The new rule would enact the "Mexico City Policy" towards what it calls "gender ideology." Wikimedia Commons // WHO // Thorkild Tylleskar On Monday, the Trump administration  published a new rule  in the Federal Register that could affect more than $30 billion in U.S. foreign aid distributed to international organizations. The funding—supporting hospital clinics, HIV/AIDS programs, educational institutions, and more—would be conditioned on sweeping new restrictions barring “

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks during the annual March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23, 2026. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to expand a policy that blocks foreign aid dollars from going to organizations that discuss, refer or perform abortions to also include groups that address transgender health care or have policies on diversity, equity and inclusion, Vice President JD Vance s

Kenneth Roth Trump’s threats against the country and attacks on nearby boats cannot be justified under international law ‘Were Trump to invade Venezuela, it would be unjustifiable aggression.’ Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images W e should not be surprised that Donald Trump , having had no problem aiding and abetting Israel’s genocide in Gaza , is willing to flout the law when it comes to his bellicose threats to Venezuela and his lethal attacks on nearby alleged dru

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday criticized a symbolic vote in Israel’s parliament the previous day about annexing the occupied West Bank, saying that it amounted to an “insult” and went against the Trump administration policies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader, as the United States aims to fill a leadership vacuum in postwar Gaza.

US president renews his threats to Hamas, saying that the Palestinian group could face ‘FAST, FURIOUS, & BRUTAL’ end.

The president’s comments come amid deep polarization and attention on free speech following the death of Charlie Kirk. President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle during a state visit to the United Kingdom on September 17, 2025 in Windsor, England. | Jordan Pettitt/Getty Images President Donald Trump said he plans to designate the left-wing ideology known as antifa as a “major terrorist organization,” an escalation of rhetoric against his political opponents amid heightened anxi

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images When President Trump ordered the deployment of federal troops to Washington, D.C. in August 2025 and then threatened to do the same in Chicago weeks later, the move was not actually about crime. It was the latest expression of a longstanding racist narrative: that Black and brown communities represent danger, disorder, and lawlessness—and that only overwhelming force can restore control. This problematic and untrue framing has deep historical root

Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him do it for U.S. citizens. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at a press conference during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025. Photo: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images In March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stripped Turkish doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk’s of her visa based on what a court later found was nothing more than her opinion piece  critic

Since July 1, when the state-run facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" opened, there have been 34 calls, an average of two per day. A...