Jessica Corbett
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@commondreams.org senior editor | freelance writer & fact-checker: http://jessicacorbett.com | Ithaca College ’15 (she/her)
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Despite publicly seeking a Nobel Peace Prize, President Donald Trump said that "we will retaliate" after US Central Command announced that a solo Islamic State gunman killed three Americans and wounded three others.
Trump Says 'We Will Retaliate' After Americans Killed, Wounded in Syria
President Trump vows retaliation after an ISIS attack kills three Americans, including two service members.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Despite publicly seeking a Nobel Peace Prize, President Donald Trump said that "we will retaliate" after US Central Command announced that a solo Islamic State gunman killed three Americans and wounded three others.
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"We either take action, or we bury more of our kids," a gun violence prevention advocate said after a deadly shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
'We Don't Have to Live This Way': Deadly Brown Shooting Spurs Calls for Action on Guns
"Our lawmakers fail us every day that they refuse to take action on gun violence," said Students Demand Action.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
"We either take action, or we bury more of our kids," a gun violence prevention advocate said after a deadly shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
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"This outrageous decision to pull the rug out from under the thousands of people who came to the US lawfully to reunite with their families is shocking," said one critic of a new Trump administration attack on immigrants.
Trump Deportation Push Continues With TSA-ICE Partnership and Move to Strip Legal Status
As the Trump administration moved to end family reunification parole
programs, reporting revealed that TSA now shares air passenger names
with ICE.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"This outrageous decision to pull the rug out from under the thousands of people who came to the US lawfully to reunite with their families is shocking," said one critic of a new Trump administration attack on immigrants.
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"Noem's decision to rip up the union contract for 47,000 TSA officers is an illegal act of retaliatory union busting that should cause concern for every person who steps foot in an airport," said the AFGE president.
Labor Leaders Blast DHS Chief Noem's Union-Busting Attack on TSA Workers
"Noem's decision to rip up the union contract for 47,000 TSA officers is an illegal act of retaliatory union busting that should cause concern for every person who steps foot in an airport," said the AFGE president.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Noem's decision to rip up the union contract for 47,000 TSA officers is an illegal act of retaliatory union busting that should cause concern for every person who steps foot in an airport," said the AFGE president.
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"Stop ICE raids! The power of Christ compels you!" a CodePink protester dressed as a priest shouted at US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a House hearing. "End deportations! The power of Christ compels you! Love thy neighbor! The power of Christ compels you!"
'The Power of Christ Compels You!' CodePink Priest Goes Full Exorcist on Kristi Noem at House Hearing
"How dare she sit there and talk about 'threats to our homeland' when she's the one using OUR tax dollars to terrorize our communities," said another protester.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Stop ICE raids! The power of Christ compels you!" a CodePink protester dressed as a priest shouted at US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a House hearing. "End deportations! The power of Christ compels you! Love thy neighbor! The power of Christ compels you!"
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Over two years into Israel's genocidal assault on and blockade of the Gaza Strip, the death toll continues to rise: 8-month-old Rahaf Abu Jazar died of exposure after floodwaters hit her family's tent in Khan Younis.
Cold Weather Kills Baby in Flooded Gaza Tent as UN Warns of Crisis for Mothers and Children
Over two years into Israel's genocidal assault on and blockade of the Gaza Strip, the death toll continues to rise: 8-month-old Rahaf Abu Jazar died of exposure after floodwaters hit her family's tent in Khan Younis.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Over two years into Israel's genocidal assault on and blockade of the Gaza Strip, the death toll continues to rise: 8-month-old Rahaf Abu Jazar died of exposure after floodwaters hit her family's tent in Khan Younis.
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"President Trump betrayed workers when he tried to rip away our collective bargaining rights. In these increasingly polarized times, working people delivered a rare bipartisan majority to stop the administration's unprecedented attacks on our freedoms," the AFL-CIO leader said after the House vote.
Labor Leaders Cheer House Vote to Undo 'Single-Largest Act of Union Busting in American History'
"President Trump betrayed workers," said the head of the AFL-CIO. "Working people delivered a rare bipartisan majority to stop the administration's unprecedented attacks on our freedoms."
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December 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"President Trump betrayed workers when he tried to rip away our collective bargaining rights. In these increasingly polarized times, working people delivered a rare bipartisan majority to stop the administration's unprecedented attacks on our freedoms," the AFL-CIO leader said after the House vote.
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See the 19 photos House Committee on Oversight and Reform Democrats just released from Jeffrey Epstein's estate:
See the 19 Photos House Oversight Democrats Just Released From Epstein's Estate
Democrats on the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform released 19 of the 95,000 photos they received from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
See the 19 photos House Committee on Oversight and Reform Democrats just released from Jeffrey Epstein's estate:
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Tell President Noboa to reject this unjust award and stand with the people of Ecuador, not a corporation that poisoned them!
Take action: amazonwatch.org/take-action/...
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"A debt is not owed to Chevron. A debt is owed to the Amazonian families still waiting for truth, justice, and full reparation."
'Defeat for Justice': Ecuador to Pay Amazon-Polluting Chevron $220 Million
"A debt is not owed to Chevron. A debt is owed to the Amazonian families still waiting for truth, justice, and full reparation."
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December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Tell President Noboa to reject this unjust award and stand with the people of Ecuador, not a corporation that poisoned them!
Take action: amazonwatch.org/take-action/...
Take action: amazonwatch.org/take-action/...
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"A debt is not owed to Chevron. A debt is owed to the Amazonian families still waiting for truth, justice, and full reparation."
'Defeat for Justice': Ecuador to Pay Amazon-Polluting Chevron $220 Million
"A debt is not owed to Chevron. A debt is owed to the Amazonian families still waiting for truth, justice, and full reparation."
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December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
"A debt is not owed to Chevron. A debt is owed to the Amazonian families still waiting for truth, justice, and full reparation."
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"For more than five months, the Trump administration has held California National Guard troops hostage as part of its political games," said California's attorney general. "But the president is not king."
'A Good Day for Our Democracy': Judge Orders Trump to End National Guard Deployment in LA
"For more than five months, the Trump administration has held California National Guard troops hostage as part of its political games," said California's attorney general. "But the president is not king."
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December 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"For more than five months, the Trump administration has held California National Guard troops hostage as part of its political games," said California's attorney general. "But the president is not king."
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"No conflict for oil, no armed intervention, no war with Venezuela!" said Congressman Jim McGovern, who is leading the new war powers resolution with Reps. Joaquin Castro and Thomas Massie.
Congressmen Unveil Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to Block Trump War on Venezuela
As President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth face backlash over deadly boat bombings and threats against Venezuela, lawmakers introduced a resolution to block unauthorized US attacks on the South American country.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"No conflict for oil, no armed intervention, no war with Venezuela!" said Congressman Jim McGovern, who is leading the new war powers resolution with Reps. Joaquin Castro and Thomas Massie.
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"This garbage ghostwritten study finally got the fate it deserved," a lawyer in Roundup litigation said after a landmark paper on glyphosate and cancer was retracted over ethical concerns involving Monsanto.
Journal Finally Retracts Roundup Cancer Study Reliant on Monsanto Research and Ghostwriting
"Now that much of the research finding glyphosate poses no cancer risk has been undermined, it is especially outrageous that the Trump administration is seeking to bolster Bayer's case," said one campaigner.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"This garbage ghostwritten study finally got the fate it deserved," a lawyer in Roundup litigation said after a landmark paper on glyphosate and cancer was retracted over ethical concerns involving Monsanto.
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Along with "vindictively" harming the defendants, said the head of Campaign for Accountability, Lindsey Halligan "is singlehandedly undermining—maybe irrevocably—the public's confidence in the impartiality of the Department of Justice."
Watchdog Files Bar Complaint Against Trump Prosecutor on Comey, James Cases
As James Comey and Letitia James work to have the criminal charges against them dismissed, the watchdog group Campaign for Accountability filed
a bar complaint against Lindsey Halligan, who is spearheading the cases
as interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Along with "vindictively" harming the defendants, said the head of Campaign for Accountability, Lindsey Halligan "is singlehandedly undermining—maybe irrevocably—the public's confidence in the impartiality of the Department of Justice."
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The death penalty "should not be imposed in any circumstances, let alone weaponized as a blatantly discriminatory tool of state-sanctioned killing, domination, and oppression," an Amnesty campaigner said of an Israeli bill targeting Palestinians.
Amnesty Blasts Israeli Death Penalty Bill as 'Institutionalized Discrimination Against Palestinians'
Amnesty International condemns Israel's advancement of a death penalty
bill targeting Palestinians, calling it a discriminatory tool of
state-sanctioned killing.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The death penalty "should not be imposed in any circumstances, let alone weaponized as a blatantly discriminatory tool of state-sanctioned killing, domination, and oppression," an Amnesty campaigner said of an Israeli bill targeting Palestinians.
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While experts hope the US Supreme Court will reverse an "objectively insane" appellate decision, a ruling in favor of the Republican National Committee could reduce the rights of Americans who vote by mail.
After 'Bonkers' 5th Circuit Ruling, Supreme Court to Hear Mail-In Ballot Case
The US Supreme Court took up the national Republican Party's argument that counting mailed ballots shortly after Election Day violates federal law.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
While experts hope the US Supreme Court will reverse an "objectively insane" appellate decision, a ruling in favor of the Republican National Committee could reduce the rights of Americans who vote by mail.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Yeah. It’s Climate Change. In the last 45 years the most extreme Atlantic hurricanes have nearly doubled and extreme rapid intensification has increased by 6X!! #climatechange #melissa #hurricane #fyp #florida
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Yeah. It’s Climate Change. In the last 45 years the most extreme Atlantic hurricanes have nearly doubled and extreme rapid intensification has increased by 6X!! #climatechange #melissa #hurricane #fyp #florida
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A Center for Biological Diversity report details how fossil fuel-powered data centers for the artificial intelligence industry in the United States are "threatening to sabotage the country's already faltering climate goals."
Report Details How 'Gas-Fed AI Boom' Set to Blow Up US Climate Goals
A Center for Biological Diversity report details how fossil fuel-powered data centers for the artificial intelligence industry in the United States are "threatening to sabotage the country's already faltering climate goals."
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October 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A Center for Biological Diversity report details how fossil fuel-powered data centers for the artificial intelligence industry in the United States are "threatening to sabotage the country's already faltering climate goals."
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After the Federal Reserve announced another interest rate cut, one economist said that "Trump's reckless economic agenda is pushing our economy to the brink, and working families are paying the price."
Fed Interest Rate Cut Shows Trump Agenda 'Pushing Our Economy to the Brink': Economist
"Working families are paying the price" for the president's "reckless" policies, said Groundwork Collaborative's Alex Jacquez.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
After the Federal Reserve announced another interest rate cut, one economist said that "Trump's reckless economic agenda is pushing our economy to the brink, and working families are paying the price."
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"This isn't justice. Justice is Sonya Massey still being alive. This is merely accountability," Nina Turner said after an Illinois jury found white ex-cop Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder for fatally shooting the unarmed Black woman in her home after she called 911.
'This Isn't Justice... This Is Merely Accountability': Ex-Cop Found Guilty of Murdering Sonya Massey
"Accountability has begun, and we now hope the court will impose a meaningful sentence that reflects the severity of these crimes and the life that was lost," said attorneys for Massey's family.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"This isn't justice. Justice is Sonya Massey still being alive. This is merely accountability," Nina Turner said after an Illinois jury found white ex-cop Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder for fatally shooting the unarmed Black woman in her home after she called 911.
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"This federal court decision is the result of organized labor standing together and leading the fight against the administration's unprecedented, politicized, and unlawful attack on federal workers' rights," said one union leader.
Judge Indefinitely Blocks Trump Admin From Firing Federal Workers During Shutdown
US District Judge Susan Illston again sided with federal workers over President Donald Trump's administration, indefinitely extending her block on the mass firing of government employees during the second-longest shutdown in history.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"This federal court decision is the result of organized labor standing together and leading the fight against the administration's unprecedented, politicized, and unlawful attack on federal workers' rights," said one union leader.
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Although the European Court of Human Rights sided with the Norwegian government over six young adults and a pair of climate groups, the plaintiffs still welcomed the tribunal's ruling as "a major step forward," in the words of Frode Pleym, head of Greenpeace Norway.
European Court of Human Rights Delivers 'Quantum Leap for Climate Accountability'
Although the European Court of Human Rights sided with the Norwegian government over six young adults and a pair of climate groups, the plaintiffs still welcomed the tribunal's ruling as "a major step forward," in the words of Frode Pleym, head of Greenpeace Norway.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Although the European Court of Human Rights sided with the Norwegian government over six young adults and a pair of climate groups, the plaintiffs still welcomed the tribunal's ruling as "a major step forward," in the words of Frode Pleym, head of Greenpeace Norway.
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"This is a leader who is trying to transition our government from a democracy to something much closer to a totalitarian state," said US Sen. Chris Murphy, arguing that President Donald Trump won't negotiate to end the shutdown "because he thinks he can exercise king-like powers."
Sen. Murphy: Trump Wants Shutdown 'Because He Thinks He Can Exercise King-Like Powers'
"This is a leader who is trying to transition our government from a democracy to something much closer to a totalitarian state," the Connecticut Democrat warned.
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October 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"This is a leader who is trying to transition our government from a democracy to something much closer to a totalitarian state," said US Sen. Chris Murphy, arguing that President Donald Trump won't negotiate to end the shutdown "because he thinks he can exercise king-like powers."
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"We call on ICE to immediately account for and release Mr. Hamdi, whose only 'crime' is criticizing a foreign government that committed genocide," said the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Leading US Muslim Group Demands ICE Release British Journalist Sami Hamdi
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for the release of British journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi, who was detained by immigration officials at San Francisco International Airport while on a US speaking tour.
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October 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"We call on ICE to immediately account for and release Mr. Hamdi, whose only 'crime' is criticizing a foreign government that committed genocide," said the Council on American-Islamic Relations.