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New York Is the Latest State to Provide Relief for Victims of Coerced Debt

New York Is the Latest State to Provide Relief for Victims of Coerced Debt

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill late Friday night that provides a remedy for victims of coerced debt—a kind of financial abuse...

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Katie Herchenroeder

Trump Seizes on Brown, MIT Shooting to Suspend More Legal Immigration

Trump Seizes on Brown, MIT Shooting to Suspend More Legal Immigration

President Donald Trump has suspended a diversity green-card lottery program after authorities said that the suspected gunman in the Brown University...

20.12.2025 10

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Katie Herchenroeder

Trump’s Venezuela Blockade Is for “Our Oil.” Experts Say It Isn’t the US’s to Take.

Trump’s Venezuela Blockade Is for “Our Oil.” Experts Say It Isn’t the US’s to Take.

President Donald Trump appears resolute to do anything in his power to acquire oil from Venezuela—even if it means sidestepping congressional...

18.12.2025 40

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Ilhan Omar Says ICE Pulled Over Her Son in Minnesota, Asked for ID

Ilhan Omar Says ICE Pulled Over Her Son in Minnesota, Asked for ID

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said Sunday that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulled over her son this weekend and asked him to...

15.12.2025 20

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15 Dead in Hanukkah Terror Attack Amid Wave of Rising Antisemitism in Australia

15 Dead in Hanukkah Terror Attack Amid Wave of Rising Antisemitism in Australia

At least 15 people were killed, and more than three dozen hospitalized, in a shooting at Australia’s famous Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday in what...

15.12.2025 5

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Inside the Last Minute Fight on Legislation for Victims of Coerced Debt In New York

Inside the Last Minute Fight on Legislation for Victims of Coerced Debt In New York

When Gina got a call that she owed money to a car financing company, it didn’t make sense. At the time, she did not have a driver’s license. In...

13.12.2025 3

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Katie Herchenroeder

Trump’s HUD Accuses Boston of Engaging In “Redlining” Against White People

Trump’s HUD Accuses Boston of Engaging In “Redlining” Against White People

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday that it is opening an investigation into Boston’s housing policies, accusing the...

12.12.2025 4

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We’d Never Deport Veterans, Noem Says in Earshot of Deported Veteran

We’d Never Deport Veterans, Noem Says in Earshot of Deported Veteran

In a contentious hearing that featured Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem telling Democratic committee members they should “all be fired,”...

12.12.2025 10

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ICE Tackled a US Citizen in the Snow. He Says He Was Targeted For Being Somali.

ICE Tackled a US Citizen in the Snow. He Says He Was Targeted For Being Somali.

A US citizen, who is Somali, was detained by immigration agents in Minneapolis on Tuesday after he repeatedly offered to hand over his identification,...

11.12.2025 3

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US Wants Five Years of Some Tourists’ Social Media to Enter the Country

US Wants Five Years of Some Tourists’ Social Media to Enter the Country

The Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection is planning to require visitors from countries on the Visa Waiver Program to...

10.12.2025 2

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Stephen Miller’s Rhetoric “Reminds Me” of “Nazis,” Says Rep. Ilhan Omar

Stephen Miller’s Rhetoric “Reminds Me” of “Nazis,” Says Rep. Ilhan Omar

During a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said that Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller’s late...

08.12.2025 10

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Ben, Jerry Told to “Hand Over” Ben & Jerry’s by Corporate Big Wigs

Ben, Jerry Told to “Hand Over” Ben & Jerry’s by Corporate Big Wigs

Ben & Jerry’s boss thinks the company’s founders and board members ought to hand over pass the company to the next generation, amid a...

07.12.2025 1

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Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew Speaks Out From ICE Detention

Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew Speaks Out From ICE Detention

In an exclusive interview with The Washington Post, Bruna Ferreira, the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, who has been in the custody of...

07.12.2025 2

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Katie Herchenroeder

EU Fines Musk $140 Million for Violations of Online Safety Rules. Vance Calls It “Censorship.”

EU Fines Musk $140 Million for Violations of Online Safety Rules. Vance Calls It “Censorship.”

The European Commission announced Friday that it was fining Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, for the equivalent of $140 million, saying his...

06.12.2025 10

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Katie Herchenroeder

RFK Jr.’s Handpicked Panel Votes to End Hepatitis B Guidance for Newborns

RFK Jr.’s Handpicked Panel Votes to End Hepatitis B Guidance for Newborns

In an 8-3 decision, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, voted to abandon the...

05.12.2025 10

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Katie Herchenroeder

USDA to Blue States: Hand Over Personal Data or Lose SNAP Funding

USDA to Blue States: Hand Over Personal Data or Lose SNAP Funding

The United States Department of Agriculture is threatening to withhold federal funding for food stamps for more than 20 Democratic-led states that...

04.12.2025 20

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Katie Herchenroeder

ICE Targets New Orleans in Latest Operation, Aims for 5,000 Arrests in the Region

ICE Targets New Orleans in Latest Operation, Aims for 5,000 Arrests in the Region

The Department of Homeland Security officially launched what it’s calling “Operation Catahoula Crunch” in New Orleans on Wednesday, expanding...

04.12.2025 8

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