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The president's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act comes a day after a federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Minneapolis man who had attacked the officer with a shovel and broom handle. https://to.pbs.org/3Noy0re
Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to put down protests in Minneapolis
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the rarely used federal law to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of state governors.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The president's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act comes a day after a federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Minneapolis man who had attacked the officer with a shovel and broom handle. https://to.pbs.org/3Noy0re
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Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues. (From November)
The Coming Election Mayhem
Donald Trump’s plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues. (From November)
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This is open white-supremacist fear-mongering, just a reminder to boycott anything tied to Elon Musk.
January 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
This is open white-supremacist fear-mongering, just a reminder to boycott anything tied to Elon Musk.
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More than 140 police officers were injured during the fighting on Jan. 6, which turned increasingly brutal as the hours wore on. https://to.pbs.org/4aKG2V9
'A difficult year.' How officers who defended the Capitol are grappling with efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence
More than 140 police officers were injured during the fighting on Jan. 6, which turned increasingly brutal as the hours wore on.
www.pbs.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
More than 140 police officers were injured during the fighting on Jan. 6, which turned increasingly brutal as the hours wore on. https://to.pbs.org/4aKG2V9
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We found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.
Published Nov. w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Published Nov. w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:00 AM
We found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.
Published Nov. w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Published Nov. w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
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Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Federal immigration agents fanned out across Chicago and its North Shore suburbs on Halloween, chasing suspects through front yards, driving SUVs onto sidewalks and using chemical agents during confrontations with furious residents.
Immigration Agents Clash With Chicago-Area Residents on Halloween
The state’s governor had called for a pause in the federal immigration crackdown over the Halloween weekend, citing concerns for children’s safety.
nyti.ms
November 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Federal immigration agents fanned out across Chicago and its North Shore suburbs on Halloween, chasing suspects through front yards, driving SUVs onto sidewalks and using chemical agents during confrontations with furious residents.
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“It is these constitutional obstacles to a tyrannical president that have made America the greatest nation on Earth for almost 250 years, not the fallen America that Trump delusionally thinks he’s going to make great again tomorrow,” J. Michael Luttig wrote in May: https://theatln.tc/nA66l4tT
October 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“It is these constitutional obstacles to a tyrannical president that have made America the greatest nation on Earth for almost 250 years, not the fallen America that Trump delusionally thinks he’s going to make great again tomorrow,” J. Michael Luttig wrote in May: https://theatln.tc/nA66l4tT
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Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."
October 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."
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Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
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The Trump administration is engaging in an unprecedented strategy to undermine elections. From rolling back the federal role in protecting the electoral process to threatening local election officials, our new interactive timeline is tracking it all: bit.ly/3IZMSdG
Timeline of the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Undermine Elections
Together, these actions form a concerted strategy to interfere with elections.
www.brennancenter.org
October 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Trump administration is engaging in an unprecedented strategy to undermine elections. From rolling back the federal role in protecting the electoral process to threatening local election officials, our new interactive timeline is tracking it all: bit.ly/3IZMSdG
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Donald Trump is offering nine universities funding if they sign a compact that’s a “complete adoption of the MAGA high-education agenda,” Kevin Carey writes. The document is “shot through with the tensions that mark Trumpism in its latest form”:
A Deal That Would End Universities’ Independence
The free-speech provisions of the so-called compact are an exercise in contradiction.
bit.ly
October 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Donald Trump is offering nine universities funding if they sign a compact that’s a “complete adoption of the MAGA high-education agenda,” Kevin Carey writes. The document is “shot through with the tensions that mark Trumpism in its latest form”:
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While the Trump administration’s embrace of the oil industry’s agenda isn’t breaking entirely new ground, it offers yet another example of how wealthy interests are shaping policies that affect the lives of all Americans. bit.ly/47LftO4
Fossil Fuel Industry Donors See Major Returns in Trump’s Policies
The Trump administration’s embrace of the oil and gas industry’s agenda provides another example of how wealthy special interests shape policies.
www.brennancenter.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
While the Trump administration’s embrace of the oil industry’s agenda isn’t breaking entirely new ground, it offers yet another example of how wealthy interests are shaping policies that affect the lives of all Americans. bit.ly/47LftO4
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"We have a system now where the politicians get to pick their voters, and the voters do not get to pick their elected representatives. And we believe that there is a large public support for changing that," says Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. https://to.pbs.org/41NsHGd
Former Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson issues urgent call to protect U.S. democracy
"American democracy is under threat" was the starting point for a task force assembled by the American Bar Association two years ago. Their mission was to investigate the causes and potential solutions for this growing problem. Former Homeland Security ...
to.pbs.org
September 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"We have a system now where the politicians get to pick their voters, and the voters do not get to pick their elected representatives. And we believe that there is a large public support for changing that," says Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. https://to.pbs.org/41NsHGd
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Immigrants sent to Angola prison is the logical conclusion to decades of criminalizing migrants. From slave plantation to prison to migrant detention. It’s a straight line of Forever Prisoners.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
ICE Opens Immigrant Detention Center in Notorious Louisiana Prison
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Immigrants sent to Angola prison is the logical conclusion to decades of criminalizing migrants. From slave plantation to prison to migrant detention. It’s a straight line of Forever Prisoners.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
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Gerrymandering leads to less representation for voters, less accountability for politicians, and more polarization by giving party primary voters — rather than general election voters — the loudest say. bit.ly/41wQ0Uw
Texas Messes with Democracy
Gerrymandering is spinning out of control, but Congress can stop it.
www.brennancenter.org
August 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Gerrymandering leads to less representation for voters, less accountability for politicians, and more polarization by giving party primary voters — rather than general election voters — the loudest say. bit.ly/41wQ0Uw
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Will Shut Down www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Will Shut Down
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Will Shut Down www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
The Supreme Court Owes the Country Explanations for Its Big Decisions www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...
Opinion | The Supreme Court Owes the Country Explanations for Its Big Decisions
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Supreme Court Owes the Country Explanations for Its Big Decisions www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...
What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask.
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
New Reports on Russian Interference Don’t Show What Trump Says They Do www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...
New Reports on Russian Interference Don’t Show What Trump Says They Do
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:46 AM
New Reports on Russian Interference Don’t Show What Trump Says They Do www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...
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Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.
Trump administration ends 988 Lifeline's special service for LGBTQ+ young people
Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.
n.pr
July 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.
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President Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasters threatens scores of radio and TV stations across the U.S. Here is where the cuts threaten access to PBS and NPR.
Where Congress’s Cuts Threaten Access to PBS and NPR
The loss of federal funding threatens scores of public TV and radio stations across the United States.
trib.al
July 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
President Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasters threatens scores of radio and TV stations across the U.S. Here is where the cuts threaten access to PBS and NPR.
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The Senate is plowing ahead Wednesday evening on $9 billion in cuts to PBS, NPR and foreign aid, threats from Democrats be damned.
Republicans call Schumer's bluff on cuts to PBS and foreign aid
"I think we can have a bipartisan process," Majority Leader John Thune told Axios.
www.axios.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The Senate is plowing ahead Wednesday evening on $9 billion in cuts to PBS, NPR and foreign aid, threats from Democrats be damned.
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EXCLUSIVE: Several more immigration judges have been fired, even as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement, and after Congress gave the Department of Justice $3 billion, in part to hire judges.
More immigration judges are being fired amid Trump's efforts to speed up deportations
Several more immigration judges have been fired, even as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement, and after Congress gave the Department of Justice $3 billion, in part to hire judges.
n.pr
July 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Several more immigration judges have been fired, even as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement, and after Congress gave the Department of Justice $3 billion, in part to hire judges.