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The loss is a tragedy for Russia.

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After the election of President Donald Trump, many undocumented immigrants knew there would be a push for mass deportation. The new president had promised it, again and again. The re...

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The same judge issued an order last week blocking a separate government effort to keep the school from enrolling students from abroad.

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Clinton-era rule barring road construction and logging was outdated and “absurd.”

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Corals are critical to protecting the world against severe damage due to climate change, and technology can help outpace their loss due to climate change. Environmentalist Philippe Cousteau Jr. exp...

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Via the Daily Beast: President Donald Trump ripped into Iran and Israel for violating a ceasefire deal within hours of his triumphant announcement. “You basically have two countries that have bee...

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Our first Podcast episode of DAN Talks democracyactionnetwork.substack.com/p/introducin...

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Rep. Ro Khanna America cannot afford another endless war in the Middle East. The post Why Congress Needs to Vote on My Bipartisan War Powers Resolution appeared first on The Nation.

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Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says Emil Bove III, a Trump judicial nominee, voiced his intent to disobey court orders as others stonewalled and misled judges, according to a complaint.

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In October 1978, two leaders of the Iranian opposition to the Br...

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Late last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that Donald Trump’s deployment of federal troops to Los Angeles could continue while a challenge by California Gov. Gavin Newsom m...

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Corbin Trent The party that built the New Deal now managers the raw deal. But there’s hope. The post The Math That Gave Us Trump appeared first on The Nation.

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Gail Cornwall A grant-supported program found success transitioning young people connected to gangs into higher education—until the money stopped coming. The post How to Steer People Fr...

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There’s always something going on with men. They can’t make friends; they’re very lonely; they’re “losing” to women; they listen to Andrew Tate. And, we are told, they do not read. Over the past fe...

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World leaders are dismantling global health programs and cutting back foreign aid. Will an extraordinary new medicine be able to outpace the damage?

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Americans may wish to escape politics while on vacation, but no such luck: If you’re visiting any national monuments this summer, the Trump administration is determined to impose its cramped, tot...

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Last week was a bad week for the American family. The Supreme Court ruled in U.S. v. Skrmetti to allow a Tennessee law that bans puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender-affirming surgeries...

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The unincorporated town of Saxapahaw, North Carolina, is a 300-mile drive from Washington, D.C. It’s about twice as far from Connecticut, the state that Chris Murphy represents in the United States...

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Over the past week, President Trump claimed he would make a decision about Iran in “two weeks” and repeatedly pressed it to come to the negotiating table. But the swiftness of the attack on Saturda...

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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said he and his colleagues want to see what comes out of their classified briefing Tuesday before scheduling a vote on his war powers resolution, which could come as soon as ...

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The president launched strikes against three Iranian nuclear development facilities over the weekend

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Some Republicans in Congress clash with Trump over Iran strikes

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How Iran's response to U.S. strikes signaled a desire to de-escalate

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Retired U.S. vice admiral analyzes Iran conflict and what's next

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Rubin Observatory releases first images of the cosmos

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Outrage: ICE beating of Marine father under scrutiny

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The ruling hands a victory to the Trump administration in its pursuit of mass deportations.

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Technical dominance can’t compel regime change.

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Not long ago, it seemed that Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Neil Gorsuch were forming a part-time alliance.

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An Iranian cleric stands next to a scale model of an Iran-made surface-to-surface missile, which is displayed during an anti-Israeli protest at Palestine Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, on A...

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The ruling applies immediately to a group of men the government has sought to send to South Sudan.

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Tehran’s bad options—and Washington’s best response.

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In the midst of a violent escalation between the U.S. and Iran, Trump railed against "fake news" on social media

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Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals. The “southern resident” kill...

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Séamus Malekafzali The US and Israel have launched a war of aggression against Iran, based on lies. We are all now in deep, uncharted waters. The post The War the World Has Feared for D...

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People march in Times Square during a rally calling for the Trump administration not to go to war with Iran on June 18, 2025 in New York City. | Adam Gray/Getty Images Over the weekend, t...

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Jeet Heer Donald Trump killed the anti-war right—but offers a chance to revive the anti-war left. The post “No Kings” Has to Become “No More Wars” appeared first on The Nation.

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Steve Brodner Sketches NYC. The post June 14 March appeared first on The Nation.

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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.

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Every five years, America’s top nutrition experts jockey to be part of a rite of passage in the field. The federal government chooses a small group of researchers to serve on a committee that spend...

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Nearly 190 million Americans are under some form of heat advisory or warning as of Monday afternoon amid an early summer heat wave.Why it matters: The event, which broke temperature records across ...

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Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) today issued the following statement:Progressive Democrats of America condemns Trump’s unconstitutional bombing of Iran. We’re outraged by these reckless, law...

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When the US Supreme Court decided to overrule Roe v. Wade three years ago, the ruling had sweeping consequences for public health, making pregnancy much riskier, leading to the preventa...

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At the end of May, conservative radio host turned FBI deputy director Dan Bongino announced on Twitter/X that the agency would reopen three Biden-era cases: an investigation into who pl...

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile, unveiled vibrant images Monday of colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies.

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Iran announced Monday that it has begun its retaliation against the United States after Donald Trump bombed three nuclear facilities over the weekend.Iranian missiles flew toward U.S. bases in both...

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Donald Trump’s decision to drag the United States into a war in the Middle East was all about how it would look on television. The New York Times reported Sunday that Trump had been effusive about ...

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