-class contempt disguised as concern, all of it distilled into a single glittering, nauseating image.
A spokesperson for the director of national intelligence has denied claims that the CIA raided DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard’s office, taking dozens of boxes containing files related to the MKUltra Program and assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Elizabeth Warren, the ranking member on the Senate banking committee, slammed Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as chair of the Federal Reserve, repeating many of the reservations she had about the president’s pick to lead the central bank.
The president made the statement while delivering remarks to law enforcement officials at the White House on May 11, 2026, in honor of National Police Week.
After failing to dismantle Hamas, destroy Hezbollah, topple the Iranian government, or redraw the Middle East, Netanyahu and his allies have only one thing left to show for their time in power: the de facto annexation of the West Bank.
In Gaza, Israel killed 10 Palestinians, including children, and injured many others in a series of airstrikes on Wednesday, amidst intensifying attacks against Palestinian police and security personnel in an effort to degrade civil governance inside Gaza.
According to four sources, the report was subjected to last-minute edits and script changes by self-avowed “Zionist fanatic” Bari Weiss, the CBS editor-in-chief who has made sweeping changes at the network since her hiring last fall. The story had been in the works for months, and prior to Weiss joining CBS.
“David Barnea was appointed head of the Mossad in 2021. Iran had been the organization’s main arena of operations for years. Barnea ordered a dramatic change in an area that had been marginal until then - driving influence within the general Iranian public. Under him, this area became central to the campaign against Iran”, the investigation noted.
“When you’re negotiating with Iran, Mr. President, to what extent are Americans’ financial situations motivating you to make a deal?” a reporter asked Trump before he left for China on Tuesday, alluding to the skyrocketing inflation caused by the fallout from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Lebanon.
After failing to dismantle Hamas, destroy Hezbollah, topple the Iranian government, or redraw the Middle East, Netanyahu and his allies have only one thing left to show for their time in power: the de facto annexation of the West Bank.
The preliminary injunction order filed last week follows a mid-April ruling from U.S. District Judge Jorge L. Alonso in which he concluded that federal officials had effectively threatened Apple and Facebook with prosecution if they didn’t take “Eyes Up” app and the “ICE sightings – Chicagoland” Facebook group offline, citing multiple statements from former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and former Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The agents started yelling, Retes says. “Get the fuck out of here!” “Leave!” “Get back in your car!” “Pull over to the side!” “You’re not going to work.” “Work is closed.” Retes asked for a badge number that he could give to his boss when he didn’t show up on time. But that made the agents madder.
Federal judges have barred Donald Trump’s administration from turning away members of Congress who show up at immigration detention centers, where detainees have alleged inhumane conditions, lack of access to lawyers and lengthy stays inside prison-like cells.
… Axel Sanchez Toledo had called 911 in December to ask the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office for a welfare check on his 4-year-old. He shared custody with his ex, and had heard his daughter was sick …
Treasury officials consulted with Jeffrey Epstein about using cryptocurrency during negotiations with Iran over nuclear deal, even as he made investments in blockchain technology.
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Top Virginia Democrats have decided against exercising a controversial procedural end run around last week’s state Supreme Court ruling that struck down their redistricting, which wiped away a gain of four House seats, the Democratic leader of the state Senate told The New Republic.
Earlier this week, NBC Chicago reported an immigration judge had ordered the expedited release of Gonzalez’s parents so they could reunite with him in Mexico.
Lawyers for the global elite are advising clients not to pursue a Trump Gold Card, a visa priced at $1 million or $2 million with a $15,000 application fee, the Washington Post reported. Seven attorneys representing Trump’s uber-wealthy target audience cited ongoing litigation, taxes, and the lack of a congressionally established visa as reasons why.
Democrats are struggling to respond to a major redistricting setback in Virginia, with some party leaders discussing an audacious and possibly far-fetched idea for trying to restore a congressional map voided by the court but showing little indication they have a clear plan.
three people were stabbed. A recently discharged psychiatric patient attacked people of multiple faiths. The official narrative mentions two of them. Can you guess which one was left out?
Smaller influencers and the mainstream media see the resulting wave of identical posts across social media, assume it’s an organic movement, and jump on the bandwagon, creating an even larger echo chamber for rightwing talking points that benefit billionaires or monopolistic corporations.
Avril Haines, the former Director of National Intelligence who ordered me and thousands of other intelligence officials to overlook concerns about war crimes so we would continue feeding intelligence to the Israeli military, has had the grace to largely avoid the public eye since leaving office, which is what you or I might do if we felt responsible for one of the worst crimes in modern history.
President Donald Trump’s plot to push out Republican Indiana state senators who killed his redistricting scheme may demonstrate just how much power the president has lost.
The revocation program, plans for which were first reported by the AP in February, soon will be greatly expanded to cover parents who owe more than $2,500 in unpaid child support — the threshold set by a little-enforced 1996 law, the State Department said.
A spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said Thursday that Iranian forces delivered an immediate, decisive response to US military aggressions in the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran
In a statement, Ebrahim Zolfaghari noted that the "aggressive, terrorist, and outlaw" US military, in violation of a ceasefire, targeted an Iranian oil tanker.
While most major banks have cut ties with CoreCivic and The GEO Group, Citizens Bank is deepening its financial support for these companies, which are already holding more than half of the immigrants currently in ICE detention across the country.
The for-profit prison company CoreCivic announced in October that it had entered into an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to house immigration detainees at its Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga.
But beyond President Trump’s existing attacks on voting lies an additional and potentially more dangerous layer of presidential power—the secret emergency authorities embodied in Presidential Emergency Action Documents, or PEADs.
The White House declared war on the American people today, labeling its political opponents as terrorists, including “Left-wing extremists.” The new label also claims that there are “deepening alliances” between “the far-left and Islamists” — or pro-Palestinian protesters.
The Senate Judiciary Committee released its reconciliation bill, tacking $1 billion for Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project and $70 billion for Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).
Inside America’s immigration detention network, requests for basic necessities were too often met not with answers but with chemical force. Newly disclosed internal records show guards used pepper spray, restraint tactics and physical takedowns on more than a thousand detainees, many of them men simply demanding food, medical attention or access to their belongings.
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Text in caps reads: No War on Cuba
LA Saturday Night Emergency Speak-out
Text below:
Trump's new order expands sanctions on Cuban officials, state companies, and
foreign businesses tied to Cuba's key industries.
It freezes assets, restricts transactions, and punishes outside firms to
economically isolate the Cuban government.
JOIN US SATURDAY MAY 9TH @ 6pm PDT
Location: 1261 Avalon boulevard, Wilmington California 90744
OR JOIN VIA ZOOM: https://bit.ly/no-war-on-cuha
In center, a rounded-corner box with following text inside:
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
David Ramirez: Second Secretary, Cuban Embassy in U.S
Kevin Kucera: District president of the International Association of Machinists
BAYAN/International League of People's Struggles (Filipino groups)
Cliff Smith: Business agent, Roofers and Waterproofers Local 36
National Lawyers Guild
Below that, text in caps: Members and Leaders from
Below that, 8 logos
1. SEIU - Unite. Fight. Win.
2. CodePink
3. African People's Socialist Party
4. Democratic Socialists of America
5. National Lawyers Guild
6. All-African People's Revolutionary Party
7. [unknown]
8. Association of Raza Educators
U.S. HANDS OFF CUBA COMMITTEE
Web: www.ushandsoffcubacommittee.com
Phone: 310-350-7515
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