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This family of five was torn apart by ICE raids: ‘Why did they take my dad away?’
Like many other families coping with a loved one’s detention, Alma Ramirez and her children have faced financial struggles and mental health tolls A version of this story was originally published in La Opinión. Read the story in Spanish here . Every night, for months, as they settled into bed at
admin · September 25, 2026
Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump releases data from Nolan Wells’ cellphone
Messaging ‘very telling’, says Crump after grand jury said it found no evidence of criminal conduct in teen’s death Civil rights attorney Ben Crump released information from a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone as well as details of the official autopsy on Thursday, just days aft
admin · September 25, 2026
Removal of 760,000 people from ACA marketplace could undermine US health system
Trump administration move weakens federal insurance programs – and some poor people will likely forego healthcare Reader Q&A: who’s spending big on the US midterms? Our reporters take your questions The Trump administration is removing 760,000 people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
admin · September 25, 2026
Trump’s executive order on recreational fishing is a ‘giveaway of fish and ocean ecosystem’, advocates warn
Federal agencies told to prioritize recreational fishing and to reconsider scientific standards as well as regulations Donald Trump’s latest fishing order is raising new concerns about US marine protections, as it directs federal agencies to prioritize recreational fishing while reconsidering the
admin · September 25, 2026
Netanyahu lambasts Israel’s critics at UN as New York protesters detained | First Thing
More than 100 people arrested while Israeli PM claims war on Gaza is ‘the opposite of genocide’. Plus a Guardian investigation reveals the extent to which some convenience stores fail to honor their prices Good morning. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, delivered an inflammatory add
admin · September 25, 2026
Trump picked a fight with the media... and lost | Politics Weekly America
The US press corps stood up to Donald Trump this week after he banned three organisations he doesn’t like from the White House. But when it came to the leader of one of the US’s oldest adversaries – China – well, Trump literally rolled out a very long red carpet. Jonathan Freedland speaks to
admin · September 25, 2026
Diplomacy or ‘diplotainment’? Key takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Washington
Xi Jinping’s visit heavy on symbolism but no sign closed-door meeting yielded breakthroughs on thorny issues such as AI, trade, Taiwan and Iran Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday, with talks on AI, trade and a growing US-China strategic rivalry expected to feature on a
admin · September 24, 2026
Man shot and wounded during Trump assassination attempt in Butler in 2024 dies
James Copenhaver, 76, was left with lingering injuries after gunman opened fire from rooftop at Pennsylvania rally James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He
admin · September 24, 2026
Nearly 200 people wrongly identified on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens
State election officials said they reviewed 185 records homeland security sent them and confirmed they were US citizens The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wrongly identified 185 people on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens, state officials said this week, escalating concerns over the shod
admin · September 24, 2026
Mary Peltola’s campaign says reports of her using slurs and shoving staffer are exaggerated
Alaska Democratic nominee in pivotal Senate race ‘struggled to deal with her grief’ after death of husband and mother, spokesperson said Mary Peltola’s campaign on Thursday downplayed a report that the Democratic nominee in Alaska’s pivotal Senate race shoved a staffer and used slurs, saying
admin · September 24, 2026
Senate Republicans block Democratic effort to end US war with Iran
GOP stymies House-passed war powers resolution as conflict passes 200-day mark with 19 US service members killed Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic effort to end the US war with Iran, voting down a House-passed war powers resolution as the conflict that has killed 19 American servic
admin · September 24, 2026
Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case
Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted The nearly decade-long case of a Black Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison in a controversial illegal voting case will end with an acquittal, the state’s hi
admin · September 24, 2026